Registration Calendar

–Quick Info:

• Academic advisement for undergraduates
• Classes meet: Saturday, August 22 - Tuesday, December 8, 2020, followed by final exams week.
• Tuition and other fees

*Fall 2020 dates are based on the 2020-2021 academic year calendar.

**Verify weekend meeting dates in the Meeting Information section of Class Search.

See How to Register for more information.

*For unit load exceptions, see Enrollment Limits.

**For help, see the How To Guide Wait List for Closed Classes. Wait list limit: 13 units.

See Late Schedule Changes for more information. 

*Repeating courses is permitted.  Maximum load: 17 units (15 units for graduate students). For exceptions, see Enrollment Limits.

**Important! Reducing the number of enrolled units may affect your eligibility for Financial Aid and more. Before dropping, review Precautions for Reducing Units and Late Schedule Changes.

See Late Schedule Changes for more information.

*Important! Reducing the number of enrolled units may affect your eligibility for Financial Aid and more. Before dropping, review Academic Program Changes and Late Schedule Changes.

**Withdrawals in Weeks 5-12 are normally not permitted and rarely approved in Weeks 13-17. In both cases, only serious and compelling reasons are considered.

*If you fail to pay in full by the deadlines published in the Fee Payment Schedule, or you do not make the required Installment Payment Plan payments by the IPP due dates and times, you will be disenrolled from some or all of your classes.

**Beginning with the first weekday of instruction, Monday, August 26, a $25 late fee is charged to add classes if you are currently not enrolled in any units.

*The federal and California Financial Aid application period for the Fall 2020-Spring 2021 academic year begins Oct. 1, 2019.

**Please see Urgent Financial Aid Dates for more information.

Quick Info:

• Academic advisement for undergraduates
• Classes meet: Monday, January 25 - Friday, May 14, 2021, followed by final exams week
• Tuition and other fees

*Instructional dates are based on the relevant academic year calendar.

**Verify weekend meeting dates in the Meeting Information section of Class Search.

See How to Register for assistance.

*Students in good standing may enroll in 17 units maximum as soon as registration begins (15 units for graduate students). For exceptions, see Enrollment Limits.

**You can wait list for closed classes—up to 13 wait-listed units—as soon as registration begins. For help, see the guide Wait List for Closed Classes.

*Repeating courses is permitted.  Maximum load: 17 units (15 units for grad students). For details and exceptions, see Enrollment Limits.

**Important! Reducing the number of enrolled units may affect your eligibility for Financial Aid and more. Before dropping, review Precautions for Reducing Units and Late Schedule Changes.

***When adding units, check your student financial account in myNorthridge Portal for a possible fee increase, including nonresident tuition if applicable, and the payment due date. If units increase to 6.1 or more, additional fees will be charged. For tuition and other fees and the fee payment schedule (deadlines), see University Cash Services.  Also, units added after Feb. 19, the 20th day of instruction, will not increase a student’s financial aid award; see What Affects My Aid – Enrollment Requirements.

*Important! Reducing the number of enrolled units may affect your eligibility for Financial Aid and more. Before dropping, review Precautions for Reducing Units and Late Schedule Changes.

**Withdrawals in Weeks 5-12 are normally not permitted and rarely approved in Weeks 13-17. In both cases, only serious and compelling reasons are considered.

*If you fail to pay in full by the deadlines published in the Fee Payment Schedule, or you do not make the required Installment Payment Plan payments by the IPP due dates and times, you will be disenrolled from some or all of your classes.

*See Financial Aid and Urgent Dates for more information.

**The Federal and California Financial Aid application period for the coming Fall 2021-Spring 2022 academic year begins Oct. 1, 2020.

***See What Affects My Aid – Enrollment Requirements.

Most Summer Classes - 2021

Most summer classes are offered through the Tseng College (extension). Different rules, deadlines and fees may apply to students enrolling in summer courses through extension. Read more at Tseng College Summer.

STAY RIGHT HERE and use the guidelines in this Summer Term Registration Calendar if you are admitted to one of the special year-round cohort programs listed below.

Special Year-Round Cohort Programs

You are eligible to enroll in summer classes that are part of a special year-round cohort program if you have been formally admitted to the program. The cohort programs offering summer courses are:

1. Associate Degree in Nursing to BS in Nursing (ADN-BSN Community College Collaboratives)
2. Master of Science in Athletic Training (MS)
3. Master of Social Work (MSW)
4. Doctoral Program in Audiology (AuD)
5. Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership (EdD)
6. Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy (DPT)

Permission numbers are required to enroll in all Summer 2021 special year-round cohort courses at all times. Please contact your program advisor for assistance.

How to Register

Eligible, matriculated CSUN students should:

1. First obtain a registration appointment on a "first come, first served" basis.
2. Then enroll in classes during the Registration-by-Appointment period and after.
3. Maximum unit load: 13 units for all summer sessions combined

For help with registration, see the Summer Enrollment How-To Guide.

Class Search

Look up year-round cohort classes in Class Search. No login is required. Select the following options from the search field drop-down menus:

• Term: "2215 - Summer Term 2021"
• Session: "Year-Round Cohort Courses"
• Subject/Department: Select your cohort program.
• Click the Quick Search button.

If you're also taking credit classes outside of the year-round cohort programs listed above, select "The Tseng College - Credit" from the Class Search drop-down menu "Session" field.

Calendar-at-a-Glance

The dates below are based on information available at the time of publication. Dates are subject to change without notice.

*For matriculated students only. The system will create registration appointments ranging from March 23 through March 31 on a first-to-arrive basis.  See How to Register for help.

** Permission is always required to add year-round cohort classes.

*Permission required to add. Self-serve registration/schedule adjustment continue through the second Friday of each session.

*Important! Reducing the number of enrolled units may affect your eligibility for Financial Aid and more. Before dropping, review the Precautions for Reducing Units and Late Schedule Changes.

**Withdrawals are not permitted after the second Friday of a session.

*If you fail to make your payment in full by the due date, you will be disenrolled (dropped) from some or all of your classes. Payments made after the deadline will not prevent disenrollment.

*To learn more, visit Financial Aid Basics - Apply and select "Summer Aid."