How to complete the CSUonline undergraduate

application

WORKSHOP OUTLINE

Creating An Account Application Filing Status Report Information General Application Information Selecting the Fall, 2016 Online Application Application Manager Completing the Fall, 2016 Online Application Payment Options EOP Application Next Steps Questions

CREATING AN ACCOUNT

Unique Email Account Required: Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo!

If you have ever created an account, it is still valid!!!

CREATING AN ACCOUNT

Validation check will determine if the username is already used and will make suggestions for alternate

usernames

(you may already have an account even if you never applied…Pierce and CSU’s used the same admissions

application company prior to 2014--XAP)

CREATING AN ACCOUNT – SCREEN 1

APPLICATION FILING STATUS REPORT

Displays filing status, notices for each campus,

and links campus websites

APPLICATION FILING STATUS

All students should check the “campus notice for transfers” for important information: Deadlines for completing coursework for

Fall, 2016 admission Most campuses will not accept coursework taken

after the Spring, 2016 semester

GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION

Apply online: www.csumentor.edu

Fall, 2016 admissions application:

October 1 – November 30

Application will now ask for your student ID# in two places :Community College Student ID (88-##-####)

Campus Student ID (88-##-####)

GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) questions: Pierce ADT’s:

Administration of Justice, Anthropology,

Business Administration, Early Childhood Education, Geography, Journalism, Mathematics, Music,

Political Science, Studio Arts, Spanish, Theater

To check approved ADT’s by CSU Campus, visit:http://adegreewithaguarantee.com/AboutTheProgram/FindYourPath.aspx

SELECTING THE FALL, 2016 ONLINE APPLICATION

SELECTING THE FALL, 2016 ONLINE APPLICATION

“Transfer Instructions” can be found at the top of the Undergraduate Online Application page

Instructions contain helpful information for transfer students with filling out the online application

SELECTING THE FALL, 2016 ONLINE APPLICATION

Select campus and start a new application

View/Edit online applications started but not submitted.

View online applications already submitted.

APPLICATION MANAGER

Select a school and then click “start new application” to begin filling out the application.

APPLICATION MANAGER

Must scroll to the bottom of the page to begin the application

Select the “Begin Undergraduate Application” button to start an application

CAMPUS INSTRUCTION SCREEN

Application typically consists of 13 screens

Complete each screen in chronological order (Best Practice)

Green checkmarks designate screens that have been completed

System will validate all required fields are filled out after you click on “Save and Continue”

Skip to Another Screen – Will not save current screen’s data! Be sure to first click “Save This Screen” before skipping to another screen

Save This Screen – Saves the information already populated in the screen applicant is working in

SIDE MENU BAR

Upper Division Transfer students with more than 60 semester/90 quarter units will not be required to fill out the following screens, and therefore will be grayed out.

SIDE MENU BAR

8 – High School Preparation 1

9 – High School Preparation 2

Transfer Students Select:

60-89.5 semester units / 90 - 134.5 quarter units

ENROLLMENT INFORMATION – SCREEN 1

PERSONAL INFORMATION – SCREEN 3

Family Education, Income and Size Information are optional questions, but information is required to apply for EOP

and/or Fee Waiver

Residency Status

Responses required for preliminary assessment of residency status for admission and tuition purposes

Campus may request additional information prior to making a final residence determination

CALIFORNIA STATE RESIDENCY INFORMATION – SCREEN 4

Select “Add A High School” to add last high school attended

HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION –SCREEN 6

Ability to filter by state/territory and Country

Alphabetical search

Keyword search

HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION –SCREEN 6

Enter the date for either your graduation/expected graduation date, or the date you received/will receive your GED

Can also check the box if neither of the dates applies to you

HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION – SCREEN 6

Select [add a college/university] button to add your college

COLLEGE INFORMATION –SCREEN 7

Ability to filter by state/territory and Country

Alphabetical search

Keyword search

NOTE: Choosing a College from the list will ensure the ASSIST courses appear on screen 10

Manually adding the college will require manually entry of courses.

