2020 Fall Oakland Technical Early College Application Process

Complete the Oakland Technical Early College General Application w/Essay.

This task will close on October 18 so that applicants have enough time to complete remaining tasks.  Those that do not complete this task by then, will not be able to apply for the program

The following forms are required to continue with the application tasks.  Both parts in this section require your school counselor or another school official.

• Part 1 – Download the Oakland Technical Early College Counselor Recommendation Form. Use Adobe Reader or DocHub to fill in the areas fill in areas marked for the student. Send/bring this form to your high school counselor and have your counselor complete their portion and they will then email or send back to Ben Morin at Oakland Schools with a copy of your transcript. 


• Part 2 – Download the HS Approval Form. Use Adobe Reader or DocHub to fill out Part 1 and then send/bring to your HS Counselor or School Official to complete Part 2 You will keep this signed form and upload it as part of your OCC online application (TASK 3).

Apply to OCC and complete enrollment steps.

Click Oakland CC High School Dual-Enrolled and complete Steps 1-3 (for Step 1 and 3 use the HS approval form you got signed in TASK 2 and upload that form into your OCC online application or send to the OCC email listed on top of the form).

• For Step 1 - Use the HS approval form you got signed from your HS
• For Step 2 - Enter personal and contact information. Remember to be sure to enter an email address that is accessible and frequently checked by you. Email is the main method of communication by OCC.
  • Under "Academic Plans”:
    • Admit Type: “I will be attending OCC while still in high school”
    • Entry Term: Winter 20** (**Year you will attended)
    • Career Cluster: High School Dual Enrollment
    • Academic Program: High School Dual Enrollment
    • Location: Choose any OCC campus. Your choice does not limit you to one campus. It is merely to select the campus to which your records will be assigned.
• Complete Step 3 - Upload the HS Dual Enrollment Authorization Form you got signed from your HS
  • Once OCC processes the application, you will receive an email (sent to the email used in the application) with your OCC ID. This does NOT mean that you are accepted into the Oakland Technical Early College Program.  You must complete all four application TASKS to determine eligibility
• Complete Step 4 - Set up your myOCC email.
• Complete Step 5 - New Student Orientation Online
  • Log into your myOCC account and select Student and then New Student Orientation
  • Many of the instructions in the New Student Orientation are written for traditional OCC students, not Oakland Technical Early College students. You should not make an appointment with an OCC counselor yet. You also don’t need to be concerned about Financial Aid, paying for classes, or buying books.
  • When you have finished all lessons and the brief Student Survey, you must click "Mark Course Completed". Failure to do so will prevent you from taking the required English Placement Test
• Step 6 - Complete English Placement Testing (See Task 4 below) and send screen shots of recommended English placement to ben.morin@oakland.k12.mi.us.

Accuplacer Reading Comprehension and Writeplacer Placement Test measure a student’s
readiness for college-level English coursework. Currently in person testing is closed at OCC. There is a self-placement English process. Students need to self-place into ENG 1510 to be eligible for placement into the program. Applicants do NOT need to take the Aleks Math Placement

Complete the Mandatory English Placement Process

Step 1: Log into MyOCC

Step 2: On the Students Menu under Pre-Registration Steps, click on English Placement.

Step 3: Sign in with your MyOCC username and password.

Step 4: Click on the OCC English Placement Module. The course will take about an hour to complete

• After Assessment 2 and 3 in the Module – the system will provide an English course recommendation – Take a picture of the screen or complete a print screen and save – Send these screenshots to ben.morin@oakland.k12.mi.us with your name and OCC ID # in the email.

Step 5: After you have completed the survey at the end of the course, remember to click Mark Course Completed.

Remember: To send screenshots of the English course recommendations after Assessment 2 and 3 in the Modul