Golden Gate University grants three undergraduate degrees: bachelor of arts, bachelor of business administration and bachelor of science. Partial requirements for the three degrees are listed in the chart below and described in detail in the paragraphs that follow.
Unit Requirements BBA BA BS
Total 123 123 123 BasicProficiencies 21 21 21 Liberal Studies Core 21 21 21 MajorFoundation 12 6 12 Residence 30 30 30
Major unit requirements are indicated in the degree descriptions in this catalog.
Minimum Grade-point Average
All undergraduate students are expected to maintain at least a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average. Additionally, courses listed in the required for the major or business core sections of the degree programs also require a minimum 2.00 grade-point average. For further information, refer to the catalog section “Required Academic Progress and Grade Requirements” on p. 141.
Basic Proficiencies
All degree-seeking undergraduate students must complete their English, mathematics, professional development and critical thinking basic proficiency requirements within their first 27 units at Golden Gate University. Students who do not place into ENGL 1A must satisfactorily complete the prescribed pre- ENGL 1A Writing Workshop sequence ENGL 10A and 10B. Students who do not place into the required Mathematics course(s) must satisfactorily complete the prerequisite MATH10 or MATH20 course before enrolling in the required courses.
Liberal Studies Core
All students are required to complete 21 units of liberal studies core courses as described below.
Lower- and Upper-division Requirements Students should try to plan their courses of study so as to complete lower-division requirements (courses numbered 1-99) before taking upper-division courses (courses numbered 100-199).
General Electives
The number of general electives differs from major to major, depending on the number of courses required as basic proficiencies, required for the major, business core and additional requirements.
Residence Requirement
Candidates for bachelor’s degrees must complete at least 30 units at Golden Gate University, including 21 units of upper-division required for the major or business core courses. The 30-unit minimum can be taken anytime within the degree program.
Candidates for undergraduate certificates must complete all courses required for the certificate at Golden Gate University. Exceptions to these requirements will be made only on petition to, and approval by, the Committee on Admissions and Academic Probation (CAAP).
Golden Gate University seeks to equip all its graduates with the intellectual skills, habits of mind, and broad-based liberal learning they will need for leadership in their professional careers and to live intelligently and responsibly as citizens of a globally interdependent world. The basic proficiencies requirements are designed to develop in students the skills that make autonomous and efficient learning possible. The liberal studies core helps students develop a broad understanding of the fundamental areas of human knowledge, their methods of inquiry, and their application to professional life. Therefore, in addition to mastering a body of specialized knowledge through in-depth study in a professional major, all baccalaureate candidates must complete the university’s basic proficiencies requirements and liberal studies core.
The basic proficiencies requirements and liberal studies core courses are designed to teach the following skills, basic knowledge, and understandings:
• Professional-level competence in oral and written communication.
• Well-developed quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to use library and electronic resources for research.
• Knowledge of the variety and universality of human experience as expressed in diverse cultures and their history, philosophy, religion, literature, creative arts and scientific systems.
• Understanding of the US and global contexts of business and public management, including contemporary economic, social, political, ethical and environmental developments and issues.
• Knowledge of science as a method of inquiry into the processes of the natural world, and the interaction of human societies with the natural environment.
• The intellectual foundations and tools for developing a well-informed and well-reflected world view.
• The knowledge, perspectives, and analytical abilities needed to creatively respond to problems, opportunities, and to social and technological change.
The liberal studies core is divided into seven subject areas. Each subject area introduces students to an area of knowledge and to ways of studying it. The courses are designed to introduce in each subject area its practical application to business, technology, and other areas of focus in students’ major programs.
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