CSUMENTOR TUTORIAL 2015 2016 - Pullias Center · prior to making a final residence determination CALIFORNIA STATE RESIDENCY INFORMATION ... Students can also edit and delete their

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CSUMENTOR TUTORIAL

2015 – 2016 HOW TO COMPLETE THE CSUMENTOR

UNDERGRADUATE ONLINE APPLICATION


ABOUT THE TUTORIAL

Creating An Account

Application Filing Status Report

Selecting the 2015-16 Online Application

Application Manager

Completing the 2015-16 Online Application

Payment Options

EOP Application


CSUMENTOR.EDU


CREATING AN ACCOUNT


Unique Email Account Required. Use email addresses like

Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, etc.

CREATING AN ACCOUNT


Validation check will determine if the username is already used

and will make suggestions for alternate Usernames.

CREATING AN ACCOUNT – SCREEN 1


Choose next to move on to the next page.







APPLICATION FILING STATUS REPORT



Displays filing statuses for campuses as well as links to open

or closed majors and notices


Campus Notices

Applicant can click [view] to see

relevant notices regarding filing

for the term



Open / Closed Majors

Applicant can click [view] to see

what majors are open / closed

for the term



SELECTING THE 2015-2016 ONLINE

APPLICATION



APPLICATION

“Freshman Instructions” and “Transfer Instructions” can be found at the top of

the Undergraduate Online Application page

Instructions contain helpful information for first time freshman and transfer

students with filling out the online application



APPLICATION


Select campus and start a

new application.

View/Edit online applications

started but not submitted.

View online applications

already submitted.

APPLICATION MANAGER


Select a school and then click “start new application” to

begin filling out the application.

APPLICATION MANAGER


Fall 2015-16 Applications are open as of October 1, 2014

All screens must be completed in order to submit your

application

Payment type must be selected

Be sure to check Application Filing Status report to learn

when campuses close

COMPLETING THE 2015-16 ONLINE

APPLICATION


Contains campus

specific information

Applicants should read

through the page for

application

requirements,

procedures and potential

deadlines

CAMPUS INSTRUCTION SCREEN


Must scroll to the

bottom of the page to

begin the application

Select the “Begin

Undergraduate

Application” button to

start an application

CAMPUS INSTRUCTION SCREEN



Launches recorded video of the screen currently being viewed

Can utilize the right hand navigation menu to view other videos for other screens

HELP VIDEO


Application typically consists of 13 screens

Complete each screen in chronological order (Best

Practice)

Green checkmarks designate screens that have

been completed

System will validate all required fields are filled out

after you click on “Save and Continue”

Skip to Another Screen – Will not save current

screen’s data! Be sure to first click “Save This

Screen” before skipping to another screen

Save This Screen – Saves the information already

populated in the screen applicant is working in

SIDE MENU BAR


First Time Freshmen choosing the Entry Status of

“Graduating high school senior with no college

credit” will not be required to fill out the

following screens and therefore will be grayed

out.

SIDE MENU BAR

7 - College Information

10 - College Courses


First Time Freshmen choosing the Entry Status of

“Graduating high school senior with college

credit” will not be required to fill out the

following screen and therefore will be grayed

out.

SIDE MENU BAR

10 - College Courses


Lower Division Transfer students with 59.5

semester/89.5 quarter units and less will have

access to all screens. There are no conditions

for LDT students that will exclude them from

any screens.

SIDE MENU BAR


Upper Division Transfer students with more than

60 semester/90 quarter units will not be

required to fill out the following screens, and

therefore will be grayed out.

SIDE MENU BAR

8 – High School Preparation 1

9 – High School Preparation 2


After completing each screen, selecting “save and continue” at

the bottom of the page will save the entries made on the form

and move the applicant to the next screen.

SAVE AND CONTINUE


ENROLLMENT INFORMATION – SCREEN 1

Degree Objective

Credential Program

Campus Housing*

Term applying for

Main campus/Off-campus*

Intended Major

*Depending upon the campus, this question may or may not appear.


First Time Freshman

Graduating high school senior with no college credit

Graduating high school senior with college credit



Transfer Students

Lower Division Transfer – 59.5 semester / 89.5 quarter units

and below

Upper Division Transfer – 60 semester / 90 quarter units and

more



Previous Application/Attendance

Term last applied - Selecting a term will display another question

asking the applicant for the Term last attended



NAME AND ADDRESS – SCREEN 2

Name(s)

Full Name

Other Names



Applicants have the ability to auto populate the Permanent

Address field with the Current Mailing Address by using the link.




Social Security Number

California Statewide

Student ID (SSID)

Date of Birth

Foster youth, Orphan,

Ward of the court

Place of Birth

Citizenship

PERSONAL INFORMATION – SCREEN 3



Social Security number is not required, however it does need to

be added if you are applying for financial aid.



Enter your Date of birth, Place of Birth, and Citizenship.



Choosing Foreign country will display a new field asking when the

applicant moved to the US.


Permanent Residence

Live within California

Live outside of California

Live in another country

Family Education, Income,

and Size Information

Information to determine EOP

eligibility

Must fill out if applying for EOP

or for the Fee Waiver




The Family Education, Income and Size Information are optional

questions. However this information is required if filing for EOP

or Fee Waiver.



Graduating High School seniors are typically Dependent Students

and will fill out the Dependent Students Only section.


