ApplyTexas Application Guide

for Dual Credit and Concurrent Enrollment

Office of Enrollment and Academic Support Services

Application Tips

Before you get started, make sure you know the following:

• Email Address• Responses about your application will go to this address, so make sure it is

a valid address you can check• Social Security Number

• A social security number is not required to apply for admission but it is recommended. Reporting your SSN is not required, however entering it may help your records transfer to other colleges and universities you may attend later on

• Providing a social security number assists us in processing applications faster.

• Full Legal Name• To avoid delays in processing your application and other documents,

please use your full legal name.• If you have a Permanent Resident Alien Number, have that number available

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4 Easy Application Steps

1. Create your ApplyTexas account or log in using an existing accountwww.applytexas.org

2. Use the ApplyTexas Application Guide for help

3. Build the “Profile” section (needed to start your application)

4. Complete and Submit your application

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Need Help?Instructions are available on each page. Just make a selection and

click Go.

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Click here to create an account

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Enter required profile information

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My Applications Section

Click here to start your application

Click on “Start a New Blank Application”

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Select “Create a new 2 year college admissions application”

Click “Create a new 2 year admission

application”

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Select “search for college from an alphabetical list”

Scroll down the list until you find Tarrant County

College District

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Select “Tarrant County College District” and click continue

After you select Tarrant County College District

from the list, click continue

If you are applying to take Dual Credit, Concurrent High School Enrollment, or Early Collegiate High

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Select a Semester

Choose a semester from the list and click continue

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Not sure what to select? Continue to

the next slide

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Select First Choice School: This is where you will select your degree. You will select your major on the next page.

Choose one of the following degrees:

Associate of Arts: designed for transfer to most major public colleges and universities. Here are some examples of majors offered with this degree:

• Arts, Dual Credit High School, Concurrent High School Enrollment, Music, Teaching

Associate of Applied Science: designed for learning specific professional/technical skills and to assist students to enter the workforce. Examples of majors offered with this degree:

• Aviation, Culinary Arts, Dental Hygiene, Nursing, Sign Language Interpreting

Certificates of Completion: part of the career and technical offerings and require fewer semester hours. Most can be applied toward an AAS degree.

• Accounting Clerk, Child Care Associate, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management,

Landscape Specialist, Long Term Care Administration

For a full list of Degrees and Certificates, please visit

http://www.tccd.edu/Courses_and_Programs/Program_Offerings/index.html

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Select Major

Please see slide 13 for a link to a full list of

Degrees and Certificates

Click “Continue” and then click “continue to my application”

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Biographical Information Section

Enter your Social Security Number (SSN). The SSN is not required for the application, but is recommended. The SSN is REQUIRED if applying for Financial Aid.

Many fields will be already be complete based on the information from your profile.

Now is a good time to double check your school and major

choice

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Confirm Information

Be sure to check the box and click save

page.

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Educational Background Section

Use the “Find your High School” button to select your high school

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Educational InformationAdmission Basis- High School Graduate, Dual Credit, or High School Early Admission

• If you will have graduated high school when you start your first semester at TCC, choose High School Graduate, otherwise choose Dual Credit or High School Early Admission. Dual Credit allows you to earn high school and college credit. Early High School Admission allows you to earn college credit only.

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Educational InformationReason for Attending TCC-

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ResidencyThe information provided in this section determines how much tuition you will pay. Read each question carefully! If you have questions about residency please ask your TCC College Access Coordinator of contact the TCC Registrar’s Office.

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Custom Questions

If you want to give TCC permission to release directory

information, select Yes. If not, select no.

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Custom Questions

Select the TCC campus you want to attend.

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Custom Questions

If you are completing the application with the guidance of a TCC College Access Coordinator, click yes.

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Custom Questions

For this question, you will select No.

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Certification of Information

Your application will not be

submitted if you do not check the

box next to each

statement.

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Submit ApplicationPlease write down your application ID number.

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Questions?

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For questions about admissions processing related to:•Application ID look-up •Information regarding financial aid •Checking the status of your submitted application •Making changes to your submitted application •Follow-up documentation

Please contact TCC Admissions Processing at online.admissions@tccd.edu or at 817-515-8223.

For technical assistance with the ApplyTexas application, please contact the ApplyTexas help desk at:

applytexas@austin.utexas.edu