Non-KSU Students
Kansas State University is happy to welcome students from other universities, non-student participants or community members to apply to participate on our education abroad programs as "non-KSU students."
Non-KSU students will be given the same advising, application, pre-departure, while abroad and returned student support as regular KSU students. Additionally, all non-KSU students will be charged at Kansas resident tuition rates for all exchange and faculty-led programs.
Non-degree seeking students:
- should apply to KSU as non-degree seeking students.
- cannot use Federal Financial Aid from KSU, but could receive Federal Financial Aid from their home institution if they remain a degree-seeking student there.
- should have their transcripts from abroad transferred directly to their home institution.
- are not eligible to apply for the Office of International Programs scholarships.
Application process for faculty-led education abroad programs*:
- Apply to Kansas State University as a non-degree seeking student.
- Undergraduate students: https://apply.k-state.edu/
- When you get to the point in the application where it asks if you are planning to work toward a degree, select "non degree seeking student"
- When you get to the point in the applications where it asks what campus you are applying to, select "Global Campus"
- The application fee is $40 and you can apply and pay the fee online
- Transcripts are not necessary for non-degree admission
- Graduate students:
- Apply as a non-degree seeking student to a specific program within the Graduate School OR
- Apply as a non-degree seeking student through the Global Campus
- Undergraduate students: https://apply.k-state.edu/
- Apply for a program following the instructions listed at http://www.k-state.edu/abroad/apply.
- Submit a completed "Non-KSU Student Home University Verification Form"
- Submit an official transcript from your home university to the KSU Education Abroad
- Apply to the faculty-led course through the Global Campus
- Confirm with your Education Abroad Advisor that you have completed the required documents to enroll in the course.
- Proceed to the KSIS system to enroll in the class for the faculty-led program.
- Be sure to check for your enrollment appointment under Enrollment Dates in your KSIS Student Center.
Application process for independent education abroad programs*:
- Apply to Kansas State University as a non-degree seeking student.
- Undergraduate students: https://apply.k-state.edu/
- When you get to the point in the application where it asks if you are planning to work toward a degree, select "non degree seeking student"
- The application fee is $40 and you can apply and pay the fee online
- Transcripts are not necessary for non-degree admission
- Graduate students:
- Apply as a non-degree seeking student to a specific program within the Graduate School OR
- Apply as a non-degree seeking student through the Global Campus
- Undergraduate students: https://apply.k-state.edu/
- Apply for a program following the instructions listed at http://www.k-state.edu/abroad/apply.
- Submit a completed "Non-KSU Student Home University Verification Form"
- Submit an official transcript from your home university to the KSU Education Abroad
*Non-KSU students must be admitted by KSU before they can be admitted to the education abroad program.