Editing San Francisco State University (section)

== Academics ==
<div style="float:right; text-align:center;"></div>[[File:SFSU Library 3.jpg|thumb|San Francisco State University's library]]The university operates on a [[Academic term|semester calendar]]. Students generally enroll in courses during the fall and spring semesters, but courses are also offered during the summer semester and winter session.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academic Calendar - SF State University |url=https://webapps.sfsu.edu/public/webcal/acadcalendar |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=webapps.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Winter courses are not eligible for financial aid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Office of Student Financial Aid {{!}} San Francisco State University |url=https://financialaid.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=financialaid.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

The university has a four-year graduation rate of 29% and a six-year graduation rate of 48.8%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2024 |title=Institutional Research 4-year Graduation Rate Data |url=https://webfocus.sfsu.edu/ibi_apps/run.bip?BIP_REQUEST_TYPE=BIP_RUN&BIP_folder=IBFS%253A%252FWFC%252FRepository%252FPublic%252FRe&BIP_item=TRAD_GRAD4.htm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2024 |title=Institutional Research 6-year Graduation Rate Data |url=https://webfocus.sfsu.edu/ibi_apps/run.bip?BIP_REQUEST_TYPE=BIP_RUN&BIP_folder=IBFS%253A%252FWFC%252FRepository%252FPublic%252FRe&BIP_item=TRAD_GRAD4.htm}}</ref> The student-faculty ratio at SFSU was 22.6:1 in Spring 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student-to-Faculty Ratios |url=https://webfocus.sfsu.edu/ibi_apps/run.bip?BIP_REQUEST_TYPE=BIP_LAUNCH&BIP_folder=IBFS%253A%252FWFC%252FRepository%252FIR_Public%252FProgReview%252FSFR_CourseLevel%252F&BIP_item=SFR.htm |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=webfocus.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

As of 2024, the university has 1,834 faculty comprising 783 tenured or tenure-track faculty, 1039 lecturers, and 12 counselors.<ref name="SFSU-2024b" />

=== Colleges ===
The university's seven colleges are:
* College of Liberal & Creative Arts<ref>{{Cite web |title=College of Liberal & Creative Arts {{!}} San Francisco State University |url=https://lca.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=lca.sfsu.edu}}</ref>
* Lam Family College of Business<ref>{{Cite web |title=Innovate Sustainably. Lead Responsibly. {{!}} Lam Family College of Business |url=https://cob.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=cob.sfsu.edu}}</ref>
* [[SFSU College of Ethnic Studies|College of Ethnic Studies]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=College of Ethnic Studies {{!}} San Francisco State University |url=https://ethnicstudies.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=ethnicstudies.sfsu.edu}}</ref>
* College Health and Social Sciences<ref>{{Cite web |title=College of Health & Social Sciences {{!}} San Francisco State University |url=https://chss.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=chss.sfsu.edu}}</ref>
* College of Science and Engineering<ref>{{Cite web |title=The College of Science & Engineering (CoSE) {{!}} College of Science & Engineering |url=https://cose.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=cose.sfsu.edu}}</ref>
* Graduate College of Education<ref>{{Cite web |title=Graduate College of Education {{!}} San Francisco State University |url=https://gcoe.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=gcoe.sfsu.edu}}</ref>
* College of Professional & Global Education<ref>{{Cite web |title=College of Professional and Global Education (CPaGE) {{!}} San Francisco State University {{!}} Bay Area, California Continuing Education / Extension Classes + Certificates |url=https://cpage.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=cpage.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

=== Undergraduate programs ===
SFSU offers 126 [[bachelor's degree]] programs across its seven colleges.<ref name=":6" />

The most popular undergraduate majors are Business Administration, Psychology, Biology, Computer Science, Criminal Justice Studies, Communication Studies, Early Childhood Education, [[School of Cinema at San Francisco State University|Cinema]], Physical Education, and Nursing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Francisco State University Majors |url=https://www.niche.com/colleges/san-francisco-state-university/majors/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Niche |language=en}}</ref>

The College of Health and Social Sciences also offers accelerated Bachelor of Science degrees in [[nursing]] in partnership with the [[City College of San Francisco]] and [[College of San Mateo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ADN-BSN {{!}} School of Nursing |url=https://www.nursing.sfsu.edu/adn-bsn |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=www.nursing.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

=== Blended master's programs ===
SFSU offers 37 blended bachelor's and master's degree programs, called San Francisco State Scholars programs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SF State Scholars (Blended Bachelor's +Master's) Programs {{!}} Division of Graduate Studies & Career Development |url=https://grad.sfsu.edu/content/scholars-4-1-program |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=grad.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The programs provide students an accelerated path to a graduate degree by allowing students to earn graduate credit while in their junior and/or senior years.

