TECHNOLOGY: USING CSUMENTOR

2008 HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR CONFERENCE

Romualdo Teh

Michael Burton

AGENDA

Overview of CSUMentor CSUMentor Fall 2008 Update 2009-2010 Undergraduate Application

Updates 2009-2010 EOP Application Updates Student Support California Colleges

COUNSELOR INFORMATION & TOOLS

COUNSELOR INFORMATION & TOOLS

COUNSELOR INFORMATION & TOOLS

WHAT IS CSUMENTOR?

EXPLORE CAMPUSES

MATCHING ASSISTANT

COMPARATIVE VIEW

CAMPUS FACTS

DISTANCE SEARCH

FAQS

COLLEGE RECRUITER

PLAN FOR COLLEGE

PLAN: MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

PLAN: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

GPA CALCULATOR

HIGH SCHOOL PLANNER

HIGH SCHOOL PLANNER (CONT.)

HIGH SCHOOL PLANNER (CONT.)

HIGH SCHOOL PLANNER (CONT.)

HIGH SCHOOL PLANNER (CONT.)

HIGH SCHOOL PLANNER (CONT.)

FINANCIAL AID

FAFSA TRANSFER

APPLY ONLINE

APPLY ONLINE

APPLICATION FILING STATUS REPORT

APPLICATION FILING STATUS REPORT

APPLY ONLINE – UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATION

APPLICATION MANAGER

UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATION

DYNAMIC SCREENS

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

APPLICATION VIDEOS

APPLICATION – REQUIRED QUESTIONS

APPLICATION – INCOMPLETE SCREENS

APPLICATION SUBMITTAL

APPLICATION CONFIRMATION SCREEN

EOP APPLICATION

EOP APPLICATION

ASK AN EXPERT

CSUMENTOR FALL 2008 UPDATES

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

Also makes the student eligible now to release the score to any other CSU campus via CSUMentor

Two ways to release the score to additional CSU campuses

ACT MANAGER (CONT.)

ACT MANAGER (CONT.)

ACT MANAGER (CONT.)

ACT MANAGER (CONT.)

ACT MANAGER (CONT.)

REMINDER: SAT SCORES

Code 3594

One code for all CSU Campuses

One fee to send SAT score to all 23 CSU campuses

2009-2010 UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATION UPDATES

MOVED THE APPLICATION SUBMISSION PERIOD BEGINNING BOX

SCREEN 2: REVISED THE SUFFIX FIELD

SCREEN 2: UPDATED THE PERMANENT ADDRESS SECTION

Permanent Address is now required

Allows user to auto-populate the permanent address if the same as mailing address with one click

SCREEN 3: REVISED BORN OUTSIDE THE U.S. QUESTION

SCREEN 4: REVISED THE RESIDENCY SCREEN

Dynamic screen based on responses to enrollment term, date of birth and ward of court questions.

Changed name to “California State Residency Information”

SCREEN 4: RESIDENCY SCREEN – MINOR STUDENTS Residency is

determined based on the parent with whom the applicant most recently resided

Birth date is on or after: SU2009 – 7/1/1990 F2009 – 9/20/1990 W2010 – 1/5/1991 SP2010 – 1/25/1991(S)

or 4/1/1991 (Q) AND Ward of Court =

“No”

SCREEN 4: RESIDENCY SCREEN – ADULT STUDENTS Residency is

determined based on the applicant’s residency

Birth date is prior to: SU2009 – 7/1/1990 F2009 – 9/20/1990 W2010 – 1/5/1991 SP2010 –

1/25/1991(S) or 4/1/1991 (Q)

OR Ward of Court = “Yes”

SCREEN 5: ADDED DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCREEN (NEW)

New screen 5 – new left navigation

Added based on new federal requirements for reporting race and ethnicity

3 required questions and 1 conditionally required question

SCREEN 5: DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION QUESTION 1A AND 1B

Question 1a is required; options are Yes, No, Decline to State

If question1a = yes, questions 1b, 2 and 3 are required

If question 1a = no or decline to state, questions 2 and 3 are required

SCREEN 5: DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION QUESTION 2

Required for all applicants

An applicant can make only 1 selection under each of the 5 major categories and can make a selection for each category OR decline to state

SCREEN 5: DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION QUESTION 3

Required for all applicants

Reported by CSU CO to the federal government

SCREEN 6: ADDED MORE HIGH SCHOOLS ATTENDED FIELDS

Added 2 more sets of fields for other high schools attended

SCREEN 7 AND 8: HIGH SCHOOL PREP SCREEN COURSE INPUT

Changed the default value for “Honors/AP/IB/College course” and “Honors/AP/IB/College course credit” to “Not Applicable”

Change applicable to all subject areas

SCREEN 7 AND 8: HIGH SCHOOL PREP SCREEN COURSE INPUT

Changed the programming to let the student know deficiency for each subject area.

SCREEN 8: ADDED GPA CALCULATOR

SCREEN 8: ADDED NEW QUESTION ABOUT ADDITIONAL NON A-G COURSES

SCREEN 9: ADDED LDTP QUESTION AND REVISED RN QUESTION

SCREEN 10: CLEAR COLLEGE COURSES

Added a feature to allow applicants to clear courses entered in the in-progress and planned sections with one-click

SCREEN 10: COLLEGE COURSES INPUT SCREEN

“Click here if your course is not on the list below” is now more prominent

SCREEN 12: APPLICATION FEE WAIVER

Limit has been changed from 6 to 4

A message will be displayed after a student applies with the 2nd fee waiver to warn them they have 2 more left

Once a student applies with all 4 fee waivers, they will be warned they have to pay the $55 application fee

FEE WAIVER - NOTICES

APPLICATION SUBMITTAL PAGE

More prominent link to preview application

2009-2010 EOP APPLICATION UPDATES

2009-2010 EOP APPLICATION UPDATE

Updated dates to 2009-2010 Added the demographic information screen

STUDENT SUPPORT

STUDENT SUPPORT

Phone Calls

Phone Calls

E-mailE-mail Website

Website

1-800-GO-TO-XAP (1-800-468-6927)

support@csumentor.edu

www.csumentor.edu

Bilingual Support in Spanish

Monday through Friday 6:30am – 6:30pm

EXTENDED STUDENT SUPPORT HOURS

October 1-30 Monday – Friday

6:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

November 1 – 23 Monday – Friday

6:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday – Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

November 24 – 266:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.

November 27 (Thanksgiving)

8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

November 28 (Friday)

8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.

November 29 (Saturday)

8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.

November 30 (Sunday)

6:30 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. (12/1)

CALIFORNIA COLLEGES2008-2009 UPDATES AND NEW FEATURES

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SEARCH COLLEGES BY AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL GPA, SAT, ACT SCORES

SEARCH COLLEGES BY AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL GPA, SAT, ACT SCORES

GRADUATE PROGRAM MATCHING ASSISTANT

GRADUATE PROGRAM MATCHING ASSISTANT

INDEPENDENT COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE PLANNER

INDEPENDENT COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE PLANNER

INDEPENDENT COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE PLANNER

LESSON PLANS & STUDENT HANDOUTS

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LESSON PLANS & STUDENT HANDOUTS

LESSON PLANS & STUDENT HANDOUTS

LESSON PLANS & STUDENT HANDOUTS

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