How to Apply

 

NEW STUDENTS

 

Step 1: File an Application. It’s Simple! Apply online at www.canyons.edu and in 24 business hours later you can begin your assessment.

 

Step 2: Take our Math and English Placement Assessments and discover the courses at which you would be most successful. It’s NOT a test, you won’t be graded, and it’s NOT times! No appointment is needed and there is no fee. The Assessment Center location and hours can be found at www.canyons.edu/offices/CPT. If you already have a U.S. college degree, notify A&R and you will be exempted from testing. You may still need testing if the classes you want to take have math or English prerequisites.

 

Step 3: Complete Online Orientation. Our orientation will give you essential information to ensure a successful transition to College of the Canyons. You can earn an early registration date by completing the online orientation. Go to www.canyons.edu and click on “New Student Info” to get started.

 

Step 4: Plan out your new student education schedule for the next semester and ear ½ unit college credit! Academic counselors will be leading new student advising sessions. At the end of the session you will know how to check online for open classes, have a draft of your class schedule ready and have earned ½ unit of college credit. Reserve your space at www.canyons.edu/offices/counseling.

 

Step 5: Register for classes. Once you’ve completed the online orientation and quiz, you will be given a day and time to enroll. There are two options to register: click on www.canyons.edu for online registration or register by phone by calling 255-2867 if you are in the (661) area code. Outside (661) call (888) 206-STAR.

 

Step 6: Pay for your class and attend! Payment is due within 7 days of registration. If you do not pay you may be dropped from your class or a hold may be put on your record. If you do not show up the first day of class, you may lose your seat. Be sure to follow through with the deadline and policies printed in this schedule of classes. Our campus resources are designed to help you reach your personal and education al goals.

 

Please remember it is the student’s responsibility to drop their class if they are not attending. If you want a refund for that class, be sure to contact the Student Business office by the end of the term. You must ask for your refund to be processed.

 

RETURNING STUDENTS

You will need to complete our Online Application for Admission. If you have missed a spring or fall term, you must reapply so we may activate your record. Please turn in an application online or in person. We will then assign you a registration date and time for you to register.

CONTINUING STUDENTS

You do not need to fill out a new application. You will need to register on your assigned registration date and time or during open registration. If you do not know your registration date and time, please go to My Canyons on the www.canyons.edu website to log in and find “Your Registration Date”.

Once classes begin, students may no longer be dropped for non-payment of fees. This means you are responsible to drop your classes if you no longer plan to attend. If your fees are not paid by the add deadline for each class, a hold may be placed on future registration and all services: enrollment verifications, grades, transcripts, degrees, etc.  No registration statements or parking permits will be mailed one week before the start of classes. If you have a BOGFW and requested parking, you may pick up the parking permit at the cashier’s window.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

If you are currently attending high school at the same time you plan to enroll at College of the Canyons, you may be eligible to attend.  K-8 grade students are, for the most part, ineligible to attend; contact the Admissions & Records office for a list of exceptions.  New students should complete admission, assessment and orientation as early in the process as possible to be eligible to enroll in classes.  You must complete the following steps to be accepted as a special admission student:

1.                  Complete a College of the Canyons application for admission online at www.canyons.edu and if it is your first semester, submit high school transcripts, complete an assessment test and an online orientation prior to the high school admission deadline. The online application, assessment center hours and the online orientation can be found on our website at www.canyons.edu.  New students who have not completed all steps described above cannot enroll in classes.  Returning high school students must submit a new College of the Canyons application online each term they plan to attend.

2.                  Once you receive your College of the Canyons assessment scores, contact your high school counselor and complete a Special Admission Enrollment Form, and an Authorization to Consent to Medical Treatment form. All signatures must be completed or the forms will not be accepted.  High school counselors may only recommend College of the Canyons degree applicable classes.  These forms are required each term students plan to attend.

3.                  To enroll in classes for the current term, Special Admission Enrollment and Consent to Medical Treatment forms must be complete with all signatures and classes recommended by high school personnel; a parent cannot recommend courses.  Incomplete forms will not be accepted. 

4.                  High school juniors and seniors must register in person at the Admissions & Records office beginning on the high school registration day during business hours.  High school freshman and sophomores have an additional requirement of obtaining instructor permission to enroll.  Thus, they must wait until the first class meeting after the semester/term begins, obtain an add form dated with first attendance and signed by the instructor.  They may then proceed to Admissions & Records office during business hours anytime prior to the add deadline with all forms described above to enroll in classes.

5.                  Special admission students attending part-time may not enroll in more than 11.0 units per term and are exempt from paying enrollment fees.  All other term fees must be paid for at the time of enrollment.  Special admission students that want to attend College of the Canyons full-time must be released from high school to do so.  This means they will be attending College of the Canyons full-time and not attending high school for the entire term.  Special admission students attending College of the Canyons full-time must pay all applicable fees, including the enrollment fee.

If you would like to send your transcripts to us from another college for prerequisite eligibility, evaluation or proof of graduation purposes, please send them to:

College of the Canyons

Admissions and Records

26455 Rockwell Canyon Road

Santa Clarita, CA 91355

If you need your transcript evaluated for Financial Aid or unit determinations, please submit a “Request for Evaluation” form to the Admissions and Records or Counseling office. If you are unsure if you courses will transfer to our college, please make a counseling appointment. You can make an appointment online at www.canyons.edu/offices/Counseling.

 

Admission Eligibility

You are eligible to be admitted to College of the Canyons if one of the following criteria applies to you:

• You are a high school graduate or anyone over 18 years of age who can profit from instruction.

• You are a high school student in grades 9 through 12 who have completed a College of the Canyons application for admission, assessment and orientation.  Designated high school officials must recommend high school students for College of the Canyons degree applicable courses.  In addition, eligible students must submit a Special Admission Enrollment form, and an Authorization to Consent to Medical Treatment form.  Santa Clarita Valley high school students should obtain these forms from their respective high schools.  For others, forms are available in the Admissions & Records office.
• According to state guidelines, students enrolled in home school must be associated with a program approved through Los Angeles County, or must be taught by a person holding a California teaching credential, or must hold a current private school affidavit filed with the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.