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social events and activities, including the preparation of
a Scholars Journal, throughout the year. In their academic,
service, and social contexts, Scholars develop bonds with
fellow students. Scholars benefit from priority registra-
tion, specialized counseling, and smaller class sizes. As
an organization, The Scholars Program aims to serve the
campus community as well as the individual needs of its
students, always mindful of the development of the well-
rounded, service-oriented student.
Minimum Requirement for the Program*
• High School GPA (unweighted) of 3.25, or college
GPA of 3.0
• Eligibility for English 101
• Completion of Scholars Application, which is
downloaded from the Scholars Program Website.
• Completion of the GCC Application prior to submitting
the Scholars application
• Transcripts from all high schools and colleges attended
• Writing Sample
(prompt is on the Scholars application)
• Letter of recommendation
written by an instructor or counselor who knows the
student and his or her work well.
For more information, visit the website, send an email to
scholars@glendale.edu, or call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5699. The
Scholars Program Director’s office is in LB 216.
Note: All requirements listed are used as guidelines and can be
rescinded or adjusted at the discretion of the College Scholar to 12 weeks to complete. Evaluations may take longer during
Advisory Committee.
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
Glendale Community College believes it is essential for
students today to cultivate an informed and sensitive
awareness of all parts of the world in order to better co-exist
with other nations and with people from cultures different
from their own. In harmony with this belief, the college
is following the guidelines developed by the Council on
International Educational Exchange for the U.S. Department
of State, which focus on expansion of student opportunities
for study and work abroad as well as the guidelines of the
California colleges for International Education, a consortium
of California community colleges.
The college offers summer, winter, and spring programs to
exciting places like Paris, Prague, Armenia, New Zealand,
Australia, Argentina, Italy, Greece, Ireland, and other places
of special interest to Glendale College students. Interested
students should phone (818) 240-1000, ext. 5718 or drop by AD
145C. You can also read about our offerings on our web page at
www.glendale.edu/studyabroad or email us at studyabroad@
glendale.edu.
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TRANSFER CREDIT
The College recognizes that students may have previous aca-
demic experience from other institutions that are comparable
to our courses. The College reserves the decision to evaluate
and award credit value for courses from other institutions of
higher education.
Regionally Accredited Colleges/Universities
Students who wish to have college credit transferred from
other regionally accredited colleges and universities need to
have official transcripts mailed directly from the originating
institution to the Office of Admissions & Records at GCC.
It is the function of the Admissions & Records Office at GCC
to verify the official status of all incoming transcripts prior to
the evaluation and posting of transfer credit. All transcripts
submitted to GCC for evaluation become the property of
GCC. Unofficial transcripts or copies of transcripts carried by
individuals may be used for academic advising or counseling
purposes only; transfer credits will NOT be posted to the GCC
academic record from transcripts that are not received directly
from the issuing institution.
Transfer of Credit
The student must have previously completed courses or be
currently enrolled at GCC in order for incoming transcripts
to be evaluated. All credit units accepted will be recorded on
the GCC transcript. Once transfer credit is posted to a student
transcript, it cannot be removed. A student must complete a
Transcript Evaluation form with their academic counselor if
courses are to be evaluated for GCC graduation, a certificate,
and IGETC or Breadth certification. An evaluation may take 8
peak periods. When requesting a transcript evaluation from
out-of-state and private institutions, all courses to be evaluated
must include course descriptions from the time that they were
completed. All math and English courses require a course
syllabus as well.
Acceptable Credit
Only lower-division degree-applicable credit will be accepted;
classes must be college level rather than remedial or devel-
opmental. An upper-division course may only be accepted
as subject credit for an associate degree. All courses to be
used for an associate degree, certificate, IGETC, or Breadth
certification must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
All questions related to acceptable credit will be forwarded to
the appropriate academic department. All courses to be used
for IGETC and/or Breadth certification will follow the rules
outlined in the Standards of Rules, Regulations and Policies
for both certifications.