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GL (see General Ledger)

GARINGER HALL (former name of Central High)
The old Charlotte Central High School building renamed  in 1978 for Dr. Elmer Garinger, former superintendent of Charlotte City Schools and an early supporter of community colleges. Renamed Central High in 2002.

GED
General Educational Development program offers an option for students who have not completed high school and leads to a high school equivalency diploma issued by the North Carolina Department of Community Colleges.

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
These courses, required in all degree programs, ensure that graduates have the necessary general knowledge, abilities, and intellectual skills commensurate with their degrees.

GENERAL LEDGER
A formal ledger containing all the financial statement accounts of the business. It contains offsetting debit and credit accounts, the totals of which are proved by a trial balance. As it pertains to CPCC, the General Ledger is a component of Colleague by Datatel. Alternate terms are GL and sometimes "The (organization's) books."

GILES BUILDING
Central Campus Science building named for Lucille Giles, a college benefactor.

GOAL
A statement of a quantifiable desired future state or condition (broad and vague).

GRADUATION CHECK
An audit conducted by the Graduation Office to certify that students have completed all required credits in a declared program of study.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE
The total number of grade points earned (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0) divided by the total number of semester hours attempted.

GRANTS
Special terminology is used in the preparation and description of grant proposals. CPCC's Government Relations and Grants Office has published a dictionary of commonly used terms.