Addendum
2007-2008 Catalog

Please note:  In the Catalog, wherever New Hampshire Community Technical Colleges (NHCTC)appears, please replace with Community College System of New Hampshire(CCSNH).

Page 5, under Literature and Ideas requirement for General Education: add HUMN 501
Humanities in an Age of Technology to the list under “Select one of the following approved
courses” (August 10,2007)

Page 6, under Global Perspectives for Bachelor’s Degrees: add MGMT 608, Managing Diversity
to the list under “courses.” It has been approved to meet the Global Perspectives requirement
for the bachelor’s degree. (August 10, 2007)

Page 11, under Early Childhood Education for Bachelor’s Degree before Integrative Experience:
add “One elective related to Early Childhood Education” (August 10, 2007)

Prior Learning Assessment and Validation

Effective October 1, 2007:

For new GSC degree applicants who have attended regionally non-accredited colleges, prior learning may be assessed through the following options:

Standardized Testing (CLEP and DSST)
or
Prior Learning Assessment Portfolios

Institutions that are accredited can be found in the following publication: Accredited Institutions of Post Secondary Education, published by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Learners admitted prior to October 1, 2007 have until June 30, 2008 to validate non-accredited college transcripts under the current policy.

Page 56, Registration: Change: High school seniors who are at least 17 years old will be considered for participation in lower level Granite State College courses.
To: High school seniors or students who are at lease 17 years old will be considered for participation in lower level Granite State College courses. (August 31, 2007)

Page 48, Transfer Credits (3rd column) Remove the paragraph that begins:  Credits completed through post secondary institutions that are not.......you may need more complete documentation that required for elective credit..  (August 31, 2007)

Page 59, Validation, Delete the following: Sequenced training provided by the same source may be combined as a single request, subject to the approval of the coordinator of prior learning assessment.
Replace with:  Sequenced training provided by the same source may be combined as a single request, subject to the prior approval of the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs. (August 31, 2007)

Page 59, Validation, Delete the text beginning with:  Non-credited institutions.......An "area" is a course or group of courses that can be reviewed by a single evaluator. (August 31, 2007)

Page 28, Change EDU 650 Professionalism in Early Childhood Education  to EDU 650 Practicum: Professionalism in Early Childhood Education  (September 17, 2007)

Page 36, INST 516 Clinical Practicum, change 4 credits to 2 credits. (September 24, 2007)

Page 5, Course Name Change POL 578 Campaigns, Elections and Political Parties to POL 577
Add POL 578 International Relations & American Foreign Policy  (October 22, 2007)

Page 41 add POL 578 International Relations and American Foreign Policy  COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course investigates contemporary international relations through case studies in American foreign policy.  It also examines the struggle for power and the struggle for order in the international arena.  Discussion centers on international cooperation, crisis control and conflict resolution, and the effects on our national interests.  (October 22, 2007)

Page 8, Delete "Information Technology" from the third full paragraph in the third column. (December 10,2007)