Transfer
The number of transferable units required to transfer to a University of California (UC) or California State University (CSU)
What is 60 transferable units
A condition of enrollment that a student is required to meet in order to demonstrate current readiness.
OR... a class that must be passed in order to grant a student registration access for a higher level course
What is a Prerequisite
In order to receive financial aid students MUST complete this online application found at www.fafsa.ed.gov
What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Puente is a student learning model that consists of three major components: English, Counseling and _____________________
What is mentorship (or mentoring, mentor, etc)
This is a statement written by a student to a committee in an effort to reverse a decision and usually prompted by academic probation, financial disqualification, course repetition (4th), etc
What is a "Petition"
CA offers a degree with a guarantee, which ensures a student acceptance to a CSU (not necessarily the student's first-choice) if applying to a California State University with this particular degree.
What is an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT)
The number of times the same course may be repeated
What is 3 times
(D's, F's, NP's and W's all count as 1 each)
The status of my financial aid application along with information regarding documents missing that may render my file incomplete can be found in
Web Advisor
Grossmont College's Puente Project requires this course be taken during the spring semester. This course also satisfies the CSU American Institutions requirement for graduation.
What is HIST 115 (History 115)
Instructor: Dr. Carlos Contreras
Grossmont College offers this degree in five areas of emphasis intended to accommodate the differing requirements of a wide variety of transfer institutions and major options.
1. Business and Economics
2.Communication and Language Arts
3.Humanities and Fine Arts
4.Mathematics, Natural and Computer Science
5.Social and Behavioral Sciences
What is a University Studies Degree
This pattern of general education is most often used to complete transfer requirements for the University of California (UC)
What is IGETC
This law prohibits the sharing of a student's (adult OR minor) educational records to anyone, including parents, employers, etc without the student's written consent
What is FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
This Financial Aid Advisor gives Puente students priority when processing financial packages and may offer students with a good work ethic, job opportunities (Federal Work Study). She is also our "go to" for financial aid crisis situations, but CANNOT help if your file is incomplete
Who is Nadia Almaguer
This mandatory Puente event will be held on Saturday, October 13th at UC Riverside
What is the Puente Transfer Motivational Conference
This is the duration or length of an intercession course
What is "3 weeks"
The courses that must be completed along with General Education courses in order for a student to transfer to a 4 year university are known as _______________________
What are "Major Prep" courses
The last day to drop a semester length class during the Fall 2018 semester and receive a "W"
What is November 9th
The acronym SAP in financial aid stands for
What is Satisfactory Academic Progress
This mandatory Puente event is worth 150 points and will be held on Friday, November 2nd in Griffin Gate at Grossmont College
What is Noche de Familia
A student who take 13 units should expect to study this number of hours per week
What is 26 hours
This Area A general education requirement is needed to satisfy CSU transfer requirements, but is NOT required for transfer to a UC campus
What is Oral Communication
(COMM 120, 122 or 130)
This policy alleviates substandard work from a student's GPA when previously recorded coursework is not reflective of a student's present level of ability
What is Academic Renewal
OPTION 1: Maximum of any 24 units (D/F only). May be approved TWICE.
OPTION 2: Two complete semesters in which the semester GPA is below
A student who has above a 2.0 GPA but has accumulated an abundance of substandard grades resulting in 50% or more units with W's, D's and F's, will be placed on both academic and financial aid probation for this reason.
What is "Lack of Progress"
This is a Latino-focused transfer program supported by the University of California and headquartered at UC Berkeley. Students are required to commit for a minimum of one year during which they will take ENGL 120 + 020, 124, COUN 120, 130, CCS 126 and HIST 115 and Attend 3 mandatory events.
What is the Puente Project
The minimum number of units required for "full-time" student status
What is 12 units