New Student Orientation
Quick Guide
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ACADEMIC CALENDARS
SUMMER MINI
April 20 ... Early Registration Begins May 12 ... Early Registration Payment Due/Drop for Non-Payment (Noon) May 13-14 ... General Registration May 15 ... Late Registration May 18 ... Classes Begin May 19 . ... Last Day to Drop without Receiving a “W” May 25 ... Memorial Day (College Closed) June 2 ... Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” or Submit AWN June 5 ... Final Exams June 8 . ... Grades Due to Admissions by 10:00 a.m.
SUMMER I
April 20 ... Early Registration Begins May 18 ... Summer Hours Begin
(Monday-Thursday 7:30 am – 6:00 pm/Friday-Closed) May 25 ... Memorial Day (College Closed) May 28 ... Early Registration Payment Due/Drop for Non-Payment (Noon) June 1-3 ... General Registration June 4 ... Late Registration June 8 ... Classes Begin June 9 ... Last Day to Add/Drop Classes and for Financial Settlement June 11 ... Last Day to Apply for Summer Graduation June 11 ... Last Day to Drop without Receiving a “W” July 1 ... Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” or Submit AWN July 2 ... Independence Day Holiday (College Closed) July 9 ... Final Exams July 13 ... Grades Due to Admissions by 10:00 a.m.
SUMMER I (10 Weeks)
April 20 ... Early Registration Begins May 28 ... Early Registration Payment Due/Drop for Non-Payment (Noon) June 1-3 ... General Registration June 4 ... Late Registration June 8 ... Classes Begin June 25 ... Last Day to Drop without Receiving a “W” July 2 ... Independence Day Holiday (College Closed) July 23 ... Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” or Submit AWN August 13 ... Final Exams August 17 ... Grades Due to Admissions by 10:00 a.m.
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SUMMER I (13 Weeks)
April 20 ... Early Registration Begins May 15 ... Early Registration Payment Due/Drop for Non-Payment (Noon) May 18 ... Classes Begin June 8 ... Last Day to Drop without Receiving a “W” July 2 ... Independence Day Holiday (College Closed) July 30 ... Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” or Submit AWN August 13 ...Final Exams August 17 ... Grades Due to Admissions by 10:00 a.m.
SUMMER II
April 20 ... Early Registration Begins July 1 ... Early Registration Payment Due/Drop for Non-Payment (Noon) July 2 ... Independence Day (College Closed) July 6-8 ...General Registration July 9 ... Late Registration July 13 ... Classes Begin July 16 ... Last Day to Add/Drop Classes and for Financial Settlement August 5 ... Last Day to Drop without Receiving a “W” August 13 ... Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” or Submit AWN August 13 ...Final Exams August 17 ... Grades Due to Admissions by 10:00 a.m.
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FALL SEMESTER
April 20 ... Early Registration Begins July 9 ... New Student Orientation (10:00 a.m.) July 15 ... New Student Orientation (1:00 p.m.) July 23 ... New Student Orientation (3:00 p.m.) August 4 ... New Student Orientation (9:00 a.m.) August 6 ... New Student Orientation (1:00 p.m.) August 20 ... Early Registration Payment Due/Drop for Non-Payment (Noon) August 21 ... General Assembly (College Closed) August 24 ... New Student Orientation (9:00 a.m.) August 24-27 ... General Registration August 28-29 ... Late Registration August 31 ... Classes Begin September 4 ... Last Day to Add/Drop Classes and for Financial Settlement September 7 ... Labor Day (College Closed) September 16 ...Last Day to Apply for Fall Graduation September 16 ... Last Day to Drop without Receiving a “W” November 19 ... Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” or Submit AWN November 25-29 ... Thanksgiving Holiday (College Closed) December 11-17 ... Final Exams December 18 ... Grades Due to Admissions by 10:00 a.m. December 18 ... College Closes for Winter Break at 5:00 p.m. (Noon) October 5 ... Classes Begin October 13 ... Last Day to Drop without Receiving a “W” November 189... Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” or Submit AWN November 25-29 ... Thanksgiving Holiday (College Closed) December 11-17 ... Final Exams December 18 ... Grades Due to Admissions by 10:00 a.m. December 18 ... College Closes for Winter Break at 5:00 p.m.
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FALL SECOND START
April 20 ... Early Registration Begins September 30 ... Early Registration Payment Due/Drop for Non-Payment (Noon) September 29 ... New Student Orientation (3:00 p.m.) October 5 ... Classes Begin October 13 ... Last Day to Drop without Receiving a “W” November 19 ... Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” or Submit AWN November 25-29 ... Thanksgiving Holiday (College Closed) December 11-17 ... Final Exams December 18 ... Grades Due to Admissions by 10:00 a.m.
