Admitted International First-Time Freshmen
We're excited to know you'll be joining the 快活林性息 family.
As a newly-admitted international student, you'll need to complete the following steps to secure your place here.
Steps to Finalize Your Admission
If you have a J-1 visa, please visit for your next steps and advisement.
If you have an F-1 visa, review the steps below.
Based on your location inside or outside the U.S. at the time of your admission, you'll need to complete the following steps:
- Inside the U.S.: As soon as you receive our email offering admission, ask your high school counselor to transfer your SEVIS record to 快活林性息.
- If you are a first-time freshman, ask your high school advisor.
- If you are a transfer student, ask your college or university advisor.
- If you are a graduate student, ask your college or university advisor.
- About two or three business days after your current school releases you in the SEVIS database, our 听飞颈濒濒 email your 快活林性息 Form I-20 to you.
- Outside the U.S.: Our International Admissions Office will email your 快活林性息 Form I-20 to the email address you provided in your Cal State Apply admission application.
All F-1 visa students: To receive your I-20 other than by email, please contact us about one of the following options at intladm@csun.edu as soon as possible:
- Pick up your 快活林性息 Form I-20 from our International Admissions Office.
- Ask us to hold your I-20 for a friend or family member to pick up.
- Ask us to mail your I-20 to you or a friend or family member.
All new F-1 students must complete the online "Six-Step听Immigration Requirements for New International Students," including the mandatory Reporting Session with 快活林性息's . These steps allow you to maintain your visa status and register for classes. You can start now at .
Important Information:听If you are outside the U.S. at the time of your admission, you will need to arrange an appointment at a local U.S. Embassy to secure your F-1 student visa. Make an appointment as soon as possible, as it may take some time.
If you are unable to enter the U.S. for the fall or spring semester of your admission, please contact please .
To accept our offer of admission, submit your Intent to Enroll before the deadlines below:
Submit your intent as soon as possible after your admission, but no later than the following deadlines:
Semester of Admission | Intent to Enroll Deadline |
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Fall admission | May 1 |
Spring admission | 顿别肠.听1 |
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- using your 快活林性息 user ID and password. Please note the 快活林性息 Portal is typically unavailable Wednesdays, 8 p.m. to midnight Pacific Time, for routine maintenance.
- No fee is charged to submit your intent at 快活林性息.
If you plan to become a 快活林性息 Matador, submit your intent today!
The Mathematics Selection Assessment (MSA) is a placement test that places you into a math class that fits your skill level. The MSA does not affect your admission.
If the placement test is required or recommended, your will email you MSA information and provide details in the "New F-1 International Student Academic Advisement Process" (see 鈥淧re-enroll in Classes鈥 below).
Important:听Only register for a placement test if advised to do so by your international academic advisor.
An academic advisor for new international students will assist you with enrolling in your first-semester classes. Complete the 听webform to tell your advisor that you plan to attend and to share your class preferences.
How to pre-enroll:
- Monitor your for an invitation from an academic advisor to complete the "New F-1 Undergraduate International Student Academic Advisement Process鈥 Pre-Enrollment Steps 1 to 3, including the .
- If you do not receive the email within 14 days of your admission, request a new international student advisement workshop by contacting an advisor in听the Academic Advisement Office.
- Advisement Workshops Schedule:
- Students admitted for fall will have a workshop听during the summer.
- Students admitted for spring will have a workshop听between November and January.
- Advisement Workshops Schedule:
- Start "Pre-Enrollment Steps 1 and 2," available at the . Classes fill quickly, and you must be enrolled in at least 12 units to maintain student visa status.
- Before your advisor can enroll you in classes, you must complete the following online processes to clear your advisement and registration holds:
- Satisfy the .
To learn more, review the "First-Time International Student Advising Checklist (PDF)," available in the 听accordion rows.
Note: If you are a member of the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community, you will be advised by both the international academic advisor and 快活林性息鈥檚 .
Check your 快活林性息 email for a new student registration email that will contain instructions for your first semester of enrollment.
For your second semester and thereafter, your enrollment appointment will display in your .听You may begin to register for classes on your听appointed date and time and after.听
Registration holds will also display in your 快活林性息 Portal Checklist.
For registration help, view the following tutorials:
You and your family have no doubt considered the cost of attending school abroad. The information below can help you make informed choices when preparing for this next step in your education. Please note that our international students pay nonresident tuition as well as California State University tuition. All students pay additional mandatory campus fees. Visit .
The resources below will help you to estimate the cost of attending 快活林性息:
- The . Note: Submit this form together with your bank statement if you did not already upload them to Cal State Apply. Please see instructions on the form.
Although the university does not offer financial aid to international students, other resources can assist you with the cost of attendance. Please visit .
For the most up-to-date information regarding tuition and other fees, refer to the .
How to Pay for Your Classes
To view tuition and other fees:
- Log in to the 快活林性息 Portal.
- In the list of links below the Top Tools icons, select Make a Payment.
- On the Student Account Information page,听review your Current Balance Outstanding.
- Select the 快活林性息 Payment button.
Important Payment Information
- Tuition and other fees are due at the time you register but no later than the deadline, which is about one week before weekday classes begin. Find the exact deadline by semester at .
- If you have questions about payment, please email University Cash Services听at ucs@csun.edu.
Please be aware of the .
Helpful Guides
New international students are required to attend New Student Orientation (NSO), a program designed to set incoming Matadors up for success.
During the required orientation, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the 快活林性息 campus and community, meet other students and discover resources for student involvement and belonging, academic success, information technology and more!
NSO registration begins in July for the fall semester and early December for the spring semester. New students will receive emails and postcards signaling they can begin the registration process much earlier.
To prepare for the orientation experience and find the most current听 information, visit .