After enrolling, payments for courses can be made online through your record in the Student Center:
- Log on to your student record at SF State Gateway.
- Navigate to your Student Center.
- In the center of your Student Center page in the “Finances” section you will see an Account Summary box with your current outstanding balance owed. If you recently enrolled but you do not yet show owing fees, click on the link Account Inquiry to calculate your fees. Once fees have calculated return back to your Student Center to see your fees owed.
- Under the Account Summary box, click on the link “Make a Payment” and follow the prompts to pay by credit card or eCheck.
See the Find Due Date and Payment Instructions Guide below
Important Information:
- A non-refundable service fee of 2.75% for each credit/debit card transaction will be added to the total payment amount. Service fees are retained by the vendor and are not refundable. The cardholder will see two transactions on their statement, one for the university payment transaction and one for the service fee. eCheck payments are free of any service fee.
- Credit/Debit card payments are not accepted in person.
Make checks/money orders payable to SFSU-CPaGE. Include student name, SF State Login, current address and phone number on the face of the check. Please indicate the course(s) the check will be paying.
The College of Professional & Global Education cannot accept payments by checks that exceed total course fees. A check returned for any cause (insufficient funds, closed account, or stop payment) results in a financial obligation equal to the amount of the check plus a $20 dishonored check fee. See financial obligations.
Pay by Mail
Payment by check or money order must be included if registering by mail. Please take into consideration delivery and processing time if mailing a payment. Our office is not responsible for any delayed or misdirected mail by the U. S. Postal Service.
Mailing Address:
San Francisco State University
Bursar’s Office
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, California 94132
Pay in Person
Payment by check for online and phone registration can be made in person at SF State's Bursar's Office on the main campus, Administration Building Only (ADM). For Bursar’s Office business hours please visit the Bursar’s Office website.
A returned check or credit card statement can be used as proof of payment. For a receipt, please access your Account Activity under the Financial Section in your student record using SF State Gateway or call the SF State Bursar's Office at (415) 338-1281 for further information on receipts.
See the Find Due Date and Payment Instructions Guide below.
The class registration system of San Francisco State University College of Professional & Global Education is a charge-based system. This means:
- When you register for a class, financial charges in the amount of the class fees are applied to your account immediately with a payment due date.
- If you decide to drop a class for which you have not paid, and the drop is not done by the deadline for a 100% refund, outstanding charges will remain on your account, and you are responsible for them. See Drops and Refunds.
- Unpaid charges will result in a placement of a financial obligation hold on student records which prevents future registration, adding classes, receiving diploma and/or transcripts, use of campus facilities and/or other services. The University or its agent has the right to pursue collections in order to repay a delinquent debt owed to the University. If account is placed with an outside collection agency, the account holder may be required to pay all reasonable collection costs, including legal fees. Delinquent charges owed to the University will be submitted to the Franchise Tax Board for tax refund offset.
When you enroll online at SF State Gateway, both your fees owed and due date will display in the Finances section of your Student Center within 24 hours of registering. To see your class fees charges and payment due date immediately after registration, use the Find Due Date and Payment Instructions Guide below. Full fees are payable as soon as students are registered. If full payment is not received by the end of the day on the payment due date, students will be dropped for non-payment (Drops for non-payment may not be executed every day. Students are responsible for maintaining their class schedule and avoid incurring charges by dropping from a class within the deadline for a 100% refund). If you enroll in multiple courses with different due dates, be sure to pay before the due date. If you only pay partial fees, you will be dropped for underpayment. Payment due dates are calculated by adding five calendar days, to the date of registration with the following exception:
- If registration takes place within five calendar days of the beginning of a course, fees are due the day before a course begins.
IMPORTANT: For courses excluding Open University and semester-length academic credit courses, if you enroll on the day a class begins, or after a class has begun, fees are due immediately. If payment is not received, even if you drop the class, charges will remain and you are liable for them based on the refund schedule at the time of the drop. If you don’t pay, a Financial Hold will be placed on your student record preventing you from enrolling in classes and receiving other university services for future terms.
For Open University and semester-length academic credit courses, you will be able to drop and swap courses with no financial impact up until the Last Day to Drop on the Calendar and Deadlines.
See Third-Party Billing.
