ApplyTexas Application Guide

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. A social security number is required for Financial Aid and some Military and Veteran benefits. • 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 account www.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 on “Start a New Blank Application”

Click here to start your 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

If you are applying to take Dual Credit, Concurrent High School Enrollment, or Early Collegiate High School classes, select Yes. 10/10/2016

After you select Tarrant County College District from the list, click continue

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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

Don’t forget your graduation date!

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Add all colleges previously or currently attending

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Select Your Admission BasisIt is very important to choose the correct Admissions Basis. If you are not certain, use the chart on the next slide to assist you.

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Admissions Basis-What type of student am I? If you have never attended college, select one of the following:

If you have attended college, select one of the following:

High School Graduate: You have, or will have, graduated from high school by the time you start college. If you earned dual credit in high school and have now or will have graduated, you should select High School Graduate.

College Transfer, Degree Seeking: You have previously attended another college and you plan to earn a degree at TCC.

GED: You have, or will have, your GED before you start college

College Transfer, Not Degree-seeking: You have previously attended another college and you do not plan to earn a degree at TCC.

Home Schooled/High School Graduate: You have, or will have, complete the curriculum for your home schooled diploma.

Transient: You are enrolled at another college and plan to take courses at TCC for one semester.

Individual Approval: You are 18 years or older and do not have a high school diploma or GED.

Readmission from prior semester: You have previously attended TCC as a credit student, but it has been more than 365 days since you last attended.

Dual Credit: You are seeking to earn college credit for certain high school courses while completing high school requirements. High School Early Admission: You are seeking to earn college credit while still in high school. Credits earned will not count toward high school requirements.

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Residency The information provided in this section determines how much tuition you will pay. Read each question carefully! If you have questions about your residency status after being admitted, please contact the campus 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, check yes, otherwise check no.

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Custom Questions

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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 Application Please write down your application ID number.

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Questions? 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 [email protected] or at 817-515-8223. For technical assistance with the ApplyTexas application, please contact the ApplyTexas help desk at: [email protected]

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