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function checkEmail(checkString)
{
    var newstr = "";
    var at = false;
    var dot = false;

    // DO SOME PRELIMINARY CHECKS ON THE DATA

    // IF EMAIL ADDRESS HAS A '@' CHARACTER
    if (checkString.indexOf("@") != -1) {
      at = true;

    // IF EMAIL ADDRESS HAS A '.' CHARACTER
    } else if (checkString.indexOf(".") != -1) {
      dot = true;
    }
    // PARSE REMAINDER OF STRING
    for (var i = 0; i < checkString.length; i++) {
        ch = checkString.substring(i, i + 1)
        if ((ch >= "A" && ch <= "Z") || (ch >= "a" && ch <= "z")
                || (ch == "@") || (ch == ".") || (ch == "_")
                || (ch == "-") || (ch >= "0" && ch <= "9")) {
                newstr += ch;
                if (ch == "@") {
                    at=true;
                }
                if (ch == ".") {
                    dot=true;
                }
        }
    }
    if ((at == true) && (dot == true)) {
        return newstr;
    }
    else {
      // DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGE
      alert ("Sorry, the email address you\nentered is not in the correct\nformat.");
      return checkString;
    }
}
function validate()
{       
   	if (document.sep_form.firstname.value.length==0) 
      {
		 alert("Please enter your first name.");
		 document.sep_form.firstname.focus();
		 return false;
      }
          
   if (document.sep_form.lastname.value.length==0) 
     {
	 alert("Please enter your last name.");
	 document.sep_form.lastname.focus();
	 return false;
     }  
       
	if (document.sep_form.id_ssn.value.length==0) 
     {
	 alert("Please enter your Oakton ID or SS#.");
	 document.sep_form.id_ssn.focus();
	 return false;
     }  
	 
	 if (document.sep_form.email.value.length==0) 
     {
	 alert("Please enter your email.");
	 document.sep_form.email.focus();
	 return false;
     }  
	 if (document.sep_form.phone.value.length==0) 
     {
	 alert("Please enter your phone.");
	 document.sep_form.phone.focus();
	 return false;
     }  
       if (document.sep_form.address.value.length==0) 
	   {
		 alert("Please enter your address.");
		 document.sep_form.address.focus();
		 return false;
	   }

        if (document.sep_form.city.value.length==0) 
	   {
		 alert("Please enter the name of City.");
		 document.sep_form.city.focus();
		 return false;
		}   
 
         
        if (document.sep_form.zipcode.value.length==0) 
	   {
		 alert("Please enter ZIP Code.");
		 document.sep_form.zipcode.focus();
		 return false;
		}    

      if (document.sep_form.careers.value.length==0) 
	   {
		 alert("Please enter career(s).");
		 document.sep_form.careers.focus();
		 return false;
		}   

        if (document.sep_form.mentor_discuss.value.length==0) 
	   {
		 alert("Please enter questions you would like to discuss with your mentor.");
		 document.sep_form.mentor_discuss.focus();
		 return false;
		}   

         if (document.sep_form.classes_current.value.length==0) 
	   {
		 alert("Please enter the STEM classes you are taking in this semester.");
		 document.sep_form.classes_current.focus();
		 return false;
		}   
         if (document.sep_form.classes_taken.value.length==0) 
	   {
		 alert("Please enter the STEM classes you tool in previous semesters.");
		 document.sep_form.classes_taken.focus();
		 return false;
		}   
		    if (document.sep_form.transfer_date.value.length==0) 
	   {
		 alert("Please enter Transfer Date.");
		 document.sep_form.transfer_date.focus();
		 return false;
		}   
		    if (document.sep_form.transfer_major.value.length==0) 
	   {
		 alert("Please enter your major after transferring.");
		 document.sep_form.transfer_major.focus();
		 return false;
		}   
		
		var j;
        j=0;
        for (var i=0 ; i<1; i++)
        {
          if (document.sep_form.attendance[i].checked==true)
        {
	  	  j++;
        }
	   }
	  
      if (j<=0)
      {
  	    alert("Please select your answer:Yes or No.");
 	    return false;
      }
		
return true;		
   
  }
//-->