Attendance Requirements and Examinations Attendance Each instructor determines the percentage of class sessions students must attend to earn a passing grade. Most instructors require 75 percent attendance. It is mandatory that attendance be reported for students receiving Veterans Benefits and for some students taking continuing education credit.
Examinations
Midterm and final examinations are given in most courses. All final examinations must be taken on the dates scheduled unless permission is granted by the instructor and the school dean to take an examination at some other time. Permission is granted on an individual basis and because examinations must be proctored, a special fee is charged.
Required Academic Progress and Grade Requirements All Golden Gate University students are required to make satisfactory academic progress toward completion of their degrees or studies. Students who are not making satisfactory academic progress are subject to further review and possible disqualification from the university. The student will be officially notified of the date that his or her record will be reviewed by the faculty-based Committee on Admission and Academic Probation (CAAP). In such cases, the student will be given the opportunity to submit a petition to the committee explaining the circumstances surrounding his or her academic performance. The Committee on Admission and Academic Probation will decide whether an exception to university policy should be made.
Open Enrollment Students
Those students who are enrolled through the Open Enrollment Program must meet the cumulative grade requirements established for each academic level — undergraduate/graduate — of study (see below for details). Should an open enrollment student’s grade-point average fall below the minimum requirements, the student will be referred to the Committee on Admissions and Academic Probation (CAAP) for a review of academic progress and recommendation for continuation. If the guidelines for probation, provided by CAAP are not followed, or if the grade-point average is not improved in the proscribed time limit, the open enrollment student will be disqualified from further study.
Undergraduate Students
All undergraduate students are required to maintain at least a 2.00 (C- average) grade-point average (GPA). This requirement applies to all university courses taken and to those courses designated “Required for the Major” or, in the case of the BBA, “Business Core.”
Students whose GPA at Golden Gate University falls below the required 2.00 minimum will be placed on academic probation. The probationary period will be the lesser of 12 units or the units remaining for degree completion, during which time the student must achieve the minimum required 2.00 cumulative GPA. All undergraduate students on academic probation must see their designated academic advisor for approval to register
for classes each term. Students on academic probation will be officially removed from probationary status after the trimester in which they achieve the minimum required GPA. Under no circumstances may a student continue taking courses once it becomes mathematically impossible to achieve a 2.00 cumulative GPA in the time remaining in the probationary period without retaking previously completed classes.
Graduate Students
All graduate students are required to maintain at least a 3.00 (B- average) grade-point average (GPA). This requirement applies to all university courses taken, including graduate foundation program courses completed and undergraduate courses taken to satisfy graduate foundation program requirements.
The School of Accounting and the School of Taxation require that in addition to maintaining an overall 3.00 GPA, graduate students must earn a C- or better in each graduate course taken. Graduate students in the School of Accounting and the School of Taxation who earn less than a C- in any graduate level course must retake the course until a C- or better is earned.
The Ageno School of Business requires that in addition to maintaining an overall minimum 3.00 GPA, students must earn a C- or better in each graduate course taken (200-, 300-, or 400-level courses). Students who earn less than a C- in any graduate course must retake the course until a C- or better is earned.
Students whose GPA at GGU falls below the above stated GPA requirements will be placed on academic probation. The probationary period will be the lesser of nine units, or the units remaining for degree completion, during which time the student must achieve the minimum required GPA. All graduate students on academic probation must see their designated academic advisor for approval to register for classes each term. Students on academic probation will be officially removed from probationary status after the trimester in which they achieve the minimum required GPA. Under no circumstances may the student continue taking courses once it becomes mathematically impossible to achieve the minimum required 3.00 GPA in the time remaining in the probationary period without retaking previously completed courses.
Required academic progress for students placed on academic probation includes the achievement of a minimally acceptable grade-point average (GPA) as well as satisfactory class attendance and completion of units attempted. Students on academic probation who fail to meet these requirements by the end of the probationary period are subject to review and potential academic disqualification (see below). The student will be officially notified of the date that his or her record will be reviewed by the faculty-based Committee on Admission and Academic Probation (CAAP). In such cases the student will be given the opportunity to submit a petition to the committee explaining the circumstances surrounding his or her academic performance. CAAP will decide whether to make an exception to the university policy of disqualifying students who cannot maintain the minimum required GPA.
Both undergraduate and graduate students disqualified for unsatisfactory academic progress are barred from enrollment in any classes at GGU. Disqualified graduate students may not enroll
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