How to Register for Classes The Whitecaps Portal system provides students with immediate and ongoing information about programs and services available at the college as well as online access to their individual courses and program of study status.
REGISTER USING YOUR WHITECAPS PORTAL New Students
• Contact the Office of Admissions to verify that your records are complete. • Plan your degree plan and courses online via the Student Planning and Registration option in myGC. Contact Counseling/Advising for assistance with course planning. Follow the instructions listed to register online. Follow the instructions listed to register online.
Continuing Students
• Register using My GC in the Whitecaps Portal during scheduled registration periods. Follow the instructions listed below. (Continuing and former students should also check with the Office of Admissions to remove any registration holds before meeting with a Counselor, Faculty Advisor, or Program Coordinator.) Follow the instructions listed to register online.
Returning Students
• Students who have not been enrolled for at least one year will need to reapply to the college before being allowed to register. Please contact the Office of Admissions to reapply and update your student record. Follow the instructions listed to register online.
Apply to Benefit
• Students who have not received a high school diploma, GED, or Homeschool transcript and are enrolling in an eligible career pathway program may qualify for Ability-toBenefit and receive Title IV funding to cover the cost of tuition and fees. To qualify for Ability-to-Benefit, students must take the ACCUPLACER test and score a 55 in Reading Comprehension, 60 in Sentence Skills, and 34 in Arithmetic. For more information, please contact the Financial Aid Office at (409) 944-1235.
REGISTER ONLINE!
1. Go to www.GC.EDU. 2. Click on Whitecaps Portal. 3. For continuing students, enter your GC User ID and password (the password is the same as your current campus computer password) and click login. For new students, enter “GC” followed by your 7-digit student ID number and password (the password is defaulted to your date of birth mmddyy randomly generated and emailed to you upon admission to the college) and click login. If you changed your password or need to reset it, contact the IT Help Service Desk at (409) 944-1352. 4. Click the “myGC” logo. 10
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