CSUMentor Mentor Application 2013-2014 CSUMentor Undergraduate Online Application Process

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Application Filing Status Report

Application Filing Status Report

Creating An Account Returning users login Forgot your username and/or password? Click to create an account

Create An Account Unique Email Account Required Use email addresses like Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, etc. Student Support can assist Username must be unique New automated system to check if username is available Username suggestions are provided to user if desired username is taken Be aware of @csumentor.edu Creation of Username Area Code, initials, Birthday Ex. 805gr1106 Ventura Area Code: 805 Initials: Ginger Reyes Birthday: Nov. 6

Application Manager To start an application. To resume an application. To complete additional applications to other CSU campuses, you only have to complete the first screen of each application. To resume an application. To view submitted applications.

To begin the application click on the “Begin Application” button at the bottom of the introduction screen. You must scroll down the screen to view the button.

Online Tutorial Each header bar will also have a link to the online tutorial via the “Play” button. Only videos pertinent to this section will play You can navigate to other parts of the video using the menu on the right of the video.

Side Menu Bar of Application Push Pin: Current page Check Marks: Completed screens Skip & Jump to: Go to another screen without saving Quick link to Introduction page of campus HELP Movies: Link to new online video tutorial Instructions: Text instructions for any screen of the application Quick link to Student Support page for assistance on completing the application Quick link to Application Manager SAVE: Will save the information that has been inputted on the screen LOG OFF: Log off the application and the CSUMentor site SUBMIT: To submit the completed application (appears only when application is ready for submission) Push Pin: Current page Check Marks: Completed screens Skip & Jump to: Go to another screen without saving Quick link to Introduction page of campus HELP Movies: Link to new online video tutorial Instructions: Text instructions for any screen of the application Quick link to Student Support page for assistance on completing the application Quick link to Application Manager SAVE: Will save the information that has been inputted on the screen LOG OFF: Log off the application and the CSUMentor site SUBMIT: To submit the completed application (appears only when application is ready for submission)

Screen 1 – Enrollment Information Application Information Term Apply for Main campus/Off-campus (Depending upon the campus, this question may or may not appear on the application.) Intended Major Degree Objective Credential Objective Campus Housing Entry Status Graduating HS Senior with or without college credit Previous Application Last Applied Last Attended

Entry Status Options for Applicants

Screen 3 – Personal Information Applicant Information Social Security Number Confirm SSN California Statewide Student ID added (optional) Date of Birth Gender Ward of the court question added Residence Place of Birth Military Information Optional Information NCAA Sports Parents’ Education Family Income Q. If my student does not have a Social Security Number, what do they put in for applicant information? A. Leave the item blank.

Screen 4 – CA State Residency Information Residency Status Your responses to the following questions are required to make a preliminary assessment of your residency status for admission and tuition purposes. The campus may request additional information prior to making a final residence determination.

Screen 6 – High School Information Current or Last High School Attended High School Information Graduation, GED Date or checkbox, if neither Other High Schools attended Test Information Entries for SAT, ACT, TOEFL, IELTS and PTE EAP scores Release to CSU campus

You can search by a CEEB code. If you can not locate your school on the list, call 1-800-GO-TO-XAP.

Enter test taken or will be taken Non-native speakers of English

Screen 7 – College Information Current, Previous and Planned Colleges Attended Enter the names and locations of all current, previous and planned colleges and universities even if no coursework was completed. Begin with the last institution attended. Advanced Standing Credit All students except Graduating High School Senior with no college credit

Transfer Information, RN Question, AA-T / AS-T

Screen 8 – High School Preparation 1 Social Science 2-Years English 4-Years Mathematics 3-Years

Click “Add … Course” to enter a course. Click “Edit” to modify a course. Q. Student took Algebra 1 in 7th grade, how do I report it on CSU Application? Put course as 8th grade course and you can list it in the CSU application. Per CSU High School Preparation 2 Screen Instructions, if you took Algebra 1 or a foreign language in the 7th or 8th grade, report your grades as grade level 8. Click Trash Can to delete a course.

Course List. This list contains your school’s actual courses. Select from the Course List. This list contains your school’s actual courses. If class is not in drop down menu select “Other” and type in the class.

Click “add course” to save the course.

Warning for Missing Coursework

Screen 9 – High School Preparation 2 Laboratory Science 1-Year Biological Science with laboratory (D1) 1-Year Physical Science with laboratory (D2) Language Other Than English 2-Years in same the language Visual/Performing Arts 1-Year College Preparatory Elective Q. I have a student who went right into 3rd year Spanish, how would I report that she meets the 2 years of Language other than English requirement? A. The student should put the other Spanish courses prior to the 3rd year, but for the grades put in Pass, so it is not counted in the GPA. By putting in the appropriate courses, the total foreign language semesters is now 6. Q. I have a student who is fluent in another language and waived by my high school of their foreign language. How do they report that on the application? Insert coursework for 9 & 10th grade and for Title select “Other”. Enter Waiver of LOTE and grades are Pass for 2 semesters. Q. I repeated a course, do I have to list the “bad” grade and the new grade? A. No. As stated below, if you have repeated a course by taking the exact course at a later time, list the highest grade you achieved for the term(s) are repeated. Do NOT enter in a repeated course twice.

