International Recruiting Agents
Located in one of the world's most vibrant and beautiful cities, San Francisco State University (SFSU) is a leader in addressing issues that impact both local communities and the global society. As the only comprehensive public university in San Francisco offering master's degrees across a wide range of disciplines, SFSU educates a diverse student population representing nearly 90 countries and prepares graduates to thrive in a global economy.
SFSU values partnerships with high-quality educational agencies that support qualified international students interested in pursuing their studies at the University. Learn more about becoming an official recruitment partner and joining SFSU's global network.
How to Partner with SFSU
SFSU values partnerships with high-quality agencies who recruit qualified international students interested in enrolling in the university.
- Please send an email to us at SFGlobal@sfsu.edu expressing your agency’s interest in working with SFSU as an official student recruiting partner.
- Depending on which programs you would like to forge a partnership with, the Division of International Education (DoIE) and/or College of Professional & Global Education (CPaGE) will email you an SFSU Agent Application Form.
- Answer all questions on the application and provide us with three references from U.S. colleges and universities where your students have recently enrolled. Please note that in addition to providing us with a copy of your agency’s business license, we also require that you provide us with proof/documentation verifying that your agency is a current member of either AIRC, ICEF or NAFSA.
- Upon receiving your completed and signed application, we will review your agency’s information, contact your references and verify your agency’s membership in either AIRC, ICEF and/or NAFSA.
- Once we have received at least 3 positive references regarding your agency and have verified your agency’s membership in either AIRC, ICEF and/or NAFSA, we will then email a draft of the "San Francisco State University (SFSU) Recruiting Services Agent Agreement" to your agency for your review and approval. You will then need to state that you agree with the terms of the agreement.
- We will then submit the completed customized agreement to the California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office for review and approval.
- After we receive approval from the CSU Chancellor's Office, DoIE and/or CPaGE will email the approved agreement back to your agency for your final signature.
- Once we receive a signed PDF copy of the agreement from you, we will forward the agreement to on-campus process including to the Office of the SFSU President for final review, approval and signature. Once the two parties have signed the agreement, it becomes official.
- We will send you (via email) the duly signed and executed SFSU Recruiting Services Agent Agreement, a “Certificate of Agency” together with a link to the SFSU Agent Information web page.