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Money Matters

Resources

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Fees and Tuition

Visit University Cash Services for:
  1. Resident Fees and Nonresident Tuition
  2. Fee Payment Schedule
  3. How to Pay Your Fees
  4. Photo ID Card
  5. Parking Fees and Permits
  6. Refund
  7. Refund Schedule

Financial Aid and Scholarships

Time is money! Don't waste it. Get started now researching what funds are available to help you pay for college, how to get them, what you need to do to be prepared, and when forms are due.

The first step is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov. If you have questions, please ask--don't guess. Financial Aid representatives are ready to help you. Call, e-mail, or stop by the first floor lobby in Bayramian Hall 130.

Visit Financial Aid and Scholarships for:

  1. financial aid
  2. grants
  3. work-study
  4. scholarships and scholarship calendar
  5. loans

Financial Aid and Registration

View Your Financial Aid and Scholarships Online:

  1. Log into the myNorthridge Portal at www.csun.edu and select Student Center (SOLAR) > Finances (section) > Financial Aid >Select Aid Year to View > Award Summary

  2. To view account details, return to the Student Center (SOLAR) and in the Finances section click Account Information

Students awarded Financial Aid and accepting those awards may see CSUN accounting statements on SOLAR that include an amount called “Anticipated Aid.” Anticipated Aid is Financial Aid that has not disbursed to the student account. All disbursement rules must be met (see examples below) before aid will be paid out.

Students who lose Financial Aid eligibility, or for whom Financial Aid awards are not sufficient to pay all their fee charges, will see an amount they owe on SOLAR. The amount is the student’s financial obligation and must be paid by the deadlines in the Fee Payment Schedule. Financial Aid awards are disbursed to student accounts the week classes start, and weekly thereafter. The student must enroll in units through registration or late registration in order to receive a disbursement.

At the time of financial aid disbursements, all students must be enrolled in units. Awards may be automatically prorated based on your enrollment if you are not enrolled full time. Full time for undergraduates, teacher credential candidates, and second bachelor’s students is 12 units. Full time for master's degree students is 8 units. Most Financial Aid programs have minimum enrollment requirements that, if not met, might cause award reductions or total cancellations. If the student withdraws or drops classes, immediate repayment may be required.

All Financial Aid balance checks for grants, loans and scholarships are mailed directly to the student’s address on file with the Office of Admissions and Records. Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) funds will be applied towards any outstanding charges on student's account. Leftover funds in excess of charges will be mailed to the parent-borrower. The student must be enrolled in at least half-time units (6 units) for PLUS funds to disburse.

Aid Disbursement, Address Change

Financial Aid is applied to a student’s account during the week classes begin and weekly thereafter. If there is a balance in a student's account after the fees and residence costs are deducted, a check is mailed to the student at his or her address of record.

Review your current address online by logging into myNorthridge at www.csun.edu and selecting Student Center (SOLAR) > Personal Information (section) > Home Address (or Mailing Address). Update your address as soon as possible to ensure that your balance check is mailed to the correct address.

CSUN Photo ID

All new CSUN students must purchase a CSUN Photo ID card. The card is required for:

  1. All transactions at the Student Services Center in Bayramian Hall (BH 100)—Admissions and Records, Financial Aid and Scholarships, and University Cash Services, including check pick-up

  2. Obtaining University Library campus services

  3. The Student Health Center

  4. The University Student Union

  5. Voting in Associated Student elections, obtaining tickets from the Associated Student Ticket Office at reduced rates, and attending CSUN athletic events and selected other campus programs at reduced rates or free of charge.

Purchase Your Photo ID Card

Go to the Student Services Center, Bayramian Hall Lobby (BH 100) and:

  1. Bring required photo ID (valid driver’s license, other state-issued ID, or passport).

  2. Pay $5.00 fee to University Cash Services (cashier window) first.

  3. Then take your receipt and photo ID card to one of the Admissions and Records windows to have your picture taken.

Hours:

Monday and Thursday - 8:30 am-4:45 pm

Tuesday and Wednesday - 10:00 am-6:45 pm

Friday - 8:30 am-3:45 pm

After Hours: A CSUN photo ID may be obtained at the Oviatt Library circulation desk.

During Late Registration: The Photo ID Station remains open the same extended hours as the Student Services Center but closes 15 minutes before end of business.

Registration Sponsorships and Waivers

Students enrolling under one of the following university-sanctioned programs may have some portion or all of the registration fees waived or paid by a sponsor organization. The signed authorization/voucher must be submitted prior to registration. Authorizations with payment restrictions will not be accepted. Students will be responsible for differential payment if the employer/agency is not assuming responsibility for the full amount of registration fees (e.g. nonresident fees). The employer/agency will be billed for the authorized (or actual if less) amount with payment due within thirty days of the invoice date.

