General Instructions
- IMPORTANT: Please read the position announcement(s) very carefully. Applications missing any requested information or documents will not be considered.
- See position announcement(s) for electronic submission instructions; please do not email your application materials.
- There are separate submission links for our two courses (U100 and U301). If you are applying to teach both courses, please follow these guidelines:
- Resume or CV
- Please submit only ONE resume or CV
- Submit to either submission link (your choice)
- Letter of Interest
- Please submit ONE letter that clearly states you are applying to teach both U100 and U301 and addresses all of the details specified in both position announcements.
- Submit to either submission link (your choice)
- Reflections (approximately 125 words per question)
- Please submit ONE, be sure to include:
- Answer to reflection question 1 (note: this is the same for both U100 and U301, so you only need to answer it once)
- Answer to reflection question 2 for U100
- Answer to reflection question 2 for U301
- Submit the reflection to the either submission link (your choice)
- Professional Recommendation Forms
- Please submit TWO, total. Please see the position announcement for important and more detailed information about the professional recommendations.
- Link to Form
New AFYE Applicants
- New AFYE applicants (or those who have not applied or taught an AFYE course within the last 5 years)
- Submit a complete application (see position announcement for details)
Returning AFYE Applicants
- Recent AFYE applicants (those who have taught or applied to teach an AFYE course within the last 5 years)
- Resume or CV
- This is only required if the resume/CV in our files is older than 5 years or if there have been updates you would like us to have.
- Letter of Interest
- Required.
- If you are applying to the same pool(s) you have been in within the last 5 years, simply state the course(s) and pool(s) you are applying to teach.
- If you are applying to a course pool you have not been in within the last 5 years, your letter must also clearly address all of the required and desired qualifications specified in the relevant position announcement.
- Reflection
- Required. Submit your reflection, as described in the position announcement.
- Professional Recommendations
- Not required. However, if you would like to replace one or more of your previous recommendations, please send a written request to Kim Henige and specify which recommendation(s) you would like to replace and who the new recommendation(s) will come from.
Returning AFYE Applicants with Current 3-Year Entitlements
- AFYE applicants with a current 3-year entitlement with AFYE: Send an email to kimberly.henige@csun.edu and indicate: (1) you plan to come back for academic year 2025-26, and (2) which course(s) and pool(s) you would like to be placed into (U100/U100 Honors, U100-Advancing Chicanx/Latinx Scholars. U100-Black Excellence, U100-Central American Experience, U100-Deaf/Hard of Hearing/Deaf Studies, U100-FrestStart/EOP, U301)
- IMPORTANT: if you are applying to a new pool (a pool you have not been a part of in the last 5 years), please submit a letter of interest that clearly describes the how you meet each of the qualifications listed on the position announcement for that pool.
- Note: If you are up for a renewed Y3 appointment, you may want to submit a reflection, but it is not required.
CSUN Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
- CSUN tenured/tenure-track faculty: The professional recommendations referred to in the position announcements are not required as part of your application; all other application components are required.
Professional Recommendation Form
Note: Recommendations must be submitted/sent directly by recommenders; we do not accept recommendations sent by applicants.