The California State University:
Preparing for Admission and Enrollment
Carolina C Cardenas, Academic Outreach and Early Assessment
Fall 2013
 EAP
– Common Core State Standards
– Transition to Smarter Balance Assessment
 EPT/ELM Registration
 Early Start
– Overview
– Participation
Common Core State Standards
 A goal of CCSS is to prepare students for college
and career readiness
 Measured specifically in the 11th grade
 Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia is developing
the 11th grade test for California and other consortia
states
Transition to New Assessment 2015
 AB 484 to codify the transition
– Establishes Measurement of Academic
Performance and Progress (MAPP)
– MAPP will consist of English Language Arts
and mathematics for grades 3-8, and grade
11asessments
– MAPP establishes measures for 11th grade
Early Assessment
Transition to New Assessment
 EAP will be incorporated into the new MAPP
 EAP will continue to provide an early signal of
college readiness to rising seniors – use senior
year more productively
 There will be no need to:
– Grid an extra “bubble”
– Have an additional essay exam
 Logistics of reporting pending
Transition to New Assessment
– Using the SBAC in the 11th grade
– The proposed plan is to accept the
Achievement Level Descriptors which we
anticipate to be equivalent to the current
statuses
 Ready
 Ready Conditional
 Not yet demonstrating readiness
Transition to New Assessment
 EAP structure will remain the same
 Ready Status - Exempt
 Not Yet Demonstrating readiness – not exempt
 Ready Conditional – must meet the condition
requirements to keep the exemption
 Important Note: Taking and passing the CSU
Expository Reading Course (ERWC) does not
mean a student is exempt
– This only applies to conditional students
Transition to New Assessment 2014
 CDE will be administering a field test
 Field test will be used to determine proficiency
levels, capacity, and vertical scaling
 Field test results will not be released to districts,
schools or individual students
Transition to New Assessment 2014
 EAP is voluntary in 2014
 CDE’s priority is for schools to administer the
11th grade CST for the purposes of EAP
– Must take complete CST and EAP test
– Essay
 Scoring and reporting will reflect EAP results
only
– Reporting logistics are being determined
Transition to New Assessment 2014
 Benefits of participating in 11th grade CST’s for
your students
– Students who show readiness on EAP will
be exempt from EPT and/or ELM and the
Early Start program
– Spend less time and money preparing for
tests and taking unnecessary courses
 We highly encourage your schools to
administer the EAP in 2014
EPT/ELM Registration
 Students who are required to take English Placement
Test/Entry Level Math (EPT/ELM) must register online
 Campuses will inform the student if they are required to
take the EPT and/or ELM
 Students must pay with credit or debit card, or electronic
check
 If a student is exempt via the EAP, SAT, ACT, IB, etc.
they are not required to take the EPT/ELM
Early Start Program
 Goals of Early Start are to:
– better prepare students in math and English,
before the Fall semester of freshman year
– provide better assessment and preparation
– ultimately improve a students' chances of
successful completion of a college degree
Early Start
 Students who do not pass the ELM/EPT or earn an
exemption are required to participate in the Early
Start Program
 Determined by the admitting (destination) campus
 EAP Ready Conditional status students do not need to
participate in Early Start, however:
– Students that do not meet the conditional requirement
will be required to complete remediation within the
first year
– The campus may request they participate in Early
Start
Registering for Early Start
 Student must use the Early Start Smart page to
register
 Inform the admitting campus how they will
participate in Early Start
– Service Campus
– Destination Campus
– Campus will send registration instructions**
 Cost is $182 per unit plus $2 for campus fees
– Student may be eligible for Early Start fee waiver
Registering for Early Start
 Many campuses have specific requirements,
important to follow the admitting campus’
direction
 A student may register for a face to face course
 Hybrid course
 Fully on-line
 Student may choose a 1 to 3 unit course
– Campus direction
– Based on students scores on EPT/ELM
Registering for Early Start @
Service Campus**
 When the student informs the admitting campus
that he/she will participate in Early Start at a
service campus, the admitting campus will send
the information to the service campus
 The service campus will then send registration
instructions to the student
– Only then will the student be able to register
Exemptions from Early Start Participation
 Student may be exempt from Early Start if:
– Participating in a Summer Bridge/or similar
program
– Non-resident
– International
– Late-admits
– Requested and was granted a waiver due to
hardship
– EAP Conditional – unless campus directed to
participate
Resources for Counselors
CSU Mentor
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www.csumentor.edu
Counselor & Educator link
High School Planner
Transfer Planner
Application Filing Status
Report
CSU Success
– www.csusuccess.org
– www.calstate.edu/eap
Resources for Counselors
www.calstate.edu/SAS
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Admissions Handbook
Impacted Programs
Campus Specific Practices
CSU Mentor tutorial
www.calstate.edu/college
www.calstate.edu/transfer
New changes coming in January 2014…..
New Features
For Students:
 FREE Test Prep for the SAT and ACT
 Nationwide College Search Capability
 Search programs and majors (includes major
descriptions and explanations)
 New Career Assessments and Exploration Modules
 Comprehensive Set of Financial Aid Tools
 Streamlined Navigation
Career Planning
Career Planning
Career Planning
Career Planning
High School Planning
High School Planning
High School Planning
College Planning
College Planning
Financial Aid Planning
Financial Aid Planning
New Features
For Counselors:
 Monitor Student College, Career, and Financial Aid
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Exploration
Review Personal Statements Online
Case Manage Your Student Groups
Review and Approve Student Courses and Grades
Online
Vast Reporting Capabilities (over 50 pre-generated
college and career reports available)
Online Training Webinars and Lesson Plans
Professional Center
Professional Center
Professional Center
New Features
For Parents:
 Ability to View Student Portfolios Online
 Resources to Help Their Student Succeed
 Expanded Financial Aid Tools and Calculators
Mobile App
GradGuru4HighSchool (GG4HS)
Launch Date: Now Available!
Where: The App Store (iOS and Android
versions available)
Purpose:
 Push notifications about key
deadlines and important tips in the
college planning and application
process.
 Provide students and their parents
with links to relevant web resources.
GradGuru4HighSchool (GG4HS)
Content and Messaging
Messaging categories
include:
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College Search/Fit
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Application Process
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Soft Skills
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Career Planning/
Exploration
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Financial Aid
Messaging subcategories include:
• Academic planning
• CCC, CSU, UC
• Cost of attendance
• Counseling
• Dreamers
• Labor market
• Majors
• Morale
• Placement testing
• Professional
development
• Reasons to go to
college
• Remediation
• Scholarships
Deadlines and Tips
Using GG4HS with Your Students
 Share the app with high school juniors (11th grade) and seniors (12th
grade). Ensure they install the app on their smart phones and/or tablets.
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Click on notifications
Add deadlines to their calendar
Drill down into tips by clicking on links to additional resources
Share deadlines and tips with peers by clicking on the Facebook,
Twitter, or Email icons
 Share the mobile app with peers NOT at their high school.
 Encourage parents and counselors to have the app on their phones so
they are aware of notifications that students are receiving.