SF State Current Veterans and dependents must use the Student Center's Veterans Benefit portal to:
- Make requests for initial veterans education benefits certification
- Review the status of certification requests
- Update classes requested for certification or courses that already received certification (also notify our office via email at veterans@sfsu.edu. We do NOT get automatically notified about a change by the online system.)
- Review veteran education benefit general policies
All requested documents must be submitted online through the Veterans Benefit portal.
For help using the Veterans Benefit portal, visit our student guide or login to your Student Center to get started.
San Francisco State University bans the practice of providing commission, bonus, or other incentive payment based directly or indirectly on securing enrollments or federal financial aid (including Tuition Assistance funds) to any persons or entities engaged in any student recruiting, admission activities, or making decisions regarding the award of student financial assistance.
San Francisco State University does not use high-pressure recruitment tactics such as making multiple unsolicited contacts (3 or more), including contacts by phone, email, in-person. Nor does SF State engage in same-day recruitment and registration for the purpose of securing Service member enrollments.
In order to receive full MHA, based on your eligibility percentage, you will need to be full-time status with at least one unit of in-person instruction.
Winter
College of Professional & Global Education (formerly College of Extended Learning)
- The length of winter sessions varies, so the most accurate source of information for full-time status would come from the VA's own rate of pursuit calculations. You can inquire about this by calling the GI Bill® Hotline at 888-442-4551.
Spring & Fall
| Status | Units |
|---|---|
| Full Time | 12-19 |
| Three-Quarters Time | 9-11 |
| Half Time | 6-8 |
You will be maxed out at 19 units. If you would like to exceed 19 units, please contact records@sfsu.edu.
| Status | Units |
|---|---|
| Full Time | 9 units or 8 units of all upper-division or graduate-level courses (300 level or above) |
| Three-Quarter Time | 7 units or 6 units of all upper-division or graduate-level courses (300 level or above) |
| Half Time | 5 units or 4 units of all upper-division or graduate-level courses (300 level or above) |
You will be maxed out at 16 units. If you would like to exceed 16 units please review the Graduate Studies site.
Summer
Undergraduates - R1 and R3 Sessions
| Academic Load | Units |
| Full Time | 4+ |
| Three-Quarter Time | 3 |
| Half Time | 2 |
| Less than half-time | 1 |
Undergraduates - R2 Session
| Academic Load | Units |
| Full Time | 6+ |
| Three-Quarter Time | 4-5 |
| Half Time | 3 |
| Less than half-time | 1-2 |
Undergraduates - R4 Session
| Academic Load | Units |
| Full Time | 7+ |
| Three-Quarter Time | 5-6 |
| Half Time | 3-4 |
| Less than half-time | 1-2 |
Graduates - R1 and R3 Sessions
| Academic Load | Units |
| Full Time | 4 units or 3 units of all upper-division or graduate-level courses (300 level or above) |
| Three-Quarter Time | 3 units or 2 units of all upper-division or graduate-level courses (300 level or above) |
| Half Time | 2 units |
| Less than half-time | 1 unit |
Graduates - R2 Session
| Academic Load | Units |
| Full Time | 6 units or 4 units of all upper-division or graduate-level courses (300 level or above) |
| Three-Quarter Time | 4-5 units or 3 units of all upper-division or graduate-level courses (300 level or above) |
| Half Time | 3 units or 2 units of all upper-division or graduate-level courses (300 level or above) |
| Less than half-time | 1-2 units or 1 unit of all upper-division or graduate-level courses (300 level or above) |
Graduates - R4 Session
| Academic Load | Units |
| Full Time | 7 units or 5 units of all upper-division or graduate-level courses (300 level or above) |
| Three-Quarter Time | 5-6 units or 4 units of all upper-division or graduate-level courses (300 level or above) |
| Half Time | 3-4 units or 2 units of all upper-division or graduate-level courses (300 level or above) |
| Less than half-time | 1-2 units or 1 unit of all upper-division or graduate-level courses (300 level or above) |
NOTE: these numbers come from the 2022-2023 Academic Bulletin Policies and Procedures