Enrollment Limit for Grads Graduate students have an enrollment limit of 16 units per semester. If you need more than 16 units, submit the Excess Units Petition, available at the Graduate Admission & Program Evaluation (GAPE) website.
Official changes in a student graduate program are to be initiated through GAPE by submitting a Change of Graduate Program Petition. Submission of this request does not guarantee approval, as the new department must review and approve the student as a candidate for their program.
No, SJSU does not accept every student applying for different courses. They follow a holistic approach during admission that involves various factors on which they make decisions.
With SJSU Online, you can – and you will. Complete a valuable and affordable SJSU bachelor's degree with a 100% online experience.
Open University is a program where non-SJSU students can take SJSU courses for college credit without being formally accepted to a degree program.
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Once a student has enrolled for at least one semester, the student has the option of not enrolling for one semester. If a student opts not to enroll for one semester, no paperwork is required.
You must maintain a 2.00 GPA in your SJSU, overall, major and minor coursework in order to graduate.