Communications
Email is an official means of communication at California State University, Northridge. It is your responsibility to monitor your CSUN student Gmail account or miss important information about enrollment status, registration, tuition and other fees, financial aid and more. To forward your CSUN Gmail to another email account, log into Gmail and select Settings. Learn more about CSUN Email.
Campus Web Portal
Establish your CSUN account
- Using the "Activate Your CSUN User ID and Password Today" letter, set up your CSUN account.
- Check your CSUN Gmail regularly for important University notices.
Upper-Division Transfer Student Checklist
The items that CSUN needs from you include:
- Official college transcripts including work-in-progress
- Advanced Placement (AP) exams, if applicable
- $55 Application Fee, or request an application fee waiver using the following form:
Fall 2013 / Spring 2014 Application Fee Waiver Form
Complete all upper-division transfer student eligibility requirements within the following time frame for admission to:
- Fall 2013: Complete requirements by the end of the spring 2013 term. No summer 2013 coursework will be considered for admission.
- Spring 2014: Complete requirements by the end of the fall 2013 term. No winter 2014 coursework will be considered for admission.
Send official transcripts so that we can determine your admission eligibility and notify you of our admission decision. You’ll benefit by sending us your transcripts as soon as possible.
Final official transcripts must be postmarked or hand delivered to Admissions and Records no later than the following deadline:
- Fall 2013: Friday, August 16, 2013
Send official transcripts for spring 2013 work-in-progress as soon as your courses end. - Spring 2014: To be announced
Send required items to: California State University, Northridge, Admissions and Records, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8207.
Go online to check your application status and look for missing items.
- Log into myNorthridge at www.csun.edu with your CSUN User ID and Password.
- Locate My Checklist and review your "Incomplete Tasks" such as missing transcripts.
Learn more about My Checklist and other self-service features with the How To Guides for Students.
If you are admitted...
After being admitted, transfer students must electronically file their Intent to Register by the following deadline:
- Fall 2013: File Intent to Register online no later than Tuesday, July 2, 2013.
Note: If you are admitted after June 18, 2013, you will have 14 days from your admission date to file. - Spring 2014: To be announced
For more information, see I Have Been Admitted.
If you do not e-file your Intent to Register by July 2, 2013, you cannot attend CSUN in the Fall 2013 semester. See I Have Been Admitted.
Lower-Division Transfer Student Checklist
Please Note: Lower division transfer student applications are not currently considered for admission to Cal State Northridge. For exceptions and updates, please check the Admissions Calendar.
CSUN needs your official transcripts to determine your admission eligibility. Admission decisions are sent as soon as eligibility is determined. It is to your benefit to submit transcripts as soon as possible.
The items that CSUN needs from you include:
- Official college transcripts including work-in-progress*
- Official high school transcripts with graduation date
- SAT or ACT Test Scores
- Advanced Placement (AP) exams, if applicable
- $55 Application Fee or apply for the Application Fee Waiver form
*Final official transcripts must be postmarked or hand delivered to Admissions and Records no later than the following deadline:
- Fall 2013: Friday, August 16, 2013
Send official transcripts for spring 2013 work-in-progress as soon as your courses end. - Spring 2014: To be announced
Send required items to: California State University, Northridge, Admissions and Records, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8207.
Go online to check your application status and look for missing items.
- Log into myNorthridge at www.csun.edu with your CSUN User ID and Password.
- Locate My Checklist and review your "Incomplete Tasks" such as missing transcripts.
Learn more about My Checklist and other online self-service features with the How To Guides for Students.
If you are admitted...
After being admitted, transfer students must electronically file their Intent to Register by the following deadline:
- Fall 2013: File Intent to Register online no later than Tuesday, July 2, 2013.
Note: If you are admitted after June 18, 2013, you will have 14 days from your admission date to file. - Spring 2014: To be announced
For more information, see I Have Been Admitted.