CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT FAQ

If you are a full-time SAL student at the advanced level with a TOEFL score of PBT 530 / CBT 197 / iBT 71 / IELTS 6 or more, you may take from 1 to 12 SJSU units. We will adjust your SAL schedule to accommodate those units. If you are an Expansion level student, you may take a one-unit SJSU activity course as one of your elective classes. Many students take a Communication Studies Workshop, while some students take a Physical Education course or participate in a Music Performance group or take Introduction to Art. These courses help improve listening and speaking skills.

Intermediate Level SAL students may take a 1-unit activity course in which there is very little reading or writing.

Please fax a copy of your score report to this number: 408-924-2669 (Attn: Ann S.)

Yes. If you take regular SJSU classes, you must attend several SAL workshops, which will help you succeed academically.

SJSU courses cost an additional $50 per unit for SAL students.

Yes, you will have a formal transcript of any courses you complete at SJSU, whether you are taking the courses through extended studies or as a matriculated student. As many as 24 SJSU units may be used to satisfy the requirements for an undergraduate degree at SJSU and up to 6 units for a graduate degree. You must ask any other schools outside the CSU system whether they will accept your courses for transfer.

The green sheet (syllabus) that you receive on the first day of class clearly explains the requirements for the course. We have several concurrent enrollment meetings to help you decide from the green sheet and from the first class if the work is too difficult so that you may change your mind and attend SAL classes instead before you are formally registered for the SJSU course. Please attend all orientation meetings.

No. As a student on an F-1 student visa, you must be enrolled full-time in a course of study, so you cannot reduce your hours. There are also deadlines after which dropping the course is not possible without a grade of "F". This is the reason why you must come to all meetings and make the right decision in the first week.

Some courses have pre-requisites which could mean that you are not eligible to take that course. Ann or Kristin will help you determine your eligibility. Check the schedule of courses for information about general availability of courses this semester or next semester: http://info.sjsu.edu/home/schedules.html

Go to SJSU’s online catalog and read a description of the course found under each department heading.