| Academic
calendar | SF State offers two 16-week semesters, late
August through December and late January through May, as well as a summer semester, June through August.
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Accreditation |
SF State is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior
Colleges and Universities of
the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and many other individual
agencies and
organizations.
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| Affiliation |
One of 23 campuses of The
California State
University (CSU), the nations' largest system of higher education
granting bachelor's and master's degrees. CSU enrollment
overall totals more than 417,000 students.
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| Athletic teams |
Women: basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, track and field
Men: baseball, basketball, cross country,
soccer, wrestling.
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| Colleges | SF State
has eight academic colleges.
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| Colors | Purple and gold |
| Continuing education/extension |
College of
Extended Learning |
Degree/
credential/
certificate
programs | SF State offers: bachelor's
degrees in 111 areas of specialization and master's
degrees in 95, along with 27 credential
programs and 34 undergraduate
and graduate certificate
programs. In fall 2007 SF State will introduce its first independent doctoral program,
an Ed.D. The University offers a Ph.D. and Ed.D. in education with a concentration in special education with
UC Berkeley. A joint Master of Science in Physical Therapy is offered jointly with University of California,
San Francisco, as are two doctorates -- the Doctor of Physical Therapy and Doctor of Physical Therapy Science.
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| Degrees conferred |
SF State awarded 7,077
degrees in 2006-2007.
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| Enrollment |
SF State has 30,125 students
(fall 2007).
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| Events | SF State
presents hundreds of on-campus activities and events each
year, open to the public, free or at low cost. They include seminars,
workshops, lectures, conferences, art exhibits, debates, forums,
concerts, plays, films, and other performances.
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| Fees |
SF State's
fees are among the lowest in the
nation for comparable state-supported institutions.
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| Financial aid |
About 43 percent of all SF State students supplement their own
resources with some form of financial aid.
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| History |
1899: Founded as San Francisco State Normal School, a two-year
teacher-training college and the first normal school in nation to
require high school diploma for admission
1901: First graduating class
(36 women)
1923: First bachelor of arts
degree awarded
1921: SF Normal School became
the SF State
Teachers College
1935: Renamed San Francisco
State College
1972: Received University status
1974: Renamed San Francisco State
University
1999: Celebrated 100th birthday
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| Housing |
Housing and Residential Services offers residential living to more than 2,200 students of all ages and class levels.
First-time freshmen have a choice of four types of living accommodation: Mary Ward and Mary Park halls are traditional residence halls. The Science and Technology Theme Community is reserved for first-year freshmen majoring in the science and engineering fields. The Towers at Centennial Square apartments offer shared one- and two-bedroom apartments in designated Residential Learning Communities. The Village at Centennial Square building C is the Business Learning Community for first year freshmen majoring in business.
Second-year and transfer students are accommodated in shared two- and three-bedroom apartments at The Village at Centennial Square. International students are also accommodated in the Village at Centennial Square International Learning Community.
Junior, senior and graduate students are accommodated in shared townhome apartments at University Park South.
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| Location |
SF State's main campus is located at
1600 Holloway Avenue
(at the corner of 19th
Avenue), San
Francisco, CA
94132. The
approximately 100-acre campus is located in a residential area of the city.
You can get there easily by public
transportation.
SF State's Downtown
Campus is
located at 835
Market St. (at the corner of Fremont) This campus houses College of Business Graduate Programs, the
College of
Extended Learning
and additional SF State programs and classes. Many public transportation lines serve
this location.
For more information
on location,
directions,
and public
transportation, see Visiting the
Campus.
SF State satellite centers:
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| Majors
(undergraduate) | SF State offers bachelor's
degrees in 111 areas of specialization and master's
degrees in 95.
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| Mascot | The
'Gator (alligator) |
| Motto | "Experientia Docet"
("Experience Teaches") |
| Mission | San Francisco State
University's mission:
To create and maintain an environment for learning that promotes
respect for and appreciation of scholarship, freedom, human
diversity, and the cultural mosaic of San Francisco and the Bay Area.
To promote excellence in instruction and intellectual accomplishment.
To provide broadly accessible higher education for residents of
the region and state, as well as the nation and world.
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| Partnerships |
SF State has many centers, institutes, and other special
programs and projects which link the University to the Bay Area
community and beyond. Among them:
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| President | Robert A. Corrigan |
| Top 10 undergraduate majors
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- Business
- Psychology
- Biology
- English
- Cinema
- Art
- Radio and Television
- Engineering
- Liberal Studies
- Journalism
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| How to reach
us | By mail: Write to the specific office
you wish to reach, followed by:
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
For general questions: Consult this list.
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