Educational Planningat MJC

Graduation

Catalog• YOU are responsible for your

educational planning• Everything you need to know

about MJC– Calendar– History/Mission– Educational programs– Admissions policies

Catalog– Fees – Unit, health, parking, miscellaneous– Academic Regulations

• Academic policies• Course numbering

– 1-49 nondegree courses– 50-99 AS credit– 100-299 Transferable (200-299 vocational)– 300-399 Vocational/Occupational

Catalog• Academic programs• Transfer patterns• Course descriptions• Faculty information• Campus map• Telephone directory

General Information• Catalog rights• Full-time—12 units• Two-year pattern requires 15 units

or 12 + summer school for 60 units

• Dropping– w/o W (first two weeks)– with W (up to 75% point of class)

• Two-year window for challenges

General Information• Assessment Tests • P/NP

– First 30% of course (approx. 4 weeks)– 14-units may apply toward graduation– Transfer colleges usually don’t accept– May not be changed to a letter grade

• Grade Improvement (D, F, NP)– Courses may be repeated only once– “Request for Third Enrollment”

Graduation• Apply for graduation

– 60 units that meet requirements (#50+)

– GPA of 2.0 or higher– Guidance (1 course) & Activities (2

units)– Reading– Writing

• English 101– Math

• Math 80 or higher or eligibility into any 100-level math course.

Degree/Certificates• Associate degrees

– Associate of Arts (AA)– Associate of Science (AS)– AA-T or AS-T

• Certificates of Achievement– 25-35 units (more or less)– 18 or less units (short-term)—Skills

Recognition

Counseling/Advising• Guidance Counselors

– Walk-ins– Educational Planning

• Advisors• Meet with them once per

semester!

Academic Programs• Bracketed numbers/NP • Required courses• Elective courses

Course Listings• Pre-requisites• Recommended for

success/Advisory• Concurrent enrollment• Descriptions• Transfer• Offered in certain semesters

You are in control of your own destiny!