Citrus College Catalog 2009-2010 (ver. 10/22

What is Orientation?
Orientation, as required by matriculation
policy, provides information
new students need to
ensure a successful transition to
Citrus College. This information
includes college programs, student
services, registration, procedures,
testing guidelines for
student success and more.
The college’s assessment/orientation
program may be completed
as follows:
1) Completion of new student
assessment--call 626-857-
4035 for an appointment
and
2) Take the online orientation-www.citruscollege.edu/videos
or
3) Enroll on one of three
counseling classes:
COUN 159 College Planning,
COUN 159 On Course to
Success, or COUN 160
Strategies for College
Counseling/Advisement
All students are encouraged to
meet with a counselor every
semester to ensure their
educational plan accurately
reflects their educational goal.
The college counseling staff provides
a variety of services including
but not limited to, educational
planning, career counseling, university
transfer counseling, personal
counseling (personal
concerns and issues affecting students'
academic progress), Disabled
Student Programs and
Services (DSP&S), Extended Opportunity
Program and Services
(EOP&S), and financial assistance
programs. The counselors assist
in long-range planning and in
checking specific requirements so
that students meet graduation requirements
and course prerequisites,
secure career/technical
certificates and licenses, and fulfill
requirements for transfer to other
colleges or universities.
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New, non-exempt students
are strongly encouraged to see a
counselor. If meeting with a counselor
is not an option, it is
strongly recommended that the
student take COUN 156,
College Planning; COUN 159,
On Course to Success; or
COUN 160 Strategies for College
Success during their first
semester at Citrus College.
Students on probation are required
to make a formal counseling
appointment well in advance
of registration.
Veterans planning to receive
G.I. benefits are also required
to see a veterans counselor prior
to registration.
Students planning to transfer
to a four-year college and
those planning to graduate
from Citrus College are
strongly encouraged to see a
counselor well in advance of registration.
It is important for all students to
have a Student Educational Plan
(SEP) while attending Citrus College.
Counselors assist students
in developing an educational plan
that reflects their goals. As students
progress, the plan can be
changed as frequently as their
goals change. When these
changes occur, the student should
meet with a counselor to update
his/her SEP.
Counseling Follow-up
Follow-up services are designed
to evaluate and track the student's
academic progress. Special
services are provided to students
on academic and/or progress probation,
students in basic skills
courses, and students who are
undecided about their educational
goal. Counselors also give referrals
to appropriate programs and
services, both on and off campus.
Prerequisites, Co Requisites
and Recommendations
Citrus College students receive information
about courses that require
specific knowledge or skills
needed to be successful in that
course. This information is presented
as a requisite statement
under the title of the course. The
definitions of these statements
are:
• Prerequisite - A course that a
student is required to complete
in order to demonstrate current
readiness for enrollment in a
course or program. (Example:
SPAN 101 must be completed
before taking SPAN 102.)
• Co Requisite - A course that a
student is required to take at
the same time with another
course. (Example: Students
taking AUTO 109 must also take
AUTO 112.)
• Recommendation - A skill or
course that is strongly
suggested before enrollment in
a course, but is not required.
Verification of Prerequisites
Prior to registration, students are
required to provide verification of
how skill or course prerequisites
have been satisfied prior to registration.
Students unable to verify
how a prerequisite has been satisfied
will not be allowed to enroll
in those courses. Transcripts from
other colleges may be used to
verify course prerequisites. Skills
prerequisites must be verified
through the Citrus College assessment
process or the assessment
process from another college.
Challenging Prerequisites
Students may challenge a course
prerequisite or corequisite if they
meet one of the following conditions:
1) Demonstrated knowledge or
the ability to succeed in the
course without the
prerequisite, or
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