1. DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE Enrollment Information Session
Pleasant Hill
DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE Enrollment Information Session
Pleasant Hill Campus San Ramon Campus

2. 5 Important Steps to Enroll
Application
Online Orientation
Assessment
Academic Advising
Registration
Complete steps 1-4 to receive an
early registration date!

3. REGISTRATION DATE FOR NEW MATRICULATED STUDENTS
Saturday,
MAY 13th

4. Apply online at www.dvc.edu Create an OpenCCC account
Step #1 APPLICATION
Apply online at
Create an OpenCCC account
Username
Password
Security Pin Code
Security Questions/Answers
Enter correct address
Write this
information down

5. Submit Two (2) Applications
Step #1 APPLICATION
Submit Two (2) Applications
First application
Spring 2017
Concurrent Enrollment Student
COUNS 095 between March 18 and May 22
Submit this application as soon as possible
Second application
Summer 2017
First-time College Student

6. Step #1 APPLICATION Why two applications? Why summer?
Change educational status
Safety net
Summer also sets you up for Fall
High School Student
1st Time
College Student

7. Step #1 APPLICATION (cont.)
First application – SPRING 2017

8. Step #1 APPLICATION (cont.)
Second application - SUMMER 2017

9. Step #1 APPLICATION (cont.)
Check your
20 minutes to 24 hours
“DVC Welcomes You to Insite”
DVC ID number
Insite/WebAdvisor username and password
Insite account
Didn’t get it?
Spam/Junk Folder
Contact us!

10. Step #2 ONLINE ORIENTATION
Mandatory for early registration
Must complete before Assessments
College policies and procedures
Support Services

11. Step #2 ONLINE ORIENTATION (cont)
Access via Insite Portal
Insite username and password
“DVC Welcomes You to Insite”

12. Step #2 ONLINE ORIENTATION (cont)
7 modules
Quiz at the end
Must answer 7 out of 8 questions correctly

13. Why take the Assessments?
Step #3 ASSESSMENT
Why take the Assessments?
Mandatory for early registration
Must complete before enrolling in
COUNS 095
Correct course placement
Sample test:
Accuplacer App
available on smart phones

14. English Assessment Reading Comprehension Writing Test
22 multiple choice questions
Computer adaptive
Writing Test
Essay
words OR
Time allocation – 1.5 hours

15. Math Assessment Two types: Informed Student Self Assessment (ISSA)
College Level Math

16. Which test is right for you?
Can you honestly and confidently answer 3 of these 4 questions without a calculator?
1) The graph of which of the following equations is a straight line parallel to the graph of y = 2x?
a) 4x – y = 4   b) 2x – 2y = 2   c) 2x – y = 4   d) 2x + y = 2   e) x – 2y = 4
2) If log 10X = 3, then X = 
a) 310    b) 1,000     c) 30     d) 10/3    e) 3/10
3) If Ѳ is an acute angle and sin Ѳ = 1/2, then cos Ѳ =
a) -1    b) 0     c) 1/2    d) √3/2    e) 2
4) An equation of the line that contains the origin and the point (1,2) is
a) y = 2x    b) 2y = x     c) y = x-1      d) y = 2x + 1     e) y/2 = x - 1

17. NO I cannot answer 3 of the 4 questions
Informed Student Self Assessment (ISSA)
Online at
2 levels of testing
Math Readiness Algebra I
Math Readiness Algebra II
15 multiple choice questions
No time limit
Can take multiple times

18. NO I cannot answer 3 of the 4 questions
Informed Student Self Assessment (ISSA) (cont.)

19. Which test is right for you?
Can you honestly and confidently answer 3 of these 4 questions without a calculator?
1) The graph of which of the following equations is a straight line parallel to the graph of y = 2x?
a) 4x – y = 4   b) 2x – 2y = 2   c) 2x – y = 4   d) 2x + y = 2   e) x – 2y = 4
2) If log 10X = 3, then X = 
a) 310    b) 1,000     c) 30     d) 10/3    e) 3/10
3) If Ѳ is an acute angle and sin Ѳ = 1/2, then cos Ѳ =
a) -1    b) 0     c) 1/2    d) √3/2    e) 2
4) An equation of the line that contains the origin and the point (1,2) is
a) y = 2x    b) 2y = x     c) y = x-1      d) y = 2x + 1     e) y/2 = x - 1

20. YES I can answer 3 of the 4 questions
College Level Math Test
24 college level multiple choice questions
Computer adaptive
1 hour time limit

21. English and College Level Math
In person test
By Appointment OR
Special arrangements with your High School
You must bring
DVC ID#
Photo ID
High school transcript

22. Step #4 ACADEMIC ADVISING
MANDATORY FOR EARLY REGISTRATION
COUNS 095
Initial meeting with a Counselor
Create an educational plan
.3 units
6-hours in one or two days

23. Don’t forget your DVC ID#, photo ID and high school transcript!
Registering for COUNS 095
Apply for spring 2017
Concurrent enrollment student
Complete a Special Admission Recommendation form
DVC ID number
Principal/designee signature
Parent/Legal Guardian signature
Section #
Choose at least two or three sections
Bring this form to your Assessment appointment
Don’t forget your DVC ID#, photo ID
and high school transcript!

24. Check Insite/WebAdvisor for your registration date
Step #5 Registration
Check Insite/WebAdvisor for your
registration date
No date??
Did you submit your 2nd application for SUMMER 2017
as a first-time college student?
Contact
Admissions and Records
immediately

25. Check Insite/WebAdvisor for your registration date
Step #5 Registration
Check Insite/WebAdvisor for your
registration date
Date other than Saturday, May 13th
Contact
Admissions and Records
immediately

26. Step #5 Registration (cont.)
Get ready to register!
Create a schedule
Review your Educational Plan
Check for any prerequisite requirements
Clear with Admissions and Records
Have a back up plan
Print your class schedule
Get ready for your first day!

27. We Wish You A Successful Future!