Study at CCSF to Earn a Degree and/or Transfer
Is your goal to earn a college certificate, college degree, or transfer to a 4-year college or university? Then the Credit (Academic) Program is right for you.
Eligibility
To determine if you are eligible to apply to our Credit (Academic) Program, please answer the following question:
Do you have any one of the following:
- TOEFL score of 56 (IBT-internet based)?
- TOEFL score of 483 (ITP-paper-based)?
- IELTS score of 5.5?
- or Duolingo score of 85?
If your answer is YES to any of the above questions, then you qualify to apply for the Credit (Academic) Program.
If your answer is NO TO ALL of the above questions, you may apply for the Conditional Admission Program, which means that you will begin in the Intensive English Program (IEP) to improve your English skills and prepare to take the Institutional TOEFL. Upon passing the Institutional TOEFL, you will be admitted into the Credit (Academic) Program the following semester.
Deadlines to Apply
To be considered for admission into our Credit (Academic) Program, applicants must apply and submit all required documents by the deadline dates of:
Fall Semester
- May 1
- June 1 for Transfer Students/Change of Status Students
Spring Semester
- October 1
- November 1 for Transfer Students/Change of Status Students
Fees
The fee schedule below is payable by international students at the time of registration (12 units/credits are mandatory, and 18 units/credits maximum per semester; fees are subject to change without notice):
- International Student Tuition Fee: $290 per unit x 12 = $3,480
- Regular Enrollment Tuition Fee: $46 per unit x 12 = $552
- Capital Outlay Fee: $3 per unit x 12 = $36
- Health Service Fee: $20 per semester (Spring/Fall) = $20 ($16 for Summer semester)
- TOTAL Estimate Tuition and Fees per Semester (12 units): $3,480 + $552 + $36 + $20 = $4,088
- Mandatory F-1 Health Insurance Fee (in addition to the total listed above): $1,332 for 6-month coverage.
Academic Counseling
Academic counseling is available to assist students with academic planning and course selection. CCSF is noted for its Student Counseling which provides personalized options and opportunities customized to its students. There are over 75 fields of study in both certificate and degree programs at City College of San Francisco. CCSF specializes in providing the first two years of the baccalaureate (four-year) degree and excels at allowing our students to transfer to top-quality public and private universities.