Common College Terms
An academic program of study or concentration which is a college student's primary field of study throughout their college career.
What is a major?
A NYC Public Library, Bryant Park, Chipotle, Whole Foods, Starbucks, Food carts, and 20 subway lines.
What are some places around Guttman Community College?
An office that supports students in filling out the FAFSA, and applying to grants, scholarships, etc. to aid in covering the cost of tuition and college fees.
What is the Financial Aid Office?
Guttman's full year academic consists of four semester.
What is Fall 1, Fall 2, Spring 1, and Spring 2?
Online tool that allows students to track their admissions progress.
What is Grizzly Path?
A two-year or 60-credit certificate, typically in a broad area of study and that a student typically earns at a community college.
What is an Associate Degree?
August 20th, 2021
When is Guttman's birthday?
An office that helps students find and apply for jobs and internships, including services like resume and cover letter writing support, mock job interviews, workshops on professional development and career exploration, and even lends professional attire for interviews.
What is the Center for Career Preparation and Partnerships?
Attending events, joining clubs, participating in class discussions, talking to student in your House and Cohort.
What is Common Hour, or a way to connect with others/make friends at Guttman?
An optional meeting between an accepted student and a Peer Mentor directed to answer your questions about joining Guttman's community.
What is an Individual Meeting?
A comprehensive outline for a course that lists course objectives and expected outcomes, exams, projects, and other due dates and assignment for the entire semester.
What is a syllabus?
Dr. Larry D. Johnson
Who is Guttman's President?
An office that supports the mental and emotional wellbeing of students through individual counseling, groups, and workshops. All services are free, confidential, and voluntary.
What is the Wellness Center?
Students whose primary responsibilities include supporting students through the admissions process, and/or providing focused academic support.
What is Peer Mentoring?
Dates of the Winter Bridge Program.
What is February 22-25?
A staff and/or faculty member who assists and supports students with transitions within their college career and ensures they are on track to graduate on time. During your first year at Guttman, they are called a Student Success Advocate, and during your second: a Career Strategist.
What is an advisor?
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, Wellness, Excellence, Accountability, and Relevance
What are Guttman's core values?
An office that works with the college community to ensure equal access for students with disabilities to educational programs, services, and facilities of Guttman Community College.
What is the Office of Accessability?
A form of taking classes where all your classes are back-to-back with 15-minutes in between, Monday through Friday.
What is blocked scheduling?
An online program that familiarizes new students with Guttman's policies, online tools, and platforms for completing coursework, as well as distinct resources and services.
What is the New Student Orientation?
A college that offers four-year programs at least, most commonly providing a track for students to earn their bachelor's degrees.
What is a senior college?
Guttman Community College aims to improve the quality of life of our students by providing an equitable and holistic college experience grounded in research-backed practices to address challenges that exist in traditional approaches to higher education.
What is Guttman's Mission Statement?
An office at Guttman dedicated to ending the intergenerational cycle of poverty, through offering a variety of non-academic services for students, including emergency funding, housing & childcare resources, tax preparation & financial literacy, and an on-campus food pantry.
What is the Connect Center?
Statistics, English Composition, LaBSS, Ethnography of Work, Introduction to Social Justice, Civic Engagement in a Global Society.
What is CUNY Common Core Curriculum / Guttman FYE courses?
The last day to submit immunizations and proof of graduation.
What is February 22?