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History
SFSU's historical timeline
Founded
1899 as San Francisco State Normal School, a two-year teacher-training college. First normal school in the nation to require a high school diploma for admission.
University Milestones
| First graduating class (36 women) | 1901 |
| First man admitted | 1904 |
| First bachelor of arts degree | 1923 |
| Four-year program initiated | 1930 |
| Liberal arts program first offered | 1935 |
| Master's degree first offered | 1949 |
| SF State becomes part of The California State College system (now The California State University) | 1960 |
| University status attained | 1972 |
| Centennial Celebration | 1999 |
Number of Names: 5
| San Francisco State Normal School | 1899 - 1921 |
| San Francisco State Teachers College | 1921 - 1935 |
| San Francisco State College | 1935 - 1972 |
| California State University, San Francisco | 1972 - 1974 |
| San Francisco State University | 1974 - present |
Number of Presidents: 12
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| Frederic Lister Burk | 1899 - 1924 |
| Archibald B. Anderson | 1924 - 1927 |
| Alexander C. Roberts | 1927 - 1945 |
| J. Paul Leonard | 1945 - 1957 |
| Glenn S. Dumke | 1957 - 1961 |
| Paul A. Dodd | 1962 - 1966 |
| John Summerskill | 1966 - 1968 |
| Robert R. Smith | 1968 |
| Samuel I. Hayakawa | 1968 - 1973 |
| Paul F. Romberg | 1973 - 1983 |
| Chia-Wei Woo | 1983 - 1988 |
| Robert A. Corrigan | 1988 - present |
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Information on this page was compiled in fall 2001.
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