Priority Registration

Yes, effective Fall 2014, your registration priority may change if you haven’t met the requirements listed above.

NOTE: By completing the requirements listed above, you will retain priority registration in level one.Failure to complete the requirements listed above will move you to a lower registration priority group.Requirements must be completed prior to registration appointments being assigned.

Log in to your MyGWC account to check your registration priority status(located on the Student Tab under “Priority Registration. Click on “View My Eligibility”).

Your Priority Registration Eligibility screen in MyGWC will not only provide your status, it will also provide instructions on how to meet all the necessary requirements to gain eligibility. It is recommended that you check this screen on a periodic basis since your status may change once grades are posted and academic standings are calculated.

If you’ve completed 100 or more degree applicable units with in the Coast District, you will no longer be eligible for level one priority registration. However, as a continuing student, you will still receive an appointment to register after the level one priority group. If you are pursuing a high unit degree program, you may petition for reinstatement of priority registration by completing and submitting theCCCD Petition to Reinstate PriorityRegistration to the Enrollment Center in the Administration Building.

Log in to your MyGWC account and check your status (located on the Student Tab under “Priority Registration.” Click on “view my eligibility”). If you have an approved SEP on file, you will see a green check next to“Student Education Plan in DegreeWorks.” If not, you will see a red X, which means you do not have an SEP in DegreeWorks.

There are several ways to get an approved SEP in DegreeWorks:

1. Schedule an appointment with a counselor. Appointments are scheduled one week in advance. You can schedule your appointment in-person or call (714) 895-8119.
2. Register for any Counseling class that incorporates creating a comprehensive SEP: COUN G103, COUN G110, or COUN G111.
3. Attend a Student Education Plan Workshop. View calendar for dates below.
4. Attend express counseling hours for an abbreviated SEP. This resource is most appropriate for individuals who have applied to GWC but are not currently enrolled students. Call (714) 895-8119 for availability.

If you have two consecutive semesters of academic and/or progress probation within the Coast District (OCC, CCC, GWC) and have taken classes at another college or university between the semesters you attended the Coast District,you are eligible to submit a petition for reinstatement of priority registration. You may submit a petition for reinstatement of priority registration by completing theCCCD Petition to Reinstate Priority Registration and BOGFW Eligibility on the Enrollment Center forms page and submitting it to the Enrollment Center in the Administration Building. You must provide official transcripts from the college or university previously attended along with the petition.

If you have two consecutive semesters of academic and/or progress probation within the Coast District (OCC, CCC, GWC) and have not attended another college or university, between semesters of unsatisfactory progress, you are not eligible to petition for reinstatement of priority registration.

If you have two consecutive semesters of academic and/or progress probation within the Coast District (OCC, CCC, GWC) and are currently enrolled in classes for the current term, please review your priority registration eligibility after final grades are posted for the current term. Students with a successful term may have their priority eligibility updated if they have had satisfactory academic progress.

A student is placed on academic probation when they have attempted at least 12 semester units and have a cumulative GPA of less than 2.0. Priority registration is lost when a student has a cumulative GPA below 2.0 for two consecutive semesters.

Students who accumulate more than 100 degree applicable units will lose priority registration.

Yes. Academic probation and unit limits will be applied to all students except verified Foster Youth.

No. Only degree applicable units earned within the Coast District (CCC, GWC and OCC) count toward the 100 unit limitation.Degree applicable courses are courses that generally are 100-level courses or higher. For example, English G099 is not degree-applicable and English G100 is degree-applicable.

No. Units from courses taken at another college are NOT counted toward the 100-unit limit.

No. The 100-unit limit applies only to the units you have earned. Withdrawals (Ws) and Incompletes (Is) will not count towards the 100 units.

No. Units for classes you are currently taking are not counted because they have not been earned or completed at the time that you will be eligible to register for the following semester.