7) A student who has enrolled in a course and received a grade may repeat the course only once more, unless the course is described in the current SF State Bulletin as repeatable for credit.
Nov 15, 2016 · Undergraduate students may repeat a maximum of 16 units of coursework taken at San Francisco State University for the purpose of excluding the original grade from grade point determination (i.e. grade forgiveness).
An undergraduate student cannot repeat any courses once they have repeated 28 units of SF State units unless the course is described in the Bulletin as repeatable for credit. Note: courses repeated as a result of a student withdrawing from a full semester of coursework do not count towards the 28 unit limit on course repeats.
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May 06, 2015 · An undergraduate student cannot repeat any courses once they have repeated 28 units of SF State units, unless the course is described in the Bulletin as repeatable for credit. Note: courses repeated as a result of a student withdrawing from a full semester of coursework do not count towards the 28 unit limit on course repeats.
| Time | Units |
|---|---|
| Full Time | 12–19 units |
| Three-quarter Time | 9–11 units |
| Half Time | 6–8 units |
| Less than Half Time | 1–5 units |
Students who were previously enrolled at SF State in a regular semester and who have not been absent from the University for more than one complete semester, excluding summer semester, are considered continuing students.
Students who have been absent from San Francisco State University for two full semesters (excluding Summer and Winter Sessions), or who have attended another college or university during their absence, must have applied and been readmitted to the University by the undergraduate or graduate Admissions Office.
Also, the Internal Revenue Service requires the University to file information returns that include the student’s social security number and other information such as the amount paid for qualified tuition, related expenses, and interest on educational loans.
Communication with students is only via email and all admitted students must sign up for a SF State email account. It is the responsibility of students to regularly check their email for important notices and key dates and deadlines.
Continuous attendance for purposes of Bulletin requirements is defined as matriculated attendance in at least one semester or two quarters each calendar year. All students may be required to meet new requirements imposed by the Trustees of the California State University or by the California State Legislature. ...
Registration is complete only when all fees, deposits, and charges are paid. Students are required to make all payments by the regularly announced deadlines. Students must pay for added units on their own initiative at the time they add additional units; the University is not responsible for billing students.
Fifteen units is considered an average semester course load for full-time undergraduate students. During early priority registration, students may register for a maximum of eight units of enrolled and wait-listed courses. During final priority registration, students may register for a maximum of sixteen units of enrolled and wait-listed courses. After final priority registration, undergraduate students may add a maximum of nineteen units. Undergraduate students who want to enroll in more than nineteen units must submit an approved Petition to Exceed the Maximum Unit Policy for Undergraduate Students to the Registrar’s Office, One Stop Student Service Center, before the end of the fourth week of instruction. They must also have obtained assigned permission number (s) from course instructors.
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Students must officially request refunds by the drop deadline by completing and signing a College of Extended Learning Add/Drop Form. The effective date of a refund is the day the request is received by Extended Learning. You can drop by phone by calling one of our registration staff members to drop your class at (415) 405-7700.
Unfortunately at this time, we do not have waiting lists for full courses. You can call the registration staff at (415) 405-7700 to check availability. If the course remains full, you may attempt to add the course by obtaining the instructors signature on a registration form.
Read about our Open University program. If you have not attended SF State as a matriculated student in the past two semesters, you are eligible to enroll in Open University. Open University enables students to take SF State courses without being formally admitted to the University.
Fees are due as soon as students are registered. Due dates are calculated by adding five business days (excluding weekends and holidays) to the date of registration with the following exception: If registration takes place within five business days of the beginning of a course, fees are due the business day before a course begins.
The College of Extended Learning is a self-supported college which works in conjunction with SF State. We offer Academic Certificates, Professional Development Certificates, intensives, individual credit and non-credit courses, and access to SF State courses through Open University.
Students repeating a class for the second time (i.e. attempt a class for third time) or more must submit the Repeat a course more than 2 times petition (DocuSign) with all required documentation and signatures. The deadline to register for any repeated courses is the Last Day to Add of the term.
Grade forgiveness is the circumstance in which a new grade replaces the former grade with respect to the Grade Point Average (GPA) calculation. The original grade remains on the transcript. However, the student's GPA will be refreshed using points earned by the new grade, regardless if the new grade is higher or lower than the original.
You can re-take a course after you withdraw with a W grade or get a substandard grade such as D, F, NP or NC. But there is a limit: You may not enroll in the same course more than three times. (A withdrawal from class due to active military orders does not count toward this limit.)
If you have received an A, B, C, P or CR grade, you may not take that course again unless the official course description specifies that the class is "repeatable."
Since 2013, all “active participatory” courses have been designated as non-repeatable. There is also a limit of six enrollments per student in “active participatory” courses that are related in content.