Now that you have committed to San Francisco State University by submitting your official transcripts and accepting your admission offer, follow the next steps below to get ready for your first semester.
Check your email regularly for updates from the Admissions Office and log on to your Student Center and click on the To Do List section to make sure you complete any additional items on your list.
1. Set Up Your SFSU Email Account and Two-Factor Authentication
After accepting their admission offer, students will be automatically assigned an SFSU email account. We will send detailed instructions regarding your SFSU 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.
You will also receive instructions for setting up two-factor authentication which will be required to access SFSU information resources and helps protect your student account.
2. Sign Up For Orientation
New Student Orientation is your next step to your transition to SFSU. Orientation is an excellent opportunity to explore campus and the surrounding Bay Area, meet with current students, make new friends, mingle with future classmates, register for your courses and more!
Guests are highly encouraged to attend orientation with their student. Although they will have their own separate agenda for the day, they will learn how to support their student through their college experience and transition through presentations and guest speakers. For more information please visit our Family & Student Supporter Orientation page.
Reserve your spot and learn more about what orientation offers.
3. Send Final Transcripts and Test Scores
To verify your final admission eligibility, please plan to submit official, final transcripts from each institution attended.
We recommend that students submit transcripts electronically if this is available at your school or institution. Contact your school and request that your official transcripts be sent to San Francisco State University through a secure third-party transcript vendor.
SFSU will accept electronic transcripts from vendors such as:
- eTranscript California*
- Speede*
- Parchment
- Credential Solutions
- National Student Clearinghouse
- e-SCRIP
- Scoir
- Overgrad
- Joint Service Transcripts (Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard)
*These vendors are recommended if available at your institution.
If your institution is only able to send transcripts by mail, paper official transcripts must be sent in a sealed transcript envelope to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions & Recruitment
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
To be official, all transcripts must come directly from your school or institution. Any transcripts that arrive with a broken seal or that appear to be tampered with will be deemed unofficial.
Official AP/IB/CLEP Test scores are not automatically forwarded to SFSU from your previous institution. Therefore, if you have taken any College Board Advanced Placement (AP) tests, International Baccalaureate (IB) tests or College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests, arrange to have your official results sent to San Francisco State University by visiting the following websites:
- AP or CLEP - visit CollegeBoard
- IB - visit the International Baccalaureate Website
4. Finish Strong
Our admission offers are typically conditional and based on the self-reported information entered on the Cal State Apply admission application.
Admission offers will remain conditional until we receive your official final transcripts and have verified that all admission requirements have been met.
So, keep up the hard work and successfully complete the remaining classes you have in progress! Keep in mind that a minimum grade of C- is required for certain admission requirements. Also, some majors might have higher minimum grade requirements for the degree.
Please know that if you do not successfully complete all of your requirements in progress, you may have your admissions rescinded. If you end up dropping a class or receiving a grade below C-, reach out to us immediately by email at ugadmit@sfsu.edu or by phone at (415) 338-6486 so that we can discuss your options.
Important Dates and Deadlines
November 2024 | Admission offers begin going out
January 15-March 15, 2025 | Official transcripts with Spring In Progress classes due to verify eligibility
April 5, 2025 | Explore SF State - Admitted Student Day
May 1, 2025 | Deadline to Accept Admission Offer & Pay Enrollment Confirmation Deposit
June-July 2025 | New Student Orientation and class registration
July 15, 2025 | Final Official Transcripts Due
August 2025 | Fall 2025 Semester Begins
August 2024 | Admission offers begin going out
Two weeks after admission and no later than October 15, 2024 | Official transcripts with Fall In Progress classes due to verify eligibility
December 1, 2024 | Deadline to Accept Admission Offer & Pay Enrollment Confirmation Deposit
January 2025 | New Student Orientation and class registration
January 15, 2025 | Final Official Transcripts Due
January 27, 2025 | Spring 2025 Semester Begins