CCCApply Sub-Committee - 2020 International Application

Authorized Agent Email

Yes - New field

6.8.0

App-specific issues?

4.23.17

2017-17: Various International Application Changes
2017-17A: International App Bugs & Other Change Requests

CR-Survey-04.2017.pdf

International

April 26, 2107

Review NEW 

3.01.17

2017-18: International Students

03.06.17

TBD

TBD

Questions submitted by colleges

TBD

Can there be a red asterisk to indicate which fields are mandatory in the International Application (only)?

CR Survey says: Defer to IA sub-committee

TBD

TBD

On the Personal Information page: Given this is a requirement for SEVIS, can we remove the value for "Decline to State" in the Gender question response options?

CR Survey says: Defer to IA sub-committee

Can we add a checkbox question and data field for International Phone Numbers: “I do not have a US phone number”

CR Survey says: Defer to IA sub-committee

Consider the new international phone number format implemented in Oct 2017. Is this enough?

On the Visa/Dependents page: Can we change the Visa Type list to only display “F-1” or “No Visa Yet”. Can we remove or hide all the other visas listed?

CR Survey says: Defer to IA sub-committee

Consider: Visa Types field values were revised in Oct 2017 to remove everything except: F1, M1, J1, or Other or None.  Should we remove these?

On the Visa/Dependents page: Can we remove or hide I-94 number questions?

CR Survey says: Defer to IA sub-committee

Consider: I-94 section was revised in Oct 2017. Sub-committee should review and see if this is enough.

On the SEVIS page:  Can we change “How many OPT/CPT do you have?” to “how many OPT/CPT have you had”?

CR Survey says: Defer to IA sub-committee

On the SEVIS page:  Can we add a checkbox for “I’m currently on OPT”?

CR Survey says: Defer to IA sub-committee

2017-28

Add "Intended Major for Transfer" to Majors Section

04.23.17

CCCApply 

January 2018

APPROVED

Debbie Raucher, Burton Foundation re: Foster Youth

Thank you Patty for giving me an opportunity to weigh in. I read this with the lens of the potential impact on foster youth and have the following thoughts.

1. Regarding the sentence “Enter the name of your parent or guardian below, or check the box indicating you do not have a parent or guardian.” I would recommend adding to that sentence “…or otherwise qualify as an independent student.” It’s a little confusing for someone who is in foster care (or potentially someone qualifying as independent in some other way but who has a parent), because that first sentence implies that the box should be checked only if you don’t have a parent or guardian.

2. You say that if someone enters a parent or guardian name, the box below with options for independent status disappears. This is concerning to me. I could easily see a foster youth entering a name in that space not realizing that if they go further down, they can check the box for being independent, despite the instructions. Once they’ve completed those fields, if the checkbox disappears before they get to the place where they’re reading the qualifications for the check box, they may not realize they should have checked the box. As we’ve discussed before, many enter “guardian” as a default when they don’t live with their bio parent, which then triggers additional verification. Could there instead be an initial question that offers two check boxes – one for I have a parent or guardian and one for I qualify as independent? That way they have to make a choice between two options and might be less likely to inadvertently check the independent box?

Mitch Leahy, Admissions & Records, Santa Rosa College

 I am concerned with item #2 when you say “Could there instead be an initial question that offers two check boxes – one for I have a parent or guardian and one for I qualify as independent?”.

Through the lens of non-foster youth 18 years olds, they feel that they do qualify as an independent which is incorrect for the purposes of residency determination. This results in barriers for the majority of our non-foster youth students who have to followup with more paperwork.

Mia Keeley, CCCCO

I have the same concern as Mitchell. Do want to schedule a call? Will that be easier than discussing by email?

Debbie Raucher

In lieu of a call, I have another suggestion to offer. What if there was a sentence after “Enter the name of…” in bold that says something like “Do not enter a name below if any of the special circumstances described below apply to you.”