Advising

Education Plans are required for students receiving Financial Aid, in the Worker Retraining Program and the Opportunity Grant Program. To receive an Education Plan:

1. Get copies of all transcripts from other colleges and universities you have attended. You will need to submit official transcripts to have them implemented in your degree program. You can fill out the Transfer of Credit Request form on the Transfer Policies and Procedures page. Keep in mind that transfer evaluations can take up to eight weeks to process and your Education Plan cannot be completed without the transfer of credit evaluation completed first.

2. Complete the Education Plan Request online.

3. We will contact you when your education plan is complete. We make every effort to return Educational Plans to you in a timely manner. Please be aware during peak times (financial aid application due date, spring graduation, etc.) that it may take longer than usual to receive your plan. Please submit the form giving adequate leeway for us to return your plan to you!

4. The individual student is ultimately responsible for his/her educational and life decisions.

5. Once your plan is complete you will be able to view and print your plan from the Degree Audit webpage. If you are required to turn in a copy of your Education Plan you will need to print from Degree Audit. Paper copies of Educational Plans are not provided.

If you are trying to register for a class that you have met the prerequisite via another college, high school transcript, test scores from another center or a previous South Puget Sound Community College course then you can request an entry code from the Advising Center. To receive an Entry Code you need to email using your email program of choice with the following information:

1. Your first and last name
2. Your date of birth
3. Your Student ID number
4. A contact email address
5. The course(s) you wish to register or waitlist for that require an entry code
6. The quarter that the course(s) are offered (summer, fall, winter or spring) that you are trying to register for
7. Attach any documentation necessary to show you have met the prerequisite (ex: If a course required English 101 completion and you took English 101 at another college, scan and attach a copy of your transcript from the college showing English 101 completion.)
   
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   If you have already submitted documentation to SPSCC (an official transfer of credit request, transcripts are already on file at Enrollment Services, etc.) or the prerequisite is being met by a course you took at SPSCC then you do not need to submit any further documentation. Please indicate in your email that your documentation is already on file.

We will respond to you in one to two business days with your entry code(s) upon verification of your documentation that you have met the prerequisite for the courses you have requested. You will be sent an email with your entry code(s) and instructions on how to register for your classes.

The advising program at South Puget Sound Community College provides students with the knowledge needed to identify their educational goals, develop an appropriate educational plan, and monitor their progress toward achieving those goals.

The college's educational advising program is based on the following assumptions:

• Educational advising is an integral part of a comprehensive student success program.
• Student/faculty interaction is an important factor in student success, and educational advising provides for such interaction.
• The college is responsible for providing varied approaches to advising that serve the diverse student population.
• The individual student is ultimately responsible for his/her educational and life decisions.