Current Student FAQs
All class schedules for every semester are now online. SF State has computer labs on campus for your convenience. You can check the online class schedule at the SF State Student Schedule page.
Many students turn in partial or "in progress" transcripts when they apply to SF State. We ask that you submit a final transcript once they become available. This is especially important if the institution is the one at which you earned your B.A. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in a registration hold.
Once you submit your ATC and PCE forms for review to the Division of Graduate Studies, you will be able to see the status of your forms through your Student Center under the “Milestones” section. Please allow 5 business days from the day of submission to be able to review the status of your form. For more information regarding the status of your submitted forms, please contact your Graduate Program Specialist.
Advancement to Candidacy and Proposal for Culminating Experience forms must be approved by your department and submitted to Graduate Studies the semester prior to the semester you will enroll in your Culminating Experience course.
Additionally, an "Application for Award of Degree" must be filed online through your ‘Student Center.’ Students who are completing their Culminating Experiences will need to submit:
a) Thesis, Written Creative Work, Dissertation, or Music Composition to the library (for students completing 898, 893, or 998). Before submitting a Thesis, Written Creative Work, or Dissertation to the library, students must complete preliminary and final format checks. Once completed, students must submit their accessible Thesis and Certificate of Approval to the Library. For detailed information on the format check process and submission guidelines visit our Thesis webpage here: http://grad.sfsu.edu/content/thesis-dissertation.
AND/OR
b) Report of Completion (for students completing an oral defense for their 898 thesis, 896EXM, 892, 894, and 895).
If you did not complete your Culminating Experience course in one semester, your committee chair will also need to file a change of grade electronically or via form to the Registrar's Office.
The degree evaluation process is a lengthy one, involving the verification of satisfactory completion of all courses and the culminating experience project. Evaluations of degrees are usually completed within 90 days of when grades are posted.
Students who have been awarded their graduate degree can expect to receive their diploma in the mail approximately 4-6 months after the degree has been posted on their academic record.
The following students are automatically listed to participate in the Commencement Ceremony in May:
- Students who have earned their degree in the previous Fall or Summer semesters.
- Students who apply for Spring graduation.
- Students who apply for Summer graduation during the Spring application period.
Information packages will be sent out in April. You may also check to see if you are on the list by going to SF State Commencement Page.
After students have received confirmation that their graduate degree has been awarded, students may request a final transcript showing the degree conferred. For more information on requesting official transcripts, visit: https://registrar.sfsu.edu/transcripts
You can have your diploma reissued by:
- Navigate to the Graduate Diploma Reissue Payment Portal. Select a shipping method, fill out required information and complete payment.
- Email the payment confirmation along with the Request for Reissue of Master’s Diploma to gradstudies@sfsu.edu
Students enrolled full-time or part-time in a degree granting program at San Francisco State University (i.e., matriculating students) are eligible for a free copy of Microsoft Office 365 Education for Students.
To obtain the software visit: https://its.sfsu.edu/service/office365students
For more information regarding available software for student please visit: https://at.sfsu.edu/resources