How to Apply & Enroll

Step Forward: Priority Registration
Learn how the priority registration process helped these Community College students focus on their priorities and get on the right track to completing their education.

1
Apply for Admission &
Identify an Educational Goal

2
Complete Assessment
for math and English

3
Complete College
Orientation Workshop

4
Meet with a counselor
Get Educational Plan

5
Register for Classes
& Pay Fees

6
Sign in and Use Your
Assigned my.smccd.edu
Email

Step 1: Apply for Admission and Identify an Educational Goal

We are currently accepting applications for Summer/Fall 2018.

Apply Online
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New and returning students who have not taken a class within the San Mateo County Community College District for one or more years must complete the online admission application.

Students with an F1 Student Visa, please complete the International Student Application.

High School Concurrent Enrollment Program
This program is for high school students who are considering taking college courses while still attending high school. Go to the College Connection Concurrent Enrollment Program website and follow the directions.

As part of completing the online admission application students identify an educational goal.

After you submit the online admission application:

Print the confirmation page.
Check your email (including the spam folder) for important information from CSM Admissions Office regarding your registration.
Your email will include your student ID number and the next steps in the registration process.
The email usually arrives within 1-2 hours of submitting the application, but may take up to one business day. Please note our Admissions and Records Office Hours of Operation. If you have not received the “Welcome to College of San Mateo” email, it may have gone to your email account’s spam folder. Also, please make sure you fully submitted the application. After you submit the application, you are taken to a confirmation page, which provides a confirmation number. Print the confirmation page for your records. For technical assistance with the online application, please contact OpenCCC at (877) 247-4836 or support@openccc.net.

Your educational goal determines how you proceed after Step 1.

Complete Steps 2-6 if on your admission application you indicated you are taking courses to:

Complete an associate degree or certificate program
Complete your first two years of university work at CSM and then transfer to a university
Are currently undecided and/or considering one of the above goals
Applying for financial aid

Go directly to Step 5 if on your admission application you indicated you are taking courses to:

Meet personal interests and personal enrichment, or to upgrade job skills
Participate in the College Connection High School Concurrent Enrollment Program
You are a student at another college or university and taking classes at CSM to meet the requirements of that institution
You do not intend to use Counseling Services

You will receive a registration date after your admission application is processed.

Step 2: Complete Assessment for math and English placement

Please see the Assessment Services website for information on math and English placement. Most often, placement for domestic students can be done by evaluating high school transcripts. International transcripts may not be used.

If you have already successfully completed English and/or math courses at another college or university within the United States and are planning on enrolling in an English or math course or a course that has an English or math prerequisite, then you must seek prerequisite approval of this coursework. For more information go to Prerequisite Equivalency and proceed to Step 3.

If you are transferring from another college and do not plan to enroll in an English or math course or a course with an English or math prerequisite, then proceed to step 3.

Step 3: Complete College Orientation Workshop

To have access to Counseling Services, students must first complete College Orientation. Bring your placement test results to the orientation. This 1.5 hour orientation covers the registration process, use of WebSMART and DegreeWorks, placement test results, educational goals, course selection, and how to prepare for your first counseling session.

Sign up for an on-campus orientation on WebSMART offered each day, Monday through Thursday at varying times of the day. Alternatively, you may complete the College Orientation online via your WebSMART account. You will see the link on the first page when you log into WebSMART.

Arrive on time as latecomers are asked to reschedule. When you schedule the workshop appointment online, be sure and download a complimentary parking permit for the day.

High school students participating in the College Connection Concurrent Enrollment Program are not required to go to the College Orientation. However, they are welcome to go and gather more information about the college.

For more questions regarding matriculation steps, please visit the Counseling Support Center in College Center, Building 10, Room 340.

Step 4: Meet with a College Counselor and Get Your First Semester Educational Plan

After completing the orientation, you will have access to Counseling Services at College of San Mateo. Students who participate in the College Connection High School Concurrent Enrollment Program do not have access to CSM counselors and must use their high school counselors for enrollment and registration approval.

Meet with a counselor to review your educational goals, placement test results, and course selections for the first semester. A counselor will work with you to create an abbreviated SEP (Student Educational Plan) in your Student DegreeWorks.

At the conclusion of your counseling session, an appointment to register will be sent to your student WebSMART account.

Step 5: Register for Classes and Pay Fees

Register for classes. Instructions on how to register can be found on the Register for Classes web page.
Pay for all enrollment fees
Print a schedule summary of this transaction
You can also order textbooks online in WebSMART under registration

Step 6: Sign in and Use Your Assigned my.smccd.edu Email

Your my.smccd.edu email account is how the college communicates with all students. All college communications are sent to your my.smccd.edu email address.

Only through your my.smccd.edu email address do you receive important information from your professors and the college. It is essential that you make it a practice to check your my.smccd.edu email regularly.