Enrollment Priority
Based on revisions to Title 5, the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District has
revised its enrollment priorities procedures, to promote student access, success,
and equity.
Read our FAQ regarding the new Priority Enrollment Regulations
Fall/Spring
Students will be placed in "groups" based on the criteria below. All new students are required to complete orientation, assessment and develop a student education plan in order to be eligible for priority enrollment.
Group 1:
- A member or veteran of the Armed forces of the United states who is a resident of California California;
- A foster youth or former foster youth, youth who is not older than 25 years of age at the commencement of the academic year;
- A verified homeless youth, or former homeless youth who not older than 25 years of age at the commencement of the academic year;
- Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) eligible students;
- Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) eligible students;
- CalWORKs eligible students;
- A student who is a Tribal TANF recipient;
- A student who has a child or children under the age of 18 who will receive more than half of their support from that student;
- Receiving services from a program funded by Rising Scholars Network funds
Group 2 - Fully matriculated students in the following groups:
- First Year Experience (FYE) eligible students;
- Freshman Academic eligible students;
- UMOJA students
- Puente students
- AB540 eligible students
- Student government executive board members
- Eligible student athletes who have completed orientation, assessment, and developed student education plan, and have been identified as eligible to participate in the College's designated intercollegiate competitive athletic teams.
Group 3:
- Continuing GCCCD district students with 45-90 GCCCD degree-applicable units.
Group 4:
- Recently graduated high school students and first-time students to college students who have completed orientation, assessment, and developed student education plan.
Group 5:
- Continuing GCCCD district students with 12 or more units (GCCCD degree-applicable and GCCCD non-degree applicable) but not more than 44.5 GCCCD degree-applicable units.
Group 6:
- Middle College;
- CCAP students;
- Continuing GCCCD district students with 0-11.5 units (GCCCD degree-applicable and GCCCD non-degree applicable).
Group 7:
- New students who have applied, but have not gone through the matriculation process
The following students will have priority for enrollment:
- First time students who have completed orientation, assessment, and developed student education plans. Students who fail to complete these requirements in a timely manner may result in the loss of their enrollment priority status.
- Continuing students, who has not lost registration priority, as defined in these policies and procedures.
These registration priorities do apply to courses offered during summer or intersessions.
The District will ensure that these enrollment priorities shall be set forth in detail in college course catalogs and websites.
Loss of Enrollment Priority ( Applies to all students including Veterans, CalWORKs, DSPS and EOPS)
Students shall lose their enrollment priority based upon any of the following:
- Student has exceeded the 90 degree applicable units at Cuyamaca and/or Grossmont College.
- Student has two consecutive enrolled semesters of any type (progress or academic) probation (Summer is not included).
As per state regulations, Foster Youth are exempt from losing their enrollment priority status.
Petition of Loss of Enrollment Priority Status
Students may petition the loss of their enrollment priority based on one of the following criteria:
- Student who have experienced extenuating circumstances (verified cases of accident, illnesses or other circumstances beyond the student's control that affected their academic performance in the previous semester).
- Students who have made significant academic improvement where they meet the minimum grade point average and/or progress standard to be removed from academic or progress probation.
- Student, who has reached the unit limit, has declared a high unit major or program, and has developed a student education plan. Student who requires one more semester in order to graduate or transfer.
- Students with disabilities who applied for, but did not receive reasonable accommodations in a timely manner.
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