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You can choose this application route if you would like to take a limited number of undergraduate courses for credit at Kent State.

In order to apply as a guest, you must have graduated from high school or be currently enrolled at another institution. International guest students can only enroll for up to 18 hours each semester and are typically not looking to earn a degree from Kent State.

In order to apply as an international visiting student, you must have graduated from high school or be currently enrolled at another institution. Most of our visiting students are attending university outside of the U.S. and would like to study abroad at Kent State for an academic year or less.

As a short-term visitor, you will not be working toward a degree at Kent State. You can remain in this special status for one academic year or until a maximum of 45 semester hours of credit are earned.

If you are coming from a partner university, then your home university coordinator must first nominate you by .

Check for additional information or email edabroad@kent.edu with any questions.

This student type is reserved for international applicants who are currently working toward the equivalent of an American bachelor's degree at their current tertiary-level institution.

You will take classes at ºÚÁÏÍø on a short-term basis and therefore, you will not work toward a degree at Kent State. Your current institution should have an exchange partnership with us, such as a Memorandum of Understanding or Agreement.

Prior to submitting an application, your home university coordinator must first nominate you by .

Check for additional information or email edabroad@kent.edu with any questions.

You can apply via this route if you have received a baccalaureate degree from a college or university and you wish to take additional undergraduate courses. 

Post-undergraduate non-degree-seeking applicants are required to submit a college transcript (or detailed marksheets) and college graduation certificate or diploma to be considered for a Kent State program. 

Please Note: If you are a former ºÚÁÏÍø student who has not attended any other college or university since your prior enrollment, you do not need to reapply. Contact the Registrar’s Office (telephone number: 330–672–3131) or visit the Admissions homepage of the Regional Campus you plan to attend.