Admissions
One Application, One Fee, One Decision
Bruce Clemetsen, LBCC
Blake Vawter, OSU
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

Oregon State University
• 5% of 19,000 students participating in DPP
• Main campus & Cascades
• DPP agreements with 13 schools and agreements with four more in 2006/07
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

Linn-Benton Community
College
• 24,000+ students
• Albany campus, Benton Center
• Banner and EDI
• Guinea Pigs
• 5100 admitted to program
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

Creating Applications
• Slightly different than standard OSU application
• Release of Information
• Web only; some exceptions apply (no credit card)
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

Admission Decision
Oregon State requirements
Oregon State notifies
Exceptions
DPP Transfer Criteria 24 v. 36 credits; Math 111 v. math placement
International TOEFL =
525 with conditions
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

International
• Coordination among multiple offices
• Modify conditional admit policies and TOEFL
• Work with ELI
• Cost of Attendance = OSU
• SEVIS has significantly complicated, but muddling through.
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

Application Fee
• OSU = $50
• LBCC and PCC = $25
• Partners split the OSU fee
• Application fees to LBCC every term (LBCC provides partial refunds); annually to other partners
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

Testing
• LBCC requires placement testing for admission
• Waived for DPP applicants unless taking WR or MTH at LBCC
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

Information Flows
• Courier
• Fax (burned through 2 machines)
• Share transcripts,ACT/SAT scores, AP scores….
• Banner System Access
• Weekly spreadsheets/Banner batch reports
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

Electronic Data Sharing
• Electronic report sent to partners (XLS format)
– Includes new application or new decision
– Data fields reporting names, id’s, answers to specific community college questions, etc
– Goal to be completely paperless
– Sent weekly
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

Application Processing
Issues
• 2x-3x longer time at CC
• CC does not use all the info
• Create LB application file if OSU denies admission OR student needs to register at
LBCC
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

End of Term Process
• All Partners are using EDI
• Program that Sends Full Transcripts via EDI for Students Enrolled that Term
• Only Send to the University
• Grades to LBCC if needed for Graduation
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

Impact on LBCC Admissions
• Processing time of application
• Specialist and back-up
• Knowledge of OSU process and contacts
• Keeping ACT/SAT scores
• Expanded recruiting
• “Job security”
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

Term application/enrollment patterns
• Fall is largest
• Winter is best term to ‘kick off’ a new partnership
• Summer ‘reverse’ for some partners
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

Good Luck
It can be done!
Web application and online fee processing is a must! Using existing technologies best in long-term.
Don’t create add-on processes if possible– integrate into current systems
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006

Happy to Help
Bruce Clemetsen, LBCC, clemetb@linnbenton.edu
Blake Vawter, OSU, blake.vawter@oregonstate.edu
DPP Summit – May 18 th and 19 th , 2006