Certificate Studies

To apply for a graduate or undergraduate certificate program, you should submit an admission application form and a $25 application fee for US applicants ($90 application fee for international applicants) to the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs. Obtain an admissions application from the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs 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 should submit complete official transcripts detailing this course work. 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 Admissions Office.

Some certificate courses require prerequisite courses which 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 earned 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 upon successful completion of the course work and submission of an Application for Certificate and requisite fee to the Records Office.