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Registration>Registration Holds:
If you have holds listed on your Registration Time, you must clear them before you can pay fees and register. Read the instructions below that pertain to your particular hold and contact the appropriate department if you have any questions:

Click on the topic which interests you:

  1. Academic Hold
  2. Administrative Academic Probation
  3. Dean Of Students Hold
  4. Department Advising
  5. ELM and EPT
  6. EOP Hold
  7. Excessive Invalid Permit Add Attempts Hold
  8. Extended Learning Hold
  9. Graduation Hold
  10. High Unit Undergrad Hold
  11. Immunization Hold
  12. International Student Data Hold
  13. International Student Health Insurance Hold
  14. Need Transcript
  15. New Admit International Hold
  16. Proof Of Degree Needed
  17. Suspended Or Expelled
  18. University Financial Obligation


ACADEMIC HOLD:
You were academically disqualified based on your cumulative performance through last semester. After an absence of at least one year, you may be considered for re-admission if you can demonstrate satisfactory improvement in your grade point average by enrolling through SFSU Extended Education.

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ADMINISTRATIVE ACADEMIC PROBATION:
Due to unsatisfactory progress towards your degree objective you have been placed on administrative academic probation. If you have not already been disqualified, you may be able to remove this probationary status.

You must seek advising and fill-out an Academic Standing Petition. You should contact the major department or college dean's office that recommended probation to find out whether your hold can be cleared. Undeclared majors should contact the Advising Center at 338-2101. EOP students who are undeclared majors should contact their EOP advisor at 338-1646. For general information call 338-2350.

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DEAN OF STUDENTS HOLD:
The Dean of Students Office has placed a hold on your records. For information, call 338-2032.

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DEPARTMENT ADVISING
You must get advising with your major department before you will be allowed to register. Contact your major department.

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ELM AND EPT - NEW STUDENT TESTING HOLD:
You must complete your ELM/EPT requirements before you will be allowed to register. Contact the Registrar's Office, 338-2350.

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EOP HOLD:
The Educational Opportunity Program Office has placed a hold on your records. For information, call 338-1646.

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EXCESSIVE INVALID PERMIT ADD ATTEMPTS HOLD:
Your registration has been locked because of excessive attempts to add a class using invalid permit numbers. An Administrative hold has been placed on your record.

You must contact the Registrar's Office to have this Administrative Hold cleared. Call the Registrar's Office at (415) 338-2350, Monday - Friday, 9-Noon and 1-4 p.m.

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EXTENDED EDUCATION HOLD:
You must contact the College of Extended Learning for more information.

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GRADUATION HOLD:
You have submitted an application for graduation and will not receive Registration materials for the next semester.


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HIGH UNIT UNDERGRAD HOLD:
You have earned at least 156 semester units and must complete an approved Baccalaureate Degree Completion Plan and make adequate progress towards your degree before you can register for classes for the next semester.

Please review the procedure to clear this hold and complete the Baccalaureate Degree Completion Plan

To ensure that you are on target for graduation:

A registration hold will be placed on your record to prevent you from enrolling for Fall 2008 Early Priority Registration (April 28-May 9) until you have completed an approved Baccalaureate Degree Completion Plan.

The plan requires two signatures: one from your major department (Part I) and one from an academic counselor in the Advising Center or the Educational Opportunity Program if you are an EOP student (Part II).
If you are a Business major, go to BUS 112 (CoBSSC) for the Part I signature.

Part III of the form must be completed and signed by you after you meet with your advisor.

Students with double majors and/or minors must complete a degree completion plan for each major and/or minor.


The form is available at Registrar’s Office web site http://www.sfsu.edu/%7Eadmisrec/forms/noindex/DegreeCompletionPlan.pdf

Bring the completed form to the Registrar’s Office, One Stop, Student Services Building by Monday, April 14.

The approved degree completion plan must be on file by April 14 for you to be allowed to register during Early Priority Registration, which begins on April 28..

You will be required to complete a new plan every semester until you graduate. If you do not make adequate progress, you may not be allowed to continue at SF State.

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IMMUNIZATION HOLD:
Hepatitis B - (Pertains to students 18 or younger at beginning of first semester.) You must show proof of your Hepatitis B immunization before you will be allowed to register. Bring proof to the One Stop Student Services Center (SS 101) or mail documents to the Registrar's Office.

Measles/Mumps/Rubella - You must show proof of your Measles/Mumps/Rubella immunization before you will be allowed to register. Bring proof to the One Stop Student Services Center (SS 101) or mail documents to the Registrar's Office. Immunizations are also given at Student Health Services on specific dates.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT DATA HOLD:
All International Students with F-1 and J-1 visas must verify information on their student record before registering for classes.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE HOLD:
Show proof of or purchase
medical insurance from https://www.csuhealthlink.com
(While purchasing the insurance you may print a copy of proof of purchase) Coverage must meet the CSU requirements:http://www.sfsu.edu/~shs/Health_Insurance/Health_Insurance.html.


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NEED TRANSCRIPT HOLD:
One or more official transcripts have not been received for your SFSU records. If you have an official transcripts to submit, you may bring them to the Undergraduate Admissions Counter at the One Stop Student Services Center (SS 101) to clear your hold and/or call (415)338-6486 for more information. If you are a Graduate student, bring your transcript to the Grad Stop (ADM 250) on the second floor of the Administration Building to clear the hold and/or call (415)338-2234 if you have questions about your hold.

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NEW ADMIT INTERNATIONAL HOLD:
The Undergraduate Admissions Office has not received the documents they requested from you. To clear this hold, please contact Undergraduate Admissions at (415) 338-2382 or visit the One Stop Student Services Center.

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PROOF OF DEGREE NEEDED:
We have not received an official transcript showing award of your degree. Please have an official transcript sent to the Graduate Division. You may also bring a sealed official copy of your transcripts to the One Stop Student Services Center (SS 101). For information, call 338-2350.

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SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED
You were notified of the terms of your disciplinary sanction by separate letter.

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UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL OBLIGATION:
Records maintained by the Bursar's Office show that you have an unpaid financial obligation to the University. A separate mailer is being sent to you which indicates the exact type of obligation involved and the department you should contact to resolve the problem. For further information contact the Bursar's Office, Administration 155 or go to the Bursar's at the One Stop Student Services Center (SS 101), 338-1281.

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