Undergraduate Admission Appeals
Admission decisions are based on your Cal State Apply application and academic records. You may appeal a denial if you believe your application was incorrectly evaluated and you're eligible.
Appeal Procedure
Appeals must be submitted in writing via the form below within 15 days of receiving the denial decision. There is a limit of one appeal per academic term.
Office of Undergraduate Admissions & Recruitment
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
Appeals must be made within 15 days of the denial decision. There is a limit of one appeal per academic term.
Appeals must include:
- An explanation of the basis for the appeal, including how you meet the admissions requirements or how any extenuating circumstances (e.g., hospitalization, military service, family crisis) contributed to the requirements not being met. Please also include information on how and if the deficiencies are being made up.
- Documentation to support your appeal
- Unofficial transcripts and test scores
- Official transcripts should also be sent to SFSU
If additional supporting documents need to be included after submitting the form below, combine all documents into one PDF and send to ugappeal@sfsu.edu as an attachment. This may include, but is not limited to: unofficial transcripts, unofficial test scores, disability documentation, in progress coursework, etc.
Appeal Decision
Undergraduate Admissions Appeal Form
Estimated time to issue appeal responses is 4-6 weeks after all appeal documents are received. Appeal decisions will be communicated to you via the email account on your admission application.