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1 MIDDL E COLLEGE PROGRAM 1000 River Road, H-DH1-02 Teaneck, NJ Phone: Fax: General mcp@fdu.edu Website: Transcripts: September 2018 BARBARA TORNA - Program Director JORDAN MITCHELL - Program Assistant Dear Student: The faculty and administration of Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) are pleased to invite you to participate in the Middle College Program, the University s long-standing concurrent enrollment program. You are eligible to take part in this exciting cooperative effort that employs the faculty and resources of your high school and those of the University. You may register for the Fall 2018 term beginning this September. As partners, Fairleigh Dickinson University and your high school are committed to providing you and your fellow classmates with opportunities aimed at preparing you for college and beyond. Students who enroll in the Middle College Program can get a headstart by taking college credit-bearing courses that offer valuable exposure to college-level coursework. Furthermore, participation in the Middle College Program supports a student s transition from high school to college, strengthens their college application and aids in their development of crucial tools for future success. Your instructor will be a faculty member from your high school whose background and credentials were reviewed and approved by an advisory committee of Fairleigh Dickinson University. Additionally, approved courses have been thoroughly reviewed to ensure they meet program standards for college-level rigor and depth. To participate in the program, you may register online through the Fairleigh Dickinson University s secure website. Visit the Middle College Program web page at: and click on the Register Now link that appears at the right. The registration portal is open now until September 30, The portal will close on September 30 and you will be unable to register after this date. Please refer to the Registration Information and Instructions included in this packet for more important information. The tuition cost for each 3-credit course is $ (and $79.00* for the optional 1-credit Field Experience 1 component that applies only to the Tomorrow s Teachers Program available at select high schools). Full payment of tuition will be required to complete and confirm your registration. Fairleigh Dickinson University will assume jurisdiction for grade reporting and transcripts. When you embark your college search, you may need to send your Middle College Program transcript to schools during the application process. You can request your transcript online by visiting our online transcript request service at ( Paper transcript request forms are no longer accepted. As a member of a select group of students, you should be congratulated. The faculty and administration at your high school have expressed their confidence in your academic abilities and potential for success. We join them in acknowledging your accomplishments and know that you will certainly bring credit to yourselves and to your high school. Sincerely, Barbara Torna Program Director *1-credit tuition cost of $79.00 only applies to the Tomorrow s Teachers optional Field Experience 1 component.

2 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY Academic Year Program Description: The Middle College Program at Fairleigh Dickinson University is the University s concurrent enrollment program that provides an opportunity for qualified high school students to get an early start on their college education by earning college credits while still in high school. Participating students may attain advanced standing. These college-level courses are taken in high school and may be used to fulfill college and university requirements with minimal expense as compared to most university programs. The credits earned are recognized as high school credits toward graduation but are also entered onto the student s permanent Fairleigh Dickinson University transcript. Most Middle College Program courses are transferable to four-year colleges and universities. These challenging college-level courses are offered to high school students in a number of academic areas, including mathematics, sciences, English, government, history, languages and more. This also includes Tomorrow s Teachers Program courses: Seminar in Professional Practice in Education and Field Experience I. Middle College Program concurrent enrollment courses are taught in the high school, during the regular school day, by approved high school teachers. In its thirty-fourth year of existence, the Middle College Program currently puts the University at the service of over 100 public and private secondary schools, all within relatively easy access to its New Jersey campuses. Originally designed to help local senior high school students ward off the senior slump, the Middle College Program now services more than 2,800 honor students annually. Students enrolled have the opportunity to interact with some of the faculty of a large independent university in New Jersey. Participating Schools: Abraham Clark High School Academy of the Holy Angels Al-Ghazaly Junior-Senior High School Bais Yaakov of Passaic High School Bais Yaakov Machon Ora High School Bergen County Academies Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies Bergen County Technical High Schools Bergenfield High School Bogota High School Boonton High School Bordentown Regional High School Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School Bruriah High School for Girls Butler High School Cedar Grove High School Clifton High School Cranford High School Cresskill Jr.