Golden Gate University At-a-Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mission, Vision, Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Degrees and Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SchoolofAccounting..................... 5
Undergraduate Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
GraduateDegrees ..................... 7
Undergraduate and Graduate Certificates . . . . . . . . . 8
Edward S. Ageno School of Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Undergraduate Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Undergraduate Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
GraduateDegrees ..................... 19
Graduate Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
SchoolofLaw ........................ 45
School of Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
CourseDescriptions ..................... 49
PLUS Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
University Libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Admission to the University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
International Student Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Certificate and Open Enrollment Studies . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Undergraduate Transfer Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Graduate Transfer Credit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
TuitionandFees ....................... 95
Student Financial Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Enrolling at the University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Degree Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Student Services and Support Programs. . . . . . . . . . . 116
Graduation and Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
University Standards and Policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Board of Trustees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
University Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Campus Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Published by Golden Gate University, Office of Marketing 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2968. The telephone number is 415-442-7830.
Golden Gate University Catalog (USPS 221-200)
Vol. XLVII, May 2009
Published by Golden Gate University, Office of Marketing
536 Mission Street, San Francisco, California 94105-2968 in May
San Francisco
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415-442-7800 • fax: 415-442-7807
e-mail: info@ggu.edu
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Silicon Valley
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Los Angeles
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Los Angeles, CA 90017-5418
213-623-6000 • fax: 213-623-8270
e-mail: losangeles@ggu.edu
Seattle
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Seattle, WA 98101
206-622-9996 • fax: 206-343-0467
e-mail: seattle@ggu.edu
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The university reserves the right to change regulations, curricula, courses, course locations, tuition and fees, or any other aspect of its programs described in this catalog.
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