Our Mission and Code of EthicsGPACAC will support and advance the work of college counselors as they help students realize their full educational potential with particular emphasis on the transition from secondary schools to colleges and universities and with attention to access and equity for all students. In accordance with this mission, GPACAC works to advance the status of the association and its members in order to gain wider recognition of GPACAC's professional positions on behalf of all students and of practitioners who counsel students about their transition from schools to colleges. To accomplish this mission, GPACAC advocates the rights of students in the college admission process; promotes and monitors the standards of professional behavior as set forth in the Statement of Principles of Good Practice. Our Code of EthicsAs representatives of secondary schools, colleges and universities, GPACAC members affirm the dignity, worth and potential of all human beings. Members work to develop counseling programs and services for admission and financial assistance that eliminates bias on any grounds. They also place the highest priority on counseling individual students according to the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice, the code of ethical conduct for all individuals and institutions involved in the admission process. |