Admissions
Process -Whether your are high school
student, your wanting a new career, or a transfer student, every college
requires new students to complete an "Admissions
Process". Click on the links above to take you to our step
by step guide to applying to college.
Meet
with an Advisor
Meet with an Advisor -The
advisor's role is that of academic guide and counselor. The advisor
helps with selecting, planning, and organizing a schedule so you can
meet your specific goals. Ask specific questions about general education
requirements, academic policies and procedures, academic standards,
and college resources.It is a good idea if not required that you meet
with your faculty advisor at least once each term to prepare a tentative
course schedule of classes for the next term. Your advisor does NOT
tell you which classes to take. You should always be truthful about
your interests, courses, instructors, study habits, and academic progress
with your advisor.Listen to the advisor and consider his/her advice
and recommendations.Most importantly do not lose the print out of your
required classes for your pre-requisite or major (Core requirements).
Even though you may meet with your Advisor many times over the next
few years, you will find that you will refer many times to this "personal
pathway "document.
Placement
Tests
Placement Tests-Not
to be confused with the ACT or SAT the college placement tests identifies
your appropriate starting courses in English and Math.
The tests have various names like (CPT) or (COMPASS)
or (Asset) or (Accuplacer) All of these tests measures reading,
writing, and algebra skills. All first time in college students have
to take the test if you are planning on getting a degree. Most colleges
will not allow you to register until testing is complete. You may be
exempt from the testing if you have already taken these tests within
the last two years, have associates degree, if you taken and passed
with a c or better college level courses in high school, and if you
have valid scores from the ACT or SAT in the past two years. Each school
you are interested in has information to help you prepare for the tests.
Or search on the web.
Below are links to familarize and study for these tests.
General Review: CPTPREP
, Accuplacer
Review , COMPASS
Review ,
Math Review: Basic
Math , Advanced
Math ,
Reading Review: Reading
Writing Skills: Writing
Register for Classes -After
you have gone through the admissions process, met with your advisor,
taken your placement test and got your financial aid, Now you can register.
Most colleges make you go through their on-line registration processes.Also
you will be blocked from taking classes that you do not have the pre-requisites
verified. Meet with your Advisor if
you have trouble registering. They can un-block the classes you meet
the requirements for.
First: Review the class schedule for term
you plan on attending ( Class Schedule - Spring 2008) and find out the
time of your classes, and the core requirements to full-fill undergraduette
requirements and/or your major. You should have a list of all of these
courese after meeting with your Advisor.
Factors like your work, child care, what classes are offered at what
time, all come into play.
Second: Find out when you can register
for classes. Registration is organized by: Currently Admitted, Grade
Level and Alphabetically. So Admitted Professional and Graduatte students
are first followed by admitted Seniors, Juniors, Sophmores, Freshman,
then the non-admitted Graduette, Seniors, etc.... All arranged alphabetically.
You cannot register before your time to do so. Be prompt when it is
your time. And most on-line registration systems have windows when they
opperate (7 to 11).
Third: Have a different variations a schedule
of classes ready, with all of their times and CRNs.
Meaning have alternate classes ready if the classes and the schedule
you prefer is not available. Know the school policies
for adding, dropping, or getting into a class that is full.
