Answers to Common Questions

What is the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities?

GCCCU is an alliance of 17 colleges and universities in the Greater Cincinnati Area. The organization was formed in 1974 to promote cooperation and collaboration among its member colleges and universities. Through association and collaboration, the members, strive to enhance the vitality of higher education and strengthen each individual institution, its faculty, its administration, and its student body.

What institutions are members of GCCCU?

The GCCCU member institutions are:

  • Art Academy of Cincinnati
     
  • Athenaeum of Ohio - Mount St. Mary's Seminary
     
  • Chatfield College (including the Findlay Market Campus)
     
  • Cincinnati Christian University
     
  • Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
     
  • College of Mount St. Joseph
  • Gateway Technical and Community College 
  • God's Bible School & College
  • Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science
     
  • Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion
     
  • Miami University (including the Hamilton and Middletown Campuses)
     
  • Northern Kentucky University (including Chase College of Law)
     
  • Thomas More College
     
  • Union Institute & University
     
  • University of Cincinnati (including Clermont College and Raymond 
     
  • Walters College)
     
  • Wilmington College (including the Cincinnati Campus)
     
  • Xavier University

What is Cross-Registration?

Cross-Registration is a program sponsored by GCCCU which enables a matriculated, degree-seeking student at a GCCCU member institution to take courses at another GCCCU member institution. The student interested in cross-registering must be enrolled at least part-time at their "home" institution and must obtain all appropriate approvals from both the home and host institutions before registering. Students who cross-register pay the tuition at their home institution, but are responsible for course-related fees to the host institution.

Please view the Cross-Registration Policies and Procedures on the GCCCU Website as well as contact the Registrar's Office at your "home" institution for more specific information.

How do I Cross-Register?

You will first need to obtain approval to cross-register at another GCCCU institution from the institution at which you are degree-seeking. Once you have obtained the appropriate approvals at your "home" institution, you will receive an approved Cross-Registration Form to take to the GCCCU institution at which you want to cross-register.

You should contact the Registrar's Office at your "home" institution to obtain details on the approval process at the "home" institution. The Cross-Registration contact person at your "home" institution will be able to provide more detailed information regarding the contact person and the cross-registration procedures at the "host" institution.

Can I get a Copy of the Disabilities Handbook for Faculty?

Unfortunately, the Disabilities Handbook for Faculty is no longer available in print. You may access the information on the GCCCU Website under the Faculty & Staff Button.

How can I get information about the health insurance for Part-time and Adjunct Faculty?

The health insurance is available to part-time/adjunct faculty at any GCCCU member institution. The policy is available through Melissa Lusby at CAI Insurance.  Ms. Lusby has agreed to assist any GCCCU adjunct or part-time faculty member with obtaining coverage.  Ms. Lusby or her individual insurance specialist, Blake Coors, will respond to any questions you may have regarding such insurance. Feel free to contact Mr. Coors by phone at 513-221-1140 or via e-mail at BCoors@cai-insurance.com should you be interested in obtaining coverage or if you have any questions.

WHAT ARE THE GCCCU OFFICE HOURS?

The GCCCU office operates on a part-time basis. Generally, staff members are available between 8 AM - 2 PM Monday through Thursday from mid-August through mid-June. The GCCCU Office operates on a reduced schedule during the summer.

Please feel free to contact the GCCCU office at 359-392-2424 or through e-mail at gcccu@nku.edu at any time. GCCCU staff do check voicemail and e-mail regularly when not physically in the office.

Are credits automatically transferable among the 16 GCCCU member institutions?

While all of the GCCCU member institutions are regionally accredited, whether or not a specific course is acceptable for transfer is determined by the transfer of credit policies approved at each individual member institution.

Credits earned through cross-registration have been pre-approved for acceptance back at the "home" institution prior to the cross-registration. However, how credits earned through cross-registration are applied to a student's transcript is again subject to the individual member institution's policies.