Next Steps: School of Management
Step 1: myUSF Account
myUSF is the gateway to the university where you can register for classes, pay tuition, access your USF email, view your student record and update your contact information.
Instructions to Login
- Visit http://myusf.usfca.edu
- Choose Set New/Forgot password
- Enter your USF username (see admission letter) and the CAPTCHA text
- Submit
- Enter your USF Student ID / CWID # (see admission letter)
- Submit
- Select Student-Service
- Update Address, Contact, and Emergency contacts
Step 2: Pay your Deposit
Login to your application portal and complete the Intent to Enroll form.
Select the preferred form of payment.
Your portal will update with the deposit amount due. Follow the link "Submit Payment" to securely pay online.
Refer to your admission letter for your deposit deadline.
Please note: If your deposit is not received by the deadline indicated in your acceptance letter, the School of Management reserves the right to rescind your admission and any scholarship received.
Questions About Depositing?
Contact management@usfca.edu
Step 3: International F-1 Visa Students
All F-1 Visa seeking students must submit their proof of funds to receive an I-20. Visit Certificate of Finance for complete details on accepted bank accounts and program amounts.
Once your proof of funds are received, you will receive instructions to retrieve your I-20 in your USF Dons Email account - not your personal email account. Anticipate your I-20 10 days after depositing and/or completing the Certificate of Finance.
After receiving the I-20, you are eligible to book your Visa appointment at the nearest U.S. Embassy or consult.
Questions about what to expect in the Visa appointment? Visit Int'l F-1 Visa Information for complete details from our International Student Services team.
Questions About F-1 Visa?
Contact management@usfca.edu
Step 4: Send Your Official Transcripts
Access to registration will only be granted to students who have both deposited and submitted official transcripts from all institutions listed on their application. All incoming students will have an automatic "Academic Hold" placed on their account until official transcripts are received. You must send official transcripts prior to orientation to have this hold removed and complete registration.
If you have not already submitted official, sealed transcripts, please send them as soon as possible to avoid any delay in registration:
University of San Francisco
Office of Graduate Admission
2130 Fulton Street - Lone Mountain
San Francisco, CA 94117
If your institution issues official electronic copies of transcripts, you may send them to: graduate@usfca.edu
Your online application will reflect when transcripts have been "received-official". Please log in to your online application to check the status of your transcripts.
You will not be permitted to register for your second semester classes until your official transcript has been received and verified. As stated in the online application, USF reserves the right to rescind admission based upon official documents received or not received.
Questions About transcripts?
Contact graduate@usfca.edu
Step 5: Financial Aid for U.S. Students
Financing a graduate degree represents a significant investment in your future. The USF Student Financial Services office is committed to helping you find the best funding available. Financial Aid advisors are available to discuss federal and private loan options and to answer questions about company reimbursement, veteran’s benefits, and other potential funding opportunities. The Financial Services website also features a series of helpful video tutorials to assist students.
Watch this video to for myUSF Financial Aid Portal Navigation
After receipt of your FAFSA application for U.S. students, the Financial Aid office will determine your aid eligibility and send you a financial aid notice. Upon receiving your notice, you must log in to accept or decline the aid offered to you.
- Go to myUSF
- Find Self-Service
- Select Student
- Select Student tab again
- Select Financial Aid menu
- Check status of your aid
- Accept or decline your aid
Payment and Billing Questions?
Fall 2024 tuition is due August 1, 2024. If you have any questions about payment plans, methods of payment, or general tuition questions contact the Financial Services office. Please have your student ID ready when contacting Financial Services. You can find your USF Student ID in your admission letter.
Questions about FAFSA?
Email: financialaid@usfca.edu, Web: myusf.usfca.edu/financial-aid
Tel: (415) 422-3387, Fax: (415) 422-6084
Financial Aid Office, Lone Mountain, Room 203
2130 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA 94117
Step 6: New Student Orientation
Registration for 2024 is available in June. Information will be sent via email in late Spring.
Orientation will be held mid-August. A finalized schedule will be provided to you prior to orientation. If you foresee a conflict with these dates, contact Graduate Student Affairs for next steps. Orientation is a mandatory activity in order to enroll in the program.
Each graduate program provides a mandatory orientation during which students learn important information and procedures for their graduate program, and meet new classmates. In this page, you will find dates specific to School of Management. Please visit the Academic Calendar to view other important USF dates. Your program may have events not listed on the USF Academic Calendar.
| Fall 2024 Degree Programs | Location | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA Information Systems Marketing Intelligence |
TBD | August 6-8, 2024 | TBD |
| Executive MBA | Downtown Campus - In Person |
Early August, 2024 |
TBD |
| Entrepreneurship and Innovation – MSEI | TBD | August 6-8, 2024 | TBD |
| International Students Only | Location | Date | Time |
| *International Student Orientation | TBD | August 16, 2024 | TBD |
Questions?
