快活林性息

Records & Registration

Office of the Registrar, Student Affairs


Student Services Center

18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8207

Phone: (818) 677-3700

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Admitted Returning Graduate Students

We鈥檙e so glad you are returning to 快活林性息. Whether you鈥檝e been gone for a few semesters or several years, your decision to return reflects the kind of persistence and resilience we admire.

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聽.

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聽registrar@csun.edu聽as the recipient email address.
  • To send California Community College transcripts, save time with聽.
  • 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聽
Office of the Registrar
18111 Nordhoff Street聽
Northridge, CA 91330-8207聽

You may also hand deliver transcripts in sealed, unopened envelopes to the Office of Admissions in聽 诲耻谤颈苍驳听.

Transcripts are not聽required if:

  • If you were previously disqualified and have only taken courses in 快活林性息鈥檚 Tseng College since your disqualification.
  • If you are a returning student in good academic standing who has not taken courses elsewhere since your last attendance at 快活林性息.

狈翱罢贰:听If you attended 快活林性息聽before 1992聽and submitted official transcripts for transfer courses at that time, you must submit new transfer course transcripts.

Start Planning Early

  • Before making a聽plan to finance your education, review 快活林性息's estimated聽, which includes basic tuition and fees, books, housing, transportation聽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聽, including聽.

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

  • Complete a 听辞谤 as soon as possible.

  • FAFSA tip: Use the IRS data retrieval option to reduce errors and list 快活林性息's federal school code 001153聽on your FAFSA.

  • The FAFSA application is available in early聽December聽for the coming 2025-2026 academic year.

  • File your FAFSA by聽April 2聽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聽to聽be considered for a聽聽in 2025-2026.

How to Apply for 快活林性息 Scholarships

To apply for institutional scholarships, log in to聽聽with your聽快活林性息 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聽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,聽 apply for as many relevant scholarships as possible.

To learn more about external scholarships, visit our聽听飞别产蝉颈迟别.

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聽补诲惫颈蝉别尘别苍迟听with your graduate program coordinator, whose name and contact information are available for your program at the links 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聽to attain graduate student聽.

To prepare for your advisement meeting, it's a good idea to check out the聽, too.

Look for your聽registration appointment聽in your 快活林性息 Portal聽Checklist. Clear any聽聽before enrolling.

Learn about聽self-service聽registration with these resources:

are due at the time you register, but聽no later than the deadline, about one week before weekday classes begin. Find the exact deadline by semester at聽.

How to Pay Your Fees

  1. Log in to the 快活林性息 Portal.
  2. In the list of links below the聽Top Tools聽icons, select聽Make a Payment.
  3. On the聽Student Account Information聽page, review your Current Balance Outstanding.
  4. Select the聽快活林性息 Payment听产耻迟迟辞苍.

For additional information, visit the .

Please be aware of the聽.

So that we can keep in contact, please:

  • Check your 快活林性息 email often for the latest information.
  • Verify your mailing address, phone number, alternate email address, emergency contacts and聽preferred pronouns in the 快活林性息 Portal.听Learn how at聽.听

Best wishes for your return to 快活林性息!

罢丑别听听辞谤ganizes聽聽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聽.

*础迟迟别苍诲听, 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 to current student through the .

Records & Registration

Office of the Registrar, Student Affairs


Student Services Center

18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8207

Phone: (818) 677-3700

Send email

Questions? Visit the

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