Dates and Deadlines
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- Fall 2012 Admission
- Spring 2012 Admission
- Accept Admission Offer
- Required Placement Tests
- Apply for Campus Housing
- Apply for Financial Aid
- Sign up for Orientation
Fall 2012 Admission
Undergraduate Students
The initial application period for admission to the Fall 2012 term begins on October 1, 2011. The deadline to apply for Fall 2012 admission is November 30, 2011. Students interested in Fall 2012 should apply online at www.csumentor.edu beginning on October 1, 2011.
International Students
SF State University will begin accepting applications from international students for the Fall 2012 term on October 1, 2011. Please read more about deadlines important to international students at: http://admissions.sfsu.edu/intl.
Graduate Students
SF State's Division of Graduate Studies will begin accepting applications for the Fall 2012 term on October 1, 2011. Fall deadlines for graduate programs vary by department, however graduate applicants are advised to submit all university and program application materials as early as possible. For more information on graduate program deadlines, please see the Graduate Programs & Application Deadlines webpage for more details.
Spring 2012 Admission
Undergraduate Students
The initial application period for admission to the Spring 2012 term began on August 1, 2011 and ended on August 31, 2011. Students who missed the Spring 2012 application deadline can apply for Fall 2012 beginning on October 1, 2011. Please visit www.csumentor.edu to apply for Fall 2012.
The following undergraduate majors will not be accepting applications for Spring 2012 admissions: Apparel Design and Merchandising, Child and Adolescent Development, Cinema, Communication Studies, Criminal Justice, Dietetics, Environmental Studies, Health Education, Industrial Arts, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Journalism, Kinesiology, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, and Visual Communication Design.
For more information about impacted majors visit http://admissions.sfsu.edu/impaction.
International Students
SF State University will begin accepting applications from international students for the Spring 2012 term on August 1, 2011. Please read more about deadlines important to international students at: http://admissions.sfsu.edu/intl.
Graduate Students
SF State's Division of Graduate Studies will begin accepting applications for the Spring 2012 term on August 1, 2011. Spring deadlines for graduate programs vary by department, however graduate applicants are advised to submit all university and program application materials as early as possible. For more information on graduate program deadlines, please see the Graduate Programs & Application Deadlines webpage for more details.
Accept Admission Offer
Newly admitted students who plan to attend San Francisco State must accept their Admission Offer for the fall semester between April 1 and May 1. The deadline to accept your Admission Offer for the spring semester is November 22. Students admitted after the deadline will have three weeks after their date of admission to accept their Admission Offer. To accept your Admission Offer please go to the SF State Gateway, gateway.sfsu.edu.
For more information on "Accept Admission Offer" including frequently asked questions, please visit: http://www.sfsu.edu/~admisrec/reg/ITRfaq.html
Required Placement Tests
Admitted CSU students are required to take placement test prior to enrollment. All CSU undergraduates except those who meet certain exemption requirements must complete both the Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) and English Placement Test (EPT). If you have applied to SF State go to www.sfsu.edu/admit to check your admission status and what placement tests you are required to complete prior to attending SF State.
Please note you may take your required placement tests at any CSU campus; you do not need to test specifically at SF State. However, you will need to designate your scores to be sent to SF State.
Sign up to take the ELM/EPT tests:
- For infomation and to sign up to take the ELM/EPT test at SF State, please visit the SF State Testing Center website at http://www.sfsu.edu/~testing.
- For information about all CSU testing sites, please visit the California State University Placement Tests section of the ETS website: http://www.ets.org/csu. Click on "Test Administration," then "Test Dates."
ELM/EPT Resources:
- For detailed information about the EPT test, please visit: http://www.csumentor.edu/planning/high_school/ept.asp
- For EPT Exam Prep, please visit the CSU English Success website at: http://www.csumathsuccess.org/eshome
- For detailed information about the ELM test, please visit: http://www.csumentor.edu/planning/high_school/elm.asp
- For ELM Exam Prep, please visit the CSU Math Success website at: http://www.csumathsuccess.org/exam_prep
Apply for Campus Housing
At SF State on-campus housing is not required and not guaranteed. Applying for a space on campus is a separate process from the University admission. Housing spaces are accepted first-come, first served based on application dates and license agreement dates. Future students should apply as soon as possible for campus housing in Mary Ward Hall, Mary Park Hall, the Science and Technology Theme Community, the Village and Towers at Centennial Square, and University Park North/South. Students are strongly encouraged to apply early, as housing space is limited. Check out SF State's many campus housing options.
Apply for Financial Aid
To receive financial aid, you must reapply every year. The priority postmarked deadline is from January 1 to March 2 for the next academic year. For more information, visit the Financial Aid web site.
Sign up for Orientation
Orientation is the only way for new freshmen and transfer students to receive advising and early registration for classes. There are many dates for orientation on campus plus some Southern California dates. Sign up for orientation starting April 1 when you accept your offer of admission.
Note: For freshmen, early priority registration for classes and mandatory advising for freshmen happens at orientation. Students who fail to complete an orientation will not participate in Early Priority Reigstration for classes but will register last, after all other students have registered. Make every effort to sign up early! For dates and information, go to www.sfsu.edu/~advising/orientation
