ABOUT GBC
Welcome to Great Basin College!
Great Basin College values you! Valuing what we have in common and our differences means we will foster a college climate of mutual trust, tolerance, informed discourse and always seek to promote GBC as a "safe space" to explore new ideas and perspectives with opportunities for you to grow, learn and be successful in a friendly, supportive campus environment. GBC enriches people's lives by providing student-centered, post-secondary education to rural Nevada. GBC students enjoy outstanding academic programs, smaller class sizes, and excellent faculty who really care about our students. We are GBC!
ADMISSIONS
ACADEMICS
For High School Students
STUDENT SERVICES
GBC ONLINE
Great Basin College is "The Gold Standard in the Silver State" when it comes to long-distance education and online education delivery. GBC offers hundreds of classes and a diverse array of certificate and degree programs fully online and fully affordable!
COMMUNITY
Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 4,000 students are enrolled annually online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada's largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. We are GBC!
INFORMATION
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RESOURCES
College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
For a description of the CLEP program, refer to our College Credit by Examination page.
Upon receipt of an official score report from the College Board, the Great Basin College Admissions and Records Office grants credit as specified and assigns a grade of S for scores as follows:
| EXAMINATION | GBC EQUIVALENT | CREDIT GRANTED |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL | ||
| College Composition (including essay) | ENG 101, 102 1 | 3 or 6 |
| Humanities | HUM Elective | 6 |
| College Mathematics | MATH 120 | 3 |
| Natural Sciences | Elective | 6 |
| Social Sciences and History | Elective | 6 |
| BIOLOGY | ||
| General Biology | BIOL Elective | 3 |
| BUSINESS | ||
| Principles of Management | MGT Elective | 3 |
| Financial Accounting | ACC 201 | 3 |
| Information Systems and Computer Applications | IS 101 | 3 |
| Introductory Business Law | BUS Elective | 3 |
| Principles of Marketing | MKT Elective | 3 |
| CHEMISTRY | ||
| General Chemistry | CHEM Elective | 3 |
| ECONOMICS | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ECON 102 | 3 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON 103 | 3 |
| EDUCATION | ||
| Introduction to Educational Psychology | EPY Elective | 3 |
| ENGLISH | ||
| American Literature | ENG Elective | 3 |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | ENG Elective | 3 |
| English Literature | ENG Elective | 3 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES | ||
| French Language | FREN 1112 | 3 or 6 |
| German Language | Elective | 3 |
| Spanish Language | SPAN 1113 | 3 or 6 |
| HISTORY | ||
| U.S. History I: Early Colonization to 1877 | HIST 101 | 3 |
| U.S. History II: 1865 to the present | HIST Elective4 | 3 |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 | HIST 105 | 3 |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 to the present | HIST 106 | 3 |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES | ||
| Human Growth and Development | HDFS 201 | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS | ||
| Calculus | MATH 181 | 4 |
| College Algebra | MATH 126 | 3 |
| Precalculus | MATH 128 | 5 |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE | ||
| American Government | PSC Elective5 | 3 |
| PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| Introduction Psychology | PSY 101 | 3 |
| SOCIOLOGY | ||
| Introductory Sociology | SOC 101 | 3 |
- College Composition: Scores earned prior to October 1978 or after April 1986 require a satisfactory essay
and a score of 50-63 for three credits, and 64 or higher for six credits (which satisfi es ENG 101 and ENG 102
requirements for GBC). - With a score of 50-69, the student will receive credit for FREN 111; with a score of 70 or higher, the student will
receive credit for FREN 111 and 112. - With a score of 50-69, the student will receive credit for SPAN 111; with a score of 70 or higher, the student will
receive credit for SPAN 111 and 112. - By taking PSC 100, the student will receive credit for HIST 102.
- By taking PSC 100, the student will receive credit for PSC 101.
For More Information Contact
Great Basin College
Admissions & Records Office
1500 College Parkway
Elko, Nevada (USA) 89801
Why Great Basin College
Great Basin College, "The Gold Standard in the Silver State", offers associate and baccalaureate level education in academic, career and technical fields. Welcoming over 4,000 students annually from all corners of the country, both online and at our various campuses and centers, GBC's presence extends across two time zones and spans more than 86,000 square miles throughout Nevada. A leader in rural higher education, GBC takes pride in developing students who are well-prepared to meet the demands of industry and who contribute to the success and prosperity of the local economy.
