Transfer Services/Transferring to Other Schools

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September 8, 2022

The Transfer Office provides services to students considering transfer to another college or university. Students considering transferring are encouraged to contact the Transfer Coordinator as early in their time at the College as possible. The Transfer Coordinator assists students in exploring transfer options, educational goals, planning appropriate course work while at GCC, completing applications to […]

Currency Requirements for Courses or Programs

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A number of courses and programs at GCC require students to satisfy a currency requirement for some required or prerequisite courses. This requirement means students must have taken the course within a stated number of years prior to enrollment in the course or program for which its currency is required. A student who has taken […]

Credit by Examination

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Students enrolled in a certificate or degree program who wish to earn credit by examination should request an application form and contact information from the Office of Enrollment Services or the Testing Center.  A fee of $40 per credit is charged. Study guides for some examinations may be on reserve in the library. Courses that […]

VALOR Act

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Greenfield Community College welcomes students with prior military experience. The College recognizes that much of the training and coursework undertaken by military personnel warrants review and potential transfer as academic credit. To that end, we have established the following guidelines. Greenfield Community College will grant academic credit associated with degrees the College offers based on documentation of […]

Common Transfer Principles

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The community colleges of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in order to ease and clarify the process of transferring earned credit from one college to another, whether among themselves or from other public or private institutions; to provide standards for the evaluation of alternative sources of credit; to reduce the time and cost of completing a college education; […]

Transferring from Other Schools or Colleges

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Students applying for admission to Greenfield Community College who have attended other post-secondary institutions must submit official transcripts from those institutions to the Office of Admission. Official transcripts are required if a student: needs documentation of appropriate previous successful college course work for exemption from placement testing, or intends to transfer credit toward a degree […]

Academic Standing

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GCC focuses considerable attention on ensuring students’ academic success. The academic standing policy is the criteria by which the College evaluates academic progress. The College recognizes that various obstacles may interfere with making satisfactory academic progress, and the academic standing policy also provides a warning system to alert and respond to students who experience academic […]

Grade Point Average

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At the end of each semester or after any grade change, semester and cumulative grade point averages are calculated. These averages provide a general indication of academic performance, the first based on one semester and the latter on all of the courses taken by a student. To calculate a grade point average (GPA), all letter […]

Harassment

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GCC considers harassment of a student, an employee, or any other person in the College community to be intolerable and prohibited. Those who believe they have been harassed should consult with the Director of Human Resources at (413) 775-1312 to obtain information concerning their rights and the process for filing a complaint and/or pursuing informal […]

Affirmative Action

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Greenfield Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy or related conditions, gender identity, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the […]