COMMON TERMS
Important Dates
ACADEMIC SUPPORT OFFICES
ACADEMIC ADVISING
WILD
100

On average, three of these are earned by passing a college course.

What are credits/college credits?

100

During this period students may change classes on their schedule without penalty.

What is the Add/Drop period?

100

This office oversees all faculty, curriculum, and student grades.

What is the Faculty Affairs Office

Room N323

100

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?

100

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.

200

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?

200

In the CT State system, the academic year spans this time-period.

What is August to May?

200

This academic support office provides services to students with documented disabilities.

What is the Student Accessibility Services Office?

Room S202

200

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.

200

All GCC Associate Degrees consist of these two categories.

What are: 

1. General Education requirements 

2. Program requirements?

300

This type of class begins two weeks after the 'traditional' semester begins.

What is a late-start class?

300

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?

300

This academic support office provides space that students may reserve to study or complete group and project work.

What is the Library?

Room L200

300

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

300

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

400

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

400

This is the month when you should apply for financial aid for the next academic year.

What is October?

400

This office oversees all academic support departments.

What is the Student Affairs Office?

Room N220

400

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.

400

Your Academic Standing is based on these two factors.

What are:

1. Grade Point Average (GPA) 

2. Academic Progress Percent (Pace)?

500

This is a course that you must take ALONG WITH a required course for your major

What is a co-requisite?

500

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?

500

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

500

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. 

500

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.