Day, Evening and Online Classes
(all dates inclusive)
Fall Trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 2–Dec. 22, 2007
Fall B Eight-week Session . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 2–Oct. 27, 2007
Fall C Eight-week Session . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 28–Dec. 22, 2007
Spring Trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 6–April 26, 2008
Spring B Eight-week Session. . . . . . . . . Jan. 6–March 1, 2008
Spring C Eight-week Session. . . . . . . March 2–April 26, 2008
Commencement (San Francisco) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring 2008
Summer Trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 4–Aug. 23, 2008
Summer B Eight-week Session. . . . . . . . May 4–June 28, 2008
Summer C Eight-week Session . . . . . . June 29–Aug. 23, 2008
Academic Holidays and Vacations
Labor Day — Monday, Sept. 3, 2007 Thanksgiving — Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22– 23, 2007 Winter Recess — Dec. 24, 25 and 31, 2007
and Jan. 1, 2008
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — Monday, Jan. 21, 2008
Presidents Day — Monday, Feb. 18, 2008
Memorial Day — Monday, May 26, 2008
Independence Day — Friday, July 4, 2008
*Some programs operate on schedules different from those listed here.
These dates do not apply to the School of Law. Please refer to the School of Law Catalog or to the schedule of the location or program in which you are interested. Phone numbers for each site are listed on p. 7.
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Golden Gate University Catalog (USPS 221-200) Vol. XLVIV May 2006 7 No. 2 Published by Golden Gate University, Office of Marketing 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, California 94105-2968 in May in March, May, June, August and November. Periodical Postage Paid at San Francisco, California.
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President’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Golden Gate University At-a-Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Mission,Vision,Values ............................ 2
Academic Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Golden Gate University History ...................... 4
40 Jessie Renovation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
DegreeOfferingsbyLocation ....................... 6
Location Profilesand Maps ......................... 7
School of Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
University Libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Schoolof Accounting ............................. 12 Undergraduate & Graduate Programs . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Edward S. Ageno School of Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Undergraduate Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Graduate Programs ......................... 32
Schoolof Taxation ............................... 60
PLUSProgram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Course Descriptions .............................. 65
Admissiontothe University ....................... 109
International Student Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
OpenEnrollmentStudies ......................... 113
Undergraduate Transfer Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Graduate Transfer Credit ......................... 115
Tuition and Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Student Financial Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
EnrollingattheUniversity ........................ 126
Student Services and Support Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Graduation and Commencement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
University Standards and Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Degree Requirements ............................ 146
Faculty ....................................... 151
University Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Boardof Trustees ............................... 165
Appendix 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Index ....................................... 172
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