{"id":1070,"date":"2021-04-15T12:01:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T12:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/?page_id=1070"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:56:54","slug":"transitioning-from-esol-to-acc-degree-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/transitioning-from-esol-to-acc-degree-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Transitioning from ESOL to ACC Degree Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>STEPS FOR CREDIT STUDENTS<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>1.\u00a0 Apply for financial aid (Optional)\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students can find out more about financial aid <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/financial-aid\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">basic process<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fill out and submit the FAFSA. Include ACC&#8217;s FAFSA code on the application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Track the status of your application through ACC mail and ACC Financial Self-Service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>2. TSI Test<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unless you are exempt, you must take the TSI test at least once. If you took it in the past, you do not need to take it again. If you haven&#8217;t ever taken it,\u00a0 and you are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">not<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> exempt, you will need to take the TSI test now.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check to see if you are exempt. Scroll down on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/admissions\/tsi-assessment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to read all the exemptions. If you have a bachelor&#8217;s degree from your home country, you are probably exempt.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are not exempt, follow the instructions on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/admissions\/tsi-assessment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to make an appointment for the test and take the test.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>TSI COMPLETION: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ESOL students can become TSI complete by passing ESOL exit-level courses. Although they still must take (or have taken) the TSI test at some point, students who pass these courses do <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">not<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have to have passing TSI scores. Learn more about TSI completion on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/tsi-completion-in-reading-and-writing-for-esol-students\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>3. Log on to <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/selfservice.austincc.edu\/\"><b>Self-Service<\/b><\/a><b> to confirm your academic program, plan your classes and check for holds. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For an overview of the process, see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=60&amp;v=-Fm-gbFUN1c&amp;feature=emb_logo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Confirm academic program: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go to Student Planning&gt;My Progress. Your academic program will be listed at the top. If you want to change your program, you can do this when you meet with your advisor (Step 5 below.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Check for holds:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> If you have any holds, they will be listed as \u201cnotifications\u201d at the top of the page. Each notification will guide you through the steps to clear the hold on your account.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>4. Find and make an appointment to meet your Area of Study Advisor<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can log on to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/myacc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MyACC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to see who your advisor is.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you don&#8217;t have an assigned advisor yet, email the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/advising\/areas-of-study-advising\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">advising group at the campus nearest you<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to make an appointment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>5. Meet with your Area of Study Advisor<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Confirm TSI status. You should be complete in Reading and Writing if you have taken the TSI test (or if you are exempt) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> passed Reading and Vocabulary 4 <\/span><b>and<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Writing 4.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Confirm academic program.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plan and register for courses<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>STEPS FOR CE STUDENTS<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to the steps for credit students, continuing education students first submit their applications to become credit students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Apply<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you took all your ESOL classes through ACC&#8217;s Continuing Education division, you will first need to complete the application to become an ACC credit student. The steps to apply are found <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.austincc.edu\/new-student-application\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>2. Apply for financial aid (Optional)\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students can find out more about financial aid <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/financial-aid\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">basic process<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fill out and submit the FAFSA. Include ACC&#8217;s FAFSA code on the application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Track the status of your application through ACC mail and ACC Financial Self-Service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>3. TSI Test<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unless you are exempt, you must take the TSI test at least once. If you took it in the past, you do not need to take it again. If you haven&#8217;t ever taken it and you are not exempt, you will need to take the TSI test now.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check to see if you are exempt. Scroll down on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/admissions\/tsi-assessment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to read all the exemptions. If you have a bachelor&#8217;s degree from your home country, you are probably exempt.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are not exempt, follow the instructions on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/admissions\/tsi-assessment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to make an appointment for the test and take the test.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>TSI COMPLETION: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ESOL students can become TSI complete by passing ESOL exit-level courses. Although they still must take (or have taken) the TSI test at some point, students who pass these courses do <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">not<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have to have passing TSI scores. Learn more about TSI completion on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/tsi-completion-in-reading-and-writing-for-esol-students\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Continuing Education students need to convert their exit level courses into academic credits to be TSI complete. See the process<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/tsi-completion-in-reading-and-writing-for-esol-students\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for how to convert CE credits to CR credits for TSI completion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>4. Log on to <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/selfservice.austincc.edu\/\"><b>Self-Service<\/b><\/a><b> to confirm your academic program, plan your classes and check for holds. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For an overview of the process, see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=60&amp;v=-Fm-gbFUN1c&amp;feature=emb_logo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Confirm academic program: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go to Student Planning&gt;My Progress. Your academic program will be listed at the top. If you want to change your program, you can do this when you meet with your advisor (Step 5 below.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Check for holds:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> If you have any holds, they will be listed as \u201cnotifications\u201d at the top of the page. Each notification will guide you through the steps to clear the hold on your account.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>5. Find and make an appointment to meet your Area of Study Advisor<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can log on to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/myacc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MyACC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to see who your advisor is.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you don&#8217;t have an assigned advisor yet, email the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/advising\/areas-of-study-advising\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">advising group at the campus nearest you<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to make an appointment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>6. Meet with your Area of Study Advisor<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discuss TSI status. Explain that you plan to convert your CE credits for Reading and Vocabulary 4 and Writing 4 to credit. Your advisor needs to waive the hold on registration. (See the process<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/tsi-completion-in-reading-and-writing-for-esol-students\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for how to convert CE credits to CR credits for TSI completion.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Confirm academic program.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plan and register for courses<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEPS FOR CREDIT STUDENTS 1.\u00a0 Apply for financial aid (Optional)\u00a0 Students can find out more about financial aid here. 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