Contact Office of Graduate Student Success and Engagement (OGSSE)
somgradvisor@usfca.edu
*All International Graduate Students must attend the International Student Orientation. The mandatory international student sessions are designed to address the most common questions and concerns that international students have as well as covering important information such as immigration regulations pertaining to your visa, academic expectations, and cultural adjustment.
International Students May Also Contact
International Student and Scholar Services, UC Fifth Floor
2130 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA 94117
Tel: (415) 422-2654, Fax: (415) 422-2412
Email: isss@usfca.edu, Web: myusf.usfca.edu/isss
Step 7: Housing Options
For graduate students who move to San Francisco, you will need to make your own housing arrangements. Graduate students have two housing options:
- Off-Campus Housing:
The majority of USF graduate students choose to live in apartment off-campus (not operated by the university). The USF Off-Campus Housing website provides tools for searching for housing, information on San Francisco neighborhoods, worksheets for creating a budget, and more. Go to the Off-Campus Housing site to get started now. Also, join the USF Housing Network on Facebook to connect with other USF students looking for housing and/or roommates. - On-Campus Housing:
USF offers a limited number of graduate student housing units in university-operated apartments in Loyola Village. To apply for housing at USF, log into myUSF, click on the Student tab, and then scroll to the bottom of the page. Click on the USFrooms link on the lower left. As part of your application in USFrooms, you will need to submit a $300 non-refundable housing pre-payment.
Questions?
Student Housing and Residential Education, UC Fifth Floor
2130 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA 94117
Tel: (415) 422-6824, Fax: (415) 422-2480
Email: share@usfca.edu, Web: myusf.usfca.edu/housing
Step 8: Registration
Registration: The Office of Graduate Student Success and Engagement (OGSSE) will contact you via email regarding class registration (visit your admit portal) in mid to late Spring. You must submit a consent form to be registered for your courses. You will receive your instructions for registration July through August. You can expect more information about the course schedule in early August (students admitted for Fall) or January (students admitted for Spring). Students who have not submitted the admission deposit will not be registered.
All students have an "Advising Hold" on their account in March, April, May, and June. This will not be removed until early summer and after advising is complete.
Student ID/One Card: All registered USF students are issued a university photo ID called a One Card. Your USF One Card grants access to on-campus resources, including classroom buildings, Don Dollars accounts, Gleeson Library, and Koret Health and Recreation Center after the first day of classes. Don Dollars can be added to your One Card for use on campus at the bookstore, dining locations, vending machines, and for printing. To obtain your One Card please follow the instructions on the Online ID Express. The Graduate Student Affairs Office will give you your One Card at Orientation.
Textbooks: Books are not included in tuition and fees. If your course requires a book, a list will be available to you via Canvas shortly after the semester start.
Canvas: Canvas is an educational software platform that provides a user-friendly environment for online teaching and learning. Many of your faculty may use Canvas to post information relevant to their course including the syllabus, course readings and discussion boards*.
How to Login to Canvas
- Login to myUSF
- Under Courses select "Canvas"
- Click on Instructure Canvas, then select the Courses tab.
- Visit https://myusf.usfca.edu/services/canvas for more details on configuring your Canvas classes
*You will not see course information until you are registered AND only once the instructor has published their course to Canvas.
Registration Questions?
Step 9: Health Insurance
Automatic Enrollment: To protect your health and well-being all domestic graduate students registered for 6 credit hours or more, all international graduate students registered for 1 credit hour or more, and all graduate students who reside in USF operated housing will be automatically charged and enrolled in the USF-sponsored health insurance plan.
Exception: Graduate students enrolled in online degree programs who do not reside in USF-operating housing will NOT be automatically charged and enrolled in the USF sponsored health insurance.
Waive USF plan: Students who have a health insurance plan with coverage comparable to the USF-sponsored plan may choose to waive the student insurance each academic year. Students can visit myusf.usfca.edu/hps to view waiver instructions and access the health insurance waiver application.
Voluntary Enrollment: Domestic graduate students registered for under 6 credit hours and graduate students enrolled in an online degree program are eligible to voluntarily purchase the plan online by visiting myusf.usfca.edu/hps.
