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The student portal that allows students to plan out the courses in their academic programs, register for classes, request transcripts, check grades and many more functions.
What is Self-Service?
This form displays all the advisors a student has had to date and allows you to add a new one.
What is STAD (Student Academic Advisor)?
Programs that require an additional admission steps and a separate application.
What are selective admissions programs?
Cosmetology
Esthetics
Medical Assisting
Medical Sonography
Associate Degree Nursing (RN)
Practical Nursing (LPN)
LPN-to-RN
Respiratory Therapy
Social and Human Services
Surgical Technology
Veterinary Technology
The website address where students and contributors complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
What is www.studentaid.gov
This advisor’s favorite hobbies include photography, painting, reading, and gardening.
Who is Leah?
A higher education software solution designed to increase student retention, track academic progress, and support underserved populations.
What is Watermark?
The form used to view notes, administrative comments, and FERPA-related information or restrictions.
What is STRK (Student Remarks)?
Prepares students to transfer into education programs focused on mathematics, science, or STEM teaching fields.
What is the Associate in Science Teacher Prep?
Defined as maintaining a 2.0 GPA and/or a 67% completion rate in all attempted course.
What is Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)?
This advisor’s favorite snack combination includes sugar-free gummy bears and Cool Ranch Doritos.
Who is Kendrick?
Allows students to visit once a week to supplement food and personal care insecurities.
What is Mo's Pantry?
This form lists all the institutions a student has attended, including high school and other academic institutions. You can detail an institution to view further information, including GPAs and degrees awarded (if applicable).
What is IASU (Institutions Attended Summary)?
Prepares students to support recruiting, on-boarding, employee records, payroll, benefits, training, and workplace communication.
What is Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resources?
Students must complete their program of study in a time frame that does not exceed 150% of the academic program's published length.
What is maximum timeframe?
This advisor’s favorite animal is the giraffe.
Who is Leslie?
Provides individuals with a documented disability reasonable physical, academic, and program access.
What is Accessibility Services?
Use this form to view and manage holds on student accounts.
What is PERC (Person Restrictions)?
Prepares students to support criminal investigations by collecting evidence, following crime scene procedures, documenting findings, and introducing forensic methods.
What is Criminal Justice Technology with a concentration in Forensic Science?
The process by which a student may request reconsideration of financial aid eligibility.
What is a SAP Appeal (Statisfactory Academic Progress Appeal)?
This advisor watches Formula 1 religiously.
Who is Laura?
A dynamic collaborative space where people come together to meet, share ideas, create, and learn from each other. Provides access to 3D printing, a laser cutter and engraver, a vinyl cutter, a button maker, podcast recording, video production, and virtual reality headsets for career exploration.
What is the Rhinovation Station?
This form allows you to view the list of waivers the student has been granted. Here, you can create and manage waivers for course registration.
What is SRWS (Student Requisite Waivers Summary)?
Prepares students to support attorneys and legal organizations by conducting research, preparing documents, managing cases, communicating, and following office procedures.
What is Paralegal Technology?
The student's financial aid status when the student first fails to meet SAP standards at the end of a semester.
What is Warning?
Chick flicks and popcorn are part of this advisor’s ideal way to unwind.
Who is Gina?
Students enrolled in class can use this resource during any stage of the writing process to get feedback on all writing-related topics.
What is the Writing Center?
This form is a powerful tool for tracking academic progress, planning future coursework, and ensuring graduation requirements are met.
What is EVAL (Evaluate Student Program)?
Prepares students to support patients and surgical teams before, during, and after procedures while maintaining equipment and sterile environments.
What is Surgical Technology?
This state-funded grant is available to parents who are day students pursuing a diploma or associate degree at Gaston College.
What is the Childcare Grant?
This advisor enjoys British historical television shows, old-school murder mysteries, and 90s to early-2000s music.
Who is Alyson?
Provides academic assistance for students who are experiencing academic difficulty or otherwise want to improve academic success skills.
What is the Learning Center and Math & Science Center (MASC)?
This form can be used to explore "what-if" scenarios to evaluate a student's progress in another program of study. This allows you to see how completed coursework will fit into the proposed program.
What is PSPR (Proposed Academic Program Evaluation)?
Prepares students to perform laboratory procedures used in biological, chemical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biomanufacturing settings.
What is Biotechnology?
This program provides on-campus work opportunities for students needing financial assistance to attend school.
What is the federal work-study program?
A vanilla latte is this advisor’s coffee order of choice.
Who is Amanda?
Assists students who need basic assistance–food, housing, transportation, tuition, books, or other resources–who have experience unexpected or unavoidable hardships.
What is the Emergency Assistance Program?
This form is the primary place to view a student's global information, including addresses, Academic Programs, Student Types, and advisors, and is a great place to check the status of College Now (CCP) students.
What is SPRO (Student Profile)?
This program is intended for students who want to transfer to a four-year institution and are considering a major in business, psychology, sociology, history, social work, and many other non-science related majors.
What is Associate in Arts (AA)?
This is not a loan program or financial aid. There are no interest or finance charges assessed, and there is no credit check.
What is Nelnet Payment Plan?
This advisor loves stationery.
Who is Jenny?
This program provides students with access to clinicians who can assist with personal or academic-related challenges and concerns. They will also have access to Work-Life services such as Financial Services, ID Theft recovery, and more.
What is Student Outreach Services (SOS)?
This form displays a complete list of current and previous registrations and accepted transfer coursework.
What is STAC (Student Academic Credit)?
Allows students to take credit courses without completing a full program of study or who are enrolled at another institution and need to transfer credits.
What is Special Credit and Visiting Student?
A one-stop shop where students can submit one general application that is submitted to hundreds of scholarship opportunities specific to Gaston College students.
What is Academic Works?
This advisor was a former Assistant Director of Financial Aid.
Who is Vondra?