Certificate Studies

To apply for certificate studies, you should submit an admission application form and a $25 application fee for US applicants ($100 application fee for international applicants) to the San Franisco Office of Enrollment Services. Obtain an admissions application from the Office of Enrollment Services in San Francisco or apply online here.

An official transcript documenting the equivalent of a high school diploma from an approved institution is required for undergraduate applicants. If you have twenty-four (24) transferable semester units or thirty-six (36) quarter units or more from a regionally accredited college or university, you must request complete official transcripts detailing this course work be sent from the collegeor university. An official and complete transcript documenting the award of the undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution is required for graduate applicants. An official TOEFL test score report or other proof of fulfillment of GGU's English Language Proficiency Admission Requirements is required for all applicants whose native language is not English. Once these documents have been received, the decision for admission to certificate studies is communicated in writing by the Office of Enrollment Services.

Many certificate courses require prerequisite courses that must also be satisfied. It is not guaranteed that every course required for each certificate is offered every term.

Admitted certificate program students are required to maintain normal academic progress standards, including grade-point average.

All course work for a certificate program must be completed at Golden Gate University. No transfer credit is granted. Courses earned at GGU in a certificate program may also be used toward a degree program at the university.

The certificate is awarded at the end of the reporting term in which you successfully submitted a Certificate Order form with its requisite fee to the Office of Records and Registration.