DCAPS Program
Section Menu
DCAPS Program
Over 2,600 students are enrolled in GCC's Career and Technical Education programs in the six Guam public high schools.
Under the Dual Credit Articulated Programs of Study (DCAPS), these students can now earn college credit in GCC postsecondary programs if they earn a grade of "B" or better in these CTE programs.
DCAPS Application
Pathways from CTE Secondary (High School) Programs to GCC Postsecondary (College) Certificate or Associate Degree Programs
*Programs are available in specific Guam Department of Education (GDOE) High Schools: George Washington High School (GWHS), John F. Kennedy High School (JFKHS), Okkodo High School (OHS), Southern High School (SHS), Simon Sanchez High School (SSHS), Tiyan High School (THS). See your GCC School Counselor at your GDOE High School to learn how you can enroll in these classes.
|
13 CTE Secondary (High School) Programs |
Credits Possible |
GCC Postsecondary (College) Programs |
|
Automotive: Collision Repair & Refinishing Technology |
Under Review |
Automotive Service Technology |
|
Automotive Services Technology |
15 |
Automotive Service Technology Medium-Heavy Truck Diesel Technology |
|
Construction Trades - AutoCAD |
6 |
Pre-Architectural Drafting Civil Engineering Technology Surveying Technology |
|
Construction Trades - Carpentry |
9 |
Construction Technology |
Construction Trades - HVAC SHS |
Construction Technology | |
|
Early Childhood Education |
6 |
Early Childhood Education |
|
Electronics Technology |
7 |
Computer Networking Computer Science |
|
Health Careers & Sciences |
Under Review |
Medical Assisting Future Associate of Science in Nursing |
|
Marketing |
9 |
Marketing |
|
Telecommunications |
19 |
Computer Science |
|
Tourism: Lodging Management |
9 |
Foodservice Management International Hotel Management Tourism & Travel Management |
|
Tourism: ProStart |
9 |
Culinary Arts |
|
Visual Communications |
Under Review |
Visual Communications |
DCAPS (Dual Credit Articulated Program of Study) Guidelines
1) There will be a limit of nine (9) postsecondary credits to be awarded upon successful completion of respective aligned secondary courses at NO COST; a student may be immediately awarded three (3) or more postsecondary credits (1 postsecondary course) upon initially applying for DCAPS.
2) Students must complete at least nine (9) credits at the college before the remaining articulated postsecondary credits are awarded and the student must apply for these postsecondary credits to be awarded within two years after completing high school.
3) If a student fails to apply for DCAPS within two years, the credits will be considered null and the credits must be acquired through the successful completion of its corresponding postsecondary course(s).
4) A dual credit recording fee will be assessed to award the remaining postsecondary credits should a program contain a DCAPS agreement that states that there are more than nine credits. The cap per program is 15 postsecondary credits to be awarded.
5) All programs participating in DCAPS will have a course grade of a “B” or better as a minimum requirement for the articulation of courses. Students must provide the following documents to apply for DCAPS:
1) DCAPS application for immediate awarding of credits
2) Copy of Certificate of Mastery
3) High school transcripts
*After students have completed nine (9) credits at GCC, there is a separate application called “DCAPS Awarding of Remaining Credits” that students must submit in order to be awarded any remaining postsecondary credits.2) Copy of Certificate of Mastery
3) High school transcripts
