Welcome to CCRI- New Student Onboarding Steps

Whether you are new to CCRI, or new to the college experience entirely, there is a lot to figure out before you even step onto campus (or log in) for the first day of class.

Click here to see our hopes for you in your first months at CCRI (onboarding learning outcomes)

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Here is a list of steps you should take as soon as possible to embark on your path to your future. Each item contains links to complete the activity online.

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New Student Onboarding Checklist

Apply to CCRI

Complete the placement process:

• Submit your SAT scores

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• Schedule Placement Testing

Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

Explore other financial aid options, including Rhode Island Promise

Read about transferring credits you have already earned to CCRI

Complete the Online Orientation for New Students

Meet with your assigned advisor to talk about your goals and map out your course plan

Upload your COVID-19 vaccine or exemption information

Order your CCRI student ID

Register for Classes

Contact the Office of Disability Services for Students to transfer high school accommodations or to investigate learning disabilities testing opportunities

Visit the Bookstore for course materials and CCRI merch

Log in to MyCCRI and explore resources including financial account information, email access, and The Tutoring Center information

Log in to Blackboard to preview your classes and other electronic resources

Taking online courses? Learn more about what it means to be an online student at CCRI

Review your schedule and plan for your first day!

 

Download a digital copy of the checklist

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New Student Onboarding Learning Outcomes

*Words and phrases in bold are defined in CCRI's Glossary of college terms

**The onboarding period for new matriculated CCRI students spans application to registering for second-term classes

By the time you register for your second term of classes, you will...

1. Choose your major and/or Academic and Career Path

• Explore academic, career, financial, and personal needs, interests and aptitudes. You can do this by:
  • Meeting with Admissions Counselors
  • Attending an Enrollment Day event
  • Meeting with Career Services
  • Taking the MyMajors assessment
  • Meeting with your assigned advisor
  • Registering for PATH 1010 (for General Studies students)
• Build a plan to apply to/enter a major when pre-requisites are met, if necessary
• Include transfer and/or career options in major and path selection (with guidance from your assigned advisor)

2. Meet with your assigned advisor (at least once every term is recommended) to:

• Understand your academic placement (ESOL and pre-college reading, writing, and math courses)
• Confirm and maintain goals and plans
  • Academic
  • Personal
  • Career
  • Transfer
  • Financial
• Develop a term-by-term course plan that will lead to a credential (degrees and certificates)
• Select courses for each term

3. Create and maintain a financial plan for college. Your financial plan will include:

• FAFSA completion or alternate financial aid applications
• Meet with Financial Aid Office Representatives, as needed
• Scholarship opportunities
• Transfer considerations

4. Complete/attend academic orientation activities, including both in-person and online modules and events

5. Access technology and acquire materials needed for your college success

• Student ID
• Course Management System (example: Blackboard)
• Books and other course materials
• College software/platform systems including Starfish, MyCCRI, etc.

6. Know how and when to seek academic and personal support including:

• The Tutoring Centers for tutoring and academic coaching
• Writing Centers
• Career Services
• Disability Services for Students
• Access programs
• CCRI Social Workers