{"id":73,"date":"2025-08-07T16:56:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/advising\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2025-12-23T15:50:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:50:44","slug":"register","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/advising\/faqs\/register\/","title":{"rendered":"Register for Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim gcc\"><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>New Students<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>When new students are ready to register, they&#8217;ll schedule an appointment with an advisor knowledgeable about their degree or certificate program. Advising appointments typically take 30 minutes to an hour. The Advising Center offers in-person and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/advising\/dropin\/\">virtual drop-in advising<\/a>; during drop-in advising, you will meet with an advisor who will discuss your academic goals, register you for your first semester classes and identify any next steps for getting started. Unable to attend drop-in hours? Call or <a href=\"mailto:advising@gcc.mass.edu\">email<\/a> to schedule an appointment!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Returning Students<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>If you have attended GCC previously, but have been away for a semester or longer, you will need to re-apply through your <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.gcc.mass.edu\/apply\">admissions portal<\/a>. Once you have reapplied, you can meet with an advisor in the Advising Center to re-assess your academic plan and enroll in courses. Returning students should attend our virtual or in-person drop-in advising hours.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Current Students<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>Current students are able to enroll themselves in courses in MyGCC once they have been issued a PIN by their <a href=\"\/advising\/staff\">Success Coach<\/a> or Faculty Advisor (contact your <a href=\"\/advising\/staff\">coach<\/a> or advisor directly to make an appointment).<\/p>\n<p>It is important to utilize <a href=\"https:\/\/dw.gcc.mass.edu:9040\/Dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DegreeWorks<\/a> to ensure your courses will help you satisfy outstanding requirements for your current program of study.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rve\" data-content-width=\"640\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Degree Works tutorial\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6LooVNcRBjY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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check the <a href=\"\/academics\/calendar\">academic calendar<\/a> for dates<\/li>\n<li>Students can enroll in courses up until the add\/drop deadline of any term<\/li>\n<li>Registering early is the best way to ensure you get the classes you need in the modality of preference<\/li>\n<li>Be sure to resolve any holds on your record that may prevent course registration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3143,"parent":71,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-73","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-20 07:27:58","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3132,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions\/3132"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}