Revised: May 2019 Office of Records and Registration
DOMESTIC STUDENT
REQUEST TO TAKE COURSES AT OTHER INSTITUTION INSTRUCTIONS
In order to obtain approval to take courses at other institutions that are not articulated with GGU courses,
degree-seeking students are required to submit the following:
(1) This completed form;
(2) The course description; and
(3) The course syllabus; and
(4) An explanation of the course numbering system from the other institution’s catalog/bulletin.
Please note the following rules pertaining to transfer credit:
• Students do not need to submit this petition if the course(s) are articulated. To find out if a course is
articulated, please visit the following site:
http://www.ggu.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfers/
• Students should refer to the GGU Catalog for the maximum number of transfer credits allowed for their
degree programs.
• Upon completion of the approved courses, students must have official transcripts sent directly from the
other institutions to the GGU Office of Records and Registration.
• Undergraduate students must earn a grade of “C-” or better grade to receive undergraduate credit.
• Graduate students must earn a “C-” or better to receive credit for proficiency courses and a “B” or
better grade to receive credit for graduate foundation and advanced courses.
• One unit of credit for a quarter term is equal to 2/3 of a unit of credit for a trimester term. (GGU
operates on a trimester term academic calendar.)
PROCESSING STEPS:
After submission to the Records Office, this form and supporting documents will be forwarded to the student’s
Admissions Evaluator for “newly admitted” students, or to the student’s Academic Advisor for “continuing”
students. A response to this request will be sent to the student via email within 20 working days of the receipt
of the petition. Students may contact their Admissions Evaluator at applications@ggu.edu
or their Academic
Advisor with any follow-up questions.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Submit completed form to the Records Office via email at records@ggu.edu
, via fax to (415) 442-7223, or in-
person or via mail to: Golden Gate University, Office of Records and Registration, 536 Mission Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105-2968.
If you have any questions regarding the form or the process, please contact the Records Office at (415) 442-
7260 or your Academic Advisor.