You’ve completed online orientation and your assessment tests. You have a registration date, but before you register for your classes you really should meet with a counselor. Counselors are offering advising sessions during July and August. At the end of the session you will have planned out your classes and earned ½ unit college credit!

The new student advisement sessions are hands-on, practical workshops set in a computer lab. By the time you finish a session you will have:

• clarified your educational goals
• practiced how to navigate the Schedule of Classes online
• learned how to balance your classes and manage your time, and
• worked out a primary and alternative semester class schedule.

You will also receive a COC student educational planner, other valuable materials to introduce you to the vast resources of the college! Did we mention that you will earn ½ unit college credit?  The workshops have limited space so reserve your seat soon!  (Workshops will be made available for sign-up 2 to 3 weeks prior to the workshop date.)   To ensure your enrollment, use your Student ID # - which can be obtained from:

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After each advisement session, student Cougar Mentors from the Freshman Resource Center will invite you to:

1. Take a tour of the campus and find out where your classrooms and labs are located
2. Meet the faculty and get the inside story on their classes
3. Get involved in campus life and culture. Learn how to achieve, fit in, avoid common pitfalls and enjoy your college experience.

**   REENTRY STUDENTS ONLY  **

**The asterisked August 13th and August 20th workshops listed above have been created for students who are at least 28 years old and are coming back to college after taking a break of five years or longer.  These students have received an email invitation to sign up for these sessions.  Click here for more information, see our online flyer.