Deadlines: The deadline to waive the student insurance or voluntarily enroll in the plan for the Fall semester is September 1. The deadline for the Spring semester is February 1.
For more information, visit myusf.usfca.edu/hps/insurance.
Questions?
Health Promotion Services, UC Fifth Floor
2130 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA 94117
Tel: (415) 422-5797, Fax: (888) 471-2290
Email: hps@usfca.edu, Web: myusf.usfca.edu/hps
Step 10: Proof of Immunization
To protect the health of all USF community members, USF requires all international and domestic students to submit proof of immunizations.
Domestic students (living in USF-operated housing):
- Must submit evidence of the Initial COVID-19 vaccine(s) and COVID-19 booster when eligible.
two doses of the MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine. If proof of immunization for MMR is not available, a blood titer showing immunity for each disease will be accepted. - Domestic students born before January 1, 1957 are excluded only from the MMR requirement.
Domestic students (living off-campus):
- Must submit evidence of the Initial COVID-19 vaccine(s) and COVID-19 booster when eligible.
All International Students:
- Must submit evidence of the Initial COVID-19 vaccine(s) and COVID-19 booster when eligible.
- Must submit two doses of the MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine. If proof of immunization for MMR is not available, a blood titer showing immunity for each disease will be accepted.
- Proof of a Tuberculosis PPD (Mantoux)) test administered in the last 12 months. (Students with a positive PPD test are required to submit the results of a chest x-ray administered in the last 12 months).
- Proof of three doses of the Hepatitis B vaccine or a test showing immunity.
How to submit proof
Students must submit their immunization records through Med+Proctor. Please note: students only need to provide their USF email, student ID, and name to create their account.
Deadlines
The deadline to submit proof of required immunizations depends on your term of admission:
- Fall Semester: August 15 at 5 p.m.*
- Spring Semester: January 15 at 5 p.m.*
*Students planning to reside in USF-operated housing must submit all required immunization records prior to their moving-in day.
Failure to submit the immunization records by the deadlines will result in a $100 fine and registration hold. Learn more information from the Health Promotion Services website.
Questions?
Health Promotion Services, UC Fifth Floor
2130 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA 94117
Tel: (415) 422-5797, Fax: (888) 471-2290
Email: hps@usfca.edu, Web: myusf.usfca.edu/hps
Step 11: Complete the U Got This 2! Course
The university is committed to creating a safe, respectful, and healthy campus culture by empowering students to make decisions that contribute to a successful college experience. Therefore, new and incoming students in their first semester will be assigned to complete a mandatory online training program through Catharsis Productions.
U Got This 2! is an engaging conversation about bystander intervention, consent, healthy relationships, sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking.
These students will receive an invite at the beginning of their first semester via email when their course becomes available. If students do not receive an email, they can contact hps@usfca.edu. Students who fail to complete the course by their deadlines will be charged a $100 late fine.
Deadline:
- Fall Semester: August 15
- Spring Semester: January 15
Questions?
Health Promotion Services, UC Fifth Floor
Tel: +1 (415) 422-5797, Fax: +1 (888) 471-2290
Email: hps@usfca.edu, Web: myusf.usfca.edu/hps
Step 12: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
The Family Educational Right and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records
- Privacy of Records:
Under federal law, students' records (including grades, GPA, class schedule, tuition and billing records, and more) cannot be disclosed to any third-party, even parents or spouses, without the written authorization of the student (some exceptions apply). To learn more about your FERPA rights, go to Privacy Information for Students (FERPA). - Student Consent to Release Information:
Students who wish to allow a third-party (parents, siblings, etc.) to view their education records must submit a form authorizing the access. Access can be granted to academic records, tuition and billing records, and/or financial aid records. Go to Registration and Student Records Forms for instructions on how to submit the form. - What if I don't submit the Student Consent to Release Information form?
If you do not authorize your someone to have access to your records, USF will not disclose any information to them. This means that your spouse or parents will not be able to call USF to find out information about your financial aid or balance even if they are helping you pay your tuition.
Questions?
University Registrar's Office
Lone Mountain, Room 217
2130 Fulton St., San Francisco, CA 94117
Tel: (415) 422-7260
Email: registrar@usfca.edu, Web: myusf.usfca.edu/registrar
Step 13: Engage with USF Community
Connect with current students, faculty, staff, and your future classmates before orientation. Stay informed with events on our Events Site!
Fall 2024 Events include: Student AMA, Virtual Meet & Greet, Alumni Roundtable, and Perry's luncheon for Bay Area admits. We can't wait to see you - online or in-person!