First-Year Commuter Success Pathways
Choosing the Commuter Success Pathway that is right for you will help you find your place, make new friends and have a true connection to SDSU. Commuter Success Pathways merge your academic goals and your interests through specialized seminars or grouped classes. Students who find campus friends and activities early on have higher GPAs and satisfaction with their college experience. Don’t just commute – connect!
In addition to your new home away from home at the Center for Commuter Life, your academic coursework will be enhanced through your Commuter Success Pathway, providing you with a small community of other students with your interests.
University Seminar (Required)
As a first-semester commuter student, you will be enrolled in the one-unit course University Seminar. To help you build your own pathway for the fall semester, the Commuter Life staff will register you in your seminar and any add-on courses. These small classes will help improve your academic skills and relationships, leading to success.
Enhance Your Commuter Success Pathway with Add-Ons
Connecting with your professors and utilizing academic resources are keys to your successful transition to SDSU. You will have the opportunity to do just that with small-group general education courses in your area of interest with these add-ons, helping you become comfortable with the demands of college coursework. These general education courses count towards graduation requirements.
- GEN S 100A OR GEN S 100B (all majors)
- LEAD 100 (all majors)
- BA 100 (business majors)
- ENGR 101 (engineering majors)
- SCI 101 (science majors)
*Students only take one University Seminar course
Community Center Pathway: Community Centers provide a welcoming environment for anyone interested in specific cultural values, activities and traditions
General Education/Interest Pathway
Note: Pre-registration for fall courses (only for specific majors).
- Complete the Commuter Success Pathway Preference Form
- Attend Commuter Reception click here to RSVP
- Attend New Student Orientation
- Attend 2025 Prep & Connect August 19 and 20
- Complete University Seminar in Fall 2025
- Check your SDSU email regularly (1 - 2 times a week) for messages from SDSU
- Register for New Student Orientation
- Complete Chemistry or Math Placement Exams (if required)
- Attend 2025 Prep & Connect August 19 and 20
- Follow SDSU Commuter Life on Instagram @sdsucommuterlife
Get in Touch
For general inquiries, please email us at [email protected]
Aztec Student Union, 2nd Floor, Suite 210
*Check In at the front desk required
Center for Commuter Life
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Summer Break Hours (Monday, May 19-Friday, August 22): 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
SDSU Campus Closed Monday, May 26 in Observance of Memorial Day
SDSU Campus Closed Thursday, June 19 in Observance of Juneteenth
SDSU Campus Closed Friday, July 4 in Observance of Independence Day
