Enrollment Steps for Post-Baccalaureate Degree Students

Steps for visiting students with a bachelor's degree who wish to take classes at Durham Tech without pursuing another degree:

admissions-step-1.gif The state requires students to submit evidence of residency status when completing a college application. Students should use the Residency Determination Service (RDS) to complete a determination.

admissions-step-2.gif Complete the Enrollment Application (necessary to be assigned a student number.) On the CFNC Application, select the Visiting Student Post Baccalaureate choice in the drop down box. Note that these students are not eligible for financial aid.

admissions-step-3.gif Submit official transcripts from your college(s) by the following dates, for registration:

  • March 15 for summer classes
  • June 15 for fall classes
  • October 15 for spring classes

admissions-step-4.gif Meet with an advisor for new and visiting students.

Contact Advising Services on Main Campus or at the Orange County Campus.

New students will be assigned to a faculty advisor when classes begin.

admissions-step-5.gif Select your courses, register, and pay tuition.

Important: If you are unable to submit your official transcript by the above dates, you will miss early registration. Please note that science classes fill quickly.

  • Mail sealed, official documents to the Admissions, Registration, and Records office, 1637 E. Lawson St., Durham, NC, 27703-5023 or deliver it to Main Campus using the dropbox in the C parking lot in front of Building 5
  • Email electronic transcripts through an approved transcript service such as ACT, CFNC, College Board, Joint Services Transcripts, National Student Clearinghouse, Parchment, ScribOnline and Script-Safe to transcripts@durhamtech.edu.

For advising assistance, please email advising@durhamtech.edu.

Students must meet prerequisites in order to register for any courses.

Frequently sought courses

Post-baccalaureate students often request the following courses for graduate or professional school applications:

BIO 168 Anatomy and Physiology I

BIO 169 Anatomy and Physiology II

BIO 271 Pathophysiology

BIO 275 Microbiology

MAT 152 Statistics I

PSY 150 General Psychology

SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology