"Guest students" are individuals who wish to take a limited number of courses for job achievement or personal enrichment and are not interested in entering a degree program. To be admitted at the undergraduate level, an applicant must have a high school diploma, a GED certificate, or the equivalent. To be admitted at the graduate level a baccalaureate degree must have been earned. Guest students may attempt up to a total of 12 semester hours of Kent State University credit under this admission status. Those wishing to pursue a degree or to continue beyond the 12 semester hour limit must apply for regular admission. Anyone who has been denied admission to a degree program at the university is not eligible for guest student status. Guest students are not eligible for financial aid.

Guest students are assigned to advisers in the Student Advising Center in Undergraduate Studies.

> Link to the Student Advising Center Mainpage
> Link to the Undergraduate Academic Advising Mainpage
> Link to advising information offered by the Office of Academic Transfer