Define Your Success
Resources for Specific Students:
- New Students (frosh and transfer)
- 2nd-Year Students (between 30 and 59 units)
- Transfer Students (upper division)
- Students Close to Graduating
Resources for All Students:
- New! Enroll Spring 2021: Succeed in Online Courses (COMM 80A)
- Learn Anywhere - help and technology for online learning
- Quick video on Canvas and Zoom links for classes
- Zoom resources (how-to videos, etc.)
- Tutoring Hub - peer tutoring, writing center, workshops, and more
- Student Computing Services (MLK Library)
- MyGPS - technology tools for planning and tracking your success
- Class Schedules
- Registration Basics
- Financial Aid & Scholarship Office (FASO)
- Bursar's Office - forms and tutorials on payment of tuition, fees, housing, etc.
- Registrar's Office - forms for enrollment/registration, grades, transcripts, graduation, etc.
- Grading Policy
- Finals Resources - activities, events, ongoing programs, tutoring
- Veterans Resource Center
- Get Involved - clubs and organizations
- SJSU Cares - health and wellness
- MESA Engineering Program (MEP) (math, engineering, science achievement)
- Career and Professional Development
- Engineering at SJSU magazine: Fall 2020 (pdf) [pdf] | Spring 2020 (pdf) [pdf] | All
Need a Live Person's Help?
| What | How | When | Who |
| Quick questions, referrals to other advising | Virtual Front Desk (Zoom) |
During ESSC business hours: |
Peer advisors are there to help |
| Drop-in advising | Virtual Front Desk (Zoom) | Monday through Friday 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Professional advisors (2 hours daily) |
| Scheduled one-on-one appointment | Spartan Connect | During business hours, some after-hours (depending on the advisor's availability) | All Advisors |
| Group advising on specific topics | Workshops & Events | See our calendar | Advisors, faculty |
Registration Calendars
Key dates for each term including registration and payment deadlines
Fall 2020 | Winter 2021 | Spring 2021 | Fall 2021
Timeline for Spring 2021 Registration
| Wednesday, Jan 6 | First time repeaters enrollment on MySJSU starts |
| Friday, Jan 15 |
Enrollment Cap increases to 19 units (without a petition) (Graduate Students' Enrollment Cap remains at 16) |
| Sunday, Jan 24 | Advance Registration ends at 11:59 p.m. Last day to drop all classes for full refund |
| Wednesday, Jan 27 |
Late Registration Period (adding/dropping) begins Automated process for waitlist begins, giving priority to |
| Thursday Feb 4 | Automated process for waitlist ends at 11:59 p.m. |
| Friday Feb 5 | Permission code number from instructor needed to add/enroll in a class |
| Monday Feb 8 | Last day to Drop without a 'W' on MySJSU (by 11:59 p.m.) Make sure your schedule is accurate. |
| Monday, Feb 15 | Late Registration Period ends at 11:59 p.m. (last day to Add) |
Important Dates and Upcoming ESSC Events
Agenda view works best.
