STEM Summer Academy at GCC provides a FREE STEM course, activities, and advising to current and new STEM Majors.

The STEM Summer Academy at GCC 2025

This summer, SSA is funding free spaces in six (6) summer courses for STEM majors. Please see course listings and applicable majors below.

Summer I — May 20 - July 9

Code Title Credits  CRN
BIO 126 Biology I (Hybrid- TR, 9 am-12 pm and online) 4 76224
MAT 107 College Algebra (online) 4 76216
MAT 120 Mathematical Problem Solving in STEM, Business, and Health Care (online) 3 76215

Summer II — July 14 - August 28

Code Title Credits CRN
PSY 217 Human Growth & Development (online) 3 76514
CSC 101 Programming Foundations (online) 4 76530
MAT 108 Precalculus (online) 4 76509

Eligible STEM Majors

Allied Health (ALH), Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHE), Computer Science (CSC), Engineering Science (EGS), Environmental Conservation (ENC), Health Science (LAH), Farm and Food Systems (LFF), Mathematics (LMA), Plant and Soil Science (LPL), Pre-Nursing (NUC), Nursing (NUR), Practical Nursing (PNC)

Process

SSA funded courses require acceptance into the program to be registered for a free seat. Registering through normal means results in students paying for the course as they normally would.

  1. Returning students may email SSARegistration@gcc.mass.edu from their GCC email address once registration has opened on Wednesday, April 2; new students may due the same beginning Wednesday, April 9. (If they email before that date, they will receive an automatic reply telling them to email again once registration is open—we cannot reserve seats before registration opens)
  2. Once the student emails their request, they will receive a link to a request form. They must fill out this form completely in order to register
  3. The student will receive a confirmation email that they have been accepted into the program if there is space, with their listed advisor attached. (This is not an automated process, so please expect to wait 2-3 business days.)
  4. Application closes at midnight on May 6. We will not be taking more applicants after this time.
  5. At this time all students will be registered into the set aside SSA seats.

Important Info

  • Students may take one SSA funded course per semester. This means they can take one in Summer I and another in Summer II.
  • Students must have their prerequisites in order (and overridden if necessary) before sending the request email.
  • All seats in these courses are first-come, first-served; no seats can be reserved while waiting for documents or prerequisites.
  • If there are no more grant-funded seats available, the coordinator will reach out to the student to let them know, with options for next steps.

Billing Process

The Bursar's Office will process SSA grant waivers after the add/drop period (the first week of the course). If the student receives a bill before that date they should ignore it—if they accidentally pay the bill they will be refunded (which can take a couple of weeks).

Please contact the SSA Team with any questions about this process at SSARegistration@gcc.mass.edu.