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fcc summer 2016 credit schedule • 2
How to Apply &
Register
Please monitor your myFCC email for updates
from the College.
New Students
Please follow the steps below and call
301.846.2400 if you have questions.
1) Apply to the College
• Go to to apply online.
• Click Apply & Register.
• Click Apply Now.
• You will receive your Welcome Packet and New
Student ID number in the mail. You also have the
option of coming into the Welcome Center and
receiving your ID number at the time you apply.
Or
• Download the application from the FCC
website ). You can then
bring the application to the Admissions Office
or mail the completed application to:
Admissions Office
Frederick Community College
7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21702
2) Prepare for registration
To comply with the Maryland College and Career
Readiness Act of 2013 and Frederick Community
College’s Academic Placement and Assessment
Procedures, the College requires that:
• Upon entering the College, all new students,
unless otherwise exempted, must complete
all mathematics, reading, writing, and
skills placement tests before enrolling in
developmental or credit courses.
• Upon entering the College, all new students
who are seeking a degree must file a degree
plan that is developed in consultation with an
academic advisor.
• Upon reaching 24 credits, all new students
must have completed developmental courses
and the first college-level English and math
courses required by their degree plan.
FCC is committed to providing all students with
the best chance for academic success; therefore,
it is recommended that you visit http://www.
aspx to access Testing Center information to start
you on your way to accomplishing your goals.
• Send transcripts.
You will be asked to submit transcripts if
you have attended high school or earned an
equivalency certificate in the last three years,
want credits earned from another college or
university transferred to FCC (official transcripts
may be sent or delivered to the Welcome Center
in a sealed envelope), or have prerequisite
courses at another institution.
• Take Placement Test
Complete placement assessments of your
reading, writing and mathematics skills if you
have not met the prerequisites elsewhere.
• If you plan to earn a degree or certificate, or
you plan to enroll in a course that requires
college-level reading, writing, or mathematics
skills, take the appropriate assessment before
you register (unless you already have credits in
English or mathematics from another college
or university). The assessments should take
about three hours and will help you enroll at
the right course level. There is no charge and no
appointment is needed. Assessment tests are
given in the Testing Center, L-104, 301.846.2522.
• If you have taken the SAT and scored 500 or
higher in the mathematics or critical reading
areas or have taken the ACT and scored 21
or higher in mathematics, English, or reading
within the past five years, you are exempt from
that portion of the assessment test. Send or
bring a copy of your SAT or ACT scores, which
will be recorded in the Testing Center.
3) Meet with an advisor
An advisor can help you select your courses,
and discuss your academic and career
goals. The Counseling & Advising Office,
301.846.2471, is located in J-201 of Jefferson
Hall.
• Students who are advised by Multicultural
Student Services (301.846.2531), Veterans
Services (301.624.2836), Office of Adult Services
(301.846.2483), or Services for Students with
Disabilities (301.846.2408) should make an
appointment with their program advisor.
4) Required Orientation, Advising, &
Registration (ROAR)
All new students planning to attend FCC for
their first college experience will participate
in the ROAR program. Students must have
applied to the College and completed their
placement assessment (or submitted SAT or
ACT scores) before they can begin.
Three steps to ROAR:
• An online orientation featuring videos with our
current FCC students telling you exactly what
you need to know about attending college,
• An on-campus meeting with an Academic
Advisor to help you develop your academic
and career plan; and
• A registration lab where you’ll learn how to
enroll yourself into classes
For more information on ROAR, please visit
new-student-orientation.aspx.
5) Register for Classes After meeting with an
academic advisor and selecting your courses,
you can register for classes.
Students may attend a class once they
are enrolled and have made payment
arrangements.
Readmit Students
If you’ve attended FCC before, but not since
the Summer 2014 semester, complete the
application and select “Readmit” under
Classification. There is no fee, but you may have
to submit proof of residency. You will follow the
requirements of the College’s Residency Policy in
the current catalog year.
Students may attend a class once they
are enrolled and have made payment
arrangements.
Current Students
1) Meet with your advisor to talk about
your course selection and to discuss your
academic and career goals.
• Students who are advised by Multicultural
Student Services (301.846.2531), Veterans
Services (301.624.2836), Office of Adult Services
(301.846.2483), or Services for Students with
Disabilities (301.846.2408) should make an
appointment with their program advisor.
• Students with declared majors (such as
business, education, criminal justice, etc.)
should meet with their faculty advisor. Faculty
advisors’ names and contact information can
be found on page 8 and on the Counseling
& Advising Office Web page at http://www.
advising/advisor-list.aspx .
• General studies, nursing (pre-clinical), and
undecided students should meet with an
advisor from the Counseling & Advising Office.
During registration, the Counseling & Advising
Office offers same day walk-in advising service
– no appointment necessary! Just stop by J-201
(Jefferson Hall).
• Students on academic alert or academic
probation must meet with an advisor from
Counseling & Advising Office, Multicultural
Services, Adult Services, Veterans Services, or
Services for Students with Disabilities prior to
registering for classes.