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:
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- Academic Hold
- Administrative Academic Probation
- Dean Of Students Hold
- Department Advising
- ELM and EPT
- EOP Hold
- Excessive Invalid Permit Add Attempts Hold
- Extended Learning Hold
- Graduation Hold
- High Unit Undergrad Hold
- Immunization Hold
- International Student Data Hold
- International Student Health Insurance Hold
- Need Transcript
- New Admit International Hold
- No Space Hold
- Proof Of Degree Needed
- Remediation Hold
- Suspended Or Expelled
- 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.
Return to TopADMINISTRATIVE 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 (pdf ). 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.
Return to TopDEAN OF STUDENTS HOLD:
The Dean of Students Office has placed a hold on your records. For information, call 338-2032.
Return to TopDEPARTMENT ADVISING
You must get advising with your major department before you will be allowed to register. Contact your major department.
Return to TopELM 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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The Educational Opportunity Program Office has placed a hold on your records. For information, call 338-1646.
Return to TopEXCESSIVE 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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You must contact the College of Extended Learning for more information.
Return to TopGRADUATION HOLD:
You have submitted an application for graduation and will not receive Registration materials for the next semester. Contact the Registrar's Office 415-338-2350 if you will need to register for classes in the following semester in order to complete your degree.
Return to TopHIGH UNIT UNDERGRAD HOLD:
You have earned at least 150 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:
Return to TopA registration hold will be placed on your record to prevent you from enrolling for Fall 2009 Early Priority Registration (April 27-May 8) 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 at http://www.sfsu.edu/~admisrec/forms/regforms/DegreeCompletionPlan.pdf
Bring the completed form to the Registrar’s Office, One Stop, Student Services Building by Monday, April 17.
The approved degree completion plan must be on file by April 17 for you to be allowed to register during Early Priority Registration, which begins on April 27.
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.
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 and blood tests are also given at Student Health Services on a limited basis.
Return to TopINTERNATIONAL STUDENT DATA HOLD:
All International Students with F-1 and J-1 visas must verify information on their student data on MySFSU before registering for classes each semester. Please allow 1-2 business days for processing.
Return to TopINTERNATIONAL STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE HOLD:
Show proof of insurance to the Student Health Services 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.
Return to TopNEED 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.
Return to TopNEW 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 them at the One Stop Student Services Center.
Return to TopNO SPACE HOLD:
Due to budget limitations and a record number of applications for admission, space is no longer available in classes. If you have questions, please call Undergraduate Admissions, 415-338-6486.
Return to TopPROOF 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 Grad Stop at the Administration Building (ADM 250). For information, call 338-2350.
Return to TopREMEDIATION HOLD:
You were unable to complete all remediation requirements within the two semester time period. Please contact the Advising Center/Retention Office for further information at 415-338-1304.
Return to TopSUSPENDED OR EXPELLED:
You were notified of the terms of your disciplinary sanction by a separate letter.
Return to TopUNIVERSITY 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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