There are two steps necessary to enroll in courses:

Step 1 is to apply for admission to the college
Step 2 is to register for your classes.

• Early Registration

• After Deadline

• Transfer Student

• HS CAP Student

• New Student

• Former Student

• International Student

• Late Registration

Early Registration for Continuing Students
You are a continuing student if you were enrolled in college credit classes at Santiago Canyon College or Santa Ana College during one full-term semester (not summer) in the prior year.

Continuing students may complete registration online (eligibility requirements of continuing students are defined in the early registration table).  The priority system for registration is based on units completed at Santa Ana and Santiago Canyon Colleges only.

Use any computer to enroll.  For questions, call Admissions at SAC (714) 564-6005. Your registration appointment time can be viewed using Online Records.
 

EARLY REGISTRATION	You are a  Continuing Student and may register online if you:	Registration appointment reminders will no longer be mailed!	Online registration is based on units completed at RSCCD only through:
SPRING 2010 Registration for Continuing students begins Dec. 1	Attended classes Fall semester 2009	Please update your address online via Web Advisor. Online Records	Spring or Summer 2009
SUMMER 2010 Registration for Continuing students begins TBD	Attended classes Spring semester 2010	Reminder postcards are NOT mailed for the Summer Sessions	Fall 2009
FALL 2010 Registration for Continuing students begins TBD	Attended classes Spring Semester 2009, or Summer 2009.	Please update your address online via Web Advisor Online Records	Spring 2010
SPRING 2011 Registration for Continuing students begins TBD	Attended classes Fall semester 2010	Please update your address online via Web Advisor. Online Records	Spring or Summer 2010

Registration for Continuing Students After Registration Deadline
Continuing students who do not meet the early registration deadline may register online until the Friday before the full semester classes begin.

New Student Transferring From Another College
If you have attended another college, especially another community college, you must:

• Bring a copy of your official transcript to Counseling and meet with a counselor.  If you completed a prerequisite outside of SAC, you may be restricted from registration. OBTAIN A CLASS WAIVER FROM A COUNSELOR FOR ALL PRE-REQUISITES TAKEN OUTSIDE OF THE RSCCD DISTRICT. 

• Bring any official copies of placement test results in English, reading, and /or math to the Santa Ana College Testing Center to determine whether it is advisable to complete additional placement testing. Placement test information from other colleges must include: your name, name of the test(s), the raw scores(s), and test date(s).  Test scores for English are valid for two years.  Test scores for Math are valid for one year.

• Make an appointment to see a counselor by calling the Santa Ana College Counseling Center at (714) 564-6100.

• Bring an official copy of your transcripts from other colleges and official copies of any placement test results.

High School Students in Career Advanced Placement Program (CAP)
CAP form and CAP Attachment form for K-12 students. A significant portion of the Rancho Santiago Community College District curriculum is available to supplement programs of high school students recommended by their counselors.  Contact your high school counseling office for details.  Placement tests for Math and English are required! CAP forms need the signatures of the the Principal and parent. Also, a dean's signature is required for each course.  Click here for a list of Division Deans. 
NOTE: Please print and complete both forms. 

Effective Summer 2009, CAP students with a principal's recommendation, parent's  and dean's signatures can register online. Submit a  copy of the approved CAP Forms to the Admissions Office prior to your registration date.  Due to a new state law CAP students who wish to take classes at a community college must be assigned a low enrollment priority so as not to displace regularly admitted students.

New Student

You are a new student if you have never enrolled in college credit classes at Santa Ana College.

 
New students receive appointments to register on a first-come, first-served basis. All new students to SAC are encouraged to complete matriculation services (testing, orientation, and advisement).  Upon completing testing, students will be given an appointment to attend an orientation and advisement session with a counselor.  Students will receive their test results and their appointment to register after completing orientation and advisement.  See the Placement Testing Schedule for further information.

 

Matriculation Information

The matriculation program consists of a program of assessment, orientation, and academic advisement for students who plan to do any of the following:

• accumulate 15 units or more in your lifetime

• enroll in an English or math course

• work toward an Associate degree, occupational certificate

• transfer program to a four-year university, or new career

Students with bachelor's degrees or higher are exempt from matriculation.  To complete placement testing (assessment) you must first file your admission application.

Students who are unsure whether they should complete the matriculation program should contact the Counseling Department at Santa Ana College, (714) 564-6100.

Former Students and Other New Students

Students are issued a registration information via email after filing an application online.  You may enroll online on your registration appointment date/time and thereafter until the Saturday before the semester begins.  

Registration appointments are issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Apply early! 

International Students
International students should contact the International Student Center, Santa Ana College to obtain forms and instructions.

Late Registration!
An Instructor signature is required on all adds (ADD forms) to petition a class once the full semester begins. ADD forms are available in the Admissions/Records Office.  

After completion, submit forms to the Registration Area at SAC with enrollment fee payment, if required, for each class added.  Use the computer to Drop in accordance with the dates noted in the Add/Drop table.  The computer may be used to drop classes through the established drop date (75% of the way through a class).  No add cards with instructor signature will be accepted after the date noted in the Add / Drop table  for full-term classes.
 

ADD / DROP DATES	No add cards accepted after this date:	Use computer to drop class:
SPRING 2010 Late Adds from Feb. 8 - 20, 2010	Varies by each session.  Please refer to class schedule for dates.	Varies by each session.  Please refer to class schedule for dates.
SUMMER 2010 Late Adds from TBD	Varies by each session.  Please refer to class schedule for dates.	Varies by each session.  Please refer to class schedule for dates.
FALL 2010 Late Adds occur from TBD	TBD	TBD