Contents
Golden Gate University At-a-Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mission, Value Proposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Degrees and Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
UndergraduateStudies.................... 5
Undergraduate Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Undergraduate Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
School of Accounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
GraduateDegrees ..................... 15
Graduate Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Edward S. Ageno School of Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
GraduateDegrees ..................... 19
Graduate Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
SchoolofLaw ........................ 50
School of Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Graduate Degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Graduate Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
CourseDescriptions ..................... 54
PLUS Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
University Libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Admission to the University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
International Student Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Certificate and Open Enrollment Studies . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Undergraduate Transfer Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Graduate Transfer Credit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
TuitionandFees ...................... 101
Student Financial Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Enrolling at the University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Degree Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Student Services and Support Programs. . . . . . . . . . . 122
Graduation and Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
University Standards and Policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Board of Trustees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
University Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Campus Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
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. XLVIII May 2010
Published by Golden Gate University, Office of Marketing
536 Mission Street, San Francisco, California 94105-2968 in May
Locations
San Francisco
536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
415-442-7800 • fax: 415-442-7807
e-mail: info@ggu.edu
CyberCampus
536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
415-369-5250 • fax: 415-227-4502
e-mail: cybercampus@ggu.edu
Silicon Valley
5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054
408-573-7300 • fax: 831-884-0913
e-mail: sanjose@ggu.edu
Los Angeles
725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1550
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5418
213-623-6000 • fax: 213-623-8270
e-mail: losangeles@ggu.edu
Seattle
1424 Fourth Avenue, Suite 410
Seattle, WA 98101
206-622-9996 • fax: 206-343-0467
e-mail: seattle@ggu.edu
The university assumes no liability, and hereby expressly negates the
same, for failure to provide or delay in providing educational or related
services or facilities, or for any other failure or delay in performance arising
out of or due to causes beyond the reasonable control of the university,
which causes include, without limitation, power failure, fire, strikes by
university employees or others, damage by the elements, and acts of
public authorities. The university will, however, exert reasonable efforts,
when in its judgment it is appropriate to do so, to provide comparable
or substantially equivalent services, facilities or performance; but its
inability or failure to do so shall not subject it to liability.
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.
Design: Morgan Dodge
Editors: Gili Assa and Laura Browne
Photography: Gene Dailey
