1. Educational Planning at MJC

2. Graduation

3. Catalog YOU are responsible for your educational planning Everything you need to know about MJC –Calendar –History/Mission –Educational programs –Admissions policies

4. Catalog –Fees –Unit, health, parking, miscellaneous –Academic Regulations Academic policies Course numbering –1-49 nondegree courses –50-99 AS credit –100-299 Transferable (200-299 vocational) –300-399 Vocational/Occupational

5. Catalog Academic programs Transfer patterns Course descriptions Faculty information Campus map Telephone directory

6. General Information Catalog rights Full-time—12 units Two-year pattern requires 15 units or 12 + summer school for 60 units Dropping –w/o W (first two weeks) –with W (up to 75% point of class) Two-year window for challenges

7. General Information Assessment Tests P/NP –First 30% of course (approx. 4 weeks) –14-units may apply toward graduation –Transfer colleges usually don’t accept –May not be changed to a letter grade Grade Improvement (D, F, NP) –Courses may be repeated only once –“Request for Third Enrollment”

8. Graduation Apply for graduation –60 units that meet requirements (#50+) –GPA of 2.0 or higher –Guidance (1 course) & Activities (2 units) –Reading –Writing English 101 –Math Math 80 or higher or eligibility into any 100- level math course.

9. Degree/Certificates Associate degrees –Associate of Arts (AA) –Associate of Science (AS) –AA-T or AS-T Certificates of Achievement –25-35 units (more or less) –18 or less units (short-term)—Skills Recognition

10. Counseling/Advising Guidance Counselors –Walk-ins –Educational Planning Advisors Meet with them once per semester!

11. Academic Programs Bracketed numbers/NP Required courses Elective courses

12. Course Listings Pre-requisites Recommended for success/Advisory Concurrent enrollment Descriptions Transfer Offered in certain semesters

13. You are in control of your own destiny!