先前学习学分

Students may transfer credits earned at other accredited institutions, 包括各种学院和大学, 空军社区学院, Armed Services Education Experiences as outlined in the Armed Services Evaluation Guide, 和USAFI课程, 大海湾项目所要求的主要课程. It is the student’s responsibility to furnish the College with official transcripts of academic courses from any institution attended, and a catalog from each institution attended with course descriptions for which transfer credit is sought. Grades of “C” or better in courses judged by the College to be equivalent in nature and content to Great Bay offerings will be accepted. Final determination of transferability rests with the Vice President of Academic Affairs.  Students seeking degrees or certificates at Great Bay must fulfill residency requirements. The student must have a minimum of 60 credits to complete a degree and must complete all required courses for his or her academic program. A student who transfers in three math or science courses or ENGL110 College Composition I may need to take additional elective courses to meet the degree credit minimum.

Students with foreign transcripts must submit the following for transfer credit review:

1. Original College Transcript (not Diploma) translated (if not in English) that lists all courses taken, 分级系统, and grades earned; AND
2. Official Course-by-Course Evaluation by a third-party agency. 示例机构包括但不限于:
   – SpanTran (为GBCC学生提供折扣) 
   – 世界教育服务 (WES)
   – 教育文献中心 (CED)
   – 教育证书评估员 (ECE)

Great Bay values and respects the contributions and sacrifices made by our service men and women. 这项政策认可他们的服务和知识, skills and experience gained while in service to the nation. This policy outlines the process by which military education and training shall be recognized and appropriate credit awarded.

• College credit will be granted to students with military training, experience or coursework that is recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE).
• Any student seeking credit for military experience will submit a hardcopy of his or her military transcript as soon as possible to the Admission Office for review and evaluation.
• Great Bay will use the American Council on Education (ACE) Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services to evaluate and award academic credits for military training, 经历与课程.
• 如果是军事训练的课程, experience or coursework is equivalent and fulfills a general education or major course or degree program requirement at the receiving institution, the credit should count towards graduation and meet a requirement accordingly. Otherwise, appropriate course credit, including open elective course credit, will be granted.

Students with previous academic experiences in specific subject areas may choose to earn credits by taking the nationally standardized exam known as CLEP. 大湾是经批准的CLEP测试地点, providing examinations in the areas of Composition and Literature, 外语, 社会科学, History, 科学与数学. A complete list of the CLEP exams accepted for credit by the College, 并附上相应的课程名称和学分, is available in CAPS (学术规划中心 and Support) and at CLEP Testing.

Successful completion of a CLEP exam is treated as a transfer credit. Any student completing a CLEP exam must request that CLEP scores be sent to the College for review. The request is made to the College Board and can be done during or after the exam. Acceptance of CLEP exams for transfer credits will be based on the following criteria:

• The student has earned a passing score as defined by the College Board and 冰球突破豪华版试玩.
• The student has been accepted into a program at the College.
• There is a course within the student’s program of study that is equivalent to the CLEP exam.

虽然CLEP学分计入毕业, CLEP scores at not calculated into a student’s GPA or in any way interpreted as a grade. Additionally, CLEP credits may not be applied towards GBCC’s twenty-five percent residency requirement. Students may not transfer CLEP credits for a course they have successfully completed or for a course that is more advanced than the subject of the exam. Any student who fails a GBCC course and wishes to take a CLEP exam for credit in lieu of retaking the course must realize that the original grade received will remain on his/her transcript and will be counted in the GPA. The CLEP exam score does not replace a grade for a GBCC course. Students should speak with their academic advisor if they have questions regarding this process. CLEP exams are administered on the computer (CLEP CBT) through the 学术规划中心 and Support. For further information, contact the CAPS Liaison at 603-427-7621.

不是所有的课程都适合 审查信贷. Individual departments will be responsible for determining if a course is eligible for 审查信贷. Credit by examination may be earned only by a matriculated student who, by study, training or experience outside the CCSNH College has acquired skill or knowledge equivalent to that acquired by a student enrolled in the College. A student is eligible for a maximum of sixteen (16) credits through 审查信贷. 学生须按委员会规定缴交考试费用.

如果学生通过了考试, 使用由各部门制定的标准, appropriate credits shall be applied to the student’s academic record, and a notation will be entered on the student’s transcript indicating successful completion. 因为传统的等级(a - f)不被输入, the Credit By Exam is not calculated into the student’s GPA. 如果学生考试不及格, 学业成绩单上没有任何条目, but a record of the unsuccessful completion will be maintained in the student’s file. A student who does not pass the Credit by Exam will be ineligible for another Credit by Exam in that course.

The student should complete the form available in Academic Affairs and meet with the chair or coordinator of the program to discuss obtaining 审查信贷. Final approval must be provided by the Vice President of Academic Affairs. No exam will be issued until all fees are paid and all approvals have been obtained. The date for the exam will be determined by the instructor administering the exam and will take place within 30 days after the date of the instructor’s approval.

先前学习学分 offers students an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge gained through life experiences and apply the knowledge towards credit in a degree or certificate program. 为这个选项做准备, the student must develop a portfolio to be assessed by appropriate college personnel. A student must be matriculated to be eligible to apply for experiential credit. 并不是所有的课程都提供体验学分选项, 学生们应该咨询他们的项目主席. Students may be awarded a maximum of 24 credits for experiential learning.

A request for 先前学习学分 should initiate with the chair or coordinator for program in which the student wishes to receive course credit. 经过初步讨论, the student should submit the appropriate approval form available in the Academic Affairs Office. 批准, the student must develop a portfolio that demonstrates achievement of the course objectives and competencies. The portfolio must contain at minimum a cover letter and resume, 丰富的工作经验, 雇主来信, 完成证书, 工作样本, 以及其他被认为适当的信息. The responsibility of proof will be on the student requesting evaluation. The completed portfolio is reviewed by an appropriate faculty member, 系主任, 以及教务处副主席.

转学学分可酌情授予, outstanding secondary school work as demonstrated through Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Any student seeking to receive AP credit must request an official AP grade report be sent to GBCC for evaluation.

Course credits may be completed through National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) Assessments, or certain licensure or certification exams recognized by industry. Industries include fields such as business, health, automotive, etc. Final determination of transferability rests with the Vice President of Academic Affairs.

大海湾有一门课程叫做 First-Year Seminar that is designed to provide specific skills to students to maximize academic performance. 这门课程是几个学习项目的必修课. 符合下列条件，可获本课程学分:

• The student has previously completed an associate or bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, 包括大湾区/
• The student attended an accredited college or university other than Great Bay ad completed a maximum of 12 credits (excluding developmental and pass grades) with at least a 2.累计平均绩点7.
• 学生有合格的转学学分.

Opportunities for credit-bearing independent study are available to matriculated students wishing to explore areas of a discipline not covered in the normal curriculum but related to the student’s program. Independent study is not available to non-matriculated students. 被录取的学生的cGPA必须不低于2分.0才有资格独立学习. 通常为1-2个学分, an independent study may not be done in lieu of any course existing in Great Bay’s catalog. The final approval rests wiht the Vice President of Academic Affairs.

在某些情况下, a matriculated student may take a course in a semester during which the course is not offered. A directed study allows a matriculated student to pursue the published learning objectives and outcomes for a course independently under the guidance of a qualified faculty member. 被录取的学生的平均绩点必须至少达到2分.0才有资格参加定向研究. The student must demonstrate compelling reasons why the course could not be taken in a subsequent semester or was not taken in the semester when it was originally offered. 除特殊情况外, a directed study will not be granted for a course currently being offered. The final approval rests with the Vice President of Academic Affairs.