Apply & Aid Update

See the before and after of the Apply & Aid section of the Shoreline website below!

How to Apply

Before: (current link: https://www.shoreline.edu/apply-and-aid/apply.aspx)

Key Changes:

• More organized
• Quicker to scan
• Added information for returning students
• Now drive students to the New Student Checklist to help guide them with next steps rather than overwhelm them
• Updates to admissions emails will address next steps as well

After: (view at full size on our development website)

New Student Checklist

Before: (current link: https://www.shoreline.edu/apply-and-aid/new-student-checklist.aspx)

Key Changes:

• Removed numbers as not every student is able to complete these steps in order
• Imply an order without making it a requirement
• Removed the accordions which makes it easier to quickly determine which item you need to do without having to click (clicking is more of a commitment than scrolling)

After: (view at full size on our development website)

Funding & Aid

Before: (current link: https://www.shoreline.edu/apply-and-aid/financial-aid/sources-on-campus.aspx)

Key Changes:

• Reorganized the content with slight format changes but the content is generally the same
• Removed the contact information for each funding sources on this page
• Provides a general overview of all funding options that students can choose from and then click through to find out more detailed information
• Provides a single point of contact at this point to help solve option confusion

After: (view at full size on our development website)

Financial Aid

Before: (current link: https://www.shoreline.edu/apply-and-aid/financial-aid/default.aspx)

Key Changes:

• Task-based - focused on getting students to quickly scan the various options before moving forward
• Reduced the importance of Recommended File Completion Dates per Chris Melton and Margie Pederson but still have them available within FAFSA application instructions

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Registration

Before: (current link: https://www.shoreline.edu/apply-and-aid/registration/)

Key Changes:

• Removed seasons - combined registration pages into one page called 'How to Register'
• Removed the Important Dates PDF (not accessible - please see our Important Dates article for more information)
• Online Tuition Waiver information consolidated into one page called 'Tuition Waivers' with all of the various tuition waiver options
• Transcript Requests (information and links combined into one page and will be accessible through the main navigation and the Enrollment Services landing page)
• Transfer Credits (information moved to a new section with is accessible through the New Student Checklist and the Enrollment Services landing page)

After: (view at full size on our development website)

Tuition & Payments/Cashiering

Before: (current link: https://www.shoreline.edu/apply-and-aid/cashiering/)

Key Changes:

• Now clear tasks
• Costs are all on one page
• Payment options are more clear

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Placement

Before: (current link: https://www.shoreline.edu/placement/)

Key Changes:

• Contact page in left nav will now be called 'Entry Codes' instead of hiding the information on the 'Contacts' page
• AP & IB Scores pages were merged
• Contact box was added to the bottom to drive questions to Advising

After: (view on our development website)

Program Option Pages (updating week of August 24th)

Before: (current link: https://www.shoreline.edu/programs/general-transfer/art-history-pre-major.aspx)

Key Changes:

• Shorter and more scannable
• Planning Guides on the page
• Next Steps gets you to Ask Questions page (live chat, email, phone, form submission options), Funding & Aid sources, or the How to Apply page*
  • *For competitive programs, the Apply link will lead to specific admissions instructions

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