To be reconsidered, you must reapply for admission, pay the application fee in effect at the time of reapplication, and resubmit all original transcripts as well as transcripts for any subsequent academic work undertaken.
Applicants to undergraduate and graduate studies may enroll as Open Enrollment students while the admission application is pending final decision. All rules applicable to Open Enrollment must be followed.
Degree students wishing to change their degree objective or area of concentration must file a Change of Degree Program/Major form and submit it to the Office of Enrollment Services. You will be re-evaluated under the degree requirements in effect at the time the form is processed.
Students who are on academic probation may apply for a change of program. If the dean of the school in which the new program is housed determines that your qualifications meet the requirements of the new program, the application will be forwarded to the Committee for Admissions and Academic Probation (CAAP) for review.
Applicants who desire to change their degree program prior to an admission decision should submit the request to the Admissions Office. There is no charge for this process.
Changing from Certificate to Degree Status Certificate students who wish to enter a degree program should submit the appropriate admission application and all required supporting documents and fees. If admitted to a degree program, you will be required to fulfill the degree requirements for that program in effect at the time of admission. In addition to prior school records and test scores, performance in certificate coursework at Golden Gate is used as a criterion for admission to degree programs.
Open Enrollment is a registration program, but does not constitute admission to the university. Students who wish to change from Open Enrollment to a degree or certificate program should file an Application for Admission with the Admissions Office.
Transferring to GGU is a convenient process, and many students receive the maximum number of transfer units possible. Advisers at Northern California community colleges and Admissions Office staff at Golden Gate University can be contacted for further transfer information.
Credits from regionally accredited four-year institutions are usually acceptable, as are college-level credits from accredited community colleges; credits, not grades, transfer. Credit may be granted only if the subject matter of courses is applicable to programs offered by Golden Gate University. General Education/Liberal Studies transfer credit varies by degree program. Credit for terminal, occupational, technical and vocational courses may be accepted on a limited basis.
Transfer credit from community colleges is given in accordance
with the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC), a process in which all California community and junior colleges participate. GGU honors IGETC guidelines for general education requirements. Information regarding IGETC can be obtained from all California community and junior colleges, and most of those institutions indicate IGETC-approved courses in their course catalogs. The responsibility for the selection of the proper courses for transfer credit, however, rests with the student. A maximum of 70 semester units may be transferred from community colleges. Specific articulation references are available at www.ggu.edu/transfer for many Northern California community colleges. If you have questions about transferability of courses, please consult the Admissions Office.
• College Level Examination Program (CLEP) General and Subject Examinations (Individuals may not sit for the same CLEP test twice in a six-month period)
• DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)
• American College Testing (ACT) Proficiency Examination Program (PEP) tests
• American Institute of Banking courses not completed at a community college
• Professional Military Education (PME) evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE)
• Training Programs evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE) or the National Program on Non-collegiate Sponsored Instruction (PONSI)
• One year’s uninterrupted active duty military service
• Undergraduate-level correspondence courses from a regionally accredited institution
• Courses completed at institutions accredited by one of the US regional accrediting agencies are acceptable (e.g., Western Association of Schools and Colleges).
• Up to 70 semester units of community college credit can be accepted; a total of 93 units can be completed through transfer from community colleges, four-year accredited institutions and the options listed in the above section.
• Courses completed with grades of C- or better are acceptable.
• Cooperative education units earned may be transferred with faculty approval.
• The maximum number of transfer credits from any one source or combined sources may be limited.
Many students at Golden Gate University may have obtained the required skills and knowledge of an undergraduate course offered at the university through prior work experience. In the interest of accelerating the academic progress of such students, GGU encourages earning
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