Stephen F. Austin State University

Stephen F. Austin State University began more than a century ago as a teachers’ college in Texas’ oldest town, Nacogdoches. It has since grown into a thriving regional institution with degrees in business, education, fine arts, forestry and agriculture, liberal and applied arts, and sciences and mathematics. SFA enrolls approximately 11,000 students while providing the academic breadth of a state university with the personalized attention of a private school.

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Eligibility Criteria

• Students ranked in the top 50% of their high school graduating class, and non-ranking schools will be eligible to participate in CAP at SFA.
• If you do not meet this eligibility criteria, you can contact the SFA admissions contact to request an exception (which is not guaranteed).

Curriculum Requirements

Students who attend SFA as their CAP school will have the option to begin taking courses during the summer immediately after high school graduation (Summer Start); or students may begin taking courses during the traditional fall semester (fall start).

SFA 2024–2025 CAP Course List

Optional Summer Start: Must take 6 hours

• Students will enroll in a minimum of six credit hours (1-2 courses) during the summer.
• Online courses are available for summer.
• Students can enroll in the first or second summer session.

Fall Start: Must take 9–15 hours

• Students who choose Summer Start may enroll in 9–15 credit hours.
• Students who choose to do Fall Start must enroll in a minimum of 15 hours.

Spring: Must take 15 hours

• Students will enroll in 15 hours unless they will meet the 30 credit hour requirement with fewer hours.

Scholarships

• If you attend SFA as a CAP student, you are eligible for an Academic Excellence Scholarship for fall and spring semesters if you are enrolled as a full-time student and meet the academic credentials.
• You may also be eligible to receive General Scholarships.
• The deadline to apply for SFA general scholarships is February 1, so CAP students who did not apply directly to SFA by that deadline will be ineligible.

Housing

• Students who patriciate in CAP at SFA must follow SFA’s Campus Residency Requirements, which require students to live on campus if the following is true:
  • Have completed less than 60 semester credit hours
  • Are under the age of 21
  • Do not live within a 60-mile radius to the SFA campus
• Learn more about housing using the contact information below:
  • Phone: 936-468-2601
  • reslife@sfasu.edu

Testing

• CAP students must be TSI complete in mathematics, English language arts/reading and essay in order to enroll in classes at SFA. Students must provide ACT, SAT, STARR, AP test scores, completed college coursework or other qualifying exemption to SFA prior to enrolling in courses. For questions regarding TSI, please contact SFA’s TSI Office.

Selecting Stephen F. Austin

1. Complete CAP Agreement selecting SFA by May 1.
   After you submit your CAP agreement using the UT Austin mystatus portal, you’ll receive an email from SFA with your student identification information or MySFA login. SFA will use the email you entered on your online application to UT Austin to send this information. Please allow 5-7 business days from the date you submit your CAP agreement to UT Austin to receive your SFA ID.
2. Receive SFAID and pay the application processing fee by May 5.
   If you select SFA when completing your online CAP agreement, you’ll be required to pay a $50 application processing fee to SFA by May 5. Your MySFA ID will provide you access to your account and SFA email account where you can pay the application processing fee. SFA will accept the application fee payment through the close of business (5 p.m.) on May 5.