How-To Guides for Students

Career & Educational Pathways

Career:

• Career Hub-career & major information and resources
• Launch Your Career-Certificates
• Change Your Major

Academic:

• 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
• 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?

Counseling Services:

• • 4 ways to make a counseling appointment
  • Counseling Services-over 25+ programs on campus to serve you

Career/Educational Pathways:

• Business
• Nursing
• CIS/Computer Science
• Law & Paralegal/Legal Assistant
• Teaching
  • Child Development Certificate versus Work Permits
• Sign Language/Interpreting
• Veterinary

Health Programs admission & checklist information:

• Mt. SAC Health Program Overview
  • • Nursing Program (ADN) Checklist
    • Radiology Technology Program, AS Checklist
    • Registered Veterinary Technology (RVT), AS  Checklist
    • Respiratory Therapy Program, AS Checklist
    • Histological Technician Program, AS Checklist

Videos:

• Summer Programs to Get You Successfully Transition to Mt. SAC
• Virtual Campus Tour 2021
• General Education for Associate Degree 
• General Education for Intersegmental General Education Course Pattern (IGETC) for UC/CSU

Portal Navigation & Registration

• 2022 Registration Dates & Enrollment Steps
• Virtual Registration Brochure
• 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
• 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 waitlisted a course.  What next?
• What is a "restricted or special approval" class? And how do I add?
• How to return after probation for Spring 2022
• How to return after Continued Probation Spring 2022
• Chemistry (CHEM 50) Placement without taking Chem 40 options
• Assessment Questionnaire (AQ) message to speak with a Counselor/AMLA faculty. What are the next steps?

Videos:

• 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

• Repeat Course Policy
• Over Unit Policy
• Academic Renewal Policy Information
• I submitted a Petition for Academic Renewal. What's Next?
• What is Self-Guided Placement?
• To Withdraw or Not Withdraw-What are the options
• Excused Withdraw (EW) Policy
• How to return after probation for Spring 2022
• How to return after Continued Probation Spring 2022
• How to Return from Dismissal for Spring 2022
• Probation: Academic, Progress, Dismissal FlowChart
• Grades-Explanation Chart

Completion, Graduation, & Transfer Information

• Associate Degree for Transfer (AA-T/AS-T) degree information
• 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
• 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
  
  
  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) 
• Distance Learning (online learning) overview (video)
• Tour of Mt. SAC (video)
• Online Math Tutoring services (video)
• Orientation for Online Registration and Writing Center Services (video)
• How to use Zoom (video)
• How to access online classes through Canvas (video)

Highlights