this program is only for conditional admission to san francisco state, there is an english for academic preparation (eap) program that offers standalone esl programming.

international students who are academically qualified to apply for admission to the university but have an insufficient english language proficiency scores can study for at least one full semester at the american language institute (ali), san francisco state university's intensive english program.

students can study until they have satisfactorily completed the recommended level of english courses and received a toefl waiver, or obtain the required toefl, ielts or pte score.

after students meet the english requirement, they can apply to san francisco state university degree programs or apply to academic certificate programs.