Apply for Admission

Apply for admission online at www.richlandcollege.edu/apply or in person at Thunderduck Hall (Admissions and Student Records, T170, 972-238-6100).

Please note: During busy registration periods prior to the start of classes, you may wait in line up to an hour to turn in a completed application. To avoid the wait, consider applying online from home.

Follow the directions outlined in your acceptance letter to complete the enrollment process.

Submit Transcripts and Test Score Reports to the Admissions Office

New-to-college students
Submit official high school transcript, GED or copy of your diploma to Admissions immediately after applying to the college. This is a mandatory requirement to receive Financial Aid, but may not be required for attendance.

Transfer Students
Submit official transcripts from all colleges attended immediately after applying for admission. This is a mandatory requirement in order to receive Financial Aid and a DCCCD requirement. Financial Aid students will not receive an award of any kind without submission of a high school transcript or previous college transcript(s).

Placement
Recent SAT/ACT/TAKS or Texas State Initiative (TSI) assessment scores can be submitted to the admissions office to determine whether assessment testing will be required.

Admissions and Student Records, T170, 972-238-6100

Apply For Financial Aid

Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov to complete your Financial Aid application. Apply EARLY as it can take up to 8 weeks from the date that verification documents are received in the Financial Aid Office for your financial aid to be determined or awarded.

• Financial aid awards are dispersed through a DCCCD money card that you will receive several weeks after verifying your address on the DCCCD Money Card Address Verification link on the eConnect website (www.econnect.dcccd.edu). Your DCCCD Student ID is required to login to eConnect.

• Scholarship information can be found at www.richlandcollege.edu/finaid/scholarships.php and www.fastweb.com.

Please note: If your Financial Aid has not been awarded by your payment deadline, you are responsible for paying your tuition by the due date. Students will be dropped from their classes regardless of their Financial Aid status if their tuition is unpaid by the due date. For more information see "Paying for College" under the Future Students tab at www.richlandcollege.edu.

Assessment

New to College Students

Your next step is to take the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Placement Test.
The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) test assesses your basic academic skills in reading, writing, math, and computer literacy. Based on your educational goals, an advisor will use the results of this test to help place you in the appropriate developmental, student success course, and/or college level courses.

Go to the website below to determine if you are exempt or waived from the TSI Test.

www.richlandcollege.edu/testreferral

This website is available to you at any computer with internet access. A printer connection is needed to print your Test Referral. Computers and printers are available for your use on campus at T180A (eConnect room) and E090 (Career Center).

• If you are NOT exempt or waived from TSI testing, you will use the above website for test information, test practice sites, and a Test Referral.
• After you complete the review for the test, you will print a Test Referral and take it to the Test Center, M105, to complete the TSI Placement Test.
• After you test at the Test Center or submit your exemption to the Admissions Office, T170, you must attend an RLC Orientation, Advising, and Registration (OAR) session.

You may sign up for an OAR Session at any time, but you must be accepted as a student and complete the assessment process before attending the OAR session.

Transfer or Former Students

Submit official transcripts from all regionally accredited colleges or universities attended outside of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD). (This is DCCCD Board Policy regardless of whether or not you intend to earn a degree at Richland.) The transcripts will be reviewed to determine if TSI requirements are met. If additional assessment testing is required to meet certain course placement or prerequisites, see an academic advisor. You may only test one time per semester. If you have questions, please e-mail RLCTSICoordinator@dcccd.edu

Orientation

Our commitment to your success as a new to college student begins with requiring you to attend Richland’s Orientation, Advisement, and Registration - OAR Session, which is designed to assist you in making a smooth transition into college life. You will be registering for classes at the OAR Session; therefore, you must have completed an application for admission and have taken assessment tests before attending the session.

During OAR, you will:

• register for your classes
• participate in academic advisement
• tour the campus
• hear from faculty members and administrators and learn about their expectations
• meet other students who will be attending Richland

Sign up here to attend an OAR session. New to college students may only register for classes through an OAR Session. (NOTE: Students who have previously attended any college, dual credit, Richland Collegiate High School, ESOL, and Emeritus students will be advised and registered through other advising areas of the college and are not required to attend an OAR Session.)

You may bring one guest. (Your guest must be 16 years of age or older.)

Sign up for an OAR Session at any time, but you must be accepted as a student and have completed the assessment process before attending the OAR session.

Advisement Registration

New to College Students

As a new to college student, you will participate in academic advising and register for classes at Richland’s required Orientation, Advisement, and Registration - OAR Session. As you will be registering for classes at the OAR Session, you must have completed an application for admission and have taken assessment tests before attending the session. A photo ID is required for admission to the OAR Session.

During the advisement and registration portion of the OAR Session, you can expect to:

• understand how your assessment test scores will be used to determine your Richland courses
• learn about degree programs and the general education core curriculum offered at Richland
• find out about required pre-core EDUC 1300 "Learning Framework", student success, and computer literacy courses
• set up your eConnect account and explore how to navigate the online course schedule
• understand the differences between the eConnect and eCampus portals
• select and register for your courses
• receive information about the college’s financial aid standards of academic progress requirements and tuition payment guidelines and deadlines
• receive suggestions and advice on how to be successful as a Richland College student

Sign up here to attend your OAR session. Participation is required for new to college students who have not attended college previously.

NOTE: Students who have previously attended any college, dual credit, Richland Collegiate High School, ESOL, and Emeritus students will be advised and registered through other advising areas of the college and are not required to attend an OAR Session.

You may sign up for an OAR Session at any time, but you must be accepted as a student and complete the assessment process before attending the OAR session.

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Transfer, Transient, Returning, or Former Students

Partnering with an academic advisor is vital to your success as a student. Students are seen primarily on a drop-in basis during peak registration time periods. Appointments are accepted only during non-peak registration times. Visit www.richlandcollege.edu/advising for additional information. Click Here for registration dates and deadlines. Please allow a MINIMUM of two hours for advisement and registration. The process may take longer during busy peak registration time periods. Students who have the academic standing of academic probation or academic suspension or who are on financial aid warning may wait longer to see a special advisor during busy registration periods.

You may be eligible to self-advise and register online. Log into www.eConnect.dcccd.edu to view requirements. Please refer to the Self-Advising Guide at www.richlandcollege.edu/paperfree for helpful information regarding self-advisement.

Visit the appropriate area listed below to complete advisement and registration. To participate in academic advising, you must have an Advising Report that has been printed within 48 hours of your session. Print your Advising Report online through eConnect or obtain a copy at the front counter of the Admissions Office, T-170. You will need a photo ID to obtain your Advising Report and participate in advisement.

Richland College Advising Centers	Room	Phone Number
General Advising	T-180	972-238-3767
Career and Technical Program Advising	T-180	972-238-6391
Multicultural Center	T-150	972-238-6291 or 972-238-6900
Dual Credit/Concurrent High School	C-165	972-238-3784
Disability Services	T-120	972-238-6180
Rising Star Program	C-172	972-238-6122
STEM, Science/Technology/Engineering/Math	WH-150	972-238-3797 or 214-890-3849
Financial Aid Office	T-130	972-238-6188

Payment

Pay online at www.econnect.dcccd.edu, at the Cashier's Window, by mail or in the payment drop box. A Tuition Installment Plan may be set up on eConnect or with the cashier for the fall and spring semesters only.

Students will be dropped from their classes if payment is not made by the due date.

If you register two weeks or less before the first day of class, your payment due date will be the same day you register.

Cashier Window/Business Office, T140, 972-238-6326