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Requirements for admission to the Golden Gate College are set forth below and are in accordance with Title V, Chapter 1, Subchapter 3 of California Administrative Code. GGC admits qualified students without discrimination with regard to race, color, creed, age, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, marital status, sexual orientation, or physical disability.
GGC does not have admissions requirements for ability-to-benefit students and has not entered into an articulation or transfer agreement with any other college or university regarding admission to GGC. CEC §94909(a)(8)
Students seeking admission must submit all application requirements. All documents received become the property of the Golden Gate College.
This in-depth curriculum of our Intensive English Program (IEP) is designed to meet the needs of international students who are preparing to enter American colleges and universities, as well as professionals and other non-English speakers who wish to learn the language skills necessary for language fluency.
Candidates shall submit the following application documents for the IEP program:
• Application Form
• Application Fee (non-refundable $100)
• Financial Verification Letter (required for International Student)
Any post-secondary student, regardless of academic, personal or occupational goals, may take any class for which he/she is qualified for enrollment as determined by the Director.
Candidate shall submit the following application documents for IEP program:
• Application Form
• Application Fee (non-refundable $100)
• Financial Verification Letter (required for International Student)
Any post-secondary student, regardless of academic, personal or occupational goals, may take any class for which he/she is qualified for enrollment as determined by the Director.
For IEP Program, GGC does not accept credits earned at other institutions or through challenge examinations and achievement tests
Classes are held year-round. Session start dates are listed on the GGC calendar. International Students (i.e. with I-20 form) should start classes at the beginning of a session. All other students may enter the program at any time.
A class may be subject to cancellation if it does not meet the minimum enrollment requirements established by Golden Gate College (GGC).
California Education Code (CEC) §94811 defines an ability-to-benefit (ATB) student as a student who does not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or a recognized equivalent of that certificate. Under CEC §94904 (a), an institution is required, prior to executing an enrollment agreement with an ATB student, to have the student take and pass an independently administered examination from the list of examinations prescribed by the United States Department of Education (USDE). BPPE has approved GGC to use the Versant English Placement Test, produced by Pearson Education, Inc. for determining the ability-to-benefit of prospective students enrolled in the English Language program.
Any non-post-secondary student may take any class for which he/she is qualified for enrollment by taking the Versant English Placement Test and as determined by the Director. There are 12 levels of instruction and over 40 classes in the GGC Intensive English Program (IEP). All classes are taught only in English. Students are placed at the correct English level of proficiency based on the scores of the Versant English Placement Test.
• The minimum level of English language proficiency required for admittance is prelevel 1 with a knowledge of the English alphabet as determined by the Versant English Placement Test.
• All new incoming students must take the computerized Versant English Placement Test before beginning classes. This exam is scheduled by appointment and tests speaking, listening, writing and reading skills for placement into the Intensive English Program.
More than 1000 parking lots available in the west side of the campus. The parking is available 24 hours with 24 hours security. We make sure that everything is under control.
Applicants will be admitted to the Master of Science in Applied Psychology or Master of Arts in Communication And Media program if their undergraduate GPA is 3.00 or greater for courses taken in their undergraduate program.
All students must supply proof that they have completed a bachelor’s degree in any subject from an accredited or state approved college or university or international equivalent We do not admit “Ability to Benefit” students for graduate programs. Students seeking graduate admission must submit the following application requirements:
1. Application fee for all students (non-refundable): US$70;
2. Completed application form;
3. Statement of Purpose;
4. Evidence of completion of bachelor’s degree. Official transcripts of all degrees. Transcripts from international institutions of higher education may require course credit evaluation by a recognized evaluation service selected by GGC;
5. Proof of Language Proficiency (if applicable);
6. Financial Verification Form (FVF) with supporting documents; and
7. Foreign Transcript Evaluation (international applicants only).
Students without a background in Psychology or related field as determined by the Program chair may be required to take one or more of the following foundation courses as prerequisite:
MSAP 501 Introduction to Psychology (4 units)
MSAP 502 Statistics for Psychology (4 units)
Students without a background in Communication and Media or related field as determined by the Program Chair may be required to take one or more of the following foundation courses as prerequisite:
MACM 501 Foundations of Writing and Pronunciation (4 units)
MACM 502 Foundations of Business Communication (4 units)
MACM 503 Storytelling in Multimedia Communication (4 units)