Course Overview
International Year One allows students to take credited SF State General Education courses alongside additional academic and English language instruction. The carefully curated credited course options allow first-year students to both discover new fields and further explore already strong subjects. Once International Year One is completed, students proceed directly to their second year of degree study at SF State.
The mission of the College of Science and Engineering at San Francisco State University is to provide an encouraging environment to develop the intellectual capacity, critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving ability of its students so that they may become honourable, contributing, and forward-thinking members of the science and engineering community of the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, to foster a conducive environment for scholarly and creative activities so that new knowledge or solutions to problems are discovered or created, and to provide science education to all students in the University so that they may be equipped to succeed in the modern world.
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Studying in Canada offers international students access to world-renowned universities, a diverse range of academic programmes, and a rich cultural experience that prepares you for a global career.
Studying in Canada offers international students access to world-renowned universities, a diverse range of academic programmes, and a rich cultural experience that prepares you for a global career.
Studying in Canada offers international students access to world-renowned universities, a diverse range of academic programmes, and a rich cultural experience that prepares you for a global career.
Studying in Canada offers international students access to world-renowned universities, a diverse range of academic programmes, and a rich cultural experience that prepares you for a global career.
Studying in Canada offers international students access to world-renowned universities, a diverse range of academic programmes, and a rich cultural experience that prepares you for a global career.
Studying in Canada offers international students access to world-renowned universities, a diverse range of academic programmes, and a rich cultural experience that prepares you for a global career.
Studying in Canada offers international students access to world-renowned universities, a diverse range of academic programmes, and a rich cultural experience that prepares you for a global career.
Reasons to study International Year One in Science and Engineering
Entry Requirements for
Tawjahiya Secondary School or Azhar certificate with 60% average or 12
International Student Fees
You can find the applicable international student course fee for your chosen pathway study route listed below.
| Study Route | Tuition Fees (2025-26) |
|---|---|
| Pre Sessional English (12 weeks)** | January, May, August – $11,990 |
| Pre Sessional English (6 weeks)** | January, May, August – $5,995 |
| International Year One | IELTS 5.5 Entry – January, May, August – $26,000 IELTS 5.0 Entry – January, May, August – $28,500 |
| *Fees are not inclusive of scholarships. All applications are subject to a non-refundable admin fee. Stated fees for International Year One do not include tuition applicable for degree course continued at the university. Pre-sessional English (PSE) fees are in addition to your pathway fee and is not available on all pathways. If PSE is required, you will progress onto the pathway programme once this has been successfully completed. Contact our admissions team for more information. | |
Scholarships at San Francisco State University
Reach out to our admissions team for details about scholarships available to you.