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Returning Students ELIGIBILITY FOR COURSES
1. Students who return to GCC to complete a degree or cer- It is the policy of the Glendale Community College District that
tifi cate program and would normally be placed under the every class off ered, unless otherwise indicated in the offi cial
new catalog requirements in eff ect, may petition for their catalog and schedule of classes, shall be fully open to enrollment
original catalog year if the following conditions are met: and participation by any person who meets the academic pre-
a. Student has earned 45 semester units prior to leaving requisites of such class, and who is otherwise eligible for admis-
GCC with a minimum GPA of 2.00 and these units are sion to and enrollment in the college. Students may occasionally
recorded on the student’s offi cial transcript at GCC. have had experience in a given area which they may feel will
Units earned may refl ect courses taken at GCC, as well substantially satisfy the stated prerequisite for a course. In this
as courses taken at other institutions. situation, the student must have a prerequisite/corequisite challenge
b. Student has seen a counselor, has completed a SEP, and process petition approved to make such substitution. Once such a
has offi cially declared a major and an educational goal petition has been approved, students may not later receive credit
(including transfer institution, if applicable). for a course for which they substituted the outside experience.
The above does not apply to students planning to complete the Students who are considering developing a petition should fi rst
general education for CSU or IGETC certifi cation for transfer. read the section on Credit by Examination.
CLASS AUDIT POLICY Credit for lower level courses will not be granted if credits have
A student may audit a class at GCC providing that the fol- been earned in higher level courses. Some courses have no stated
lowing conditions are met: prerequisite; however, many courses have expected skill levels
in reading, writing, listening/speaking and math. It has been
1. Auditors must be eligible for admission to the college as
regularly enrolled students. substantiated that students enrolled in a course with the stated
skill levels are more successful in satisfactorily completing the
2. Enrollment for the purpose of auditing will be on a space course. Students should check the current schedule of classes
available basis, and requires the approval of the instructor. for a complete explanation on how to match skill level to an
3. Priority in class enrollment shall be given to students appropriate course.
desiring to take the course for credit; therefore, enroll- Counselors consider these factors when assisting students to
ment for audit purposes will not be permitted until the complete their Student Educational Plan (SEP). Students will
second week of instruction. select courses from the SEP as they make out their programs
4. Once audit enrollment is completed, no student will be during a registration period.
permitted to change his or her enrollment to receive
credit. A student shall not be permitted to change his ENROLLMENT PRIORITY
or her enrollment from credit to audit. Eff ective Fall 2014, in compliance with Title V - Enrollment Pri-
5. A non-refundable audit fee of $15 per unit, plus Health orities, all new incoming students must be fully matriculated to
and Student Services fees, shall be payable at the time of receive enrollment priority for registration. Full matriculation
enrollment as an auditor according to established fees by includes completion of an assessment placement test, orientation,
the California State Legislature and GCC District Board and counseling - Abbreviated Student Educational Plan (SEP).
of Trustees. Students enrolled in 10 or more units will Timely completion of the assessment placement, orientation, and
not be charged a fee for auditing up to three units. counseling - Abbreviated SEP may result in a higher registra-
6. No credit will be received for auditing a course. The college tion priority. Students who do not complete this process by the
will not maintain any attendance or academic records. admission application deadline will receive a lower registration
priority. Admission application deadlines are printed in the
CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT
spring and fall class schedules in addition to be being posted on
Although not continuous, new and returning students who the Admissions and Records Important Dates Calendar online
submit applications during the current academic year (summer at www.glendale.edu/importantdates.
through spring) are not required to submit more than one
application per academic year. Students will be able to obtain LOSS OF ENROLLMENT PRIORITY
registration date and time for any term during the academic AND APPEAL PROCESS
year by going to www.MyGCC.glendale.edu. Continuing Students would lose enrollment priority if they have
either earned more than 100 units (not including non-degree
applicable courses) or have been on academic or progress proba-
tion for two (2) consecutive semesters (Spring/Fall). If the student
has lost their priority registration, a registration hold will be
posted to the student’s MyGCC student portal. The registra-
tion hold prevents the student from registering during priority
registration. Once priority registration has commenced, the
registration hold will automatically be released and the student
will be allowed to register during open registration.

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