Residency Status

Responses required

for preliminary

assessment of

residency status for

admission and tuition

purposes

Campus may request

additional information

prior to making a final

residence

determination

CALIFORNIA STATE RESIDENCY INFORMATION

– SCREEN 4


DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION – SCREEN 5

Ethnic and racial information must be collected however it does

not affect any application for admission.



Question 1 - Selecting “yes” will require an additional question to be

answered

Question 2 - Decline to state / none of the above – please select only one, if

applicable. Selecting both will produce an invalid error message




Introductory text, questions and pull down menu options for U.S.

Military Information have been updated to help identify military

status.



Using the highlighted link will populate the mailing address if the applicant

information is the same.

Applicants can include the parent/guardian in campus communications by

checking the box at the bottom.



Select “Add A High School” to add your current or last high

school attended.

HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION – SCREEN 6


Ability to filter by

state/territory and

Country

Alphabetical search

Search by CEEB code

Keyword search

NOTE: Choosing a High

School from the list will

ensure the Doorways

courses appear on

screens 8 and 9.

Manually adding the

school will require

manually entry of

courses.



Choose the term type and then enter your dates of attendance.

Select [add high school] to complete adding your High School to

your profile.



Once the Current or Last High

school has been added, the

applicant can now choose to add

another high school if needed

Students can pull UC A-G list

courses for up to 4 additional high

schools besides graduating high

school



Enter the date for either your graduation/expected graduation date, or the

date you received/will receive your GED

You may also check the box if neither of the dates applies to you



Enter the date the test was taken or will be taken

Enter the appropriate scores



For Non-Native English speaking students.



For first time freshmen choosing the entry status of “Graduating

high school senior with no college credit”, screen 7 will be

grayed out and unavailable.

•

COLLEGE INFORMATION – SCREEN 7


Select [add a

college/university]

button to add your

college

Students can also edit

and delete their

university if needed



Ability to filter by

state/territory and

Country

Alphabetical search

Search by CEEB code

Keyword search

NOTE: Choosing a College

from the list will ensure

the ASSIST courses

appear on screen 10.

Manually adding the

college will require

manually entry of

courses.



AA-T / AS-T

Transfer program

CCC students only

Choosing “Yes”

displays

previously added

College/University







Choosing “Yes” for the Transfer Guarantee/Dual Admission

Program question: additional questions will appear. Please

answer each question.



HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION 1–SCREEN 8

Social Science: 2-Years

English: 4-Years

Mathematics: 3-Years

To add an A-G Course, click the gray “Add a New.. Course” button


Adding an A-G Course:

Confirm the high school listed is correct

All potential courses will appear by year

Select courses taken for each academic year

If course does not appear, enter course in “Other Course” section

Choose [select course(s)] to save




Fill in all information for each course selected and select [save

your information] to continue.


Continue adding other courses, by clicking the gray “Add A New…Course” button under the other course areas

You may also Edit or Delete any courses listed by selecting the appropriate buttons on this screen

Click “Save and Continue”



Biological Science: 1-Year Biological Science with laboratory (D1)

Physical Science: 1-Year Physical Science with laboratory (D2)

Language Other Than English: 2-

Years in same the language



Visual/Performing Arts: 1-Year

College Preparatory Elective



Students unsure of their GPA can use the CSUMentor's GPA

Calculator.



Enter the Count for each

Grade, including Honors

Calculate automatically

averages the GPA

Launches to the College

Planning menu



COLLEGE COURSES – SCREEN 10




Unit Value – Increments of .5

Term type – Semester or Quarter




CSU General

Education

Requirements

List A1, A2, A3, and

B4 courses




EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

(EOP) – SCREEN 11


Only complete once

Financial Information

Calculation of Fee Waiver

Now available for students

who meet requirements of

AB540

APPLICATION FEE WAIVER – SCREEN 12


Request status: Granted

Decision is Tentative until final decision made by the campus

APPLICATION FEE WAIVER – SCREEN 12


REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION – SCREEN 13


Click to submit your application!

REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION – SCREEN 13


Credit Cards

Visa

MasterCard

Check / E-Checks or Money Order

Fee Waiver

Option only if granted

Apply only once for all CSU Campuses

Applies to all academic years

PAYMENT OPTIONS


SUBMITTED APPLICATION - SAMPLE


High School Graduate or Equivalent

Meet CSU Eligibility for Regular Admission

EOP considers admission for students who may not meet

regular admission criteria on a campus by campus basis

Students must complete and submit an application for

Undergraduate Admission to the campus before applying

to the EOP program

APPLYING TO EOP


Application to the Educational Opportunity Program includes:

Completed Undergraduate Admission application to the campus

Completed EOP application with:

• Applicant Information form

• Two Recommendation forms

APPLYING TO EOP


APPLYING TO EOP


APPLYING TO EOP


APPLYING TO EOP


Opening page for

EOP

Many fields will pre-

populate from the

University

application

Click on “Save This

Screen” to save

changes

APPLYING TO EOP


STUDENT SUPPORT ______________________________________

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[email protected] www.csumentor.edu

Bilingual Support in Spanish

Monday through Friday 6:30am – 6:30pm

For extended hours, please go to

https://secure.csumentor.edu/AdmissionApp/support_hours.html

https://secure.csumentor.edu/AdmissionApp/support_hours.html

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CSUMENTOR TUTORIAL 2015 2016 - Pullias Center · prior to making a final residence determination CALIFORNIA STATE RESIDENCY INFORMATION ... Students can also edit and delete their