-Sr. High School Don Bosco Preparatory High School Dover High School Dumont High School Dwight Morrow High School East Orange Campus High School Elizabeth High Schools Elmwood Park Memorial High School Emerson Junior/Senior High School Essex County Vocational -Technical Schools Fair Lawn High School Fort Lee High School Garfield High School Gateway Regional High School Glen Rock Board of Education Hackensack High School Hanover Park High School Hasbrouck Heights Jr.-Sr. High School Hawthorne High School Heichal HaTorah Hillel Yeshiva High School Hoboken Charter School Hopatcong High School Hunterdon Central Regional High School Hunterdon County Academies Hunterdon County Polytech Career Acadmy Ilan High School Indian Hills High School International High School Jefferson Township High School Jonathan Dayton High School Kearny High School Lacey Township High School Lacordaire Academy Linden High School Livingston High School Lyndhurst High School Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls Mahwah High School Ma'or Yeshiva High School for Boys Mary Help of Christians Memorial High School - West New York Mesivta of Clifton Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools Middletown High School North Middletown High School South Monmouth County Vocational School Montville Township High School Morris County School of Technology Morris Hills High School Morris Knolls High School Morristown High School Mount Olive High School New Milford High School New Providence High School North Arlington High School Northern Burlington County Regional High School Northern Highlands Regional High School Nutley High School Ocean County Vocational Technical School Ohr Yoseph Torah High School of Bergen County Old Bridge High School Palisades Park Jr.-Sr. High School Paramus High School Park Ridge High School Parsippany High School Parsippany Hills High School Pascack Hills High School Pascack Valley High School Passaic High School Passaic Valley Regional High School Pequannock Township High School Piscataway High School Plainfield High School Rahway High School Ramapo High School Randolph High School Red Bank Regional High School Reenas Bais Yaakov High School Ridgefield Memorial High School Ridgefield Park Jr.-Sr. High School Ridgewood High School Roselle Park High School Rutherford Public Schools Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Secaucus Board of Education South Plainfield High School South River High School Spotswood High School Teaneck High School Union Catholic High School Union County Vocational Technical School Vernon Township High School Verona Public Schools Waldwick High School Wall High School Wallington Junior-Senior High School Wayne Hills High School Wayne Valley High School West Milford Township High School West Morris Central High School West Morris Mendham High School Whippany Park High School Wood-Ridge High School FOR MORE INFORMATION: phone mcp@fdu.edu - - website FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY 1000 River Road, H-DH1-02 Teaneck, NJ 07666

3 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY PROGRAM FACTS The Middle College Program can give you college credit and/or advanced standing. 2. The cost is $ per three- credit course and $79.00* per each one-credit course (*one-credit tuition cost applies only to the Tomorrow s Teachers optional Field Experience I component). 3. Courses taken through the Middle College Program may be used for elective credits to meet college graduation requirements. 4. You may list courses taken at Fairleigh Dickinson University as college courses on most college applications. It will be at the discretion of the receiving institution to accept or deny these courses. 5. A note for students who have successfully participated in the Middle College Program and elect to enroll at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) - In some cases Middle College Program credits may transfer in as elective credit, and not credits in a student s major area. While all course credits are accepted by FDU as transfer credits, the equivalencies for these courses and how they will transfer is evaluated on a course-by-course basis. This generally applies to most colleges and universities to which you may apply to. 6. Students must receive a final grade of C or better in order to receive the three college credits from Fairleigh Dickinson University for the course. 7. In most cases, a maximum amount of twelve college credits may be accrued while in high school. 8. If you plan on taking an AP Exam, you can also participate in the Middle College Program. 9. At the conclusion of the academic year, your teacher will submit your final grade for your Middle College course(s) to Fairleigh Dickinson University. Your grade will be recorded on an official transcript. You may request your transcript online by visiting the University s online transcript request service at Any Middle College Program student, who enrolls full-time as a freshman at Fairleigh Dickinson University, will receive a $2,000 annually renewable grant in addition to any other Fairleigh Dickinson University scholarships for which they might qualify. FOR MORE INFORMATION: phone mcp@fdu.edu - - website

