FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE PROGRAM

FYE Interest Form 2023-2024

*Please note- THIS IS NOT THE FYE APPLICATION.  Spaces in the FYE program are full. 

Filling out this form will automatically add you to the waitlist. 

Please answer the questions below and hit the "submit" button to submit your interest form. We will contact you as spaces open up and they will on first come first serve basis.

Have you applied to El Camino College For Fall 2023?*
You must submit a NEW application for Fall 2023 even if you previously applied or attended classes through dual enrollment. Students who take classes at El Camino College while still in high school will need to submit a new admissions application for fall 2023 regardless if you have an ECC ID number.

Please note that if you applied before October 1st, 2022, your application will not be valid for Fall 2023. You must submit a NEW El Camino College Application for Fall 2023. If you previously applied for concurrent enrollment, you must also submit a new ECC application for Fall 2023. Please make sure to have your El Camino College student ID number ready. Your FYE application will not be processed without an ECC ID. A High School ID number is not a valid ECC ID.

If you have not yet applied to El Camino College please make sure to complete that step first. Your interest form will not be processed without an El Camino College Student ID number. You can apply to ECC by going to: http://www.elcamino.edu/apply/

After you have received your student ID number you may return to complete the FYE interest form. You can find your 7-digit  ECC ID number in your email inbox (this is different than the confirmation number). It takes 1-2 business days for ECC to process your application and send you an ID number.

Name and Contact Information

Student's Legal Name *
Do you Have a Preferred Name (different than the legal name listed above) that you would like to use?
Student's Preferred Name*
You must apply to El Camino College to receive a student ID number. Apply at: http://www.elcamino.edu/apply/

You can find your 7-digit  ECC ID number in your email inbox (this is different than the confirmation number). It takes 1-2 business days for ECC to process your application and send you an ID number.

Date of Birth*

Home Address *
Year of high school graduation*
Please note that only students that are part of the HS graduating class of 2023 or 2022 and took a gap year, are eligible to apply.

To be eligible for the First Year Experience Program you must be part of the High School graduating class of 2023If you have any questions regarding this requirement or you took a GAP year please contact the program coordinator, Dr. Cynthia Mosqueda, at cmosqueda@elcamino.edu to further discuss your participation

Please note that if you graduated in 2022, you are only eligible if you have not attended another college or university and must not have any college courses completed. If you took a gap year after high school graduation you are eligible to join.

Race/Ethnicity (Please select whichever you most identify with)*
Have either of your parents earned a Bachelors degree from a 4-year university in the United States?*
El Camino defines first-generation status as neither parent earning graduating from a four-year university. If neither parent graduated from a university than answer “no” to the question below.
Are you willing to be part of a cohort and take 50% of your classes with the same group of people for an entire year?*
Cohort programs have a higher success during the first year of college than stand alone classes.

FYE at its heart is a cohort model program. This means that during the first year of your college education you will take half of your classes with a cohort (or group) of students. Together you will transition from fall to spring semester, thus having established a bond with fellow peers as well as with your FYE instructors, counselors and support staff. By selecting "No" you are not eligible to join the First Year Experience Program. To join you must be able to commit to being part of a cohort (which is a 1-year commitment).

Do you commit to being enrolled full-time (about four courses) during your first year in FYE? *

If you select "No" you are not eligible to join the First Year Experience Program. To join you must be able to commit to being a full-time student (minimum of 12 units).

Do you plan to transfer to a 4-year university?*
FYE has a strong focus on transferring students onto four-year institutions.

Signature

My signature below signifies that all my information is true to the best of my knowledge and that I agree to abide by all of the eligibility requirements as stated in the interest form responses submitted above. 

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