South Puget Sound Community College
HB 1079 Admissions Checklist
General information: If you are uncomfortable going through this process alone, please contact
Eileen Yoshina (eyoshina@spscc.ctc.edu) to set you up with an advocate.
APPLY FOR ADMISSION – NEW STUDENT
If you have graduated from high school, will soon graduate from high school, have a GED, or
are over the age of 18, you may apply for admission:
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Fill out a hard copy of the HB 1079 Affadavit form (http://www.leapwa.org/ep/ep_HB1079.asp).
Fill out a hard copy of the SPSCC Admission Application (http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/sites/spscc/
upload/filemanager/Admission/Apply/admission_application.pdf).
Special instructions:
Leave the SSN# blank or write 000-000-000. Fill out the citizenship questions like this:
“Are you a U.S. Citizen?” Mark “no”.
“If not a U.S. Citizen, country of citizenship”. List your country of citizenship.
“If not U.S. Citizen, what is your status?” Mark “other”, write “HB 1079” in the blank.
Submit the affidavit and the application by dropping it off at Enrollment Services in Building 25,
faxing it to (360) 596 5709, or mailing it to 2011 Mottman Rd SW Olympia, WA 98512.
Contact: Robert Masterson, Admissions Specialist (rmasterson@spscc.ctc.edu, 596-5352).
APPLY FOR ADMISSION – RETURNING STUDENT OR TRANSFER STUDENT
If you are returning to SPSCC after an absence of two or more quarters, or if you are
transferring in from another college, you may apply for admission:
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Forward any official college transcript(s) to Enrollment Services.
Fill out a hard copy of the HB 1079 Affadavit form (http://www.leapwa.org/ep/ep_HB1079.asp).
Fill out a hard copy of the SPSCC Admission Application (http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/sites/spscc/
upload/filemanager/Admission/Apply/admission_application.pdf).
Special instructions:
Leave the SSN# blank or write 000-000-000. Fill out the citizenship questions like this:
“Are you a U.S. Citizen?” Mark “no”.
“If not a U.S. Citizen, country of citizenship”. List your country of citizenship.
“If not U.S. Citizen, what is your status?” Mark “other”, write “HB 1079” in the blank.
Submit the affidavit and the application by dropping it off at Enrollment Services in Building 25,
faxing it to (360) 596 5709, or mailing it to 2011 Mottman Rd SW Olympia, WA 98512.
Contact: Robert Masterson, Admissions Specialist (rmasterson@spscc.ctc.edu, 596-5352).
APPLY FOR ADMISSION – RUNNING START STUDENT
If you are currently enrolled in high school and eligible for the Running Start program
(http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/programs/precollege/running-start), apply for admission:
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Fill out a hard copy of the SPSCC Admission Application (http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/sites/spscc/
upload/filemanager/Admission/Apply/admission_application.pdf).
Special instructions: Leave the SSN# blank or write 000-000-000.
If Enrollment Services contacts you to ask for documentation, just state that you are enrolling via
the Running Start program and your SSN# isn’t required for that.
Contact: Christine Winstead, Program Manager (cwinstead@spscc.ctc.edu, 596-5446).
FIND MONEY FOR COLLEGE
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Students without a SSN# aren’t eligible to apply for federal financial aid, state financial aid,
or scholarships administered by the SPSCC Foundation.
The Financial Aid department maintains a list of scholarships for undocumented students
in their scholarship drawer (Building 25).
The Office of Diversity and Equity has a list of scholarships and other resources posted on
their website: http://saw.spscc.ctc.edu/diversity/tipsheets.html.
TAKE THE COLLEGE PLACEMENT TEST
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The College Placement Test determines which level of math and English classes you are
prepared to enter. For information about test content and testing times, refer to
http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/current-students/services/testing/placement.
ADVISING
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Advising helps you plan your educational goals and complete them as quickly as possible.
Please visit the New Student Advising page (http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/currentstudents/services/advising/newstudent) for more information.
REGISTER FOR CLASSES
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You can register for classes online (http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/info/registration-policy) or by
submitting a hard copy of the add/drop form to Enrollment Services.
PAY TUITION AND FEES BY THE QUARTER DEADLINE
BUY BOOKS AND SUPPLIES
More resources
SPSCC ALLIES & ADVOCATES
Eileen Yoshina, Director of Diversity and Equity (eyoshina@spscc.ctc.edu, 596-5383)
Amanda Frank, Senator for Diversity and Equity Affairs (afrank@spscc.ctc.edu)
Julie Williamson, ESL professor (jwilliamson@spscc.ctc.edu, 360-596-5328)
COMMUNITY CONTACTS
Washington Dream Act Coalition (WDAC): http://www.wdac.info/about
WDAC contact: Jair Juarez (jairjuarez@yahoo.com, 360-273-2371)
King County Bar Association, free legal help (http://www.kcba.org/pbs/legalhelp.aspx)
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (http://www.nwirp.org/)
National Immigration Law Center (http://nilc.org/)
PUBLICATIONS
“Know Your Rights for Immigrant Youth”:
http://www.dreamactivist.org/resources/know-your-rights-for-immigrant-youth/
“Immigrant Relief for Noncitizen Survivors of Violence”:
http://www.wscadv.org/docs/ImmigrationReliefForDVSurvivorsChart.pdf