How-To Guides for Students
April 07, 2021 - 10:33 AM
Career & Educational Pathways
Career:
- Career Hub-career & major information and resources
- Launch Your Career-Certificates
- Change Your Major
- Short-Term Vocational Programs
- Associate of Science & Associate of Arts (AS/AA)
- Associate of Science and Arts Transfer (AA-T/AS-T)
- Guided Pathways Maps (course-to-course sequence recommendation)
- CSU/UC Transfer Preparation
- What are General Education (GE) options
- Certificate vs. Associate Degree-What's the Difference?
- UC vs. CSU-What's the Difference?
- Associate Degree-3 components
- Bachelor's degree (CSU/UC)-How to meet the requirements at Mt SAC
- First Semester Courses-recommendation
- Success from the start. How many courses shall I take
- Access map educational plan
- Online ESL program
- I have a CSU or UC Bachelor's degree-What next?
- UC Transfer Pathway-a roadmap to prepare for your major and graduate on time from any UC campus
- Statistics. Which course is right for my major?
- Associate of Arts-Transfer (AA-T) and Associate of Science-Transfer (AS-T) career/major information
- Business
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
- Nursing
- CIS/Computer Science
- Law & Paralegal/Legal Assistant
- Teaching
- Sign Language/Interpreting
- Veterinary
Portal Navigation & Registration
- 2022 Registration Dates & Enrollment Steps
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Virtual Registration Brochure - Mountie Academic Plan (MAP) Workshop Information Guide 2022
- How to claim your student and activate portal
- Add a course
- Add a course the first week of school
- How to use an add/verification code to enroll in a class
- Two ways to Search Open Classes
- Find Drop Date & How to Drop
- Find & Print Class Schedule
- How to order AP& IB transcripts
- How is my registration date assigned
- Find Your Registration Date
- How to pay fees
- How to find student ID#
- I attended another college, what next?
- How to submit official transcripts (high school and other colleges)
- I want to take a language course beyond 1st semester
- I speak Spanish. What Spanish course may I take?
- I wait-listed a course. What next?
- What is a "restricted or special approval" class? And how do I add?
- CHEM 50, BIOL 4 or BIOL 4H placement without taking Chem 40 options
- Assessment Questionnaire (AQ) message to speak with a Counselor/AMLA faculty. What are the next steps?
- How to Establish Residency/Reclassification
- How to complete the Mt. SAC online application (credit courses)
- How to complete the online assessment (AQ)
- How to Claim Your Mt. SAC Portal Account
- Tips on how to register for credit classes
- How to search for open classes and how to add them
- How to view your class schedule
- How to check your registration date
- How to submit forms to Admissions & Records
- Steps to apply to Mt. SAC for F-1 students
- How pay your fees
- How to access & sign-up for ESL courses
- How to access the Bridge program application
- How to register for STEP Into College Summer program
Academic Policies
- Understanding the Catalog
- How to request a variance (equivalency/course substitution) and form process
- How to request transcript evaluation
- Repeat Course Policy
- Over Unit Policy
- Academic Renewal Policy Information
- Incomplete Grade & Change in Grade Process
- I submitted a Petition for Academic Renewal. What's Next?
- What is Self-Guided Placement?
- Writing Pathways Course Options
- To Withdraw or Not Withdraw-What are the options
- Excused Withdraw (EW) Policy
- How to return after probation for Fall 2022
- How to return after Continued Probation Fall 2022
- How to Return from Dismissal for Fall 2022
- Grades-Explanation Chart
- How to Establish Residency/Reclassification
- Kinesiology (Physical Education) Graduation Requirements Associate Degree (AA/AS)
- How to understand the financial aid award letter
Completion, Graduation, & Transfer
- Mt. SAC Commencement (Graduation) Information
- Associate Degree for Transfer (AA-T/AS-T) degree information
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Transfer Information to CSU UC-an overview - Associate of Science-Transfer (AS-T) & Associate of Arts-Transfer (AA-T) degree overview
- General Education (GE) Certification for transfer colleges
- CSU American Institutions & U.S. History Graduation Requirement
- Get Your Certificate! How to submit petition online
- How to order Mt. SAC Transcripts
- Time to Graduate! How to submit graduation petition online
- Transfer Guarantee to CSU & UC
- Fall 2023. I am ready to transfer. What's the next steps?
- Spring 2023. I am ready to transfer. What's the next steps?
- CSU Application Guide
- UC-Tips to Getting Started
- UC-Personal Insight Questions
- ADT Verification Form
- Financial Aid-Understanding the Award Letter at the 4-year college
- College Report request process for Common Application
Videos: - General Education for Intersegmental General Education Course Pattern (IGETC) for UC/CSU
- CSU Application Step-By-Step Videos
- CSU Academic History Video (with Mt. SAC transcript information)
- UC Application Step-by-Step Videos
Distance Learning (Online) & Canvas Navigation
- Mountie Student Hub (Canvas and other student resources)
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Distance Learning (online learning) overview (video) - Tour of Mt. SAC (video)
- Online Math Tutoring services (video)
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Orientation for Online Registration and Writing Center Services (video) - How to use Zoom (video)
- How to access online classes through Canvas (video)
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