4 REGISTRATION INFORMATION FALL 2018 IMPORTANT INFORMATION The registration portal is open now until September 30, 2018 and will close on September 30, 2018 (at 11:59pm). Only students eligible to enroll in the Middle College Program may register for the Fall 2018 term. Students will create an account during the registration process. This will require the creation of a username and a password giving students access to the student gateway to view their enrollment and other details. Save your log-in & password in order to: View your current enrollment in your selected course(s). View your grades once they are posted at the end of the school year. Register again for future terms. Please provide your full legal name (first name, middle name, last name) (NO Nicknames). FDU Student Identification Numbers: Once your account is created, two unique FDU student identification numbers will be generated for you Your FDU Elevate ID Number (online portal ID) and your main FDU ID number. The FDU Elevate ID number will be included in your enrollment confirmation . Your main FDU ID number will appear on your official FDU transcript. These identification numbers will be used to identify you in FDU s student database. Please keep these important identification numbers in your records for future reference. TUITION & PAYMENT The tuition cost for each 3-credit course is $ The tuition cost for the optional 1-credit Tomorrow s Teachers Field Experience 1 component is $ Full payment of tuition is due at time of registration. Forms of Payment include: VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card and Debit Card (with VISA or MC logo) IMPORTANT DATES FALL 2018 Online Registration Portal Opens Open NOW Online Registration Portal Closes September 30, 2018 OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT REQUESTS When you begin the college application process and later in your senior year, you may request to send your official Middle College Program transcript to the schools you are considering. You may complete your request online by visiting - Once on the site, select Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. - Middle College Program from the drop-down menu to begin the process.

5 ONLINE REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO REGISTER (Instructions for NEW and RETURNING Students) The registration portal is open NOW until September 30, The portal will close on September 30 (at 11:59 pm). In order to enroll in Fairleigh Dickinson University s Middle College Program (MCP) for the FALL 2018 term, New and Returning Students must register through the University s secure online registration portal by visiting: RETURNING STUDENTS: If you have previously registered by completing a registration form (you did NOT register online), you will still be required to create a new online student account to register. Your account will be matched to your existing account once you have successfully registered. If you have previously registered online, DO NOT create a new account. You must log into your existing user account. Click on the Sign In button to log into your account or to retrieve your forgotten password. 1. To begin the Registration Process, visit - Click on the - REGISTER NOW - link at the right. 2. Select your high school from the drop-down list. Then click on -Locate Courses- to view the courses that have been approved at your high school. 3. Select courses by clicking on the button. 4. Once you have selected your course(s), click on at the upper right corner to confirm that the course(s) you have chosen have been properly placed in your cart. 5. Next, once you have confirmed your course selection(s), click on the button at the upper right corner to proceed to payment. In order to complete and confirm your registration, full payment for all courses selected is required. 6. If this is the first time you are registering or if you have registered previously by completing and submitting a paper registration form - You will now create your new online student account. Enter your first name, last name, and address. Then click on NEW ACCOUNT. You will now be guided step-by-step through the remainder of the registration and payment process. If you have previously registered online, DO NOT create a new account. Log into your user account. Click on the Sign In button to log into your account or to retrieve your forgotten password. Important Payment Details: When proceeding to payment, the fields will automatically populate with the student s name and address that was entered earlier in the process. The student name will appear in the Name on Card (or Credit Card Holder) field. The Name on Card must be changed to the parent s/guardian s name that appears on the credit card used for payment (exactly as it appears on the card). The home address will also automatically appear as the credit card billing address. If the credit card billing address is different from the student s home address previously entered, be sure to enter the correct billing address. You will be ed a payment confirmation/receipt in addition to an enrollment confirmation . Please enter the preferred (parent/guardian) address to receive the payment confirmation/receipt.