COMMON TERMS
On average, three of these are earned by passing a college course.
What are credits/college credits?
During this period students may change classes on their schedule without penalty.
What is the Add/Drop period?
This office oversees all faculty, curriculum, and student grades.
What is the Faculty Affairs Office
Room N323
When a student enrolls at a CT State Community College, they are assigned a GPA according to their area of study. What does the acronym GPA stand for?
What is Guided Pathways Advisor?
True or False
Payment becomes due the moment you register for your classes.
What is true?
As soon as you register for classes, you generate a bill. You have to show a way to pay your bill through financial aid, scholarships, or out-of-pocket payments.
This tool helps you track your academic progress and tells you which courses you have to complete to earn your degree.
What is a degree audit/unofficial transcript?
In the CT State system, the academic year spans this time-period.
What is August to May?
This academic support office provides services to students with documented disabilities.
What is the Student Accessibility Services Office?
Room S202
True or False?
Your best friend passed away suddenly during the semester. You feel sad and don't feel like studying. You stop attending class and begin falling behind in your work. You should push through it and remember your goals.
What is false?
Your best friend was a significant person in your life. Suffering such a loss is affecting your mental health and your studies. You should contact your GPA to discuss options to preserve your mental health and academic progress.
All GCC Associate Degrees consist of these two categories.
What are:
1. General Education requirements
2. Program requirements?
This type of class begins two weeks after the 'traditional' semester begins.
What is a late-start class?
AFTER the start of the semester, this is the deadline when you will be removed from your classes for non-participation.
What is the academic engagement deadline?
This academic support office provides space that students may reserve to study or complete group and project work.
What is the Library?
Room L200
The following are services your GPA provides EXCEPT:
1. Academic planning and registration
2. Transfer Advising
3. Assist with your Financial Aid application
What is:
3. Assist with your Financial Aid application
The following are services your GPA provides EXCEPT:
1. Academic planning and registration
2. Transfer Advising
3. Assist with your Financial Aid application
What is:
3. Assist with your Financial Aid application
This is the maximum number of credits you can take each semester without special permission from the Dean of Academic Affairs.
What is 19 credits
This is the month when you should apply for financial aid for the next academic year.
What is October?
This office oversees all academic support departments.
What is the Student Affairs Office?
Room N220
Each statement is true except:
1. You can receive academic advising at any CT State Community College regardless of your home campus.
2. You only need to see your GP Advisor at registration time.
3. Your GP Advisor can refer you to food, housing, and mental health assistance.
What is
2. You only need to see your GP Advisor at registration time.
Your Academic Standing is based on these two factors.
What are:
1. Grade Point Average (GPA)
2. Academic Progress Percent (Pace)?
This is a course that you must take ALONG WITH a required course for your major
What is a co-requisite?
This is the date when you can no longer change your major or add any classes to your schedule.
What is the census date or freeze date?
This academic support office provides referrals on issues about sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, and gender equity.
What is the Gender Equity Center
Room N110
True or false?
Guided Pathway Advisors are NOT experts in each area of study.
What is true?
Guided Pathway Advisors are generalists with knowledge of each area of study. They are not experts in every major.
Which statement below is NOT CORRECT about the GPA requirement to transfer?
1. You need a 2.0 GPA or higher to graduate from GCC.
2. You need a minimum of 2.7 GPA to enter the GCC Nursing Program.
3. You need a 3.9 GPA or higher to transfer to the UCONN Gap program.
What is number 3?
3. You need a 3.9 GPA or higher to transfer to the UCONN Gap program.