The number representing the average value of the accumulated final grades earned in courses over time ranging from 0 to 4.0.
What is a Grade Point Average (GPA)?
100
Latest possible time an assignment, form, or other information can be turned in.
What is a deadline?
100
Can be used at specific campus computers to print assignments.
What is Pay-4-Print?
100
To remove a student from a class during a set period at the beginning of the term when no record of the class appears on their transcript and they are given a full refund.
What is a dropped class?
100
Navy and Gold
What are the Gulf Coast colors?
200
The term used to describe the Academic Standing of a student with a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 or higher. This allows the student to graduate.
What is a Good Standing?
200
Mandatory appearance in class.
What is attendance?
200
Accessible on the Gulf Coast website or the mobile app. Shows important deadlines, activities, and events.
What is the Gulf Coast Calendar?
200
When a student decides not to take a class after the drop/add period is over but before the posted deadline. No refund is given.
What is a withdrawal?
200
Commodores
What is the Gulf Coast mascot?
300
The term used to describe the Academic Standing of a student whose term GPA falls below a 2.0
What is an Academic Warning?
300
Given during the first day of class, includes important deadlines, guidelines, and other information about your class.
What is a syllabus?
300
Accessible on the Gulf Coast website or mobile app. Gives directions to buildings on campus.
What is the campus map?
300
The number of credits a student will get for each semester, usually the number of hours the student is in class each week.
What are credit hours?
300
Parking permitted to Faculty/Staff only.
Who can park in the Green parking spaces?
400
The term used to describe the Academic Standing of a student whose overall GPA falls below a 2.0
What is Academic Probation?
400
Classes in Math and English for students who are not at college level as determined by either the PERT, SAT or ACT test scores.
What are Developmental Classes?
400
The new learning management system which recently replaced Angel.
What is Canvas?
400
Contains all polices, regulations, and procedures, a list of all degree programs and course descriptions. Can be found online.
What is a college catalog?
400
Tech Support
Who do you call if you lock yourself out of Lighthouse?
500
The term used to describe the Academic Standing of a student whose overall GPA remains below a 2.0 after the Probation term and then must sit out the next Fall or Spring semester.
What is Academic Suspension?
500
Used to determine math track.
What is Meta-Major?
500
All important notifications are sent here. Should be checked frequently.
What is the Gulf Coast Student E-mail (@my.gulfcoast.edu)?
500
A list of all course to be offered for a semester. Includes meeting times and places, teacher, and course description.
What is the courses schedule?
500
The Associates of Arts Degree Plan
What degree plan is recommended to transfer to a university?