High School Academic Enrichment

As you may be aware, Sierra College has been facing drastic budget cuts due to the current economic climate. The funding we receive from the State of California has been significantly reduced this year and will be reduced even further next year. Additionally, we have been forced to reduce our course offerings, as the state will no longer pay us to serve the number of students that we had been serving in prior years.

The net result of these reductions is that we are unable to meet the needs of thousands of students wishing to enroll at the college. The college has therefore been forced to make many difficult decisions and choose among competing priorities. One decision we have had to make has been to change our admissions and registration polices for Academic Enrichment students.

Effective Spring 2010, Special-admit students wishing to take classes at Sierra College through the Academic Enrichment program must:

• be at least 16 years of age and completed the sophomore year of high school; and
• have a minimum high school GPA of 2.7

Admitted Academic Enrichment students must also have availed themselves of courses provided by their local high school and may only register for college-level classes. The specific courses in which Academic Enrichment students may not enroll are published on the Academic Enrichment Restricted Course List. In addition to the courses on the list, Academic Enrichment students may not enroll in honors courses, study abroad courses, and any other courses for which health and safety is a consideration.

Under Section 49061 of the Education Code, parents of community college students do not have a right of access to their children’s student records, regardless of whether the student is under the age of 18. High school student’s attending Sierra College must abide by the same FERPA laws as any other college student. For more information on FERPA laws please visit the website, http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

Additionally, Academic Enrichment students will now pay the same enrollment fees as other regular community college students, currently $26 per unit and any other related fees.

How Do I Sign Up?

STEP 1 - Meet with a High School counselor to verify that these requirements have been met:

• You must have a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or above
• You must have completed the tenth grade and be 16 years of age by the first day of instruction.

STEP 2 - Apply & Assess

• New students must have completed an online Sierra College application (indicating that you are a High School student) at: www.cccapply.org/
  • (To view or print this form, you must have Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™ installed on your computer. Don't have Acrobat® Reader™ yet? Portable Document Format (pdf) is available to you free! )
  • If you have accessibility concerns, this form is also available at a Sierra College Admissions & Records Office.
• Within four business days of submission online, you will receive two e-mails from Sierra College containing important information, including your Sierra College ID number, mySierra log in information & your Sierra College e-mail address.
• Complete the Assessment Test
  • If you are planning to take an English, math, or English as a Second Language (ESL) class, or any class that has an English or math pre-requisite, you must take the assessment or show proof of pre-requisites in another manner.
  • Other ways to meet pre-requisites include: other college transcripts with successfully completed English or math classes, high school transcripts with successfully completed math classes, SAT, ACT, EPT, or ELM scores, or assessments from another college. Contact the Assessment Center for more details.
  • If you are not planning to take an English, math, or ESL class, or a class with English or math as a pre-requisite, you are not required to take the assessments.
  • To schedule your appointment by phone, please call the Assessment Center on the Rocklin Campus (916-660-7430 ) or the counseling office at the Nevada County (530 274-5303) or Tahoe Truckee (530 550-2225) Campuses. (Sierra College ID number required).
  • Select the link below to view scheduled dates & times for assessment or to locate Assessment Center and Counseling Office phone numbers:
    • Assessment Schedules

STEP 3 - Provide Documentation

• Provide your high school transcript.
• Provide a copy of your Private School Affidavit when appropriate.
• Documentation of age (if home schooled or age is not reflected on high school transcript).
• Complete an Academic Enrichment Permission Form located here: Academic Enrichment Permission form (.pdf).

Each semester you wish to enroll, you must resubmit all of the above documents.

STEP 4 - Orientation

• Complete an Academic Enrichment student orientation. You can schedule this appointment after the Assessment Test.
• Schedule an Appointment by calling any of the campus Counseling Offices below:
  • Rocklin Campus & Roseville Gateway Center: Orientation/ Counseling appointments can be made by calling (916) 660-7400.
  • Nevada County Campus: Orientation/Counseling appointments can be made by calling (530) 274-5303. Please refer to the Orientation schedule for dates & times.
  • Tahoe-Truckee Center: Orientation/ Counseling appointments can be made by calling (530) 550-2225.

STEP 5 - Register for Classes

• You can enroll in a maximum of 7 units each semester or summer session.
• You are allowed to register after “OPEN” registration online through your mySierra account. For more information regarding how & when to register, go to our Registration page online or refer to the printed class schedule which is available early November for the Spring semester and late March for the Summer/ Fall semester.
  • Classes excluded from the Academic Enrichment Program are available on our website.
• The college reserves the right to exclude certain classes
• Academic Enrichment students are not permitted to audit courses

An Academic Enrichment student who is currently enrolled in the fall 2009 term and wishes to continue for the spring 2010 semester only but does not meet the admission requirements may file a petition requesting further consideration. If you have further questions please contact the Admissions and Records office.