Everything You Need to Do - San Francisco State University

Everything
You Need to Do
ENROLL FOR FALL 2011 SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY

Congratulations On Your Admission!
THE TEN STEPS TO GET YOU STARTED AT SF STATE
STEP 1
Create your SF State Password
To access all services at SF State, you
must know your SF State ID number
and password. Your SF State ID number
was assigned after you submitted your
application for admission. Notification
of your SF State ID was sent to you
by e-mail and is on your notice of
admission. You will create your
SF State Password the first time
you go to www.sfsu.edu/admit
STEP 2
Apply Early for Housing
On-campus housing is in high
demand and not guaranteed.
You must apply for housing separately
from your application for admission.
Be sure to apply for housing before
January 30, 2011 for the fall semester.
Go to www.sfsu.edu/~housing
STEP 3
Apply for Financial Aid
To be considered for financial aid, fill out
a Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA) and list SF State’s federal
school code: 001154. You are strongly
encouraged to complete your FAFSA
online at www.fafsa.ed.gov Do not
wait until you or your parents have filed
tax returns. The Financial Aid office will
notify you by e-mail about your financial
aid. Go to www.sfsu.edu/~finaid
STEP 4
Sign Up for the English (EPT) and
Mathematics (ELM) Placement Tests
All new students must test if the notice
of admission indicates that tests are
required. SF State urges all non-exempt
students to test early, in March 2011
at any CSU or in April at select CSU’s.
Students who do not test on or before
May 7, 2011 will not be able to attend
SF State. Be sure to list SF State as the
campus to receive your scores. Sign
up for the tests at any local CSU
campus www.ets.org/csu/ or go
to www.sfsu.edu/~testing to
test at SF State.
STEP 5
Attend Sneak Preview:
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Plan to attend Sneak Preview to
learn more about academic and
campus services at SF State and
check on the status of your housing
application. For more information
go to www.sfsu.edu/outreach
CHECK THE CALENDAR FOR IMPORTANT DEADLINES
www.sfsu.edu/future/dates/dates.html
STEP 6
Accept Admission Offer online—
Deadline: May 1, 2011
If you plan to attend SF State in Fall
2011, you must accept the admission
offer online between April 1 and
May 1. Students who attempt to
accept admission after May 1 will
not be guaranteed a space at SF
State. Students admitted after May 1
must accept within two weeks after
admission date. To accept admission
go to www.sfsu.edu/admit
STEP 7
Set Up an SF State E-mail Account
When you accept your admission online
you must also create your SF State e-mail
account. SF State will use this address to
send you crucial e-mail reminders. Once
your e-mail address is set up, please
log onto www.sfsu.edu/login.htm to
check your SF State e-mail every week.
STEP 8
Meet Immunization Requirements
All students must fulfill immunization
requirements before they can register for
classes. First-time freshmen enrolled
in a California public high school after
July 1, 1999, do not have to verify
immunizations, since they appear on
the high school transcript. Transfers
must provide proof of immunizations,

egardless of high school enrollment.
To verify immunizations, download
the verification form at www.sfsu.
edu/~shs Mail, fax 415/338-0588 or
bring form plus proof of immunizations
to the Registrar’s counter.
STEP 9
Sign Up for New Student Orientation
and Register for Fall Classes
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 Registration
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
STEP 10
Send Final Transcripts —
Deadline July 15, 2011
Send to: Undergraduate Admissions
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94132
Freshmen and transfers: your final
transcripts must arrive in Undergraduate
Admissions by July 15, 2011.
Transfers who wish to receive an early
evaluation of coursework during
Transfer Orientations should submit
official transcripts earlier than the
final deadline.
ONE STOP INFORMATION
Additional questions? The One Stop
is a single location where students
can take care of a range of SF State
business. It is located in the lobby of
the Student Services building, next to
the Lot 20 parking structure and near
the center of campus. Services available
Monday–Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.–7 p.m. and
Wednesday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5 p.m.:
• Advising Center (evening hours only)
• Bursar/Cashier
• Career Center (evening hours only)
• College of Extended Learning
• Financial Aid
• OneCard (SF State ID card)
• Registrar
• Undergraduate Admission
Student Checklist
❏ CREATE your SF State Password
❏ APPLY for housing
❏ APPLY for financial aid
❏ TEST EARLY EPT/ELM
Placement Tests (freshmen
only) deadline May 7, 2011
❏ ACCEPT your Admission—
Deadline: May 1, 2011
❏ SET UP SF State e-mail account
❏ MEET immunization
requirements
❏ SIGN UP for New Student
Orientation
❏ PAY fees prior to Orientation
❏ CHECK your final grades…
are you eligible for SF State?
❏ REGISTER for classes
at Orientation
❏ SEND final transcripts—
Deadline: July 15, 2011
❏ BEGIN CLASSES!

