1 00:00:12,250 --> 00:00:13,984 Hello and welcome to Ocean County College. 2 00:00:14,179 --> 00:00:15,816 We are excited to learn that you 3 00:00:15,924 --> 00:00:17,502 Are interested in becoming an Early College 4 00:00:17,556 --> 00:00:18,880 Student here at 91´«Ã½. 5 00:00:19,410 --> 00:00:22,094 Under the Early College umbrella, we hold courses either 6 00:00:22,132 --> 00:00:25,446 here at 91´«Ã½ or at your high school as dual enrollment. In 7 00:00:25,468 --> 00:00:28,086 this presentation, we will review the instructions for 8 00:00:28,108 --> 00:00:30,914 registering for dual enrollment courses by an Ocean approved 9 00:00:30,962 --> 00:00:33,942 instructor at your high school. Let's get started. 10 00:00:34,076 --> 00:00:36,037 The very first step is to create an online application. 11 00:00:36,037 --> 00:00:37,998 If you have an existing account or 12 00:00:38,188 --> 00:00:40,394 have taken courses at Ocean, you do not need to create 13 00:00:40,432 --> 00:00:45,260 another. Please go.ocean.edu/apply. 14 00:00:45,630 --> 00:00:48,746 Here you will provide your contact information and set up 15 00:00:48,768 --> 00:00:52,106 your password to create your account. It's best practice to 16 00:00:52,128 --> 00:00:55,446 store your password information in a safe and secure location. 17 00:00:55,638 --> 00:00:58,654 Once you've completed the form, click Create Account, which will 18 00:00:58,692 --> 00:01:01,280 allow you to progress to the next step in your application. 19 00:01:02,130 --> 00:01:04,350 Once you have successfully submitted your application, 20 00:01:04,500 --> 00:01:07,582 please be on the lookout for your email with your username 21 00:01:07,646 --> 00:01:11,602 generally within 24 hours. Let's move on to step two of the Early 22 00:01:11,656 --> 00:01:13,540 College dual enrollment process. 23 00:01:14,070 --> 00:01:19,926 Please visit go.ocean.edu/earlycollege. On this page, you 24 00:01:19,948 --> 00:01:22,678 will see important information about the program such as 25 00:01:22,764 --> 00:01:26,520 tuition and fees, deadlines, and the benefits of Early College. 26 00:01:26,970 --> 00:01:29,734 Click on the tab for participating high schools, and 27 00:01:29,772 --> 00:01:31,100 then click on your school. 28 00:01:31,710 --> 00:01:35,114 On this page, you will be able to see all of the courses being 29 00:01:35,152 --> 00:01:38,602 offered at your school for the current semester. For step 30 00:01:38,656 --> 00:01:41,626 three, find the Click here to Register button at the top of 31 00:01:41,648 --> 00:01:45,182 the page. This will take you to Ocean Connect, where you can log 32 00:01:45,236 --> 00:01:47,774 in using your username and your student ID number as your 33 00:01:47,812 --> 00:01:48,910 initial password. 34 00:01:49,410 --> 00:01:51,806 Your first login will automatically prompt you to 35 00:01:51,828 --> 00:01:53,070 reset your password. 36 00:01:53,490 --> 00:01:55,666 Once you're signed in completely, you will be able to 37 00:01:55,688 --> 00:01:58,226 view your courses that are filtered automatically to your 38 00:01:58,248 --> 00:02:02,622 school. Moving on to step four, scroll through Available Courses 39 00:02:02,686 --> 00:02:06,354 and click on View Available sections on your desired course. 40 00:02:06,552 --> 00:02:10,310 In the drop down, you can then click Add Section of Schedule. 