=== Graduate and professional programs ===
The university offers 106 [[master's degree]] programs across six colleges: College of Liberal & Creative Arts, Lam Family College of Business, College of Ethnic Studies, College Health and Social Sciences, College of Science and Engineering, and Graduate College of Education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find Your Graduate Program {{!}} Division of Graduate Studies & Career Development |url=https://grad.sfsu.edu/content/find-your-graduate-program |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=grad.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

The Graduate College of Education offers two doctoral programs: [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]] in special education, in partnership with [[University of California, Berkeley]] and [[Doctor of Education|Ed.D]] in Educational Leadership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joint Doctorate in Special Education {{!}} Department of Special Education |url=https://sped.sfsu.edu/content/joint-doctorate |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=sped.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The College of Health and Social Sciences offers a [[Doctor of Physical Therapy|DPT]] program in partnership with [[University of California, San Francisco]]. The Graduate College of Education also offers 22 [[teaching credential]] programs.<ref name="SFSU-2024a" />

=== Other academic programs ===

==== Experimental College ====
The original Experimental College, known as E.C., was created in 1965 and lasted until 1969. The revived Experimental College, known as EXCO, allows students to create curriculums and teach one-unit courses about any topic.<ref name="SFSU-1960" /> EXCO is part of the Department of Undergraduate Education and Academic Planning.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Undergraduate Education and Academic Planning {{!}} Undergraduate Education and Academic Planning |url=https://ueap.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=ueap.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cortes |first=Luis |title=SFSU Experimental College offers course that teaches cyber hacking, lifestyle and cooking techniques |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/103675/campus-original/sfsu-experimental-college-a-offers-course-that-teaches-cyber-hacking-lifestyle-and-cooking-techniques/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref>

==== Open University ====
People without formal admission to the university can enroll in undergraduate or graduate courses on a space-available basis, through the College of Professional & Global Education's Open University program. Up to undergraduate 24 units can be applied towards a bachelor's degree or six units towards a master's degree at SF State. The program costs $395 per unit and is open to everybody except SFSU students. This is the university's [[Dual enrollment|concurrent enrollment]] program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Open University {{!}} San Francisco State University {{!}} College of Professional & Global Education |url=https://cpage.sfsu.edu/openuniversity |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=cpage.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

==== ElderCollege ====
ElderCollege is a noncredit program provided by the College of Professional & Global Education that allows people aged 50 and older to sit in on courses on a space-available basis, with the approval of an instructor. There are no official records of enrollment, attendance, or grades as ElderCollege students participate only for their personal benefit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ElderCollege at San Francisco State University {{!}} San Francisco State University {{!}} Courses for Mature Learners {{!}} College of Professional & Global Education |url=https://cpage.sfsu.edu/eldercollege |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=cpage.sfsu.edu}}</ref> ElderCollege students are expected to attend regularly and participate, but are not expected to take exams or write papers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=eldercollege.pdf {{!}} Powered by Box |url=https://sfsu.app.box.com/s/4mkn17lm8obtuu1pt64sjrk93nmgiutn |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=sfsu.app.box.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Osher Lifelong Learning Institute ====
SFSU's [[Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes|Osher Lifelong Learning Institute]], or OLLI, was founded in 2003. OLLIs are education organizations for older adults that are operated independently. SFSU's OLLI provides six-week courses and "mini courses" intended for people 50 and older, but people under 50 may join.<ref name="SFSU-2023j">{{Cite web |title=About OLLI {{!}} Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |url=https://olli.sfsu.edu/about |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=olli.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions {{!}} Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |url=https://olli.sfsu.edu/faq |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=olli.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The courses are not for credit. OLLI does not use SFSU's semester calendar and has its own five-session academic calendar in which six-week courses are taught; the sessions are spring, summer, late summer, fall, and winter.<ref name="SFSU-2023k">{{Cite web |title=Session Dates {{!}} Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |url=https://olli.sfsu.edu/session-dates |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=olli.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Membership is required to attend six-week courses, while mini courses are open to non-members. Mini courses consist of one to three class meetings and are offered six months per year: January, March, May, July, September, and December.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OLLI SF State Courses {{!}} Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |url=https://olli.sfsu.edu/courses |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=olli.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref name="SFSU-2023k" /> Courses are either on [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] or in person at SFSU's Downtown Campus.<ref name="SFSU-2023j" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=OLLI SF State Courses {{!}} Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |url=https://olli.sfsu.edu/mini |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=olli.sfsu.edu}}</ref> OLLI also offers interest groups and social events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |url=https://olli.sfsu.edu/index.php/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=olli.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

