CSUMENTOR

FALL 2007 UPDATES

High School Counselor Conference

COUNSELOR INFORMATION & TOOLS

HELP MOVIES

HELP MOVIES

Updates to the Undergraduate Application FAQs Videos Placement of Videos

Main Apply Online pageLog OnCreate An AccountApplication Manager Introduction ScreenWithin the Application ScreensPayment Method Area

HELP MOVIES FAQS

FULL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

GOOGLE SEARCH

EXPLORE CAMPUSES UPDATES

CAMPUS FACTS DATA

COLLEGE RECRUITER UPDATES

PLAN FOR COLLEGE UPDATES

HIGH SCHOOL PLANNER

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

HIGH SCHOOL PLANNER

HIGH SCHOOL PLANNER

HIGH SCHOOL PLANNER

HIGH SCHOOL PLANNER

HIGH SCHOOL PLANNER OUTPUT

HIGH SCHOOL PLANNER INSTRUCTIONS

APPLY ONLINE UPDATES

APPLICATION FILING STATUS REPORT

RE-ROUTE ENHANCEMENTS

RE-ROUTE ENHANCEMENTS (CONT.)

RE-ROUTE ENHANCEMENTS (CONT.)

REMINDER: SAT SCORES

Code 3594

One code for all CSU campuses

One fee to send SAT score to all 23 CSU campuses

ACT MANAGER

ACT MANAGER (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

ACT MANAGER (CONT.)

ACT MANAGER (CONT.)

ACT MANAGER (CONT.)

ACT MANAGER (CONT.)

ACT MANAGER (CONT.)

UPDATES TO ONLINE

APPLICATIONS

APPLICATION MANAGER

08-09 UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATION UPDATES

NEW NAVIGATION FORMAT

REVISED INSTRUCTIONS THROUGHOUT

CAMPUS HOUSING

New Enrollment screen question: “Subject to application and availability, do you plan to live in campus housing?”

Optional addition

NEW ADDRESS FORMAT

Permanent Address fields and functionality mirrors the Mailing Address

REMOVED REFERENCES TO TAXPAYER IDS

MILITARY DEPENDENT QUESTION

NEW RESIDENCY FORMAT

SEARCH FOR HIGH SCHOOL BY CEEB CODE

ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR HIGH SCHOOL COURSEWORK

History (Area A): 5 courses 8 coursesEnglish (Area B): 6 courses 8 coursesBiological science (Area D1): 3 courses 4

coursesPhysical science (Area D2): 3 courses 4

coursesForeign language (Area E): 8 courses 10

coursesElectives (Area G): 4 courses 8 courses

ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR HIGH SCHOOL COURSEWORK (CONT.)

REVISED HS COURSEWORK SUMMARY SCREEN INSTRUCTIONS

REFORMATTED HIGH SCHOOL COURSEWORK ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS

COLLEGE COURSEWORK PROGRAMMING

COLLEGE COURSEWORK PROGRAMMING (CONT.)

LINK TO TUTORIAL ON THE COURSEWORK ENTRY POP-UP

EXPANDED MISSING HIGH SCHOOL COURSEWORK WARNINGS

REMINDER: FEE WAIVER LIMIT

Students may use up to 6 fee waivers per year, when eligible

A message will be displayed after a student applies with the 4th 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

FEE WAIVER - GRANTED

FEE WAIVER - WARNING AFTER 4TH

FEE WAIVER - MESSAGE AFTER 6TH

STUDENT PREVIEW

STUDENT PREVIEW

EOP APPLICATION UPDATES

EOP APPLICATION UPDATES

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

EOP APPLICATION UPDATES (CONT.)

EOP APPLICATION UPDATES (CONT.)

STUDENT SUPPORT

Phone CallsPhone Calls E-mailE-mail WebsiteWebsite

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

STUDENT SUPPORT (CONT.)

Extended hours – Fall 2007 Filing Period

Weekdays Nov. 1st - Nov. 21st 6:30am-9:00pm

Thanksgiving Day 8:00am–7:00pm

November 23rd 10:00am-11:00pm

November 29th 6:30am-11:00pm

November 30th 6:30am-2:00am

Weekends October/November 11:00am-6:00pm

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 oDiscover the colleges and universities in CaliforniaoDetermine the careers that best match your skills and interestsoMatch schools with your career interests

Plan and Pay for College oSee which high school classes are needed to meet admission requirementsoLearn about ways to pay for collegeoCreate a personal portfolio to track your college planning

College Admissions oGather information about the admission requirements at all California colleges and universitiesoApply 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.

This information is available under the

“Special Situations” portion of the

“Finance” section.

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 .

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.

To order bookmarks, magnets or posters, go to www.certicc.org and click on the CaliforniaColleges.edu icon in the left hand menu bar.

For any questions about the website, contact Michael Burton at:

E-mail: mburton@aiccu.orgPhone: (916) 446-7626