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Complete the GCSC Application for Admission.
You can apply online. Visit http://www.gulfcoast.edu/admissions/online_application.htm
for full instructions.
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Request official transcripts from high school and previous college(s), if any, or
provide documentation of GED. Our Admissions office will NOT accept hand delivered transcripts.
*To establish residency, send your Duty History or Orders that brought you to Florida to the address below.
Request that your former institutions send your official transcripts to:
Attn: Admissions Office
Gulf Coast State College
5230 W Hwy 98
Panama City, FL 32401
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Take the College Placement Test.
To take the CPT test online, please submit the Remote Placement Testing Form (working on). The test must be taken at a community college, university or other approved educational institution.
- Contact the Tyndall AFB office.
Education Center
Tyndall Air Force Base, FL. 32404
Phone: (850) 283-4332
FAX: (850) 286-4222
E-mail: tafb@gulfcoast.edu
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Schedule classes, register and course information.
Select your approved courses
Determine if you are eligible to register online
Register online or at any GCSC office
If you need further assistance, please contact the GCSC E-Learning Office at (850)-872-3854 or by e-mailing vcampus@gulfcoast.edu.
Once you have selected your course(s), you can locate specific course information by clicking on the course name on the approved courses list. There you will find your instructors contact information, your text book list, test dates where available, and a brief course description.
IMPORTANT: When enrolling in a course please be sure to complete your TA form within the GEM plan search plan. (Contact Peggy Martin at pmartin@gulfcoast.edu (850-283-4332) for assistance.
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Pay tuition and fees.
Submit your Tuition Assistance
The deadline for fee payment is listed in the College Calendar linked on the far left.
Fees may be paid:
To Pay Online: Visit
https://cpnta.gulfcoast.edu/csrs/ for full instructions.
(You must be registered and have an OASIS Pin number from the
GCSC Admissions Office before you can pay online).
OR
By calling (850) 769-1551, ext. 3879 using Master Card or VISA.
OR ON LOCATION:
At the GCSC Business Office located in the Administration Building,
At the Bookstore when you purchase your books,
At the Gulf/Franklin Center,
At Tyndall Air Force Base during the advertised registration period
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Buy books.
You may:
Visit the GCSC Bookstore Web Site,
OR
Complete a Book Request Form at the book store.
Call the GCSC Bookstore, (850) 759-1551, ext. 3585, and purchase using Master Card or Visa (shipping/handling charges will be assessed).
Books may be purchased at Tyndall Air Force Base during specified times for classes taught at that location.
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If necessary, obtain DVD's from the GCSC Library.
(It will be indicated in your course syllabus/outline if you need to
complete this step.)
If your course requires a "companion" DVD students should:
Order DVD's online here to be mailed to you.
or Obtain DVD's from the Circulation Desk at GCSC Library (must have proof of registration))
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IF YOUR COURSE USES the COLLEGE'S COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM called ANGEL (most do...it will be noted in the course syllabus/outline )
Log in to Angel.
Go to http://angel.gulfcoast.edu. Your username and password will follow this format:
Username: Lastname.Firstname
Password: Your date of birth (yyyymmdd) as listed in Student Records with no dashes or spaces between the numbers.
EXAMPLE: If your name is John Smith, and you were born on July 2nd, 1985 your username would be smith.john, and your password would be 19850702
You will be required to change your password the first time you log in.
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Start class!
Attend orientation session for your course.
If not able to attend, contact the instructor.
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Arrange for test proctor if not testing at the GCSC campus.
Students living in Bay County must test at the scheduled time and place. If there is a significant reason why this would not be possible, the student must contact the Instructor to make alternate arrangements. If the student lives in a remote location, they may request a proctor. All exam requests must be received in the DE office at least 2 weeks before the scheduled exam date.
The student must contact the DE office (850)-872-3854 for instructions on how to gain access to the Proctor Approval form that must be completed before any exams will be sent to a proctor. Click here to download the Proctor Approval form
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader software to read and print this form.)
The student must notify the Instructor by phone or email of the need for a test proctor.
All proctors must be professional staff at an educational institution or library. Click here to download the guidelines for selecting a proctor
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader software to read and print this form.)
After the Proctor has been approved, the DE office will then inform the Faculty member of the approval and request the exams for the student. The DE office will send the exams to the proctor, and when received back, return the exams to the Faculty member.
Students living in Gulf and Franklin Counties may take exams at the Gulf/Franklin Center in Port St. Joe. Call (850) 227-9670 or 227-9671 for the testing hours. The DE office must be contacted first in order to make arrangements for testing at the Gulf/Franklin Center. The GCSC Library will proctor exams for students during the following times:
Monday – Thursday 8am - 7pm
Friday 8am – 11am (excluding the summer semester)
Saturday 9:30am-3pm
Sunday closed
Testing cannot be accommodated in the GCSC Library when classes are not in session.