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Dear Students,
Galveston College is pleased to have
you on our campus as a new student.
We invite you, your family
remem-bers, and your friends to take
ad-vantage of the many outstanding
pro-grams that are offered by the college.
Whether you are interested in
tradi-tional face-to-face classes or your are
interested in online classes, Galveston
College has the classes to meet your
needs and help you prepare for the
future.
The faculty and staff at Galveston
College are committed to your
suc-cess. Our tuition and feeds are
afford-able and we continue to offer recent local high school, home
schooled and GED graduate tuition assistance through our Universal
Access Program. In addition, our Student Success Center and our
Advising and Counseling Center are available to you in order to
help meet your educational goals.
We look forward to having you join us.
W. Myles Shelton, Ed.D.
DR. W. MYLES SHELTON President
Accreditation Statement
Galveston College is accredited by the Commission of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate Degree. Contact the Commis-sion on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4094 or call 404-679-4501 for questions about the status of Galveston College.
7 Directions to Galveston College
Traveling south on I-45, take 61st Street exit and turn right at stop light. Travel approximately one mile to Seawall Blvd. Turn left on to Seawall. Proceed down Seawall to 39th Street. (Gaido's Restaurant is at corner of 39th and Seawall). Turn left on 39th and travel north to Avenue Q. Turn left at 39th and Avenue Q and proceed one block to Main Campus. Main Campus parking is available on Avenue Q, Avenue R and satellite parking at 39th and Avenue Q.
Directions to Charlie Thomas Family Applied Technology Center
Traveling south on I-45… Take Exit 1B toward 71st St. Merge onto front-age road/Broadway St. and travel approximately five blocks to the first stop sign. At the stop sign, turn left onto 71st St. Take the first left onto frontage road/Broadway St. and continue on the frontage road for approxi-mately five blocks to the Applied Technology Center campus.
Directions to Applied Technology Center from Main Campus
Travel west on Avenue Q toward 45th St. Turn right at 45th St. and proceed to the stop light on Broadway. Turn left onto Broadway and travel approxi-mately one mile. Continue onto I-45 North to Exit 1C. Take Exit 1C and merge onto the frontage road/Broadway St. The Applied Technology Cen-ter will be on the right
It is the policy of Galveston College to provide equal opportunities without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, genetic information or veteran sta-tus.
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On– Line New Student Orientation
Whitecaps Student Portal
On line New Student Orientation can be found on the Galveston College homepage at www.gc.edu under the “Welcome Student” section.
Click on the Online New Student Orientation link (directed to another page to login)
It can also be found at the top of the homepage www.gc.edu, “e-learning” login using the instructions below
Username—GC0XXXXXX ( your student ID#)
Password—XX/XX/XX (2digit;month,day,year) 1.click on “Course” top tab 2. complete Orientation
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Your Whitecaps Student Portal...
The Whitecaps Portal is the doorway to beginning your journey as a
Galveston College Student. This is where all of your student
infor-mation is housed. You will be able to ;
Search & Register for Classes
View Your Degree Audit
View Your Grades
Activate Your Whitecaps Email Account
View Your Financial Aid Status
View Your Billing Statement & Make a Payment Electronically
There are many more features available to you within the portal,
please login and take some time to look around. The Whitecaps
Por-tal can be accessed from your own device at www.gc.edu.
* Under the Student Services link you will find all of the resources
available to you here at Galveston College.
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Logging In...
Login to your whitecaps email as soon as possible! This is how
you will communicate and receive messages from
Galveston College
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The following instructions are provided to assist you with viewing &/
or printing your personal online degree audit: ( requirements for the
major you choose)
1.Go to
www.gc.edu.
2.Click on Whitecaps Portal.
3.Enter your
GC User ID
(i.e. GC0xxxxxx) and
Password
(i.e.
MMDDYY).
4.Under “
QuickLinks
”, select
V iew My Degree A udit.
5.Choose your currently active “Program of Study”.
(This should be
the first option listed.)
6.Click
Submit.
7.Your Degree Audit should then appear!
Thinking About Changing Programs?
The following instructions are provided to assist you with viewing a
Proposed Degree Audit. (
This will allow you to see what courses will
apply to your “new” program of study and those that will not be
ap-plicable.
)
1.Go to
www.gc.edu.
2.Click on Whitecaps Portal.
3.Enter your GC User ID (i.e. GC0xxxxxx) and Password (i.e.
MMDDYY)
4.Under “
QuickLinks
”, select
V iew My Degree A udit.
5.Choose a “Program of Study” from the scroll down menu,
“W hat
If I Changed My Program of Study”.