GPA Calculation Self Reported Links to CSUMentor GPA Calculator

Screen 10 – College Courses College Courses in Progress List courses College Courses Planned CSU General Education Requirements List A1, A2, A3, and B4 courses

Click “Add a Course” to enter a course Click “Edit” to modify a course Click Trash Can to delete a course

Select Course from Course List Click “add course” to save the course.

Screen 11 – EOP Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) New EOP&S Fee Waiver Transfer Students that are enrolled in EOP&S

Screen 12 – Fee Waiver Application Fee Waiver Application Fee Waiver Only complete once Financial Information Calculation of Fee Waiver Now available for students who meet requirements of AB540 Application Fee Waiver Only complete once Financial Information Calculation of Fee Waiver Now available for students who meet requirements of AB540

Sample: Fee Waiver Granted Sample: Fee Waiver Denied Fee waiver granted Fee waiver denied

Screen 13 – Review Your Application

Click to submit your application!

Payment Options Credit Cards Check / E-Checks or Money Order Visa MasterCard Check / E-Checks or Money Order Fee Waiver Option only if granted Apply only once for all CSU Campuses Applies all academic year

Selecting A Payment Sample: Check or Credit Card Sample: Fee Waiver Instructions on how and where to send your check are on the following screen.

Application Submitted!

Who May Apply to EOP? Historically low-income and educationally underserved undergraduate students who need admission assistance and support services to succeed in college Students who demonstrate academic potential and motivation

Applying to EOP High School Graduate or Equivalent Meet CSU Eligibility for Regular Admission EOP considers admission for students who may not meet regular admission criteria on a campus by campus basis

Applying to EOP Students must complete and submit an application for Undergraduate Admission to the campus before applying to the EOP program. Application to the Educational Opportunity Program includes: 1) Completed Undergraduate Admission application to the campus 2) Completed EOP application with: Applicant Information form Two Recommendation forms

Separate Application for EOP Online EOP applications can be started only AFTER submitting an online application to a CSU campus first To apply for EOP online, Go to Apply Online, then click link to apply for EOP online.

EOP Online Application Form – Completed by student Opening page for the EOP Application SAVE: Will save the information that has been inputted on the screen Many fields are pre-populated from the University application LOG OFF: Log off the application and the CSUMentor site

EOP Online Application Form – Completed by student Must complete the first application Additional applications are pre-populated but allow edits Complete fields that are blank

EOP Online Application Form – Completed by student Two recommendation are required Students can go to the Application Manager to track the recommendation status and change the recommender if needed Two names and email addresses are needed to process the electronic recommendation forms

EOP Online Recommendation Form – Completed by counselor or teacher Counselors and teachers will receive an email message with the web link to the recommendation form There is a new message for each student application Unique link for each recommendation

EOP Online Recommendation Form – Completed by counselor or teacher Must complete the initial recommendation form Additional forms will pre-populate for a student applying to multiple campuses Counselors and teachers can edit responses before resubmitting

