Steps for New Students:
1. Admission
- Complete an Admission Application
Click on the "My BanWeb" link, then click on the "Submit an Admission or Update Form" link
- Web register for HMSV P095.
2. Assessment
Call 791-2446 or 791-2329 after completing the admissions process for an assessment appointment. Assessment is used to measure writing, reading, and mathematics skills.
This is required if you plan to:
- take an English, math, or other class with prerequisites
- earn a degree
- earn a certificate
- transfer
- participate in the matriculation process for priority registration appointments
Students can request:
- English as a Foreign Language session
- Accommodations for learning disability
3. Orientation
Students must complete a one-hour session on information regarding Porterville College, such as:
- registration procedures
- on campus resources
- educational goals
- assessment scores distribution
- test scores interpretation
- matriculation process for priority registration appointments
4. Academic Advising
Counselors/faculty advisors will:
- review your assessment scores with you for recommended placement in courses
- develop with you a StudentEducational Plan (SEP)
- assist you with choosing classes
Recent high school graduates wishing to enroll in atransferable-level math course are required to bring in official high school transcripts.
Call 791-2329 for advising appointments
5. Registration
Open web registration generally begins during the thirteenth week of a semester for the following term. Click on "My BanWeb".
Special Admit Students
(students concurrently enrolled in high school only)
- Complete the Petition for Special Admit Students that can be obtained from a high school counselor or downloaded HERE. Obtain the appropriate signatures from the high school.
- Complete the PC Admission form
- Submit the Special Admit Petition, high school transcript and admission form to the Office of Admissions and Records
