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First Steps

StartSmart at PVCC with these five steps! If you have already completed the first two, CONGRATULATIONS!Taking the first steps

If not, you can do so immediately after finishing this online Orientation.

  1. Submit a Student Information Form to Admissions and Records. This form is available online at my_maricopa.edu (click on First Time Users Start Here). You will also discover your Maricopa ID, called a MEID, and set your password so you will be ready for Fall registration. This form is also available at Admissions and Records, Kranitz Student Center (KSC) 2605, the Information Center (KSC lower level), or can be printed from the Admissions (pdf) Web site.
  2. Take placement tests in English, Math and Reading, before attending your on-campus Orientation session. Placement tests are administered on a walk-in basis in K-109.
    IMPORTANT: Complete all three placement tests and bring the scores to your on-campus Orientation session. Your scores are required for selecting appropriate classes.
  3. Complete iStartSmart online Orientation (You’re doing that now!).
  4. Enroll in an on-campus Orientation session.
  5. Enroll in a College Success Course at your on-campus Orientation session.

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