Auburn University is making it easier for students taking classes at other institutions. The new transient form for students is online and can be accessed through tigeri.
Associate registrar Betsy Clifton hopes this will simplify the process for students.
"We're trying to make it all easier," Clifton said. "The form can be done through any computer. What happened was the summer after students' freshman year, they'd go home and not know about a transient form. Some colleges would make them drive back here and meet with their adviser. But now, they can sign in on tigeri, and if they have a printer they are good to go."
The online process is also simplified for students who want to fill it out while they are still on campus.
"You had to go meet with your adviser, fill out the form with your adviser, bring your form to us, we had to sign it and put the seal on it, then give it back to you," Clifton said. "Now it's all online."
Some colleges require a 2.0 grade point average in order to take classes; others only require good academic standing at Auburn. The online transient form is the first step in making transferring credits easier, and Clifton said the next step is putting the letter of good standing form online.
Clifton said some Alabama junior colleges require a notarized state of Alabama driver's license. The Office of the Registrar provides licensed notaries for students to use if that situation arises.
Even though the process is meant for students to be able to complete their transient form in full online, if problems arise, Clifton stressed that a student's adviser can solve most issues.
"Go see your adviser if the institution isn't listed," Clifton said. "It doesn't mean that college isn't accredited; it just means we don't have it on record. If the course isn't listed, see your adviser. These are the courses at that college that we have a match for, but that's only because someone ahead of you already went there. So go see your adviser and they will get it started."
Also new to the University this semester is dual-enrollment. Previously, a student had to choose to be at Auburn or another institution at the beginning of the semester. Now, a student can be enrolled at Auburn and another insitution simultaneously.
Last fall, Auburn implemented a change in the waitlist procedure. Previously, a student could register for a class and as many waitlists as wanted.
Under the new policy, a student can only register for one class or one waitlist.
The new transient form can be accessed through tigeri and can be used for summer semester.
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