Revised: October 2012 Office of the Registrar
Policies & Procedures for Transfer of Units to JD Program
1. Golden Gate University School of Law will accept a maximum of twelve (12) units towards a JD degree
from other ABA-accredited law schools. Students may receive credit for a maximum of six (6) units for
courses taken at other non-consortium ABA-approved law schools. In addition, students may receive credit
for a maximum of six (6) units from participating members of the Northern California Law School
Consortium (Boalt, Davis, USF, Santa Clara). For information about courses offered by other law schools,
students should contact the law schools in which they are interested.
2. Prior to registering for courses at another law school, students must submit this form, along with course
descriptions for all courses they wish to take, to the associate dean for law student services. A request to
take a course at another law school will be denied if:
a. The course is required for the student’s degree program at Golden Gate University (except in rare cases),
or;
b. The course is an elective course offered at Golden Gate University that same semester, or;
c. The course is not a law school course.
3. All courses taken at other schools must be taken for a letter grade. If permission is given to take a clinic
seminar combination, where the clinic component is not letter-graded, transferability of all units will be
determined by the grade received for the letter-graded component. Transferable courses will be recorded
with grades of “CR” (Credit) and the units will be counted toward the total number of units required for
graduation. Non-transferable courses will not be recorded at GGU. Credit grades are not included in
students’ GGU Law School GPA calculations.
4. For courses to be transferable, students must receive grades equivalent to a “C+” or better, as determined by
the law registrar at GGU. Grades equivalent to a “C” or lower are not transferable and the units will not
count toward graduation. Students who receive grades equivalent to a “C”, “C-” or “D” may petition the
associate dean for student services be allowed to receive credit for these courses at GGU.
5. Students must ensure their host institutions send official transcripts of all courses taken for transfer credit
directly to the GGU Law Registrar’s Office. The transcripts must include or be accompanied by the other
law school’s grading policy or system. Failure to provide an official transcript in a timely manner may
delay graduation and/or certification for bar exams.
