Las Positas College - Spring 2025 - Class Schedule

8 ADMISSION INFORMATION WHOMAY ATTEND LAS POSITAS COLLEGE Admission is open to anyone who is: • 18 years of age or older; or • A high school graduate or completed a high school equivalency test, General Education Degree (GED) or California High School Proficiency Exam; • A high school student currently enrolled in 10 th , 11 th or 12 th grade may participate in the Concurrent Enrollment Program. HOW TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION Apply online at www.laspositascollege.edu You will be asked to create an account on CCCApply before being directed to the application. After the application has been received, you will be sent an email confirmation with additional information. You will also receive a student identification number (which begins with a “W”). Use this number to conduct all college business and access college services. You may also log into MyPortal to obtain your “W” student identification number. COMMUNICATION VIA ZONEMAIL ACCOUNT All admitted students are given a student email account through The Zone web portal. All messages from the College are sent to this account. Registration dates will be emailed to your ZONEmail account. As you complete your 3 Core Services, you may be eligible for an earlier registration date than previously assigned. Please check your ZONEmail regularly for important notices from the College. Instructions on “how to forward your ZONEmail” to your personal email are located on page 79. In addition to registration date notifications, students will also receive waitlist information, instructor emails, Financial Aid notifications, and general College information. STUDENT DEFINITIONS NEW STUDENT You are a new student if you have never registered in classes at LPC. Apply online. RETURNING (FORMER) STUDENT You are a returning student if you have not attended LPC during the past two semesters. Reapply online. CONTINUING STUDENT You are a continuing student if you have attended LPC during at least one of the two most recent semesters. Do not reapply. CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT STUDENT You are currently a high school student enrolled in grade 10, 11, or 12. An admission application and supplemental paperwork is required for each semester/term of attendance. ENROLLMENT STATUS BASED ON UNIT LOAD Full-time student Registered for 12 or more units Three-quarter student Registered for 9.0 to 11.5 units Half-time student Registered for 6.0 to 8.5 units Less than half-time student Registered for 0.5 to 5.5 units Noncredit only student Registered for 0.0 units RESIDENCY For purposes of determining enrollment fees, students are identified as either residents or nonresidents. Residents: Those who have lived in California as legal residents for at least one year and one day prior to the first day of a new semester/term and who can demonstrate intent to remain a California resident. Noncitizens who meet residency requirements and who desire to enroll as a California resident must provide documentation. Nonresidents: Those who do not meet the California resident requirements. In addition to the enrollment fee, nonresident students are required to pay nonresident tuition. For further information concerning residence status, please contact the Admissions and Records Office. NONRESIDENT TUITION EXEMPTION VACA Military veterans may be eligible for a tuition exemption based on VACA (Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act) criteria. Veterans who qualify for Chapter 30 or Chapter 33 GI Bill, who live in California and enroll from active duty service of 90 days or more may be eligible for exemption of payment of nonresident tuition. For additional information, please contact the Veterans First Program. NONRESIDENT TUITION EXEMPTION AB540 A California Nonresident Tuition Exemption may be granted to certain nonresident students who meet the exemption requirements set forth in Assembly Bill 540. To be eligible, students must have attended high school in California for three or more years, or attainment of credits earned in California from a California high school equivalent to three or more years of full-time high school coursework and a total of three or more years of attendance in California elementary schools, California secondary schools, adult schools, or a combination of those schools. In addition, students must have graduated or will graduate from a California high school or obtained a certificate or General Education Development (GED), High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), or Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC), or attainment of an AA degree from a California Community College, or fulfillment of the minimum requirements to transfer to a UC or CSU. Students must also complete an affidavit to legalize immigration status as soon as possible, if applicable. For additional information contact the Admissions and Records Office. NONRESIDENT TUITION EXEMPTION REFUGEES AND SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS In 2017, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 343, which established a new exemption from nonresident tuition for refugees with special immigrant visas (SIVs). For additional information, contact the Admissions and Records Office. NONRESIDENT TUITION EXEMPTION CH 31 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT Out-of-state student Veterans under chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E), will be charged the resident rate, effective after Spring 2019 semester.