Admitted Graduate Students
Congratulations on Your Admission!
We鈥檙e excited to know you鈥檒l be joining the 快活林性息 Matador family. To secure your place as a newly admitted masters, doctoral, or credential student, you鈥檒l need to complete these steps.
Steps to Finalize Your Admission
Ask your college or university to send your final, official transcripts to the 快活林性息 Office of the Registrar on your college's official letterhead. Transcripts may be sent directly from your school, electronically or via sealed envelope.
Your final transcripts are used to verify that you have completed the course work you indicated as work-in-progress on any preliminary transcripts. You can check for missing transcripts and other incomplete tasks in your听.
How to Send Transcripts
Electronic Transcripts:
- When ordering your school's electronic transcripts, choose "CSU Northridge" as the recipient.听If this option is not available, use听registrar@csun.edu听as the recipient email address.
- To send California Community College transcripts, save time with听.
- Please do not send identical, duplicate paper and electronic transcripts.
Paper Transcripts:
If your college doesn鈥檛 offer electronic transcripts, have paper transcripts sent to the address below in sealed, unopened envelopes:
California State University, Northridge听
Office of the Registrar
18111 Nordhoff Street听
Northridge, CA 91330-8207听
You may also hand deliver transcripts in sealed, unopened envelopes to the Office of Admissions in听 诲耻谤颈苍驳听.
Start Planning Early
- Before making a听plan to finance your education, review 快活林性息's estimated听, which includes basic tuition and fees, books, housing, transportation听and personal expenses.
- By combining grants, loans, scholarships, part-time employment, savings and contributions from your family, a college education at 快活林性息 is affordable. With much of the grant and scholarship aid eligibility based on FAFSA need, it鈥檚 important to start planning early.
- The 快活林性息 has prepared a list of resources for听, including听.
For additional information on financing your education, contact the . Visit the website for the latest on tuition and fees.
How to Apply for Financial Aid
To be considered for federal financial aid, as well as state aid for California residents, you鈥檒l need to complete the 听辞谤 .
Federal and state financial aid include resources such as grants, part-time job opportunities and student loans for eligible students. Learn more about types of aid at .
Important Deadlines
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Complete a 听辞谤 as soon as possible.
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FAFSA tip: Use the IRS data retrieval option to reduce errors and list 快活林性息's federal school code 001153听on your FAFSA.
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The FAFSA application is available in December听for the coming 2025-2026 academic year.
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File your FAFSA by听April 2听for priority consideration and the best opportunities in the 2025-2026 academic year for California.
- California residents must also file FAFSA or CADAA by April 2听to听be considered for a听听in 2025-2026.
How to Apply for 快活林性息 Scholarships
To apply for institutional scholarships, log in to听听with your听快活林性息 user ID and password. You will see the list of scholarships including eligibility and application requirements for each one. Please note that each 快活林性息 scholarship requires a separate application and essay.
Students awarded 快活林性息 scholarships will be notified in听late May.
Log in to your 快活林性息 Portal for updates on your application and award status. Visit for additional scholarship opportunities posted throughout the year.
How to Apply for External Scholarships
In addition to the scholarships available through 快活林性息, a number of external companies and organizations offer scholarships each year. To maximize external scholarship possibilities,听 apply for as many relevant scholarships as possible.
To learn more about external scholarships, visit our听听飞别产蝉颈迟别.
Guidelines for Financial Aid and Scholarships
Based on available funding, financial aid and scholarship applications are reviewed and aid is awarded throughout the year.
Log in to the 快活林性息 Portal to view your Financial Aid awards. For navigation help, visit .
If registered for classes and your aid is available, will apply financial aid funds to any charges on your account and issue refunds for any remaining amount. University Cash Services will send you an email once your funds have disbursed.
To receive your refund via direct deposit, by early August.
Before enrolling in classes, we suggest scheduling an appointment for academic听补诲惫颈蝉别尘别苍迟听with your graduate program coordinator, whose name and contact information are available below:
If you are a member of the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community, you will be advised by both your graduate program coordinator and 快活林性息鈥檚 .
Ask your program coordinator about any requirements听to attain graduate student听.
To prepare for your advisement meeting, it's a good idea to check out the听, too.
Look for your听registration appointment. It displays online in the 快活林性息 Portal Checklist. Clear any听registration holds听before registering.
Learn about听self-service听registration with these resources:
are due at the time you register, but听no later than the deadline, about one week before weekday classes begin. Find the exact deadline by semester at听.
How to Pay Your Fees
- Log in to the 快活林性息 Portal.
- In the list of links below the听Top Tools听icons, select听Make a Payment.
- On the听Student Account Information听page, review your Current Balance Outstanding.
- Select the听快活林性息 Payment听产耻迟迟辞苍.
For additional information, visit the .
Please be aware of the听.
To promote public health and safety, the California State University (CSU) has听long-established immunization requirements. Under the direction of the CSU Chancellor鈥檚 Office, students must meet the immunization standards by the end of their first and/or second semesters to avoid holds on class registration.
Find detailed requirements, updates and instructions at听, including:
- A current list of required immunizations
- A tutorial on how to upload proof of immunization or immunity through 快活林性息鈥檚 鈥渕yHealth Patient Portal鈥
- Requirements for students enrolled in health care fields of study or teacher education programs
Resources:
- For help finding immunization and other holds, visit the听.
- For the official policy, see听.
We want to communicate with you!听So please:
- Check your 快活林性息 email regularly for the latest information.
- Verify your mailing address in the 快活林性息 Portal. Learn how at听.
Best wishes for your first semester at California State University, Northridge!
The听听辞谤ganizes听听that promote graduate student academic success, such as:
- Advancement to Graduate Education Conference (AGE)
- Graduate Records Exam (GRE) Workshops
- New Graduate Student Orientation*
- Student Success Series
Graduate Studies also encourages research and scholarship by funding several awards and programs for masters and doctoral students. Learn more at听.
*Attend听, designed by Graduate Studies to increase your awareness of special events, financial opportunities and academic policies pertaining to graduate programs.
- Graduate Student Orientation is held before the fall semester begins.
- You may also review the online slide presentation anytime during your first semester.
Be sure to check out the dozens of opportunities offered through the .