1. CSUM ENTOR F ALL 2007 U PDATES High School Counselor Conference

2. C OUNSELOR I NFORMATION & T OOLS

4. H ELP M OVIES

5. Updates to the Undergraduate Application FAQs Videos Placement of Videos Main Apply Online page Log On Create An Account Application Manager Introduction Screen Within the Application Screens Payment Method Area

6. H ELP M OVIES FAQ S

7. F ULL A PPLICATION I NSTRUCTIONS

8. G OOGLE S EARCH

9. E XPLORE C AMPUSES U PDATES

10. C AMPUS F ACTS DATA

11. C OLLEGE R ECRUITER UPDATES

12. P LAN FOR C OLLEGE U PDATES

13. H IGH S CHOOL P LANNER Help your students track and plan their high school courses to meet CSU requirements Auto-populates the Undergraduate Admissions Application A-G Weekly Updates New Instructions

14. H IGH S CHOOL P LANNER

18. H IGH S CHOOL P LANNER O UTPUT

19. H IGH S CHOOL P LANNER I NSTRUCTIONS

20. A PPLY O NLINE U PDATES

21. A PPLICATION F ILING S TATUS R EPORT

22. R E -R OUTE ENHANCEMENTS

23. R E -R OUTE ENHANCEMENTS ( CONT.)

25. R EMINDER : SAT S CORES Code 3594 One code for all CSU campuses One fee to send SAT score to all 23 CSU campuses

26. ACT M ANAGER

27. ACT M ANAGER ( CONT.) Student must release the ACT score to at least one CSU campus in the traditional way Score will be sent to the CSU campus(es) selected in the traditional way AND is sent to CSUMentor The student may then use CSUMentor to release the score to other CSU campuses for no fee Unlike the CSUMentor SAT code, the student must manually release their score to other campuses (it is not automatically sent to all campuses) Two ways to release the score to additional campuses

28. ACT M ANAGER ( CONT.)

33. U PDATES TO O NLINE APPLICATIONS

34. A PPLICATION M ANAGER

35. 08-09 UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATION UPDATES

36. N EW N AVIGATION F ORMAT

37. R EVISED I NSTRUCTIONS T HROUGHOUT

38. C AMPUS H OUSING New Enrollment screen question: “Subject to application and availability, do you plan to live in campus housing?” Optional addition

39. N EW A DDRESS F ORMAT Permanent Address fields and functionality mirrors the Mailing Address

40. R EMOVED R EFERENCES TO T AXPAYER ID S

41. M ILITARY D EPENDENT Q UESTION

42. N EW R ESIDENCY F ORMAT

43. SEARCH FOR HIGH SCHOOL BY CEEB CODE

44. A DDITIONAL SPACE FOR H IGH S CHOOL C OURSEWORK History (Area A): 5 courses  8 courses English (Area B): 6 courses  8 courses Biological science (Area D1): 3 courses  4 courses Physical science (Area D2): 3 courses  4 courses Foreign language (Area E): 8 courses  10 courses Electives (Area G): 4 courses  8 courses

45. A DDITIONAL SPACE FOR H IGH S CHOOL C OURSEWORK ( CONT.)

46. R EVISED HS C OURSEWORK S UMMARY S CREEN I NSTRUCTIONS

47. R EFORMATTED H IGH S CHOOL C OURSEWORK ENTRY I NSTRUCTIONS

48. C OLLEGE C OURSEWORK P ROGRAMMING

49. C OLLEGE C OURSEWORK P ROGRAMMING ( CONT.)

50. L INK TO TUTORIAL ON THE C OURSEWORK ENTRY POP - UP

51. E XPANDED M ISSING HIGH SCHOOL COURSEWORK WARNINGS

52. R EMINDER : F EE W AIVER L IMIT Students may use up to 6 fee waivers per year, when eligible A message will be displayed after a student applies with the 4 th fee waiver to warn them they have 2 more left Once a student applies with all 6 fee waivers, they will be warned they have to pay the $55 application fee

53. F EE W AIVER - G RANTED

54. F EE W AIVER - W ARNING AFTER 4 TH

55. F EE W AIVER - M ESSAGE AFTER 6 TH

56. S TUDENT P REVIEW

58. EOP APPLICATION UPDATES

59. Email request to recommenders will now come from recommendation@xap.com rather than username@my.xap.comrecommendation@xap.com

60. EOP A PPLICATION U PDATES ( CONT.)

62. STUDENT SUPPORT

63. Phone CallsE-mailWebsite 1-800-GO-TO-XAP 6:30AM – 6:30PM Monday – Friday (Extended Hours in October and November) Bilingual Support in Spanish support@csumentor.edu Online Application

64. S TUDENT S UPPORT ( CONT.) Extended hours – Fall 2007 Filing Period Weekdays Nov. 1 st - Nov. 21 st 6:30am-9:00pm Thanksgiving Day 8:00am–7:00pm November 23 rd 10:00am-11:00pm November 29 th 6:30am-11:00pm November 30 th 6:30am-2:00am Weekends October/November 11:00am-6:00pm

65. About CaliforniaColleges.edu CaliforniaColleges.edu is the state's official website that provides information about higher education in California for students, counselors, and parents. It has been developed in collaboration with the California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), California Community Colleges (CCC), Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU), and the California Department of Education. CaliforniaColleges.edu is FREE to all users. CaliforniaColleges.edu includes the following features:  Explore Colleges and Careers o Discover the colleges and universities in California o Determine the careers that best match your skills and interests o Match schools with your career interests  Plan and Pay for College o See which high school classes are needed to meet admission requirements o Learn about ways to pay for college o Create a personal portfolio to track your college planning  College Admissions o Gather information about the admission requirements at all California colleges and universities o Apply online to many of the colleges and universities in California To obtain a printable guide to these and other portions of the CaliforniaColleges.edu website, click on the “Getting Started Guide” link located in the orange text box on the CaliforniaColleges.edu home page.

70. This information is available under the “Special Situations” portion of the “Finance” section.

71. A non-profit organization focusing on the transition from high school to college. California Lesson Plan Guide – sponsored by CaliforniaColleges.edu. Used as an in-class activity in conjunction with the student newspaper. The lesson plan guide and the student newspaper are free to schools that register on the Student Paths website at www.studentpaths.com.www.studentpaths.com Students complete the “Student Interest” card and are eligible for a $200 scholarship. Pick up the California Lesson Plan Guide and newspaper at the CaliforniaColleges.edu resource table.

72. To order bookmarks, magnets or posters, go to www.certicc.org and click on the CaliforniaColleges.edu icon in the left hand menu bar. www.certicc.org For any questions about the website, contact Michael Burton at: E-mail: mburton@aiccu.orgmburton@aiccu.org Phone: (916) 446-7626