EGA Group Correspondence Course Information

• Group Correspondence Courses are open to all EGA members.
• Participants work together or individually to learn new techniques, and the course fee is divided among them
• Participants purchase their own course booklets and other supplies
• At least two supply sources are provided with every course.
• Some students may have difficulty in finding and working with some of the unusual materials featured in Group Correspondence Courses. These materials have been included because they provide a variety of options for a student's own work.

A group coordinator is appointed by the chapter president to act as a liaison between teacher and students. The coordinator orders booklets and arranges to have projects sent to the teacher and evaluated projects returned to students. For this service, the group coordinator is charged no fee for the course but does purchase a booklet and supplies.

EGA members-at-large may also form a group, appoint a coordinator, and share in a Group Correspondence Course. Any individual member may register for a Group Correspondence Course and will be responsible for the entire course fee.

We hope you will enjoy the new courses introduced both on the website and in the published Education Catalog. More courses are already in the writing and planning stages for next year.

Fees

The course, text, and approximate supply fees are listed with each of the course descriptions. The course fee is shared equally by participants, excluding the group coordinator. Each participant, including the group coordinator, purchases a text and supplies

Shipping

Specific instructions about shipping GCC pieces outside the country are included in the text from any teacher living outside the U.S.

Enrollment

1. Read the Group Correspondence Course description and choose carefully. Course fees are not refundable.
    
2. No more than twenty members plus their group coordinator may register as a group.
    
3. Request a course registration form, which includes a materials list. Enclose a business size, self-addressed stamped envelope and mail to GCC Registrar, EGA National Headquarters.
    
4. Return to EGA National Headquarters the following: The completed registration form, a list of participants with membership numbers, and a check (no credit cards, please) to cover the course fee (consult the course listing for correct fee). Please note: checks must be drawn from your chapter or region treasury. Only members-at-large may send personal checks.
    
5. Send the following to the teacher: a copy of the registration form, a list of participants, and a check from your chapter / region for all booklets including one for the group coordinator (consult the course listings for booklet fee).
    
6. Schedule the necessary number of meetings. When scheduling the first meeting, allow time for office processing and mail delivery. Your starting date must be scheduled at least six weeks after the GCC Registrar receives your completed registration form and check.
    
7. When all the paperwork is complete and the starting date arrives, begin the fun, the learning, and the stitching.
    
8. Projects must be received within thirty days of the scheduled deadline, unless alternative arrangements have been made with the teacher, or the group forfeits the privilege of its evaluations. Be sure to enclose return postage and insurance when sending the projects to the teacher for evaluation. If postage is not included, projects will be returned COD for postage.
    
9. For chapters participating in a Group Correspondence Course, the chapter name must appear on all correspondence and on each project sent for evaluation.
    
10. When evaluated projects are returned by the teacher, complete the course evaluation form, mail one copy to the teacher, and mail one to the GCC Chairman.