To be eligible to use the CVC Exchange, students must meet the following requirements:

• Have at least a 2.0 GPA
• Have no outstanding fees at the Home College
• Not have an out of state address on file at Home College
• Be enrolled in at least one credit course at Home College

As a Fresno City College student enrolling in the CVC Exchange, Fresno City College will be your Home college.

Students can search for courses at cvc.edu using a variety of criteria such as:

• Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
• CSU GE requirements
• Substitution courses
• Oversubscribed Home college courses
• Courses that are part of specific programs or pathways.

You can search by keyword, course name, or general education requirement. Once your search results are returned, you can filter by term, live seat counts, start date, teaching college, and transferability.

Classes marked Add Class are eligible for instant enrollment.

As a student from another college enrolling in the CVC Exchange, Fresno City College will be your Teaching College.

The primary college where you are already enrolled is your Home College.

Students can search for courses at cvc.edu using a variety of criteria such as:

• Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
• CSU GE requirements
• Substitution courses
• Oversubscribed Home college courses
• Courses that are part of specific programs or pathways.

You can search by keyword, course name, or general education requirement. Once your search results are returned, you can filter by term, live seat counts, start date, teaching college, and transferability.

Classes marked Add Class are eligible for instant enrollment.

You will log into Canvas using your Home College login credentials.

For example, if you are a Fresno City College student who enrolled in a course through the CVC Exchange, you will access the CVC Exchange course through your FCC Canvas account.

1. Log into MyPortal.
2. Select Canvas. You will see your CVC Exchange course on your dashboard once the instructor has made the course available.

CVC Exchange students will have two email addresses, a Home College email address and a Teaching College email address.

Here are some of the different ways you will use the two emails while being a CVC Exchange Student:

Your Home College (primary college) Email:

• Canvas: You will log in to Canvas through your Home College.
• Canvas Notifications: Canvas notifications will be sent to your Home College email (unless you have changed your Canvas notification settings).
• Financial Aid: If you have questions about Financial Aid, please contact your Home College using your Home College email address.
• Academic Planning: If you have questions about your degree or course planning, please contact your Home College using your Home College email address.

Your Teaching College (Exchange college) Email:

• Disability Resources/Accommodations: Use your Teaching College email to communicate with the Teaching College.
• Emailing Instructors: It is best to use your Teaching College email to communicate with the Instructor of your CVC Exchange course.
• Canvas: Some Canvas tools used in the class might connect with your Teaching College Email address.

If you have been approved for or are eligible for federal financial aid at your Home College, please contact the Financial Aid office at your Home College to determine if you can use your Financial Aid for your CVC Exchange course.

CVC Exchange students who are simultaneously enrolled at both their Home and Teaching Colleges may be able to receive federal and state financial aid funds based on combined units taken at both colleges.

Refunds are subject to the policies and procedures of the Teaching College, who is offering the course. The Teaching College is also responsible for processing individual refunds.

If you dropped a class through the CVC Exchange platform, please select the refund policy page for the Teaching College where you dropped the class for more information on how to obtain a refund for your dropped class.

Transcripts are automatically shared to the Home College from the Teaching College. In order for the automatic transfer of information to occur, students must consent to have their transcripts automatically shared from the Teaching College to the Home College at the end of the term.

The CVC Exchange informed consent statement at the time of enrollment specifies that a student must consent to having their transcripts automatically shared with the Home College. This consent acts as the request for any classes taken through the CVC Exchange.

Every California Community College develops their own Academic Calendar, which means the calendars between your Home College and Teaching College might not be the same.

Be sure to double check the start and end dates as well as holidays to know when each college is in session.

Fresno City College classes will follow the important dates and deadlines from the Admissions and Records Office.