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Information for Admitted Domestic Students
Spring 2018
Fall 2018
Please Note: the information listed below is for domestic students only. Please visit the Steps for New International Students link above for F1/J1 student requirements.
Freshmen & Transfer Requirements
Accept Admission Offer & Pay $100 Enrollment Deposit
Students entering SF State in Spring 2018 must accept their admission offer and pay a non-refundable Enrollment Confirmation Deposit online between November 1-December 2. Students admitted after December 2 must accept their offer within two weeks of their admis sion date. To file your Accept Admission Offer please go to your Student Center on the SF State Gateway.
Students entering SF State in Fall 2018 must accept their admission offer and pay a non-refundable Enrollment Confirmation Deposit online between April 1-May 1. Students admitted after May 1 must accept their offer within two weeks of their admission date. To file your Accept Admission Offer please go to your Student Center on the SF State Gateway. For more information on the Enrollment Confirmation Deposit, please see our FAQ.
Sign Up for New Student Orientation & Register for Fall Classes
Students receive early advising and early course registration at orientation. Space in orientation sessions and fall classes is limited and available first come, first served. Orientation dates are offered on campus. Please visit newstudentprograms.sfsu.edu/home for information on how to sign-up for orientation.
Immunization Requirements: Submit Proof of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) and Hepatitis B(HEP-B)
All students must fulfill immunization requirements before they will be allowed to register for classes. Please email the Registrars Department at records@sfsu.edu for questions regarding the immunization requirements.
SF State email account
Students, after accepting their admission offer, will be automatically assigned an SF State email account. We will send detailed instructions regarding your SF State email account to your personal email address once it has been created. Once enrolled, you will receive critical reminders regarding class registration for the upcoming semester and other important information at that account.
Is selection of an SF State email account required?
Yes. All new students will be required to have an SF State email account. Once created, students will be allowed to forward their SF State email account to a different email address if they want to receive messages at an existing private account. The University communicates to students via their SF State email account once they are enrolled in classes.
Send Final Transcripts
Final transcripts must be received by Undergraduate Admission prior to the deadline. The deadline for fall admission is July 15th. The deadline for spring admission is January 15.
Apply for Admission by Exception to a Specific Subject Requirement on the Basis of Disability
If a student is otherwise qualified but unable to complete certian subjects because of a disability, an appeal can be made to the Undergraduate Admissions Office. Appeal on the basis of a disability hould be submitted no later than July 15 for fall admission. Visit www.sfsu.edu/future/apply/awd.html for more details.
Freshmen Requirements
Academic Preparation and Placement: English and Math
For students planning to start SF State Fall of 2018:
In order to support student success, the CSU is revising its approach to math and English placement. Please note, placement is not the same as admissions. It is only about which courses to choose the first year.
At SF State, students choose their first-year math course based on their major. For example, STEM and business students take calculus-based courses, humanities and social science students take statistics or other courses. No matter which math is chosen, there will be two pathways: a single course or a course with extra units in the form of a lab or additional semester. These extra hours/units will provide academic support.
Placement in one of these two pathways will be based on CAASPP/Smarter Balance scores, ACT scores, and/or SAT scores. Exact scores and placement will be determined in 2018. At SF State, students choose their first-year English course based on a combination of the Univeristy’s Universities, recommendation and a student’s self-evaluation. This is done through the Directed Self Placement. CAASPP/Smarter Balance scores, ACT scores, and/or SAT scores may affect this placement.
Additionally, the Entry Level Math Exam (ELM) and the English Placement Test (EPT) are no longer required.
As these changes are occurring now, please be sure to check the Developmental Studies website for updates across the year.
Early Start Program
If a student’s test scores places them into the pathway with extra support for math and/or English, they may be required to take a summer course in 2018 for preparation. Please see the Developmental Studies website for updates to the exact requirement. Updates are expected to be posted in 2018.
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