Financial Account Information

This is only a tutorial. No login is required.

INTRODUCTION

Stay on top of your student finances! Log in to the CSUN Portal to:

Check payment due dates.
View anticipated financial aid.
Monitor charges and credits.
Review your transaction history.

For in-depth help with your financial account, contact Student Finance/University Cash Services including:

Student Account Information: Third-party payers, FAQ, financial account holds, etc.
Tuition and Payments: Tuition and other fees, how to pay, payment due dates, etc.

Visit or call Student Finance/University Cash Services in the Student Services Center, Bayramian Hall Lobby (BH 100) during business hours.

Please be aware of the California State University Student Disclosure for Tuition and Other Fees. The disclosure is also shown in Step 3 below.

Step 1

From any new CSUN webpage or at www.csun.edu:

Select CSUN Portal from the MyCSUN menu in the main navigation.
Log in with your CSUN user ID and password.

MyCSUN menu with CSUN Portal login link on every CSUN webpage.

Step 2

When the CSUN Portal home page displays, select the My Finances menu in the top navigation (shown below).

In the My Finances menu, select Student Account Information.

Alternatively, select Make a Payment from the link stack below the Top Tools section.

Two pathways to your Student Account Information in the CSUN Portal.

Step 3

Your CSUN Student Account Information page displays.

The four sections, or tables, on this page are:

Student Account Information, including the CSUN Payment button
Transaction History with Charges and Payments by Post Date
Charges Outstanding by Due Date
Student Disclosure for Tuition and Other Fees

In the top Student Account Information table, the columns from left to right are summarized below. (Also refer to the tip at the end of the step.)

Term: Transactions posted by term.
Charge Type: Tuition and Other Fees, Housing, Meal Plans, etc.
Total Charges Outstanding: All unpaid charges posted to your account. This is the total of all unpaid charges posted to your account, whether due now or not.
Anticipated Aid: Financial Aid that has been awarded and accepted but not yet disbursed. Learn more about anticipated aid and view a tutorial.
Future Charges: Housing and Meal Plan charges that are due more than 31 days from today. These are often monthly installment payments. Future charges are not due yet.
Current Balance Outstanding: Total Charges Outstanding less Anticipated Aid and less Future Charges. These outstanding charges are due now.

Good to Know

Select the links below the Student Account Information table to view Holds, your Financial Aid To-Do List, or Alerts (not shown) for payment reminders. (The links won't display if you don’t have any holds, you are not receiving financial aid, or you have completed all financial aid tasks.)
In the Charges Outstanding by Due Date table, the red OPT OUT link is for the per-term, voluntary Student Involvement and Representation Fee (SIRF) to help fund the Cal State Student Association, a student-run organization serving all CSU students.

In the image of fall 2025 charges and credits below, we have replaced the dollar amounts with "$XXX.00." Please check your own Student Account Information page for exact amounts.

Student Center “Student Account Information” page with four main sections.

Tip: Four of the six headers in the CSUN Student Account Information table are active links. Select a header link to open a short definition of the data in each column. For example, open the “Anticipated Aid” header link to view the definition shown below.

Learn more about anticipated aid and view a tutorial.

Pop-up window defining the header Anticipated Aid and OK button to close it.

Step 4

The second section, Transaction History: Charges and Payments by Post Date, displays charges and credits by term, transaction type and date posted.

To display your transaction history:

Enter a date range in the Date From and Date To boxes. (To view all history, leave the boxes blank.)
Select the Show History button.

Details for all charges and credits in the date range you selected will then display in the Charges and Payments by Post Date table, including columns for the term, transaction type, charges, credits and date posted.

In this fake image of spring 2026 charges and credits, the dollar amounts are replaced with red bracketed text. Please check your own Student Account Information page for exact amounts.

Fake Spring Semester 2026 transaction history table with charges and credits.

Step 5

The Charges Outstanding by Due Date table shows only your charges in four columns: by term, charge type, payment due date and charge amount. Note the deadline in the Due Date column!

Important!

Avoid disenrollment. Pay tuition and other fees in full by the published due date. Payments made after the deadline will not prevent disenrollment.
Check your account balance whenever you adjust your class schedule. You may owe additional fees or be eligible for a refund each time you add, drop or swap classes.
Pay on time! Payment is always due at the time of registration. However, each fall and spring semester have only ONE payment deadline about a week before classes begin. Summer term payment deadlines vary by session. After the deadline for any term, you must pay as soon as you register. Find exact deadlines at payment due dates.

If finished, you can:

Navigate to the Student Center using the drop-down menu and “go” button (shown below).
Select the CSUN Payment button to pay outstanding charges. Visit How to Pay Your Fees.
Sign out of this page and return to the CSUN Portal. Remember to log out (not shown)!

Full Student Account Information page focused on Charges Outstanding by Due Date.