===Accreditation===
The university is accredited by the [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]] Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities.<ref>{{cite web|title=SF State WASC Accreditation|url=http://air.sfsu.edu/wasc/accreditation|access-date=November 8, 2012|archive-date=November 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101124011/http://air.sfsu.edu/wasc/accreditation|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its colleges and programs are accredited by various commissions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accreditation {{!}} Undergraduate Education and Academic Planning |url=https://ueap.sfsu.edu/accreditation |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=ueap.sfsu.edu}}</ref>

=== Rankings and distinctions ===
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{{Infobox US university ranking
| USNWR_NU = 204
| Forbes = 137
| Wamo_NU = 76
| QS_W = 1201-1400
| USNWR_W = 1494
}}
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{| class="wikitable floatright" style="width: 22em"
|+2024–2025 USNWR National Program Rankings<ref name=USNWR>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/san-francisco-state-university-1154/overall-rankings |title=California State University - San Francisco Rankings |access-date=2024-12-27 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>
|-
| Top [[Public university|Public Schools]]
| 113
|-
| Top Performers on [[Social Mobility]]
| 28
|-
| Best Undergraduate [[Engineering]] Programs
| 94 (At schools where doctorate not offered)
|-
| [[Nursing]]
| 114
|-
| [[Economics]]
| 214
|}
{{column}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="float:right; text-align:center"
|+ 2022 USNWR Graduate School Rankings<ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings">{{cite magazine|title=San Francisco - U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=December 27, 2024|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/san-francisco-state-university-122597/overall-rankings}}</ref>
|-
! Program
! Ranking
|-
| [[Rehabilitation Counseling]]
| 19
|-
| [[Speech–language pathology]]
| 78
|-
| [[Social Work]]
| 83
|-
| [[Outline of public affairs|Public Affairs]]
| 99
|-
| [[Public health|Public Health]]
| 99
|-
| [[Fine Arts]]
| 124
|}
{{columns-end}}

In 2024, SFSU was ranked the 26th top university in the United States by [[PayScale]] and [[CollegeNET]]'s Social Mobility Index university rankings.<ref>{{cite web |date=2020 |title=Social Mobility Index |url=http://socialmobilityindex.org/ |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=Social Mobility Index |publisher=CollegeNET and PayScale}}</ref>

The Sutro Library, a branch of the [[California State Library]], houses the largest collection of [[Genealogy|genealogical]] records west of [[Salt Lake City]].<ref>{{cite news |last=McGrane |first=Sally |date=August 26, 2001 |title=Family Matters / Learning about relatives -- near and far -- expands our sense of self |url=http://www.sfgate.com/living/article/Family-Matters-Learning-about-relatives-near-2885163.php |work=SFGATE |location=San Francisco |access-date=2017-09-23 }}</ref>

The Poetry Center and American Poetry Archives, founded in 1954, are housed within the College of Liberal and Creative Arts and contain the nation's largest publicly-accessible collection of poetry on tape.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Poets |first=Academy of American |title=The Poetry Center & American Poetry Archives |url=https://poets.org/listing/poetry-center-american-poetry-archives |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=Poets.org}}</ref>