{"id":207,"date":"2022-09-14T14:01:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T18:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/xnursing\/handbooks\/grants-manual\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:47:21","slug":"handbook","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/docs\/handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"2026-27 Nursing Student Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lead\">The general and clinical policies in this handbook pertain to all GCC nursing students. <\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/docs\/handbook\/adn\/\"><strong>Associate Degree Nursing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/docs\/handbook\/pnc\/\"><strong>Practical Nursing Certificate<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0students are responsible for understanding and adhering to all additional policies listed in the respective sections for their programs.<\/p>\n<p>The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing requires that all nursing programs have 14 essential policies. 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Participation<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"adn born\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/docs\/handbook\/adn\/academic-clinical\/attendance-participation\/\">Attendance &#038; Participation (ADN)<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"born\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/docs\/handbook\/general-policies\/course-exemptions\/\">Course Exemptions<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"born\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/docs\/handbook\/general-policies\/graduation\/\">Graduation<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"born\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/docs\/handbook\/general-policies\/grievances-student-rights\/\">Grievances (Student Rights)<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"born\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/docs\/handbook\/general-policies\/mobility-options-educational-mobility\/\">Mobility Options\/Educational Mobility<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"adn born\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/docs\/handbook\/adn\/academic-clinical\/progression\/\">Progression (Grading &#038; 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