Continuous Enrollment

Offered in Spring and Fall Only

Students who have not completed the Culminating Experience within the two semesters allotted are required to maintain Continuous Enrollment through the College of Professional & Global Education until the degree is earned. Continuous Enrollment courses are graduate-level courses set up by the College of Professional & Global Education for SF State students who need to remain actively enrolled in the University while they finish their graduate work.

How to Register

Step 1 - Find Your Class

Spring 2025

Continuous Enrollment Classes
Class	Class Number
BUS 499	9203
EDUC 499	9202
ETHS 499	9204
HSS 499	9205
LCA 499	9206
SCI 499	9207

Step 2 - Check for Course Requirement

Check your Student Center for this Hold message:

CEL 499 Course Requirement

If you do not have this hold, stop and contact Graduate Studies at (415) 338-2234.

Step 3 - Call to Register

Call (415) 405-7700. Enrollment is open throughout the semester.

See Policies and Procedures.

Retroactive Add

To retroactively add the class when the semester is over:

Please contact the Division of Graduate Studies at (415) 338-2231 to make sure you are term-activated for the term you need to retroactively add the class, and to see if the negative service indicator authorizing you to take the class is placed on your account.
Download and complete the Registration Form and Petition for Waiver of College Regulations.
Complete both forms. Check the retroactive add box on the petition form, explain why your registration is late in the space provided, and sign the form. You do not need to secure any other signatures - the College of Professional & Global Education will do that.
Hand deliver or Express Mail forms to the College of Professional & Global Education; submit with a check (or money order) for the full $300 course fee; checks are made payable to SFSU-CPaGE.

Key Points

Key points about Continuous Enrollment classes:

They are set up as 499-level classes.
There are no units granted and no grade is assigned.
The fee is $300 per class.
This course is only offered in fall and spring.
The College of Professional & Global Education offers Continuous Enrollment courses for each SF State college every semester.

The requirement for Culminating Experience Continuous Enrollment applies to all students admitted or re-admitted for fall 2008 or later. Doctoral students should follow program requirements for continuous enrollment and degree completion.