Payment is due in full prior to class attendance or participation in a cyber class.
Open enrollment students who do not meet all of the requirements as noted in this catalog are not permitted to enroll and will be disenrolled in the event that ineligibility is determined after enrollment begins.
Re-admission of Former Students (Returning students)
Degree students who are absent from the University for three consecutive trimesters must apply for re-admission.
Applicants for re-admission must meet the admission requirements in effect at the time of re-admission. Students seeking re-admission must obtain an “Application for Admission” and submit it to the Office of Enrollment Services with the appropriate fee. Official transcripts from all institutions attended in the interim must also be submitted. These transcripts must be sent directly from the previous institution to the Office of Enrollment Services. In some cases, official transcripts that were previously sent may no longer be available and will be requested by the Enrollment Services office.
Students who were on academic probation at the time they left the University may be readmitted, but will remain on probation and will be subject to probation-retention policy in effect at time of their departure. All other readmitted students will be subject to the degree requirements in effect at the time of re-admission.
Cancellation of Application/Admission
An application may remain in pending status for up to one calendar year from the date on which it was received in the Office of Enrollment Services. If the file is not completed within that year, the application will expire and the documents associated with that application will be destroyed. Admission is valid for the term for which you were admitted, and the two subsequent terms. If you do not enroll during that time period (approximately one year), the offer of admission is cancelled and the documents associated with that application will be destroyed. Re-applying after that time will require a new application, application fee and the submission of all transcripts and other required credentials.
Pending Applications
Applicants to undergraduate and graduate studies may enroll in open enrollment pending final admissions decision. All rules applicable to Open Enrollment must be followed. Students who are denied admission are dis-enrolled.
Change of Program
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 Records and Registration. 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 want to change their degree program prior to an admission decision should submit the request to the Office of Enrollment Services. There is no charge for this process.
Admission to the University
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.
Changing from Open Enrollment to Degree or Certificate Status 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 Office of Enrollment Services.
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 Office of Enrollment Services.
Following are some examples of other acceptable ways in which transfer credit may be earned:
• 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
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