Your official transcripts are needed to determine your admission eligibility. After you apply for admission, send us official transcripts for all of the following:
- Test scores for AP, CLEP or IB exams you may have taken before applying to your previous college. These are not required but helpful as they can help satisfy admission and college preparatory subject requirements. Please note the test score due date in the Transcript Deadlines section below. To order test scores, see:
- All courses taken at other colleges and universities previously attended even if the course work was not completed
- All college courses in which you are currently enrolled (preliminary, work-in-progress transcripts)
- Your final transcripts for work-in-progress as soon as you complete the courses and grades are posted *
*Students with a verifiable Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) will be admitted only when CSUN receives official transcripts meeting all requirements.
- For fall 2022 admission, all ADT course work must be completed by the end of the spring 2022 term.
- For spring 2023 admission, all ADT course work must be completed by the end of the fall 2022 term.
- Preliminary, in-progress transcripts are required. See Transcript Deadlines below.
All transcripts, preliminary and final, must be official.
- Electronic transcripts:
- Electronic transcripts from California community colleges: Please review eTranscript California and use this convenient system.
- Electronic transcripts from other colleges: In your school’s transcript ordering system, choose “CSU Northridge” as the recipient. If this option is not available, use admissions.records@csun.edu as the recipient email.
- Paper transcripts must be received in sealed, unopened envelopes. Ask your previous schools to send your official transcripts directly to us (see "Transcript Deadlines" accordion below).
- Please do not send identical, duplicate paper and electronic transcripts!
Official transcripts showing completion of 60 units and the 4 basic subjects must be received electronically, postmarked or hand delivered to Admissions and Records, Bayramian Hall Lobby (BH Room 100) by the due dates in the table below. Please note new deadlines for optional test score reports.
Transcript and Test Score DeadlinesTranscript Type | For Fall Admission | For Spring Admission |
Official preliminary, work-in-progress transcripts are due: | Feb. 15 | Oct. 3 |
Official final transcripts are due: | July 15 | Jan. 17 |
Optional AP, CLEP and/or IB test scores are due: | July 15 | Jan. 17 |
Important:
- For fall admission, all course work must be completed by the end of the spring term before the fall semester in which you intend to enroll.
- For spring admission, all course work must be completed by the end of the prior fall term.
Send official transcripts to:
California State University, Northridge
Office of the Registrar
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8207