ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The Graduate Certificate in Advanced Studies in Taxation is aimed at working tax professionals
who already have earned a taxation-related MS, MBA or LLM, and want to remain on the
cutting edge of tax law. The flexible schedule allows working professionals to pursue
their degree at their own pace: students need to complete the 12 semester units over
a 5-year period. While a taxation-related MS, MBA or LLM degree from Golden Gate University
is highly preferred, students with tax degrees from other schools may be accepted
upon approval of the dean.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to the advanced studies in taxation program is open to those individuals
who have received a taxation related MS, MBA or LLM degree from Golden Gate University.
Some certificate courses have prerequisites that must be satisfied (through transfer
of equivalent coursework, or by taking the courses at Golden Gate University) before
the certificate courses can be completed.
Read more about Admission Requirements to Certificate Programs
TUITION
Taxation Courses: $3,600 per 3-unit course.
Tuition varies for other courses. See Tuition & Fees for details.
LOCATIONS
Courses in this program are offered at the following locations:
TOTAL UNITS -- 12
This certificate requires completion of 12 units of graduate courses. Qualifying courses
include all those leading to the Master of Science in Taxation.
TAXATION DEPARTMENT
- Christopher Abad, Adjunct Professor
- William Amon, Distinguished Adjunct Professor
- Linette Angelastro, Adjunct Professor
- Elizabeth Christian Banta, Adjunct Professor
- Sam Barnes, Adjunct Professor
- Mark Berkowitz, Adjunct Professor
- Mark Bookman, Adjunct Professor
- Surbhi Bordia, Adjunct Professor
- Lloyd W. Born, Adjunct Professor
- Murray Buckman, Adjunct Professor
- Mary P. Canning, Dean Emerita, Professor
- Randy J. Churchill, Adjunct Professor
- Robert G. Condie, Adjunct Professor
- Nora Demerjian, Adjunct Professor
- Tori Fischer, Senior Adjunct Professor
- Deborah Fisher, Adjunct Professor
- Melinda Fisher, Adjunct Professor
- Timothy J. Fitzgibbon, Adjunct Professor
- Mehrdad Ghassemieh, Adjunct Professor
- John Gunn, Adjunct Professor
- David E. Hardesty, Senior Adjunct Professor
- Jeffrey Haveson, Adjunct Professor
- Helen Hayes, Adjunct Professor
- James S. Henderson, Associate Professor
- Wendell Hutchinson, Associate Professor
- Adnan Islam, Adjunct Professor
- Tyler Jones, Adjunct Professor
- Jeffrey H. Karlin, Professor, Braden School of Taxation
- Lassanna Karrim, Adjunct Professor
- Luke Keel, Adjunct Professor
- Anthony J. Kim, Senior Adjunct Professor
- Dorothea Kim, Adjunct Professor
- George J. Koutelieris, Adjunct Professor
- George Koutouras, Adjunct Professor
- David Rocco Lamanna, Director of Administration, Adjunct Professor
- Christine LeGrand, Adjunct Professor
- Eric J. Lee, Director of Academic Quality & Training, Lecturer
- Jaimie Lee, Adjunct Professor
- Joanna Li, Adjunct Professor
- William Lu, Adjunct Professor
- Ronald Marcuson, Adjunct Professor
- Marc Stern, Adjunct Professor
- Robert M. McCallum, Adjunct Professor
- John G. McWilliams, Professor
- Kathryn A. Meyer, Adjunct Professor
- William K. Norman, Senior Adjunct Professor
- Kirk Paxson, Senior Adjunct Professor
- Leslie Pesterfield, Adjunct Professor
- Amber Quintal, Adjunct Professor
- Kelvin Ramirez, Adjunct Professor
- Don Rath, Adjunct Professor
- Christopher J. Richmond, Adjunct Professor
- Gregory Roer, DirectorAdjunct Professor
- Dorothy A. Roer, Adjunct Professor
- Jordan Rose, Adjunct Professor
- Laura Ross, Adjunct Professor
- Javier Salinas, Adjunct Professor
- Donald George De Santis, Adjunct Professor
- Michael G. Schinner, Senior Adjunct Professor
- Samuel Seaman, Adjunct Professor
- Navineet Sethi, Adjunct Professor
- Stuart Simon, Adjunct Professor
- Sandeep Singh, Adjunct Professor
- Stanley Smiley, Adjunct Professor
- Justin Smith, Adjunct Faculty
- Fred Sroka, Dean, School of Accounting & Bruce F. Braden School of Taxation
- Diane Tebelius, Adjunct Professor
- Daniel L. Thompson, Adjunct Professor
- David Thompson, Adjunct Professor
- Gary P. Tober, Adjunct Professor
- Michael L. Vinson, Director of International Tax Program, Professor (Retired)
- Belan Wagner, Distinguished Adjunct Professor
- Joseph G. Walsh, Professor
- Mark Alan Weiner, Adjunct Professor
- John J. White, Adjunct Professor
- Gregory L. White, Adjunct Professor
- Douglas Woo, Adjunct Professor
- Kathleen K. Wright, Director of State and Local Taxation Program
- Yang Ye, Adjunct Professor
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complete the application by the priority deadline may have their registration delayed
which can result in being placed on the waitlist for some classes.
Note to Veterans: GGU may not certify any veteran's enrollment unless they have been admitted to a
degree or certificate program. Open enrollment status is not considered formally admitted
to Golden Gate University.