COLLEGE INFORMATION – SCREEN 7

AA-T / AS-T (ADT) Transfer program

CCC students only

Choosing “Yes” displays previously added College / University

COLLEGE INFORMATION – SCREEN 7

Transfer Guarantee/Dual Admission Program question:

Answer “NO”

Pierce College does not have the program

COLLEGE INFORMATION – SCREEN 7

COLLEGE COURSES – SCREEN 10

CSU General Education Requirements

List A1, A2, A3, and B4 courses

COLLEGE COURSES – SCREEN 10

COURSES IN PROGRESS (Fall, 2015) & PLANNED COURSES (Winter, 2016 – Spring, 2016)

Important screenMake sure you list all

courses you will be enrolled in for Fall 2015, Winter 2016, and Spring 2016; especially if you

will be using those courses to qualify for

admissions

Only complete once

Based on 2015 income (Estimate income up to end of December)

AB-540 students are also eligible to receive the fee waiver

APPLICATION FEE WAIVER –SCREEN 12

Waives the application fees for up to 4 CSU campuses per application year

Will receive automatic response: Granted or Denied

If not granted, must pay $55 per campus

Decision is tentative until final decision is made by the campus

APPLICATION FEE WAIVER –SCREEN 12

REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION –SCREEN 13

SAMPLE OF SUBMITTED APPLICATION

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (EOP) – SCREEN 11

What is the Educational Opportunity Program?

Offers summer programs to strengthen your math, reading, or other skills

Provides orientation sessions to help you learn about campus services and programs

During your enrollment in college, you can receive counseling, tutoring, and advising services

If you are eligible, an EOP grant may be awarded

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (EOP)

High School Graduate or EquivalentMeet CSU Eligibility for Regular AdmissionStudents must submit an application for admission

before applying to the EOP programEOP considers admission for students who may not

meet regular admission criteria on a campus by campus basis

EOP not available for transfers at some CSU’sComplete the EOP application with:

• Applicant Information form• Two Recommendations

APPLYING TO EOP

APPLYING TO EOP

ONLINE APPLICATION TIPSBefore you begin your online application:

Print unofficial transcripts for all colleges attended

Will need dates of attendance for each campus

Will need course completion information for CSU general education requirements "golden-4"

Will need to calculate cumulative and individual campus GPA

ONLINE APPLICATION TIPS

CALCULATING YOUR GPA

View your unofficial transcripts for each college you attended

Scroll all the way down to:

Cumulative GPA without NDA

Units Attempted (UA)

Units Completed (UC)

Grade Points (GP)

Transferability (TR): NDA, CS, SU, or blank

LET’S PRACTICE CALCULATING THE

GPA FOR THIS SAMPLE STUDENT

ONLINE APPLICATION TIPSCalculating Individual Campus GPA:

• Delete any points from UA, UC, and GP for non-transferrable courses that have a blank in column #4 (don’t have “CS” or “SU)

• Divide GP by UA = GPA

Calculating “all transferrable undergraduate college GPA”:

• Add Grade Points (GP) for all colleges: after removing non-transferrable courses

• Add Units Attempted (UA) for all colleges: after removing non-transferrable courses

• Divide total GP by total UA for all colleges = GPA

• Do not average GPA’s for multiple campuses (could give you an incorrect GPA)

GPA = Grade Points (GP) ÷ Units Attempted (UA)

AFTER YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

To make any corrections/changes to online application, once submitted:

must contact campus admissions office directly

cannot make changes online

Check your email every day for campus information

Make sure you meet all deadlines

(vary by campus)

ORDERING TRANSCRIPTS

IN PERSON:

Transcripts order form available online or at information desk (submit form to admissions office) 2 transcripts for free, after that each is $3.00

Mail official transcripts to all campuses you applied to Mail to CSU campus admissions office

Check email for deadlines

2nd set of official transcripts must be mailed after Fall 2015 grades have posted

ORDERING TRANSCRIPTS ONLINE….

Click to order

CSU / IGETC CERTIFICATION “Certificate of Achievement” Petition

Tips: Write clearly- if they can’t read your name or ID#, they will

not process your petition

If you have taken coursework outside of the LACCD, or AP’s that you will be using toward certification, the graduation office must have all transcripts on file

Form is available online at www.piercecollege.edu/admissions/grad.asp

Deadline: April 1st to have your name on the Pierce Graduation List

(can submit after, but this may affect coursework once you transfer)

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