Sponsorships

  1. Corporate/Organization. A contractual agreement with the University or prior arrangement with Student Accounting is required from the sponsoring agency. Students must enclose authorization obtained from the employer/agency. The agency authorization must be on company letterhead stationery with an authorized signature.

  2. Federal Government. A signed authorization must be on letterhead stationery of a recognized branch of the Federal Government. The student is responsible for any portion of the fees not covered by the agency.

  3. International Students/International Embassy. Government sponsored students should submit a billing authorization letter to the Office of Student Development and International Programs and the University's Student Accounting Department. The University will bill the Embassy, and payment must be remitted within 30 days of the invoice date. For assistance contact the Office of Student Development and International Programs at (818) 677-3053.

  4. Military/ROTC. Enclose authorization on letterhead stationery or 1556 form which clearly indicates the sponsoring agency to be billed. The authorization must bear the signature of the commanding officer or recognized official. Payment from the sponsoring agent is required within thirty days of the invoice date.

  5. State and Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation. Enclose signed authorization from the appropriate sponsoring agency (State Department of Rehabilitation or Veterans Administration).

  6. Veterans Services. Students seeking education allowances under provisions of any Veterans Act must be eligible with the Veterans Administration to receive benefits. All students wishing to draw benefits who are enrolled for any term must have their current program on file with Veterans Student Services. This rule applies each time you register with the University. For additional information, go to the CSUN Veterans Affairs website, or visit the Veterans Affairs Office in Bayramian Hall 150, or call (818) 677-5928.

Waivers

  1. Alan Pattee Scholarship. Surviving children and/or spouse of deceased public safety officers (including law enforcement, fire fighters and those officers performing services under contract for a public agency), who were California residents and who were killed in the line of duty, are not charged State University Fees, but must pay the campus-based fees. A student in an undergraduate program who is a surviving dependent of a person killed during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks may qualify if the student meets the financial need requirements for the Cal Grant A Program and either the student or the person killed was a California resident on September 11, 2001. Students qualifying for this program should contact the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships at (818) 677-4085.

  2. CSU State Employee Fee Waiver and Reduction Program. CSU State employees and their spouse, dependent child, or registered domestic partner may be eligible to attend classes at a significantly reduced price. Electronic applications must be completed prior to the deadlines posted on our Web site. For more information visit the Fee Waiver and Reduction Program Web site, e-mail to feewaiver@csun.edu, or call (818) 677-2173.

  3. International Programs. Once accepted to the study abroad program, students follow instructions for fee payment forwarded to them by the system-wide California State University Office of International Programs.

  4. Intrasystem Concurrent Enrollment. California resident students participating in this program pay their registration fees at the home campus. Applications and instructions are available at the Student Forms website.

  5. Intrasystem Visitor Enrollment. California resident students participating in this program pay their fees at the host CSU campus. Applications and instructions are available at the Student Forms website.

  6. National Student Exchange. Incoming students participating on the National Student Exchange program will be contacted by the Office of Student Development and International Programs regarding fee payment procedures and deadlines.

  7. Talented High School. This program provides a reduction of registration fees for qualified high school students. Applications and instructions are available at the Student Forms website.

  8. Veteran's Dependent. Contact the Division of Veteran Services of the State Department of Veteran Affairs for eligibility requirements, visit the CSUN Veterans Affairs website. Submit the Waiver Authorization letter to the campus Veterans Student Services Office, Bayramian Hall 150 and fee payment (if applicable) by the deadline date. A Veteran dependent recipient will receive an authorization letter and will be responsible for the cost of campus-based fees.

Federal Military Selective Service Act

  1. The Federal Military Selective Service Act (the “Act”) requires most males residing in the United States to present themselves for registration with the Selective Service System within thirty days of their eighteenth birthday. Most males between the ages of 18 and 25 must be registered. Males born after December 31, 1959 may be required to submit a statement of compliance with the act and regulations in order to receive any grant, loan or work assistance under specified provisions of existing federal law. In California, students subject to the Act who fail to register are also ineligible to receive any need-based student grants funded by the state or public post secondary institution.

  2. Selective Service registration forms are available at any U.S. Post Office, and many high schools have a staff member or teacher appointed as a Selective Service Registrar. Applicants for Financial Aid can also request that information provided on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) be used to register them with the Selective Service. Information on the Selective Service system is available and the registration process may be initiated online at www.sss.gov.