Frequently Asked Questions
EPT/ELM
Do I have to take the English (EPT)
and Mathematics (ELM)
Placement Tests?
Your notice of admission indicates
if you must take the tests in order
to attend SF State. Students cannot
attend SF State in the Fall if they fail
to take the placement tests by the last
approved date of May 7, 2011. For more
information, go to www.ets.org/csu or
www.sfsu.edu/~testing
When should I take the English (EPT)
and Mathematics (ELM)
Placement Tests?
SF State urges freshmen to test early in
March or April! You must test no later
than May 7, 2011. Plan accordingly!
For test registration and preparation,
visit the Testing Center website:
www.sfsu.edu/~testing
Where can I take the English (EPT)
and Mathematics (ELM)
Placement Tests?
The tests can be taken at any California
State University campus. Be sure to list
SF State as the campus to receive your
scores. For more information, go to
www.ets.org/csu
MORE QUESTIONS?
FIND THE ANSWERS AT
www.sfsu.edu/~advising
If I am a transfer student, do
I need to take the English (EPT)
and Mathematics (ELM) Tests?
Your notice of admission will tell you
if you need to take the EPT and ELM
placement tests.
How do I submit my Early
Assessment Program (EAP) scores?
If you have an EAP English or math
exemption, the designations (scores)
will be sent electronically to SF State.
If you are conditionally exempt in math,
taking and passing the appropriate
course(s) in your final year of high
school will exempt you from taking
the mathematics (ELM) test. You must
bring proof of satisfying EAP math
conditions to orientation.
ESLPT
Who should take English as a Second
Language Placement Test (ESLPT)?
• Non-native speakers of English who
have been educated in a language
other than English who were enrolled
in ESL classes at the last school they
attended
• Non-native English speakers who
think they would benefit from ESL
• Students with bilingual backgrounds
who wish to substitute an upper
division ESL course for a native
English speaker course to fulfill the
upper division writing requirement
• For test dates and registration
procedures, check the Testing Center
website at www.sfsu.edu/~testing
DISABILITY PROGRAMS AND
RESOURCE CENTER
What services are available for
students with disabilities?
Students with mobility, hearing, visual,
communication, functional (e.g., HIV/
AIDS, environmental illness, psychiatric
conditions, etc.) and learning disabilities
may be eligible for services from the
Disability Programs and Resource
Center (DPRC). Services available
through the DPRC are designed to
promote and provide equal access to
classroom and campus-related activities.
If you need accommodations, you
should visit the DPRC website:
www.sfsu.edu/~dprc or call
415/338-2472 (V/TTY).
SUMMER SEMESTER
Am I eligible to take courses
during summer semester?
You may be eligible to take
summer semester courses. Contact
Undergraduate Admissions or the
Registrar’s Office to determine eligibility.
The summer class schedule will be
available on the SF State website in
March 2011.

Frequently Asked Questions
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
(F-1 AND J-1 VISA)
What if I am an
international student?
International students are required to
attend the International Student and
Scholar Orientation during August 2011.
More information can be found at the
Office of International Programs website:
www.sfsu.edu/~oip/f1 services/
NewStudents/index.html
CLASS REGISTRATION
How do I register for classes?
Freshmen receive early priority
registration for all of their units on
their orientation date. Transfer students
receive early priority registration for a
maximum of 8 units at orientation.
The earlier you attend orientation, the
better choice of classes you will have.
How do I register for
additional units?
Transfers may add additional units
during your Final Priority Registration
time. View your registration time in
April at www.sfsu.edu/student
How do I find out what
classes are being offered?
The Fall 2011 Class Schedule is
printed for all orientation attendees
as well as online: www.sfsu.edu/
online/clssch.htm
The University Bulletin publishes all
graduation requirements online:
www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin
How do I pay fees?
Fees must be paid in full before you can
register for classes at orientation, unless
you have a Financial Aid deferment.
Complete fee payment information is
available at the Bursar’s Office online
at www.sfsu.edu/~bursar
STUDENT ID CARD
How do I get my student
identification card?
A student identification card (OneCard)
can be issued to you once you have paid
your fees. The best time to obtain the
OneCard is at orientation but cards are
also available in the One Stop Student
Services Center.
ORIENTATION
How do I sign up for orientation?
Beginning April 1, students must accept
SF State admission and then register for
an orientation date online. Freshmen
Orientations will occur in June 2011
(including three Southern California
orientations.)
Transfers: All on-campus orientations
are in July (except one Southern
California date in June for Southern
California residents only).
ADVISING
How do I receive advising?
Advising for new students occurs at New
Student Orientation. Advising is essential
for success. All freshmen must receive
mandatory advising.
See the Advising Center website
for more information: www.sfsu.
edu/~advising/orientation
FINANCIAL AID
Is it too late to apply for financial aid?
No, you can still file for financial aid.
The application is available online at
www.fafsa.ed.gov
EOP
Can I still apply for Educational
Opportunity Program (EOP)?
You should have applied for EOP on the
CSU Mentor website. You may still apply
for EOP by going to the EOP website at
www.sfsu.edu/~eop/how_to_apply.
html Print out and complete the
application and submit it to the EOP
office by January 31, 2011.
HOUSING
When should I apply for housing?
Housing fills quickly. You should apply
before January 30, 2011 for fall housing,
or as soon as you think about attending
SF State. Housing applications are
available online starting October 1, 2010.
To apply, go to the University Housing
website at www.sfsu.edu/~housing

