FAQ

The parking program receives no state appropriations or tuition dollars. If you park on campus, you pay a parking fee.

The cost of a permit or payment of an hourly garage fee enables the university to manage, build and maintain parking lots and garages, and also funds the salaries and operating expenses.

Free vehicle unlock assistance is available through Parking Services (936.468.PARK) Monday-Friday between the hours of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact University Police Department (936.468.2608) for free vehicle unlock assistance after 4 p.m. and on weekends.

You may park in the 20-minute spaces on the 1st level on the northeast corner of the Wilson Parking Garage while conducting business with Parking Services.

We are aware that most of your classes are conducted online, but from time to time you will have a need to come to campus to take a test, meet with an instructor or visit the Steen Library.

If you have a vehicle to park on campus, you must purchase a permit. While you may purchase an annual student permit, we offer options for daily parking in the form of five-day scratch off permits. Each permit is valid for one day and is sold in packs of five at $20 per pack. To use, scratch off the month and the day of your visit on campus and park in a designated location that matches your classification, e.g. commuter or resident.

You must immediately visit the Parking Services office to complete a lost/stolen permit report and obtain a replacement permit. Cost for replacement is $40. If a lost or stolen permit is found on a vehicle, the car will be immobilized (booted)/towed and the violator will be charged. Permit holders are responsible for citations issued to their permit regardless of vehicle ownership.

You can park in the paid parking locations at the Baker Pattillo Student Center Parking Garage or Lot 14. You may also purchase a pack of five-day scratch off permits for $20 and park in a designated location that matches your classification, e.g. commuter or resident.

Update your vehicle information through the online parking portal or send an email to sfaparking@sfasu.edu with the following information:

• Your name
• SFA ID number
• Permit number
• License plate
• Make (Ford, Dodge, Chevy, etc.)
• Color (white, black, blue, etc.)
• Style (two-door, four-door, pickup truck, SUV, etc.)

We will add the vehicle to your record. Remember to move your permit to the vehicle you will be driving.

Your parking permit is a hangtag and may be moved to whatever vehicle you will be using on campus. We require that all vehicles are registered with Parking Services.

Registering your temporary vehicle:

Update your vehicle information through the online parking portal or send an email to sfaparking@sfasu.edu with the following information:

• Your name
• SFA ID number
• Permit number
• License plate
• Make (Ford, Dodge, Chevy, etc.)
• Color (white, black, blue, etc.)
• Style (two-door, four-door, pickup truck, SUV, etc.)

We will add the vehicle to your record. Remember to move your permit to the vehicle you will be driving.

No.

Parking permits are not transferable and are valid only when purchased from Parking Services.

Notify the Parking Services office immediately if anyone attempts to sell you an SFA parking permit.

If you sold your vehicle, first make sure you've notified the Texas Department of Transportation of the sale and change of ownership.

Next, notify our office by emailing sfaparking@sfasu.edu or visiting the Parking and Traffic building. We will need to following information:

• Your name
• SFA ID number
• Permit number
• License plate
• Make (Ford, Dodge, Chevy, etc.)
• Color (white, black, blue, etc.)
• Style (two-door, four-door, pickup truck, SUV, etc.)

If you arrive on campus after 9 a.m., you will find it easiest to locate a space in the Commuter Lot 47 near Johnson Coliseum.

The Transportation office operates a shuttle Monday to Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. to help transport students parking in Lot 47 to select areas on campus.  View shuttle route and times.

There are two types of holidays:

Student holidays - where employees work and there are no classes. During these days, a student can park in any student parking area (all-permit or resident parking), but may not park in a space designated for any other permit type.

University holidays - where the university is closed. Anyone may park in any legal spot on campus during these days, with the exception of the reserved spaces.

View the game day parking map and information regarding football parking.

There are approximately 8,000 parking spaces available on campus.

You may park in the 20-minute designated parking spaces along the curb or pay to park in the Student Center Parking Garage.

Permits are required 24 hours a day except in short-term paid parking areas (Student Center Parking Garage and Lot 14). Most campus lots have all permit parking from 4 p.m. until 6 a.m., but some spaces (ADA, hall director, service vehicle, etc.) are reserved at all times. Additionally, Lots 15 and 8 (near the Norton HPE Complex and Steen Library) are reserved for faculty/staff until 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

If you are a visitor to campus you may park in the short-term paid parking areas (Student Center Parking Garage and Lot 14) at the hourly rates using the Parkmobile app.

If your car is disabled, call Parking Services at 936.468.PARK during normal business hours.” The vehicle will be logged as disabled for a period of 24 hours. A disabled vehicle may be logged three times for a maximum of 72 hours. Disabled vehicles remaining longer than 72 hours will be towed from campus to an impound yard.

Yes. Citations are written throughout the entire year, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year whether school is in session or not. During semester intersession, or the period between the last day of SFA finals of one semester and the beginning of the next semester, resident and commuter spaces are open to all permit holders. Faculty/staff spaces are still enforced as normal.

Permit holders are liable for any citation issued to their permit regardless of vehicle ownership or driver.

If you are parked illegally, you will receive a citation.

Yes, if you are parked illegally, you will receive a citation.

If you got a ticket, don't ignore it. Penalties for unpaid citations are very inconvenient. You may choose to appeal the citation.

Tips are offered on the citations and appeals webpage.