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This official document outlines degree requirements, course descriptions, academic policies, and is free online.
What is the Cypress College Catalog?
These terms are typically used interchangeable and refer to the number of hours per week you will spend in each class.
What is/are units/credit?
These prerequisites are specific to your chosen field of study and must be completed to progress in your major.
What are major prerequisites?
These are courses are "free choice" that allow you to explore classes inside or outside your major and are not needed for completion of educational requirements.
What are elective courses?
This is the minimum GPA students must maintain each semester and cumulatively to stay eligible for financial aid.
What is 2.0?
Complete Orientation, Guided Placement, and meet with a counselor to create your first semester schedule, and you’ll earn this early opportunity to register for classes.
What is Priority Registration?
This is the list of courses you will take for a single semester based on your educational goals that can be found in your Degree Works in My Gateway.
What is a semester educational plan?
These are courses required by universities like CSU or UC to transfer successfully, often listed on ASSIST.org.
What are transfer prerequisites?
Students earning an Associate Degree or transferring to CSU/UC must follow this set of academic requirements.
What is the General Education Breadth Pattern?
This is the minimum percentage of units a student must successfully complete each semester and cumulatively to maintain financial aid eligibility at Cypress College.
What is 67%?
Bonus question:
If a student registers/enrolls in 12 units of classes but only completes 8 units, have they completed the units to maintain financial aid?
This Tab Under Tools in my Gateway will help you with the following task.
What is registration?
How late are assignments accepted in COUN 150?
A student majoring in Psychology might need Statistics for this type of prerequisite, even if it’s not required for graduation at Cypress.
What are transfer prerequisites?
60 minimum units of specified courses in a major in combination with General Education Requirements are required to receive this type of academic award.
What is an associates degree?
The number of recommended units to take if you work 20 hours per week.
What is 12 or fewer?
This number helps students identify the exact course section, including time, location, and instructor
What is CRN? (Course Registration Number)
This Cypress College program offers two years of free tuition, priority registration, and personalized counseling support to first-time, full-time students who complete FAFSA or Dream Act applications and enroll in at least 12 units.
What is the Charger Experience Program?
Counselors help students distinguish between these three types to avoid taking unnecessary classes.
What are general, major, and transfer prerequisites?
This new general education pattern allows California community college students to complete lower-division requirements before transferring to a CSU or UC campus.
What is Cal-GETC?
How can you set up an appointment with Counselor James?
This online platform lets you register for courses, view multiple schedule options, and see course details like CRN, time, location, and instructor.
What is your comprehensive student educational plan?
This online tool helps California community college students find transferable courses and view articulation agreements with CSU and UC campuses.
What is ASSIST.org?
Maintaining a GPA of 2.0 or higher and successfully completing at least 67% of your attempted units each semester helps you stay eligible for this important financial aid requirement.
What is Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)?
This is a tool to help you keep track of your progress on your educational journey.
What is degree works?