How to complete the CSU online undergraduate application

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1 How to complete the CSU online undergraduate application

2 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

3 CREATING AN ACCOUNT

4 CREATING AN ACCOUNT Unique Account Required: Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! If you have ever created an account, it is still valid!!!

5 CREATING AN ACCOUNT SCREEN 1 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 XAP)

6 APPLICATION FILING STATUS REPORT Displays filing status, notices for each campus, and links campus websites

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8 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

9 GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION Apply online: 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-##-####)

10 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:

11 SELECTING THE FALL, 2016 ONLINE APPLICATION

12 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

13 SELECTING THE FALL, 2016 ONLINE APPLICATION

14 APPLICATION MANAGER Select campus and start a new application View/Edit online applications started but not submitted. View online applications already submitted.

15 APPLICATION MANAGER Select a school and then click start new application to begin filling out the application.

16 CAMPUS INSTRUCTION SCREEN Must scroll to the bottom of the page to begin the application Select the Begin Undergraduate Application button to start an application

17 SIDE MENU BAR 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

18 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. 8 High School Preparation 1 9 High School Preparation 2

19 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION SCREEN 1 Transfer Students Select: semester units / quarter units

20 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

21 CALIFORNIA STATE RESIDENCY Residency Status INFORMATION SCREEN 4 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

22 HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION SCREEN 6 Select Add A High School to add last high school attended

23 HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION SCREEN 6 Ability to filter by state/territory and Country Alphabetical search Keyword search

24 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

25 COLLEGE INFORMATION SCREEN 7 Select [add a college/university] button to add your college

26 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.

27 COLLEGE INFORMATION SCREEN 7 AA-T / AS-T (ADT) Transfer program CCC students only Choosing Yes displays previously added College / University

28 COLLEGE INFORMATION SCREEN 7 Transfer Guarantee/Dual Admission Program question: Answer NO Pierce College does not have the program

29 COLLEGE COURSES SCREEN 10 CSU General Education Requirements List A1, A2, A3, and B4 courses

30 COLLEGE COURSES SCREEN 10 COURSES IN PROGRESS (Fall, 2015) & PLANNED COURSES (Winter, 2016 Spring, 2016) Important screen Make 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

31 APPLICATION FEE WAIVER 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 SCREEN 12

32 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

33 REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION SCREEN 13

34 SAMPLE OF SUBMITTED APPLICATION

35 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (EOP) SCREEN 11

36 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (EOP) 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

37 APPLYING TO EOP High School Graduate or Equivalent Meet CSU Eligibility for Regular Admission Students must submit an application for admission before applying to the EOP program EOP 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 s Complete the EOP application with: Applicant Information form Two Recommendations

38 APPLYING TO EOP

39 ONLINE APPLICATION TIPS Before 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

40 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

41 ONLINE APPLICATION TIPS Calculating 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 nontransferrable courses Add Units Attempted (UA) for all colleges: after removing nontransferrable 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)

42 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 every day for campus information Make sure you meet all deadlines (vary by campus)

43 IN PERSON: ORDERING TRANSCRIPTS 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 for deadlines 2 nd set of official transcripts must be mailed after Fall 2015 grades have posted

44 ORDERING TRANSCRIPTS ONLINE. Click to order

45 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 Deadline: April 1 st to have your name on the Pierce Graduation List (can submit after, but this may affect coursework once you transfer)

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