Courses
A course you must take prior to taking another course. Requirement that must be met before enrolling in a particular course.
What is a Prerequisite?
This plan is for our local Long Beach City College (LBCC) Associates Degree. No transfer
What is Plan A?
The application to apply for financial aid, must be A U.S. Citizen or an eligible non-citizen (green card holder)
What is FAFSA?
This grant is awarded through FAFSA and comes from the the Department of Education or DOE within the Federal Government.
If you are in need of additional funding then you may apply for this, needs to be repaid
What is Federal Direct Student Loans?
The student’s grade point average falls below 2.0 in all units graded according to the 4.0 grading scale after the student has attempted 12 units or more at LBCC
What is Academic Probation?
A course you must take simultaneously with another course.
What is a Co-requisite?
This Plan is for transferring to either California State Universities (CSU's) or University of California (UCs).
Financial aid application for students that are not U. S. Citizens or eligible non-citizens, and meet the AB540 criteriaLinks to an external site.
What is the California Dream Application?
Money that is provided through private donors and organizations. All you need to do is fill out 1 application to be eligible for any of the 700 applications.
What is Scholarships?
A student who remains on probation for at least two semesters who has not resolved the deficiencies in their academic record shall be..
What is Academic and Progress Dismissal?
The amount of college credit given to a course, usually on the basis of one unit for each lecture hour per week.
What is a Unit?
This plan is for transferring to California State Universities (CSUs).
What is Plan B?
This grant is awarded through FAFSA and comes from the federal government. It is intended as Cash assistance for educational costs. Does not need to be repaid.
What is Pell Grant?
12 or more units
What is Full time?
When a student removes themselves from a class after the deadline to do so has passed.
What is an Excused Withdrawal?
What are the Associates and Certificates at LBCC?
The General Education main requirements: Communication (A1), Written Communication (A2), Critical Thinking (A3), and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (B4).
What is the Golden Four?
This grant is awarded through FAFSA or California Dream Application and comes from the state government to students who apply by the March 2nd Priority Deadline.
What is a Cal Grant?
9-11.5 units
What is Part Time?
The process of petitioning for reinstatement and seeing a counselor.
What is Academic Probation Appeal?
GP (Grade Points) / UA (Units Attempted)
What is GPA?
UC (Units Completed) / UE (Units Enrolled)
What is Completion Ratio?
This is a job you can get on campus and is paid through a grant, awarded through FAFSA and comes from the federal government
What is Work Study?
6-8.5 units
What is Half-time?
BIO 2, CHEM 1A, NUTR 20, PSYCH 1, ANAT 1, CHEM 12A, STAT 1, NUTR 21
What is Nutrition and Dietetics AS-T?