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Welcome to the Bakersfield College Enrollment and Registration Guide. This guide will help you through the important steps that each student must complete in order to get started at BC, and get an early registration appointment for each semester that you return.
| As a new student ... | As a continuing student ... | As a former student ... |
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| If you have received a two-year or higher degree from another school but are new to BC, you are exempt from the requirements for orientation, assessment and counseling. However, we encourage you to take advantage of any of these services you find helpful. | Enrolled in current semester classes | Enrolled in BC classes in the past but not in the current semester |
| Admission or Update | ||
| Submit completed admissions form: Foreign students holding visas must contact the Admissions & Records Office for admissions procedures | Submit update: |
If you attended:
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| Orientation | ||
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Students are expected to participate in an orientation session before assessment testing. Online In-person orientation schedules can be found:
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If you attended orientation, skip this step. If you never attended an orientation, you are expected to participate in orientation before assessment |
If you attended orientation, skip this step. If you never attended an orientation, you are expected to participate in orientation before assessment |
| Assessment | ||
| As a new student ... | As a continuing student ... | As a former student ... |
You must participate in assessment if you plan to:
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If previously completed BC assessment, skip this step. |
If previously completed BC assessment, skip this step. |
| New Student Workshop | ||
| As a new student ... | As a continuing student ... | As a former student ... |
The workshop will help you:
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The workshop will help you:
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The workshop will help you:
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| Registration | ||
| As a new student ... | As a continuing student ... | As a former student ... |
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Open web registration begins late in a semester for the following term. Check the important dates page for details. Students should register for the waitlist for closed classes. Instructors will not be signing add slips. |
Students who are fully matriculated and enrolled in classes on Monday of the third week of a semester will receive an appointment for early registration for the following semester. Students should register for the waitlist for closed classes. Instructors will not be signing add slips |
Open web registration begins late in a semester for the following term. Check the important dates page for details. Students should register for the waitlist for closed classes. Instructors will not be signing add slips. |