New Student Calendar
IMMEDIATELY
JANUARY 17
Apply for on-campus housing—do not wait until you
commit to attending SF State
Martin Luther King Jr. Day; campus closed
31 Priority deadline to submit EOP Supplemental Forms
MARCH 2 Priority deadline to apply for Financial Aid (FAFSA)
4 Deadline to sign up for the March 19 ELM/EPT placement tests
APRIL 1
MAY 1
19 EPT/ELM exams available at all CSU’s
31 Cesar Chavez Day; campus closed
First day to file Intent to Register at www.sfsu.edu/admit
First day to sign up for New Student Orientation at
www.sfsu.edu/~ advising/orientation
Freshmen: Orientations are in June (including three Southern
California dates) Transfers: Orientations are in July (including
one Southern California date in June)
1 Deadline to register for the April 16 ELM/EPT tests
5 Fall 2011 Class Schedule available on Web
9 Attend Sneak Preview—Open House for prospective students
22 Deadline to register for the May 7 ELM/EPT tests
24 ELM/EPT Test(s) available at SF State only
26 Beginning this date, Fall 2011 registration appointment times
posted at www.sfsu.edu/student
JUNE
Deadline to file Accept Admission Offer
www.sfsu.edu/admit
7 ELM/EPT tests at every CSU. Last date to take tests in order
to attend SF State
30 Memorial Day; campus closed
Register for classes at Freshman Orientation; you must
pre-register at www.sfsu.edu/admit
Request final high-school transcripts (including spring grades);
transcripts must arrive at SF State by July 15, 2011
JULY Attend Transfer Student Orientation; you must pre-register
at www.sfsu.edu/admit
Pay university fees /have financial aid on file prior to
orientation
4 Independence Day; campus closed
15 Deadline to submit high-school/college transcripts to SF State
AUGUST 17 Housing Move-in Day
17-24 Welcome Days
23 Financial Aid begins to be released to qualified applicants
23 CLASSES BEGIN
Contact
Information
ADMISSIONS
www.sfsu.edu/future
415/338-1113
ATHLETICS
www.athletics.sfsu.edu
415/338-2218
NEW STUDENT ADVISING
www.sfsu.edu/~advising
415/338-1304/3060
BOOKSTORE
www.sfsubookstore.com
415/338-2092
DISABILITY PROGRAMS
AND RESOURCE CENTER
www.sfsu.edu/~dprc
415/338-2472
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
PROGRAM (EOP)
www.sfsu.edu/~eop
415/338-1646
FINANCIAL AID
www.sfsu.edu/~finaid
415/338-7000
UNIVERSITY HOUSING
www.sfsu.edu/~housing
415/338-1067
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
www.sfsu.edu/~oip
415/338-1293
LEADERSHIP, ENGAGEMENT
ACTION AND DEVELOPMENT
(LEAD)
www.sfsu.edu/~lead
415/338-2171
ORIENTATION
www.sfsu.edu/~advising/
orientation
415/338-1304/3060
REGISTRATION HELP LINE
415/338-3333
TESTING CENTER
www.sfsu.edu/~testing
415/338-2271
VETERANS SERVICES
www.sfsu.edu/~veterans
415/338-2996
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property owned or controlled by SF State, in certain off-campus buildings and on public property within or immediately
adjacent to and accessible from the campus. The report also includes SF State policies on campus security, alcohol and
drug use, crime prevention and reporting, sexual assault and other matters. You can obtain a copy of this report by
contacting the SF State Police Department or on the Web at www.sfsu.edu/~upd