41 00:02:10,650 --> 00:02:13,880 Repeat this process for all courses you are interested in. 42 00:02:14,650 --> 00:02:17,174 After you've added your preferred sections to your 43 00:02:17,212 --> 00:02:21,334 schedule, go to the top of the page and click on Academics, 44 00:02:21,462 --> 00:02:25,114 then Student Planning. Then go to Plan & Schedule. There 45 00:02:25,152 --> 00:02:28,694 you'll see your current term at the top with all of your courses 46 00:02:28,742 --> 00:02:32,046 on the left side. If you do not see it, click on the left or 47 00:02:32,068 --> 00:02:34,510 right arrow until you see your current term. 48 00:02:35,250 --> 00:02:39,102 You can now press Register Now on the top right corner. Once 49 00:02:39,156 --> 00:02:42,554 registered, the courses will turn green and say Registered 50 00:02:42,602 --> 00:02:46,226 But Not Started. After registering, we move on to step five. 51 00:02:46,328 --> 00:02:48,866 You'll now add a proxy which creates an account for your 52 00:02:48,888 --> 00:02:52,114 parent or guardian and allows us to send them notifications and 53 00:02:52,152 --> 00:02:54,850 important documents about your 91´«Ã½ courses. 54 00:02:55,450 --> 00:02:59,510 Please click on the person icon on the left side. Click on View/add. 55 00:02:59,660 --> 00:03:04,806 Proxy access, then Add Proxy, then enter all parent or 56 00:03:04,828 --> 00:03:07,910 guardian information and then press Submit. 57 00:03:08,410 --> 00:03:11,674 Once you submit the proxy, it is now time to move on to step 58 00:03:11,712 --> 00:03:15,754 six. For this step, your parent or guardian will receive an 59 00:03:15,792 --> 00:03:19,546 email with their login to their portal and a separate email with 60 00:03:19,568 --> 00:03:22,142 the Early College Parental Consent form for high school 61 00:03:22,196 --> 00:03:22,800 students. 62 00:03:23,730 --> 00:03:27,566 This form must be signed and sent back to Early College at 63 00:03:27,588 --> 00:03:29,310 Ocean.edu. 64 00:03:30,290 --> 00:03:32,926 If this is not submitted, registration cannot be 65 00:03:32,948 --> 00:03:36,402 completed. Please make sure you submit this document for each 66 00:03:36,456 --> 00:03:40,274 semester. This email may get stuck in a junk folder. Please 67 00:03:40,312 --> 00:03:42,962 remind your parent or guardian to check their email after 68 00:03:43,016 --> 00:03:44,500 registration is complete. 69 00:03:45,350 --> 00:03:48,518 If they do not receive an email with the parental consent form, 70 00:03:48,604 --> 00:03:51,670 they can search for it at Ocean.edu 71 00:03:52,570 --> 00:03:55,718 The final step is to pay for courses. You will be able to 72 00:03:55,724 --> 00:03:58,534 view your tuition bill by clicking on the Student Finance 73 00:03:58,582 --> 00:04:02,554 tab on the first page of Ocean Connect. To make a payment, 74 00:04:02,672 --> 00:04:07,770 please click on Payment Options, then go here to Pay, and then 75 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:09,500 click Proceed to Payment. 76 00:04:10,590 --> 00:04:14,574 This will take you to our payment website, Nelnet. On this 77 00:04:14,612 --> 00:04:19,550 website, you will be able to create a payment plan or pay in full for your courses. 78 00:04:19,890 --> 00:04:22,606 Please remember you are responsible for any tuition and 79 00:04:22,628 --> 00:04:26,366 fees once you are registered for any course here at Ocean. If you 80 00:04:26,388 --> 00:04:29,150 need to drop or withdraw from a course after the census date, 81 00:04:29,220 --> 00:04:32,894 you must reach out to Earlycollege at Ocean.edu for 82 00:04:32,932 --> 00:04:34,670 instructions and next steps. 83 00:04:35,210 --> 00:04:37,894 For any other assistance, please contact the Hub at 84 00:04:37,932 --> 00:04:43,366 732-255-0482 or visit the student enrollment building on 85 00:04:43,388 --> 00:04:44,790 the Toms River campus. 86 00:04:45,610 --> 00:04:49,266 Congratulations and welcome to 91´«Ã½. We commend 87 00:04:49,298 --> 00:04:52,946 you on your interest in our Early College program. Go Vikings!