EOP Contacts CSU Bakersfield Mr. Rocky Maraccini 9001 Stockdale Highway Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099 Phone: (661) 654-3219 Fax: (661) 654-6971 rmaraccini@csub.edu CSU Channel Islands Ms. Leah Alarcon One University Drive Camarillo, CA 93012 Phone: (805) 437-8939 Fax: (805) 437-3211 leah.alarcon@csuci.edu CSU Chico Ms. Victoria Bass First and Normal Streets Chico, CA 95929-0710 Phone: (530) 898-4028 Fax: (530) 898-4567 eop@csuchico.edu CSU Dominguez Hills Ms. Katrina Hermoso 1000 E. Victoria Street, WH D-350 Carson, CA 90747 Phone: (310) 243-2106 Fax: (310) 516-4450 khermoso@csudh.edu CSU East Bay Mr. Emmanuel Lopez EOP Admissions, LI 2500 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd. Hayward, CA 94542 Phone: (510) 885-4683 Fax: (510) 885-7400 eopadmissions@csueastbay.edu CSU Fresno Ms. Irene Perez 5150 North Maple Avenue, M/S JA62 Fresno, CA 93740-8026 Phone: (559) 278-6025 Fax: (559) 278-2323 irene_perez@csufresno.edu CSU Fullerton Ms. Willie Bugaoan 800 North State College Blvd. EOP Admissions, UH-231 Fullerton, CA 92834 Phone: (657) 278-2784 Fax: (657) 278-5112 wbugaoan@fullerton.edu Humboldt State University Ms. Denise Negrillo Ms. Maria Elena Whaples One Harpst Street Arcata, CA 95521 Phone: (707) 826-3778 (toll free) Fax: (707) 826-4780 eopadmit@humboldt.edu CSU Long Beach Ms. Gail Walters EOP Admissions, LA3-200 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90840 Phone: (562) 985-4288 Fax: (562) 985-7646 eopadmissions@csulb.edu CSU Los Angeles Ms. Maria Laines 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles, CA 90032 Phone: (323) 343-3216 Fax: (323) 343-6426 eopadmiss@cslanet.calstatela.edu CSU Monterey Bay Ms. Carina Cisneros 100 Campus Center Seaside, CA 93955-8001 Phone: (831) 582-4153 Fax: (831) 582-4561 eop@csumb.edu CSU Northridge Ms. Doris Clark Bayramian Hall 210 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330-8205 Phone: (818) 677-2351 Fax: (818) 677-7728 eopadmissions@csun.edu Cal Poly Pomona Ms. Leticia Guzman Scott EOP Admissions and Enrollment Building 1-221 3801 West Temple Avenue Pomona, CA 91768 Phone: (909) 869-3362 Fax: (909) 869-4337 eopadmin@csupomona.edu CSU Sacramento Mr. David Ortega 6000 J Street Lassen Hall, Rm. 2205 Sacramento, CA 95819 Phone: (916) 278-6183 Fax: (916) 278-5491 ortegad@csus.edu CSU San Bernardino Mr. Mario E. Baeza 5500 University Parkway San Bernardino, CA 92407 Phone: (909) 537-5042 Fax: (909) 537-7084 eopadmissions@csusb.edu San Diego State University Ms. Cynthia Torres EOP/Ethnic Affairs Student Services Bldg. East #2209 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA 92182-8222 Phone: (619) 594-6298 Fax: (619) 594-4299 eop@mail.sdsu.edu San Francisco State University Ms. Renée Stephens 1600 Holloway Avenue, SSB 201 San Francisco, CA 94132 Phone: (415) 338-2897 Fax: (415) 338-0541 applyeop@sfsu.edu San José State University Ms. Debra Y. Griffith One Washington Square San Jose, CA 95192-0196 Phone: (408) 924-2637 Fax: (408) 924-1197 eop@sjsu.edu Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Ms. Kathleen A. Castillo Student Academic Services, Bldg. 81 San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 Phone: (805) 756-2301 Fax: (805) 756-5122 eop@calpoly.edu CSU San Marcos Ms. Norma Larios 333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd. San Marcos, CA 92096 Phone: (760) 750-4861 Fax: (760) 750-3300 eop@csusm.edu Sonoma State University Ms. Lisa Brooks 1801 East Cotati Avenue, Salazar 1060 Rohnert Park, CA 94928 Phone: (707) 664-2865 Fax: (707) 664-3999 lisa.brooks@sonoma.edu CSU Stanislaus Ms. Serah Martinez 801 West Monte Vista Avenue Turlock, CA 95382 Phone: (209) 667-3108 Fax: (209) 664-7006 smartinez@csustan.edu

Additional Information About EOP CSUMentor site: www.csumentor.edu/planning/eop California State University site: www.calstate.edu/eop Individual campus EOP department websites

2013-14 Undergraduate Application Updates

Screen 2 Require applicant to confirm email address

Account Creation – How Did You First Hear About CSU and CSU Mentor 3 types of validation you see on the slides

Screen 3 Modified foster youth question (3 check boxes)

Screen 6 Update date to full format mm/dd/yyyy

Screen 7 AA-T / AS-T Questions (SB1440) Split previous box “For California Community College Students Only” into 3 separate boxes Added text re: SB1440 Dropdown Boxes – if select “yes”, prompts you to next step. 3 BOXES IF THEN SB1440

Screen 8 9th-11th Grades – Student required to enter grade

Screen 10 Allow entry of course units <1 (0.5 increments)

Screen 12 Fee Waiver – California Dream Act (qualification for exemption for non-resident tuition-ab540) US Citizenship Status = “None of the Above” OR US Citizenship Status = U.S. Citizen US Citizenship Status = Immigrant I-551 Green Card AND High school attendance = High school in California for three or more years High school of graduation = Graduation or expected graduation from a high school in California Current family size and income criteria are met   If above criteria included US Citizenship = None of the Above, generate pop-up (informational only): 

Questions? For Applicants that have questions about CSUMentor and the Online Application, please have them contact: Xap Technical Support 1-800-GO-TO-XAP Support@CSUMentor.edu