Financial Aide helps accommodate students’ needs by providing a various forms of financial assistance. While Mt. San Jacinto College subscribes to and supports the philosophy that primary responsibility for funding college expenses rests with students and their families, the college recognizes that some students and/or their families have limited financial resources and are unable to meet all of the expenses associated with higher education without supplemental assistance. (FYE) The MSJC First Year Experience (FYE) Program gives students an enhanced college experience during their first two semesters. At the end of the first year, they will have successfully completed basic skills coursework and have taken transferable college level courses that contribute to their degree. While completing this coursework with MSJC's premier faculty, students will have access to enhanced support designed to help them successfully complete their first two semesters at their full potential while enjoying the college experience. Benefits for the honors students include close interactions between students in the program and professors, challenging courses with fellow honors students, the exploration of current issues in the interdisciplinary seminar, and specific guidance from counselors and faculty advisers concerning the course of studies most suitable for transferring to a four-year university and for achieving professional objectives. Upon completion of the program, honors students are actively recruited by public and private universities, often offered scholarships, and frequently given special university-admissions consideration because of Mt. San Jacinto College’s honors transfer alliances with major universities. Honors students also attend and participate in honors conferences, and have publication opportunities in Scribendi, the Western Regional Honors Council publication dedicated to student work as well as the annual edition of Building Bridges: Selected Abstracts of the HTCC Student Research Conference. (ISP) The International Student Program is committed to international student success and offers students assistance with all aspects of admissions and enrollment including application, English testing, orientation, international student contract, and academic counseling. ISP also assists students with navigating U.S. educational and cultural guidelines to assist them in the transition to a new country and educational system. These services include issuing an official I-20 for Embassy interview, setting Embassy appointments, information on exchange rates, referrals to appropriate local government agencies, as well as other policy, procedural, and personal guidance to assist the student.
Financial Aide helps accommodate students’ needs by providing a various forms of financial assistance. While Mt. San Jacinto College subscribes to and supports the philosophy that primary responsibility for funding college expenses rests with students and their families, the college recognizes that some students and/or their families have limited financial resources and are unable to meet all of the expenses associated with higher education without supplemental assistance. (FYE) The MSJC First Year Experience (FYE) Program gives students an enhanced college experience during their first two semesters. At the end of the first year, they will have successfully completed basic skills coursework and have taken transferable college level courses that contribute to their degree. While completing this coursework with MSJC's premier faculty, students will have access to enhanced support designed to help them successfully complete their first two semesters at their full potential while enjoying the college experience. Benefits for the honors students include close interactions between students in the program and professors, challenging courses with fellow honors students, the exploration of current issues in the interdisciplinary seminar, and specific guidance from counselors and faculty advisers concerning the course of studies most suitable for transferring to a four-year university and for achieving professional objectives. Upon completion of the program, honors students are actively recruited by public and private universities, often offered scholarships, and frequently given special university-admissions consideration because of Mt. San Jacinto College’s honors transfer alliances with major universities. Honors students also attend and participate in honors conferences, and have publication opportunities in Scribendi, the Western Regional Honors Council publication dedicated to student work as well as the annual edition of Building Bridges: Selected Abstracts of the HTCC Student Research Conference. (ISP) The International Student Program is committed to international student success and offers students assistance with all aspects of admissions and enrollment including application, English testing, orientation, international student contract, and academic counseling. ISP also assists students with navigating U.S. educational and cultural guidelines to assist them in the transition to a new country and educational system. These services include issuing an official I-20 for Embassy interview, setting Embassy appointments, information on exchange rates, referrals to appropriate local government agencies, as well as other policy, procedural, and personal guidance to assist the student.
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