CSUMentor Tutorial
2014 - 2015
How to complete the CSUMentor
Undergraduate Online Application
for Cal State Universities
www.csumentor.edu
Fall
2015
Fall 2015
Creating An Account
Most LQ students have
created an account in 11th
Grade. Use the forgot
Username or password if you
do not remember.
Application Manager

To start an application
 To
complete additional
applications to other
CSU campuses, you
only have to complete
the first screen of each
application.


To resume an
application
To view submitted
application
To begin the application click on the
“Begin Application” button at the bottom
of the introduction screen.
You must scroll down the screen
to view the button.
Side Menu Bar

Check Marks: Completed screens

Skip to Another Screen: Go to another screen without
saving
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HELP Video: Link to new online video tutorial
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Instructions for this Screen: Text instructions for any
screen of the application

Quick link to Student Support page for assistance on
completing the application

Save This Screen: Will save the information that has
been inputted on the screen
Application – Screen 1
Fall 2015
If you are unsure or your major is impacted,
consider choosing “Undeclared”
Choose an alternate in case your
first choice is impacted
Term is Fall 2015
Fall 2015
Choose Main Campus
Choose a Major
BA or BS, one of these should work for your major
Want to be a Teacher?
Choose Not Interested if You
Don’t Want to be a Teacher
Entry Status Options for Applicants
Have You Taken a Community
College Class Before? If not, choose
graduating senior with no college credit.
Screen 2 – Name and Address

Name(s)
 Full
Name
 Other Names

Current Mailing
Address
 International
state/province


Permanent Address
Contact Information
 Phone
Numbers
 E-mail Address
Required
If mailing address is the same
as permanent address, click
here
Required
Not Required
Can be found at the
bottom of your transcript or on
the demographics screen of
your Aeries portal.
County = Orange
Enter “green card”
information here
if not a citizen
No
Most students are dependent,
unless legal documents state
they are independent.
Make sure this is
accurate. It has to match
the parent income on
Step 12 - Application fee waiver.
Choose decline if none
of the above applies.
Screen 6 – HS Information
Click on the “FIND” Button
and Search for La Quinta
In Westminster, CA
Other High Schools Attended
This Only Applies if
Students Have Attended
Another High School
Other Than La Quinta.
Do Not Enter Bolsa Grande
or Santiago Summer School.
Test Information
Enter test taken
or
will be taken.
Enter Date Only if you
do not have scores yet
Non-native
Speakers of
English Can Take
the TOEFL
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Screen 7 – College Information
only for students who have
community college credit
Current, Previous
and Planned
Colleges Attended


Enter the names and
locations of all current,
previous and planned
colleges and universities
even if no coursework was
completed. Begin with the
last institution attended.
Advanced Standing
Credit

All students except
Graduating High School
Senior with no college
credit
Colleges Attended for Credit
Click on “Edit”
to modify any
college
information
inputted.
Click on “Add a College”
to add your college.
Click on Trash
Can to delete
college
information
inputted.
Important Information

Important note for summer
classes: When entering high
school courses taken during
the summer, select the grade
level AFTER the summer you
took the course in. For
example, if you took Geometry
during the summer between
the 9th and 10th grades, list it
as a 10th grade class. This is
important to ensure that the
GPA calculated on is accurate.
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Important note honors
courses: Select honors
courses that are designated
honors or advanced placement
on the University of California’s
A-G list.
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If you have repeated
a course, list the
highest grade you
achieved for each
semester for the
course.
Remember that La Quinta is considered a
Semester schedule for applications.
Every year-long course (e.g. English 1)
has two “semester” grades. Civics is a
semester course, leave the other
semester blank.
Use the highest grade if you repeated a
course. Do not input the lower grade at
any point (eg. If your highest grade was
in a summer course, only input that
grade and when you took it.)
Click “Add Course”
to enter a course.
Click “Edit” to
modify a course.
Choose the grade
level and year you
took the course.
Follow your
transcript!
Select from the
Course List. This
list contains all La
Quinta courses.
If you can’t find
a course it is most
likely in another
section (Economics
is in “college prep
elective”)
Use Summer Grades if
Grades were Improved
In Summer
Always choose Semester (two grades)!
Some courses like Civics
are only one semester.
It should be
listed as “In Progress” and
leave the other semester blank
Click “add course” to
save the course.
Civics is only one semester.
Econ will be in Area G.
Senior English is CSU
Expository Reading & Writing
Trig and Stats are split into two different
Semester classes. Add one at a time.
Warning for Missing
Coursework
GPA Calculation
Self Reported
Link to CSUMentor GPA Calculator.
Use this and only count grades you
Inputted into your CSU application.
Additional A-G Courses
One Semester Business
or ROP Courses
May Go Here
Screen 11 - EOP
Educational
Opportunity
Program (EOP)
Yes
Screen 12 – Fee Waiver

Application Fee
Waiver
 Only
complete once
 Financial Information
 Calculation of Fee
waiver
Yes
Make sure your family income is accurate.
You only have one shot at the fee waiver.
Verify and submit. There’s no coming
back to redo the fee waiver after this.
Screen 13 – Review Your Application
Click to submit your application!
Payment Options

Credit Cards
 Visa
 MasterCard
Check / E-Checks or Money Order
 Fee Waiver

 Option
only if granted
 Apply only once for all CSU Campuses
 Applies all academic year
Selecting A Payment
Sample: Check or Credit Card
Sample: Fee Waiver
Instructions on how and where
to send your check are on the
following screen.
Application Submitted!
Print Yourself a Copy
Go Back to Application Manager
to Add Another CSU

To start an application
 To
complete additional
applications to other
CSU campuses, you
only have to complete
the first screen of each
application.


To resume an
application
To view submitted
application
Separate Application for EOP