Prepare to attend Fall 2012 New-Student Orientation
Fall 2012 New-Student Orientation (NSO) sessions will be offered May 15 through August 1, 2012. In mid-April, look for your invitation to register for an NSO session.
Before you attend…
Be sure to take any required placement tests in the Testing Center, A245 (815) 455-8984.
- Study before you test! Take placement tests seriously and use the following resources to review before you take placement tests.
- Download the Mathematics Review Manuals (Not to be printed in MCC computer labs).
- Purchase the Mathematics Review Manuals in the MCC Bookstore for around $5.
- Go online to take practice math, writing and reading placements tests at www.act.org/compass/tests.
- Take a Foreign Language Placement Test if you plan to register for a French, German, or Spanish course and have prior foreign language experience.
- Placement testing is not required if you received the following ACT scores:
- 21 or higher in English (valid for 5 years from test date).
- 25 or higher in math (valid for 2 years from test date).
- Prior college English, math, or foreign language may be used for placement (subject to review).
Register now for your New-Student Orientation session.
- Keep this webpage open so you can refer to these instructions and log on to myMCC using the username and password that MCC emailed to you.
- Once you've logged on, click on Registration under My Toolbox.
- Choose Register for Sections and then Search and Register for Sections.
- Do not choose a Term.
- Fill in a Starting On/After Date of 4/4/12 and an Ending By Date of 12/31/12.
- Under Subjects choose "New Student Orientation" from the list.
- Leave all other areas blank and click Submit.
- Select from the appropriate sections as indicated below...
If you are a recent high school graduate 21 and under
- Select from sections NSO S01 001 to NSO S01 021.
- Place a checkmark in front of the section you prefer.
- Click Submit at the bottom of the page to add the checked NSO section to your Preferred Sections list.
- After clicking submit, you will see a listing of your preferred sections.
- Click on the Action drop-down menu in front of the section and select Register.
- Click on the Submit button at the bottom of the preferred sections list and you will register for that NSO section.
A screen will appear informing you that you have registered for the NSO section you selected.
If you are a full-time, returning adult student, 22 and older
- Select from sections NSO S01 030 to NSO S01 034.
- Place a checkmark in front of the section you prefer.
- Click Submit at the bottom of the page to add the checked NSO section to your Preferred Sections list.
- After clicking submit, you will see a listing of your preferred sections.
- Click on the Action drop-down menu in front of the section and select Register.
- Click on the Submit button at the bottom of the preferred sections list and you will register for that NSO section.
A screen will appear informing you that you have registered for the NSO section you selected.
If you are a part-time, returning adult student, 22 and older, complete an online orientation
- Select the online section NSO S01 601.
- Place a checkmark in front of the section.
- Click Submit at the bottom of the page to add the checked NSO section to your Preferred Sections list.
- After clicking submit, you will see a listing of your preferred sections.
- Click on the Action drop-down menu in front of the section and select Register.
- Click on the Submit button at the bottom of the preferred sections list and you will register for that NSO section.
A screen will appear informing you that you have registered for the NSO section you selected. - After you have registered, follow the instructions in the course description to complete online NSO.
If you are a parent of a new MCC student