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Bucks County Community College Offering First Time Students Registration Advisement For Spring

Need some guidance while registering for the spring semester?

First-time students at Bucks County Community College will be able to make their registration process a bit less chaotic thanks to a week of advising sessions that will make signing up for classes all the easier.

The college said from Jan. 9 to Jan. 13, advisors will help the prospective students register for the upcoming spring semester which begins Jan. 18, or transfer from another university in the spring semester.

Check out the dates, times, and locations of the special sessions below:

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Monday, Jan. 9:

  • 1 p.m– 7 p.m., Linksz Pavilion, Newtown Campus, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown

Tuesday, Jan. 10:

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  • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Linksz Pavilion, Newtown Campus
  • 1 p.m– 7 p.m., Upper Bucks Campus, One Hillendale Road, Perkasie

Wednesday, Jan. 11:

  • 1 p.m – 7 p.m., Linksz Pavilion, Newtown Campus
  • 1 p.m. 7 p.m., Lower Bucks Campus, 1304 Veterans Highway, Bristol

Thursday, Jan. 12:

  • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Linksz Pavilion, Newtown, Campus

Friday, Jan. 13:

  • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Linksz Pavilion, Newtown, Campus

Current students who haven't registered are also welcome on these dates and personal advising appointments are available by calling (215) 968-8100 through Dec. 22.

More than 400 courses are available this spring, with the main 15-week semester starting Wednesday, Jan. 18, and additional courses starting Feb. 6 and March 20, the college said.

Classes meet at the original campus at 275 Swamp Rd., Newtown, Pa.; the Lower Bucks Campus at 1304 Veterans Highway, Bristol, Pa.; and the Upper Bucks Campus at One Hillendale Rd., Perkasie, Pa. In addition, nearly half of the courses are offered through Bucks Online, the college’s award-winning virtual campus.

Bucks, an open-admission, public college that does not require SAT or ACT scores, offers nearly 80 programs of study.

Registration deadlines for spring are Jan. 16 for courses staring Jan. 18, Feb. 3 for courses starting Feb. 6, and March 17 for courses starting March 20.

For more information on the spring semester, visit the college's website or contact the Office of Admissions at (215) 968-8100.

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