6.Click Submit
7.Choose A Catalog Year. (
Please select the most recent catalog yr.
for accuracy.
)
8.Click Submit.
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Important Bacterial Meningitis Notice
Pursuant to the Jamie Schanbaum and Nicolis Williams Act, all entering students to an institution of higher education or private or independent insti-tution after January 1, 2012 MUST show evidence of being immunized against bacterial meningitis (Texas Education Code 51.9192)
Entering student is defined as:
a) A new student– a first-time student in an institution of higher education, or the private or independent institution of higher educations, including a student who transfers to the institution from another institution or b) A student who previously attended an institution of higher education
before January 1, 2012 and is enrolling in the same or another institution following a break in enrollment of at least of fall or spring semester.
The bill exempts from the immunization a student who is enrolled only in online or other long distance education courses or who is 22 years of age or older. Other exemptions include:
a) An affidavit from the physician stating that obtaining the vaccination would be injurious to the health or well-being of the student
b) An affidavit notarized by the student that he/she declines the vaccina-tion for “reason of conscience,” that includes religious beliefs.
Evident of the vaccination must be during the five years preceding and at least 10 days prior to the first day of the semester session in which the stu-dent plans to enroll.
How to provide evidence of vaccination to Galveston College Office of Ad-missions:
Submit a signed official notification from your physician indicating the month, day, and year the vaccination was administered, or
Submit an official immunization record generated from a state or local health authority, or
Submit a notarized affidavit that the student declines the vaccinations for reasons of conscience.
Proof of your vaccination must be submitted to the Office of Admissions (M-160) in person, via email: [email protected] or via fax (409-944-1501)
14 Admissions & Records 409-944-1230 M-160 Athletic Department 409-944-1202 H-100
Bookstore 409-1260 M-180
Continuing Education 409-944-1344 M-140 Counseling Center 409-944-1220 M150 Financial Aid 409-944-1230 M-170
Food Services 409-944-1284 SC-100
Hermes Fitness Center (Gym)
409-944-1308
Department Phone # Location
Learning Resource Center 409-944-1240 R-107 Testing Center R-107 409-944-1290 Media & Print
Center
409-944-1249 R-120
TRIO Programs 409-1296 R-296
Public Affairs 409-944-1302 M-208
Security 409-1364 or 0
(on campus)
N-102 966-1663 (after hours)
Student Activities 409-944-1234 SC-100
Student Success Center
409-944-1399 N-119
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Room Symbols & Departmental Definitions
Room Symbols
M-222 means Moody Hall Room 222
N-240 means Northern Center, Room 240
R-300 means Regents Hall, Room 300
H-100 means Hermes Fitness Center
SC= Student Center
SW= Seibel Wing
ATC Applied Technology Center
Department Definitions / Student Resources
Learning Resource Center = Library
Student Success Center = FREE Tutoring in ALL subjects we
offer at Galveston College
Media & Print Center = IT Department, Student I.D. & Parking
Permits are found here for new students
Testing Center = Located in the Learning Resource Center
(Library) this is where you take the T.S.I Exam or instructor
required exams.
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Closings/Class Cancellation Guide for Students
Emergency Announcements: In any emer gency situations such as a hurricane or flooding, students and employees are to follow these direc-tions:
If dismissal or cancellation of activities occurs during the time classes are in session, the announcement will be made on the campus as appropriate.
All emergency announcements of cancellations or reopening of the College may be accessed by calling the College’s Emergency Evacuation Status phone number at 1-866-483-4242 to receive a message update
The decision to dismiss classes and to reopen Galveston College will rest with the President. The following radio and TV stations may broadcast information regarding local conditions and advisability of returning to the area after a hurricane or other emergency.
Houston: KTRH (740 AM) KPRC (950 AM)
KPRC (TV Channel 2 – NBC) KHOU (TV Channel 11 – CBS) KRIV (TV Channel 26 - FOX) KTRK (TV Channel 13 – ABC) City Access Channel 16
Galveston: KGBC (1540 AM) KRTX (104.9 FM)
Connect-ED: Galveston College has implemented an emer gency com-munication system — Connect-ED. Connect-ED provides the technology to notify students, faculty and staff in the event of school closings or emer-gencies within a matter of minutes via e-mail, phone messages, and/or text messages. For the system to serve and protect the campus, all contact information (phone numbers and addresses) must be current. To update and add phone numbers to your personal file, log-in to your Campus Online account, select the “My Info Tab,” run the “Update Personal Info” program, and update your address and phone number(s). Students will also receive announcements through Whitecaps e-mail accounts. Students needing assistance should contact the Help Desk at 409-944-1352 or Admissions at 409-944-1230.
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Whitecaps Email
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