Semester Dates
- Spring 2025: January 27, 2025 - May 23, 2025
- Fall 2025: TBA (Late August - Late December)
- Summer 2025 (Domestic Students Only): TBA (R1: Early June - Early July; R3: Early July - Early August)
Certificate Application Periods
- Spring: August 1 - November 15
- Fall: December 1 - May 15
- Summer (Domestic Students Only): January 1 - March 31
Late applications will be considered. Students will be accepted on a space-available basis.
Annual Tuition/Fees and Cost of Living
Spring 2025
| Certificate Program | Tuition & Fees | Living Expenses* | Total Fees* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Analytics Certificate | $13,440 | $31,125 | $44,565 |
*Estimated expenses presented for one academic year (two semesters). Actual expenses may vary. Tuition and fees based on full-time enrollment (12 units) each semester.
Gator Pass: $130/semester
See Academic Tuition and Fees page for breakdown.
- Applicants must have completed at least 56 units of university coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.5.
- Applicants must provide official evidence of English proficiency as listed here: English Proficiency Requirement.
- Students must have a statistics course equivalent to DS 212, ECON 311 or MATH 124 and an information systems course equivalent to ISYS 263.
- To take the economics courses in the certificate, students would need to have the equivalent of ECON 101 and ECON 102.
- Students admitted conditionally will be expected to complete the missing coursework in order meet necessary prerequisite requirements.
Optional Practical Training offers international students the opportunity to work up to one full year in the United States after nine months of full-time study. Please confirm eligibility for OPT with the admissions coordinator.
The registration policy applies to tuition and mandatory/miscellaneous fees. Optional fees are non-refundable.
Tuition, mandatory/miscellaneous, and optional fees will be finalized and posted after the ‘last day to drop with full refund’ as listed in Important Dates. Full payment of tuition and fees must be received within the day all fees are posted and census date as listed in the Academic Calendar.
In the case of third party payment, the party responsible for payments should send an Authorization to Bill letter to cgeadmin@sfsu.edu. SF State will send invoices to the third party after census date. All tuition and fees will appear in the student center until payment is processed/received.
For class or program withdrawal, contact the Center for Global Engagement at globaled@sfsu.edu.