Answers
to common questions...
Re:
Financial Aid
May 1 is the priority date for submitting financial
aid forms to ensure that students are considered for the maximum amount
of available aid. Forms are accepted after the priority date but financial
assistance may not be plentiful.
FAFSA processing
time: mail – within 4 weeks; online – within 2 weeks
Award letters are mailed beginning in May.
Financial aid checks for remaining funds (after tuition & fees
are paid) can be picked up at the Cashiers window. Students must have picture
ID and a signed attendance verification to pick up most checks.
Students who have been suspended from financial aid eligibility should
speak to the Financial Aid Office for individual
assistance regarding their options.
Student Emergency Loan forms are available at the Admissions & Records
Office, Business Office (Cashiers), and the Financial Aid Office. The loan
is for tuition only. Students must pay for their fees at the time they apply
for the loan.
Students interested in student employment should visit
the Career Development and Placement Center to
see which positions are available and to begin the application process.
Financial aid enrollment definitions:
Full time – 12+ credits
¾ time – 9-11 credits
½ time – 6-8 credits
The
Hope Scholarship is not a scholarship; it is actually a tax credit
a student and/or parent may be able to take on their tax return. The Business
Office will mail the 1098T forms to students by January 31st. Any questions
regarding eligibility for the Hope Scholarship should be directed to a
tax consultant.
Re:
Academic/Vocational Courses & Degrees
The GHC General
Catalog lists the classes required for each degree.
A degree audit will determine which classes are still necessary to complete
a degree.
- Degree
Audits are accessed through the Kiosk at GHC’s home
page on the Internet using a Global PIN and SID or by filling out a request
from the Admission & Records Office.
- The Counseling Center has
information on other colleges and how GHC courses transfer.
- The Counseling Center, Workforce
Education and the GH
Career Transition Center (533-9413) can give you information on the job
opportunities with a degree.
- Contact the Counseling Center to speak
with a counselor about career exploration and obtain information
about taking a career guidance inventory. Also, you can enroll in a career/life
options class.
- Fill out a “change form” at Admissions and
Records or the Counseling Center to change majors or advisors.
Re: Continuing
Education
Evening classes are administered by the Continuing
Education Office in the 200 Building. This office has Entry
Codes to override pre-requisite requirements for evening and WAOL classes
during registration.
- The college switchboard phone after 5:00 pm is answered by an evening person
in the 200 building. They also help the evening instructors with supplies
and copier usage.
Re:
Registration
After you take the College
Placement Test an appointment will be made with an entry
advisor to register.
- Advisors assist
the student in planning a course of study. Students are assigned an advisor
after their entry advising session.
- GHC offers distance learning opportunities such as video
courses, interactive television (ITV), courses
on the Internet, and off-site courses are
available. Consult the class schedule for
more information.
- Students taking 21 or more credits require approval of
the Vice President of Instruction or designee.
- The tentative Annual
Class Schedule (Adobe Acrobat format) has
a list of courses scheduled for the entire academic year.
- Students receiving the reduced senior citizen rate register
the sixth day of classes each quarter.
Re:
Business Office/Cashier's Office
Payments of all tuition and fees can
be made in person, with a credit
card on-line (no PIN required), or by telephone with the Cashier’s
Office;
- Student Emergency Loan applications are available, (for
tuition only – students must pay fees when they apply for the loan).
All payments for Emergency Loans are made at this office;
- Parking permits are given out and parking fines are paid;
- Bus passes (stickers for student ID cards) are available;
- Checks available to students are disbursed with picture
identification;
- Students who pick up financial aid checks may be required to provide an Attendance
Form that has been signed by their instructors. Students should
be referred to the Cashier’s Office to find out if this is required;
- The HOPE Scholarship is
not a scholarship but a tax credit. Students receive form 1098-T which is
based upon data provided by the Business Office. Questions about the information
reported on these forms should be referred to the Business Office.
Re: Student
Services
Complaints about a process, service, or another student.
- Supervises the Students
Rights and Responsibilities or any disciplinary action that results
from a breach of the Student
Conduct Code.
- Administers the Orkney Book Loan fund. This is a loan
for books. Students must meet certain criteria and freshmen are not eligible.
- Parking ticket appeals.
- Selling tickets for Bishop Center events.
Re:
Miscellaneous Questions
Textbooks are available
for purchase about one week before the first day of classes. Keep your sales
receipt!! Also, please bring a print out of your class
schedule to the bookstore. This will help you find your books.
- Instructors’ office
locations and phone numbers are listed in the Student
Handbook and frequently on instructors’ syllabi.
Notes can be left in the faculty mailboxes in the Administration Building.
Many faculty also communicate via e-mail.
- Tutoring is free and available
in variety of subjects. See the schedules outside of the Learning
Center, Rm 1519. Other subjects to be tutored may be arranged individually
through the Learning Center.
- “W” day is the last day in the quarter that
a partial withdrawal from classes is allowed.
- To withdraw or drop a class an Add/Drop form is used.
Last day to drop a class is “W” Day.
- A total withdrawal can be done up to the last day of the
quarter by contacting the Counseling Center.
- Schedule of Final Exams are available in the class schedule
and on the GHC Website.
- Academic probation is a step in the warning process, based
on GPA that could lead to academic dismissal from college. Students may only
receive aid for one quarter if on Financial Aid probation.
- “Book Buy-Back” is during the last 3 days
of finals in fall, winter & spring quarters. Take your books to the bookstore.
They buy back according to the needs for next quarter and certain conditions.
The most you will receive is half of what you originally paid.
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