Registration Priority

Priority registration will be provided for students who enroll in a community college for the purpose of: degree or certificate attainment, transfer to a four-year college or university, and/or career advancement. Students who have enrolled in courses at the College prior to the Fall 2014 semester are not required to complete orientation, assessment, or to develop a student education plan for the purposes of priority registration. Priority registration dates and times are based on Board Policy 5055, in accordance with the Student Success & Support Program.

Registration priority shall be provided to students in the order of the groups listed below:

Group One: Special Populations

The following groups who have completed orientation, assessment, and developed student education plans shall have equal priority:

  • Identified active or former members of the Armed Forces of the United States (DD214).
  • Any member or former member of the State Military Reserve.
  • Foster youth who are currently in foster care or emancipated foster youth up to 25 years of age (SB) 906.
  • Homeless youth up to 25 years of age (AB) 801.
  • Students who are eligible and currently receiving services through:
    • California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs);
    • Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS)
    • Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS).

Group Two: Special Populations
The following groups who have completed orientation, assessment, and developed student education plans shall have equal priority

  • Student athletes that have been verified by the College to be eligible (in season) or capable of being eligible (out of season) for a competitive sport;
  • Students receiving services through the International Students Program; and,
  • Elected Associated Student Body Government Officers.

Group Three:
The following groups shall be assigned priority based on the points earned for each of the weighted variables listed below. Students with the most points will receive higher priority assignments.

  • Continuing students not on academic or progress probation.
  • Probationary students who have for two consecutive terms (excluding summer): Successfully completed for each term, more than 50 percent of their courses with a term GPA of at least a 2.0 as defined in Education Code Section 55031.
  • Middle College high school students.
  • First-time Delta students who have completed orientation, assessment, and development of student education plans.

Weighted Variables:

  1. Number of Delta A.A.-Appropriate Units Completed:

    01 - 15 = +5

    16 - 30 = +10

    31 - 45 = +20

    46 - 75 = +30

    76 - 90 = +20

    91 - 99 = +10

  2. Highest Degree Earned or Eligible for:
    Lower Priority will be assigned to students who have received a B.A./B.S. or higher degree at any accredited institution:
    B.A./B.S., Degree = -5
  3. Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA):
    GPA multiplied by a pre-determined factor established by the Matriculation and Student Access Committee, with a maximum point value of 40:

    GPA of 0.00 to 0.99 multiplied by 1

    GPA of 1.00 to 1.99 multiplied by 2

    GPA of 2.00 to 2.99 multiplied by 5

    GPA of 3.00 to 4.00 multiplied by 10

  4. Verified Veteran Dependent = +5

Group Four:

The following groups who have not completed orientation, assessment and development of student education plans shall have equal priority:

  • First-time Delta students.
  • Returning Delta students who have not been in attendance for two consecutive primary terms (excluding summer).
  • Concurrently-enrolled high school students: This does not include students attending a middle college high school if the student is seeking to enroll in a community college course that is required for the student's middle college high school program.

Registration priority is lost at the first registration opportunity after a student:

  • Is placed on academic or progress probation or any combination thereof for two consecutive terms, as defined in Education Code Section 55031
  • Has earned one hundred (100) or more degree-applicable units at this District.
  • For the purposes of this procedure:
    • A unit is earned when a student receives a grade of A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, D, or P as defined in Education Code Section 55023.
    • The 100 unit limit does not include units for non-degree applicable English as a Second Language or basic skills courses as defined in Education Code.
    • Section 55000(i) or special classes as defined in Education Code Section 55000.
    • Units earned through credit by examination, advanced placement, International Baccalaureate or CLEP are exempt from the 100 unit limitation.

For more information you may contact Admissions and Records at: sjdchelp@deltacollege.edu

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