Golden Gate University http://www.ggu.edu/ Is this university for real? Another Malaysian "graduated" with a "PhD" without stepping a foof on this university.
GGU is about as real as a university can be. RA, B&M, etc. Well, GGU doesn't offer a PhD. Do the math. http://www.ggu.edu/academic_programs/alphabetical_course_list
From http://www.ggu.edu/about To answer, presumably, your next question: http://www.wascweb.org/senior/directories.htm#G GGU is a very real, very accredited university. If someone is falsely claiming a degree from GGU, perhaps the fault is theirs, and not the university's?
Yes, GGU is accredited and has been around for over 100 years. Their DBA program is only offered on campus so there is no way this person you know could have done it with out stepping foot on campus.
More info about GGU GGU was recently awarded as one of the top 100 agile organizations in the US. Their faculty are frequently cited in newspaper articles in the Bay Area. The school is included in Peterson's Best Western Colleges in the US (2004 edition) and its law school is also listed among the Best 141 Law Schools in the United States (2005 edition). ****************************************** (Information below taken verbatim from GGU's website) Distinctions and Awards: *GGU is the largest non-profit, private university serving adult students in the Bay Area. *GGU's School of Taxation is the nation's largest tax school. *The Ageno School of Business has the only evening master of accountancy program in the Bay Area. *GGU's MBA program enrolls the most part-time students in the Bay Area. *US News & World Report rated GGU's online programs as among the best in the nation. *GGU was honored in 2002 for its outstanding internship program by the California Cooperative Education & Internship Association. *The 2003-2004 edition of Great Colleges for the Real World, a national guidebook, rated GGU as exceptional or above average in the areas of meeting student needs, total college experience and contributing to students' career development. *100 Ways to Cut the High Cost of Attending College by Michael P. Violtt selected GGU as a winner in the category of "Colleges Designed to Serve Commuter Students." *GGU's online Core Research Skills class is a model online course for the Internet Education Project (IEP) sponsored by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL).
Golden Gate is real. I have given thought to pursuing a Grad Certificate in Taxation in the future with GG, after I fininsh my MBA. William
When I worked in SF I used to walk past GGU several times a day. The paralegal courses I took at CCSF often met in GGU's basement law library (an attractive well-designed facility). So GGU certainly exists. I wouldn't exactly call it a 'campus' though. It's located downtown in a couple of office buildings (their own and architect designed for university purposes) smashed in among the high-rises. GGU isn't really prestigious. It makes its living by offering part-time night-school programs to working adults. I guess that it has a 'journeyman' reputation, competing with places like San Jose State, but at much higher tuition. It manages to attract lots of students, both to its SF location and to several satellite locations in office parks in Silicon Valley, Monterey and around the West Coast. Here in the Bay Area it's well known and fully accepted. GGU offers lots of online programs (but no doctorates): http://www.ggu.edu/cybercampus/DegreesCourses/DegreesCertificates One problem with GGU is that it is struggling financially to stay in the black (there's little danger of it closing) and it is always changing its program offerings. Up until a couple of years ago it was trying to expand from being a business and law school to being a general university. Lots of humanities and social science majors were rolled out. But GGU got financially overextended and was bleeding red ink, so it pulled the plug on all that, canceled a dozen majors, and went back to its B-school roots. Sadly, they killed their interesting masters in arts administration. This was kind of a cross between an MBA and an art history masters, designed to prepare gallery and museum managers. It maintained close links to SF's art galleries making internships and contacts possible. I liked it. I've never heard of GGU doctorates by DL. It's conceivable that somebody could have done one by attending at one of the satellite locations, I don't know. But there have never been any satellite locations in Asia to my knowledge. I have no way of knowing, but I'd guess that Sniper's Malaysian might be lying about his degree. Anyone who is interested enough can verify whether or not somebody graduated from a particular American university by contacting its admissions and records department. The school can't give transcript information or grade averages, but they are allowed to reveal degree title and the date it was awarded. Employers make these inquiries all the time when they are screening applicants, so the schools are used to it.
And, on top of everything else, GGU has the world's largest table made from a single slab of wood. I once stepped foof into that conference room. Had to be at least 50 feet long. They must have built their building around it. My youngest daughter took and passed the high school equivalency exam at 15, never went to high school, but did, um, other stuff for the next three years. When she decided to re-enter the real world, San Francisco State wouldn't accept her, but GGU did, as a full-paying student. After two semesters (most of her classes were 80% or more Malaysians, she said), the first with a C average, the second with an A average, she went on to SF State, and remains grateful to GGU for giving her the chance. Graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a 3.98 average, she did.
Thank you for all the feedback. At least I'm rest assured that GGU is for real and not a scam. Getting a "DR" title seems to be an obsession among affluent Malaysians nowadays…
