COLLEGE APPLICATION TIPS

For CSU/UC (Fall 2020)

Before starting your college applications, log in to your Aeries portal and print your high school transcript.  It is critical that you report all courses and grades exactly as they appear on your transcript.

**Prior to submitting online to a CSU or UC, please have a Placer counselor review your completed application**

CSU - California State University

Submission window: October 1st - December 4th

Under Profile:

If you took any dual enrollment or academic enrichment college courses, select “yes” for “did you earn college Credit?” Do NOT mark “yes” for AP course credit. See below.

SSID # (State Student ID): 10 digit ID number* from Student (Only) Aeries go to 1--Student Info and then 2-- Demographics and click on 3--Student DATA 2 or Email your counselor for it.

    (*Note: this is not your permanent Student ID number you have used before)

Academic History / High Schools Attended section:

• Click the Add High School button, and enter 050175 in the State, city, zip code, or CEEB code field--select Placer High from the Drop Down Menu.

• In this section you will add Placer High twice (use the drop down to select):

1: select Term Type - Full Year (each class you take at Placer is equal to one one year)

2: select Term Type - Semester (Gov/Econ are the only semester classes to be listed here)

Academic History / High School Coursework section:

• Add Grade Level for the coursework you are entering. Click the green checkmark ✓ to complete your entry and move forward.

• Begin typing the course name, a drop down feature will open. Click on course for every A-G subject area course you completed in that grade level (A-G courses are identified by a “P” in the CP column of your Placer transcript. Do not enter non A-G courses such as Tech Essentials, Health or PE.  

• If any A-G course names do not pop-up automatically, do NOT type them in manually; use exactly as they appear on your transcript (OR email your counselor). It must match what colleges see in their A-G Matching list at end of application.

• Students taking the English 1A dual credit course will enter this under Sierra College and then match it has a “B” course in A-G--do not add as English 12. 

• Select Course Type: It will indicate NONE or can choose Advanced Placement OR Honors; most will be None (This step must be completed before you can click the green checkmark ✓ to complete entry of a new course and move forward.)

• If you took Integrated Math 1, Integrated Math 2, or a Language Other Than English (Spanish, for example) in the 7th or 8th grade, open a 7th/8th grade tab & report these courses in that Grade section and enter your two grades earned for each class

• Repeated Courses: If you repeated a A-G course, enter the highest grades earned for the course. Do not enter this repeated course twice. If the repeated course is In Progress, then enter the original grade earned since a new grade has not yet been earned.

    Important: Properly Adding  Gov/Econ

    In the 2nd Placer High year 2020-2021 List under Semester Term

• Enter “American Government”  and Economics in the 12th Grade section

• Enter “In Progress” for the FALL grade if taking this course during the fall term - or enter “Planned” for the SPRING grade if taking this course during the spring term; Leave the opposite FALL/SPRING grade as No Grade.

 Dual Enrollment & College Courses

1. Students who have taken a Dual Enrollment class must enter the course as College ONLY--not high school.  This requires adding Sierra College, Sac State, or another college as a school attended, then reporting the grade earned OR IN PROGRESS or PLANNED at that college.  See below for a list of the dual credit COLLEGE course names.

***If you did NOT mark “yes” to question “did you receive college credit?” then this feature will not open; go back and change your answer in Profile Section.

2. On both CSU and UC Applications you must list your college as a school attended: i.e. Sierra College.  List self as a freshman.  Follow directions in application for listing of courses, grades or In Progress.  ON CSU college section, make sure you click “Save your Transcript”

3. Remember: Students will need to have final transcripts sent from both Placer and Sierra College or Sac State to the college they end up attending end of JUNE (after you graduate).

Transcript Entry section (for college courses completed, in progress, or planned):

• Select Academic Status: Choose Freshman for all college courses taken during high school

• Select Term, Type the course code and select the class from the drop down menu.  Select from the drop down menu the College Department.

• The course title and credits should autofill.

• Enter the grade earned.

      Placer Dual Enrollment Classes: