Mandatory Intent to Enroll

You will not be eligible to enroll in classes or attend your admitted term. If you are interested in admission for future terms, you will need to submit an application for a future term.

The paid, nonrefundable, nontransferable, enrollment deposit is applied to your admitted terms tuition and fees once you register. 

While some programs may request admitted students to email them if they intend to enroll, the official acceptance of the offer of admission can only be done through the online Intent to Enroll process in Next Steps. If you do not complete this process by the deadline, you will not be able to register for classes. 

The paid, nonrefundable, enrollment deposit will not be refunded nor put towards future term enrollment tuition and fees (non transferable). However, if your deferral request is approved and you paid your enrollment deposit prior, we will waive the future term enrollment deposit. This means you will not have to pay the deferred term enrollment deposit. Please note that not all mandatory intent to enroll programs allow deferral.

Several messages will be sent to your MySJSU account informing you of your program's deadline. If you miss the deadline, you will not be able to register for courses or attend your admitted term. You may apply for a future term. If you have an extenuating circumstance, you may appeal the missed deadline. Appeal instructions will be provided to those who do not meet the deadline. 

​If you plan to enroll at SJSU for your admitted term, we strongly encourage you to say 'yes' and pay the enrollment deposit by the deadline. Then you are assured a spot for the term. If the embassy denies your visa for your admission term, you may request a deferral due to the visa issue. If the deferral is approved, we would waive the need to pay the deferral term enrollment deposit (as you have already paid). Do keep in mind the enrollment deposit is not transferable. So if you apply and are approved for deferral, the enrollment deposit is not transferred to your future term tuition and fees. *Please note that not all programs allow deferral. If your program doesn’t allow deferral and you have this concern, please contact us at grad-nextsteps@sjsu.edu.  

We accept direct payment through your bank account or credit card payment options. The link for payment is listed on Next Steps once you are admitted. Make sure your address and the three-digit code is entered correctly. If you are internationally based please contact your bank and let them know you are making this charge internationally and ask them to let the payment go through. You may also try the credit card that you used when submitting your Cal State Apply application. 

If your program is not listed above, they are not requiring a mandatory intent to enroll process. Their intent to enroll process is optional and will not affect your admission if not completed.