First apply for admission to Golden West College. www.goldenwestcollege.edu/enrollment/admissions/application/ (General information + the following link)
International Students use this link: www.goldenwestcollege.edu/enrollment/admissions/intl-students/
Note: There is a separate application process for international students.
Here is the link to the The Center for Global & Cultural Programs’ Office to help you. www.goldenwestcollege.edu/cgcp/
After you have been admitted to Golden West, go to the Assessment Center and make an appointment to take the Placement Test. Here is the link for the Assessment Center and their phone number. www.goldenwestcollege.edu/map/
After you have taken the Placement Test and have your results, you should see a counselor and get advice with your educational plan and goals. Here is the link: www.goldenwestcollege.edu/counseling/
Basically, it is $46/unit for resident students and $214/unit for nonresident students, but there are also other fees. See the link below for additional information. www.goldenwestcollege.edu/register/
Here is the link to always know when the semesters start and end. www.goldenwestcollege.edu/academic-calendar
The GWC bookstore gets the books early. You can get your books the week before classes start and come to class prepared the first day. Be sure to keep your receipt. If you have your receipt and you have a problem you can return the book or books and get your money back and then get the correct book.
You will be put on a waiting list. Be sure to go to class the first day if you are on the waiting list. Some teachers will go down the list and add students in order. Other teachers will do a lottery system. It is the teachers choice how they add students.If you are not added to the class, you may not stay and sit in on the class in the hope that you will be added.
Yes. First of all, use the GWC ESL website. www.goldenwestcollege.edu/esl Go to the Writing and Reading Center on the ground floor in the new Learning Resource Center.
Writing Center self-study courses are unit to unit courses that can be done at the students own speed. No placement test is needed for Writing Center courses. www.goldenwestcollege.edu/asc/writing/
Section of ESL Readers on the second floor of the LRC very near the Reference desk. Section of books for younger readers in stack 22 on the third floor of the LRC.Also on the ground floor of the LRC is the Tutorial Learning Center. There is a free Conversation Lab in the Tutorial Learning Center. The schedule changes a little each semester. For Fall 2018, this is the schedule.
Even in you are not currently taking a conversation class, going to the Conversation Lab in the Tutoring Center in the LRC is a great way to build your English skills. Remember that the better your pronunciation is, especially for those sounds at the ends of the words, the better your spelling will be.
You can also speak to any ESL instructors. We’re happy to explain the program and classes. Our ESL faculty have also lived and taught in other countries and speak a second language, love teaching ESL, and are committed to our students’ success. Click here to learn more about them!
