Henry Ford College Admissions Application Instructions for: Dual Enrollment Advancement Plus Collegiate Academy Henry Ford Early College Thank you for your interest in Henry Ford College! The purpose of this document is to guide you through HFC s online application for programs open to current high school students. If you have any questions regarding the application, please contact Jeremy Guc at 1.313.845.9695 or jguc@hfcc.edu. Contents Creating an Application Account... 2 Troubleshooting: Account Creation is saying Email is already in Use... 3 Troubleshooting: Forgot password or password is not working... 4 Incorrect Answer... 4 Correct Answer... 4 The Application Process... 5 Filling out the application... 5 Step 1: Click Apply... 5 Step 2: Select the High School and College Together Application.... 5 Step 3: Select your Entry Term... 6 Step 4: Select your Academic Program.... 7 Step 5: Enter your contact and other demographic information.... 7 Step 6: Enter your High School Information.... 8 Step 7: Certification, Signature and Submission... 10 Step 8: Log Out... 10 After you Apply: Setting up your online account.... 11 1 P a g e
Creating an Application Account If you have not already done so, you must first create an application account in order to submit an application to Henry Ford College. If you need to apply to HFC in future semesters, you will be able to log into this same account and avoid having to re-enter the same information. Here are the steps to follow: 1. Go to https://www.hfcc.edu/apply. 2. If you have already created an application account with HFC, enter your email and password you used to create your account. Skip to Completing and Submitting an Application on page 5. Otherwise, select Create Account. 3. Your Log-in will consist of the email address and a password you establish while creating the account. You will also be asked to provide a security question/answer in case you need to access your application account in the future and forget your password. There are many links you can click on in order to begin the account creation process. Choose the link in the navigation bar or under the Welcome header The amount of information that you needs to input is minimal on the account creation screen (name, email address, semester, etc.) All fields are required here including birth date and the semester you wish to enroll. You are required to create both a Password and a Password Question and Password Answer. This information will allow you to access your account in the future to submit additional applications. 2 P a g e
Troubleshooting: Account Creation is saying Email is already in Use If you are attempting to create an account but are receiving an error that says The email address you provided has already been used to create an account you ll want to attempt logging in using that email. Navigate to the Log In Page by clicking on the link in the menu bar. Use the email address you attempted to create your account with for the Email text box and enter your password. 3 P a g e
Troubleshooting: Forgot password or password is not working If you have forgotten your password or your password is not working, choose the Forgot your Password link at the bottom of the login box. You will be directed to a page where you will input the email address you used to register your account. Click on the Submit button. You ll be directed to a page that asks you to answer your security question. You would have set up that security question when you initially created your account. Answer the security question and then set your new password and confirm it. After you are finished, click on Change Password Incorrect Answer If you answered your security question incorrectly you ll be prompted to re-answer your security question. Correct Answer If you answered your question correctly, you ll be directed to a new page Click Continue - your password will be updated and you ll be automatically logged into your account. 4 P a g e
The Application Process Filling out the application Step 1: Click Apply After you successfully create your account, you may begin an application by selecting the Apply button. Step 2: Select the High School and College Together Application. There are two applications you can pick from. Select the High School & College Together application. 5 P a g e
Step 3: Select your Entry Term. Select the semester that wish to take classes at HFC. Fall classes begin in August (15 week courses), September (12 week courses) and October (8 week courses). Winter classes begin in January (15 week & 12 week courses) and March (8 week courses). You can choose the semester you chose when you created your account or select a different semester. 6 P a g e
Step 4: Select your Academic Program. Next, you will be instructed to choose what academic program to apply for. There are several options available for high school students who wish to take HFC courses while they are still in high school. For most students Dual Enrollment is the program to select here. More information on each option can be found at https://www.hfcc.edu/steps/apply/high-school. Select the program you wish to apply for and click on Save & Continue. Step 5: Enter your contact and other demographic information. Next, you will be asked to enter or verify your contact information such as your name, address, phone number, etc.). You will also be asked for some other personal and demographic information. Fields noted with a * are required. Some of the information will already be populated from when you created your application account. As you complete each page, select Save & Continue to move to the next page of the application. 7 P a g e
Step 6: Enter your High School Information. In the Choose your High School, dropdown, the most common schools we receive dual enrollment applications from are listed. Review the list and select your high school if listed. If your high school is not on the list, see Step 6A My High School is Not Listed on the next page. Once you select your high school, you will be asked to list your Anticipated Graduation Year. This is the year that you plan to graduate from high school. Step 6A: My High School is Not Listed Once you select My School is not on this List, you will asked to complete a High School Academic History to find your High School. Graduation Month Enter June 8 P a g e
Graduation Year-list the year you plan to graduate from high school. Select the 1) country, 2) state and 3) city where your high school is located and click on Search. In the Results Found section, select your high school. If it states No organizations found, delete the city field and click Search again. If this produces no results, enter the name and address of your high school in the Unlisted School Name and Address field. Once you have selected your high school, click Save & Continue. 9 P a g e
Step 7: Certification, Signature and Submission We require that you answer several certification questions, mainly indicating that you have been truthful and accurate to the best of your knowledge while completing the application. In the Signature Line, type your name. Click Submit Application. Step 8: Log Out After you has submitted the application you are brought to a screen which asks you to log out, please reinforce this message of logging out by directing you to the Log out button at the top of the page. 10 P a g e
After you Apply: Setting up your online account. You should receive an email within 24 hours of when you submit your application that contains information on how to set up your online student account at HFC. This will allow you to access WebAdvisor, the system you will use to register for classes. If you have any questions, please contact us at 1.800.585.4322 or enroll@hfcc.edu. Thank you! 11 P a g e