Students who complete the certificate and choose to pursue a graduate accounting degree
may have certain graduate requirements waived upon review by the School of Accounting.
Important Note:Graduate certificate admission is limited to domestic students. Students that plan
to study on an F or J Visa may apply to graduate programs only.
See Admission to Certificate Programs for admission requirements.
All courses must be completed at Golden Gate University with a cumulative grade-point
average (GPA) of 3.00 (“B” average) or better in courses taken at Golden Gate University
that are applicable to the program’s requirements.
Course prerequisites are indicated in the course description for each course and must
be satisfied prior to enrolling in a given course. Prerequisites may be satisfied
through transfer of equivalent coursework from external institutions or by taking
the courses at GGU.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Applicants should hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited US institution
or the equivalent from a recognized foreign (outside the US) institution, and provide
official transcripts.
- Applicants whose native language is not English must meet the English Language Proficiency Admission Requirements.
- Applicants who earned a CPA license can waive the English Language requirement.
- Applicants with an undergraduate GPA below 3.00 should submit a statement of purpose
and a resume.
The statement of purpose should address the circumstances that may have led the applicants
to poor academic performance, what had changed and why they think they'll be successful
now.
- F-1 Visa holders are not eligible.
We are delighted that you are interested in the programs offered by the School of
Accounting. Golden Gate University has been preparing accounting professionals for
over 100 years, and our graduates are in positions of leadership in numerous public
accounting firms and major corporations.
Our accounting program is highly relevant and focuses on skills that are in high demand.
Included are concentrations aimed at helping you pass the CPA exam, developing leadership
skills or advanced accounting analytics skills, or to gain a deeper understanding
of taxation. Our programs, which are fully accredited by the Western Association
of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), are available
both at our main San Francisco campus and online.
Should you have any questions about the School of Accounting, please feel free to
contact us.
Amy B. McLellan, J.D., LL.M.
Dean, Graduate Programs (Business, Tax, Accounting)
Director, LL.M. Taxation & Estate Planning
ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
- Wendy Achilles, Adjunct Professor
- Jorge Amador, Adjunct Professor
- Ananth Avva, Adjunct Professor
- Jason Barnard, Adjunct Professor
- Erick Bell, Adjunct Professor
- Deborah Bennett, Adjunct Professor
- Sean Bowman, Senior Adjunct Professor
- Ahmet Cagin, Adjunct Professor
- Richard G. Carson, Senior Adjunct Professor
- Basil Chidi, Adjunct Professor
- Jillian Chladek, Adjunct Professor
- Melissa Curl, Adjunct Professor
- Chong Ee, Adjunct Professor
- Mark Eitelgeorge, Adjunct Faculty
- Craig Enos, Adjunct Professor
- Farima Fakoor, Assistant Professor
- Ruoyi (Roi) Fang, Adjunct Professor
- Joanne C. Ferris, Senior Adjunct Professor
- Irene Fong, Adjunct Professor
- Michael C. Garibaldi, Adjunct Professor
- Jed Greene, Adjunct Professor
- Rodney W. Hurd, Distinguished Adjunct Professor
- Todd A. Jensen, Senior Adjunct Professor
- Arthur T. Perkins Jr., Adjunct Professor
- John Kallas, Adjunct Professor
- Philip Karl, Adjunct Professor
- Jeffrey H. Karlin, Professor, Braden School of Taxation
- Douglas Kidder, Adjunct Professor
- Kenneth Kurtz, Adjunct Professor
- David Rocco Lamanna, Associate Dean
- Trent Livingston, Adjunct Professor
- John Lord, Adjunct Professor
- Xuhong Luo, Adjunct Professor
- Colm Martin, Adjunct Professor
- John G. McWilliams, Professor
- Dennis S. Milosky, Senior Adjunct Professor
- Ted Mitchell, Distinguished Adjunct Professor
- Shiva Moozoun, Adjunct Professor
- Steve (Istvan) Morang, Adjunct Professor
- Keith Moreau, Adjunct Professor
- Ghassen Mosbahi, Adjunct Professor
- Satnam Nahal, Adjunct Professor
- Philip Neyland, Distinguished Adjunct Professor
- Josef Rashty, Adjunct Professor
- Paul Regan, Adjunct Professor
- Angela Robinson, Adjunct Professor
- Kristin L. Rosi, Adjunct Professor
- Tatyana Shtyrkova, Adjunct Professor
- Deborah Sommerville, Adjunct Professor
- Claudia Stern, Adjunct Professor
- Mike Vaishnav, Adjunct Professor
- Joseph Walsh, Adjunct Professor
- Sacha Zadmehran, Adjunct Professor
- Iana Zemniakova, Adjunct Professor
- Lawrence Zmerega, Adjunct Professor
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