The remaining steps for completing the OCC application process are required for all new OCC students, whether they are early college students or high school graduates. The purpose of these steps is to get the student set up in the OCC email systems, get familiar with OCC’s services and supports, and guide them through mandatory English placement. Note: many of the instructions on the OCC site are meant for traditional OCC students and do not apply to early college students. For example, Oakland Technical Early College applicants should not make an OCC counseling appointment until directed to by OTEC program staff, should not take the math placement test, should not complete a FAFSA form or seek other financial aid, should not attempt to register for OCC classes, and should not buy textbooks.
Revisit the OCC website for High School Dual Enrolled Students site and complete:
Step 4: Set Up a MyOCC Account & OCC Email. Once the applicant receives an email message from OCC containing their OCC student number, they can proceed to this step. Applicants set up an Admissions Profile in an earlier step using a personal email account. From this step forward, OCC will only communicate with students through an assigned OCC email account. Follow OCC Step 4 instructions for setting up the account. Be sure to make a note of the password that you choose.
Step 5: New Student Orientation – Online. Log into your MyOCC account and select “Student” and then “New Student Orientation.” Work your way through all the lessons. When finished, including the brief Student Survey, be sure to click “Mark Course Completed.” Failure to do so will prevent you from moving on to the next step.
Step 6: Mandatory English Placement (Students do NOT need to take the Aleks Math Placement). One of the final requirements to determine eligibility for enrollment into the OTEC program is a demonstration of readiness for college-level reading and writing. Usually, a test is taken at OCC to determine an applicant’s English placement. However, testing is currently suspended at OCC. In place of the test, a self-placement process has been set up. Upon completion of the self-placement module, the system will provide an English course recommendation. The only course recommendation that will qualify a student for enrollment in the OTEC program is English 1510, Composition I.
- Log into MyOCC and select “Student” and then “English Placement.”
- Sign in using your MyOCC username and password.
- Click on the OCC English Placement Module. Plan on taking about an hour to complete.
- After Assessment 2 and 3 in the module, the system will provide an English course recommendation. If the recommendation is for English 1510 Composition I, take a screenshot and save it.
- Be sure to complete the placement module and “Mark Course Completed” at the end.
IMPORTANT: Send these screenshots after assessments 2 and 3 in the module to ben.morin@oakland.k12.mi.us with your name and OCC Student ID number.
