Upon entry, all students who have not completed a college level English course or a qualifying score on AP/IB will need to take a college level English course to satisfy the 1A/A2 General Education requirement.
To have the opportunity to choose the best course to satisfy this requirement, all students should follow the recommendations based on their pathway/category.
Once a course is selected, this course should be completed in the first year of college. If the requirement has not been completed by the second semester, consider taking the class over the summer through SF State or through your local Community College. For assistance in finding an appropriate transferable class, please contact develops@sfsu.edu.
Succeed!
- Visit them in office hours. If you don’t have questions about the homework or lessons, ask them what they’d suggest you study next to be prepared for future classes in this subject or ask them why they have pursued this subject.
- Say hello to them. Unlike in high school, you are a full adult now working with another adult to explore a topic. Treat them like another human!
- Ask question in class. If you have a question, it is likely another student has a similar question.
- In emails, provide your full name, ID number, class you are taking, and the reason you are emailing. Provide some context and make a clear request.
- Access tutoring services early, even if you are still deciding if you want to attend tutoring. Tutoring works best if you go early and go regularly.
- Explore their website for other tutoring services on campus.
- Related to tutoring: form a study group with classmates…even if you are just doing homework at the same time in the same place or same Zoom room.
- In addition to help with planning your courses, advisors can help you brainstorm through challenges including communicating with teachers, creating good study habits, engaging in class and campus, and many others.
- You can make an appointment with an advisor through the Navigator platform. If you have specific questions about your English composition or quantitative reasoning/math course, contact us at gatorsmartstart@sfsu.edu.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. If you are interested in the stretch experience, you must take ENG 104 or ENG 201 in the fall.
Sometimes there is an ENG 106 course offered in the spring that is designed specifically for students who prefer the structure of stretch version of English but were not able to complete the first half in the fall semester.
For Multilingual students, you should take ENG 209 which is the one semester version. Sometimes ENG 212 (Advanced Grammar for Writing - Multilingual) will also be offered which can be taken concurrently.
For monolingual students, you should take ENG 114 which is the one semester version. Please utilize your Instructor's office hours as well as tutoring services for additional support.
Please contact us for an appointment to discuss all your options as each situation is unique. You will either have to appeal to take a third time using this form or you will want to work with our office to find an equivalent to take at a community college.
Email us at gatorsmartstart@sfsu.edu.