Current C-GCC Catalog - Columbia-Greene Community College
Current C-GCC Catalog - Columbia-Greene Community College
Current C-GCC Catalog - Columbia-Greene Community College
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COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2012-2013 CATALOG<br />
meningococcal meningitis—all students<br />
who are enrolled for at least six semester<br />
hours must also return the meningitis<br />
information response form certifying<br />
they have had an immunization against<br />
meningococcal meningitis within the<br />
preceding ten years OR they have received<br />
and reviewed the information about<br />
meningococcal meningitis provided by<br />
<strong>Columbia</strong>-<strong>Greene</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong>,<br />
understand the risk of the disease and the<br />
benefts of immunization and have decided<br />
NOT to obtain the immunization.<br />
Students in the Nursing and Massage<br />
Therapy Programs must comply with<br />
additional immunization requirements<br />
as indicated on their health assessment<br />
form which is to be returned to the Health<br />
Services Offce.<br />
New York State law mandates that a student<br />
be excluded from all classes 30 days after<br />
the semester begins if his/her immunization<br />
requirements have not been met.<br />
Applicants without a High school<br />
diploma<br />
Students who lack a high school or general<br />
equivalency diploma (GED), or students<br />
graduating from non-registered schools<br />
or correspondence schools both within<br />
and outside of New York State, may<br />
apply for admission to <strong>Columbia</strong>-<strong>Greene</strong><br />
if their high school class has already<br />
graduated. These students must take the<br />
C-<strong>GCC</strong> placement test and meet with an<br />
Admissions Counselor.<br />
Students who frst enroll in a program of<br />
study on or after July 1, 2012, will NOT<br />
be eligible to receive Title IV student aid.<br />
See Financial Aid section for complete<br />
information. Students may qualify for<br />
a GED by successfully completing 24<br />
semester hours in a degree or certifcate<br />
program at <strong>Columbia</strong>-<strong>Greene</strong> <strong>Community</strong><br />
<strong>College</strong>.<br />
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The State Education Department of New<br />
York has specifed the 24 semester hours<br />
required to earn a high school equivalency<br />
diploma:<br />
• 6 semester hours in English Language<br />
Arts, including writing, speaking and<br />
literature<br />
• 3 semester hours in mathematics<br />
• 3 semester hours in natural science<br />
• 3 semester hours in social science<br />
• 3 semester hours in humanities<br />
• 6 credits in the student’s registered<br />
program<br />
Upon completion of this program, it is<br />
the student’s responsibility to apply to the<br />
New York State Education Department<br />
for the equivalency diploma. The student<br />
must receive the GED before qualifying to<br />
complete a degree at C-<strong>GCC</strong>. Transitional<br />
skills courses are not included in the<br />
24-credit-hour requirement.<br />
Applicants with an ieP diploma<br />
The New York State Education Department<br />
has ruled that an IEP diploma is not<br />
equivalent to a high school diploma.<br />
Therefore, community colleges, including<br />
<strong>Columbia</strong>-<strong>Greene</strong>, are under no legal<br />
obligation to accept students under<br />
the terms of the New York State Full<br />
Opportunity Policy. Students who hold<br />
an IEP diploma may apply for admission<br />
to C-<strong>GCC</strong> if their high school class has<br />
already graduated.<br />
The policy of C-<strong>GCC</strong> is to review the<br />
application of IEP applicants based on the<br />
same criteria used for students who lack a<br />
high school diploma or GED. Applicants<br />
with an IEP diploma must take the C-<strong>GCC</strong><br />
placement test.