Current Student Forms

This exemption is available to certain nonresident students who meet specific requirements. Please review the AB 540 exemption instructions (.pdf) and include a completed CSU Residence Questionnaire (.pdf) with your exemption request/affidavit. 

Priority deadline dates*:

For fall, please send your residency documents no later than Feb. 1.

For spring, please send your residency documents no later than Oct. 1.

*Meeting the priority deadline ensures your residency status is classified correctly for tuition and  financial aid purposes. Details at California Residency for CSU Tuition Purposes

Update in the CSUN Portal, or

Visit Records & Registration in the Student Services Center, Bayramian Hall (BH 100), or

Request the form by emailing us at registrar@csun.edu.

Disqualified Readmission Questionnaire (.pdf)

Note: This form has been discontinued.

Previously disqualified undergraduate and second bachelor's students:

Effective SPRING 2025 and on, previously disqualified domestic and international undergraduate students do not need to submit the Previously Disqualified Questionnaire to request readmission.

Find readmission steps and deadlines at:

Returning Domestic Undergraduate Students

Returning International Students

The Previously Disqualified Questionnaire, whether in Cal State Apply or as a PDF, has been discontinued beginning with the Spring 2025 admission cycle.

Please visit the links to the left for instructions to return to CSUN.

Undergraduate students planning to graduate within one year should apply online. Helpful: Online Graduation Application Guide

Print and complete this paper application only if you are a Liberal Studies major, Second Bachelor’s Degree candidate, a discontinued student, or unable to submit an application through the CSUN Portal. A $47 processing fee is required at the time of application whether online or on paper (an additional $10 late fee will be assessed after the application deadlines).

The paper application can be mailed to the address indicated on the form, along with a check made payable to CSUN for the appropriate fee.

Helpful: Apply to Graduate

Intrasystem Concurrent or Visitor Enrollment (.pdf)

• Concurrent Enrollment: Request approval to attend two CSUs concurrently in the same semester.
• Visitor Enrollment: Request approval to attend a CSU other than your home campus for one semester.

Log in to the CSUN Portal to update your preferred first name and pronouns. For help, see the guide Update Personal Information.

Your preferred first name will display on class and grade rosters and in the CSUN Directory. However, all documents/records such as official transcripts, diplomas, FERPA directory information, etc., will reflect your legal name. To update legal name, use the "Legal Name Change Request" immediately above. 

Students seeking to petition the use of undergraduate course work for postgraduate credential credit or to request Academic Renewal may use this form. 

Please refer to the instructions on page 2 of the form for university policy and procedures. For GE or other modifications, please submit a DPR Review Request.

Download, save and complete this form. You may email a digital copy of the completed form to uds@csun.edu from your CSUN Gmail account or deliver the paper form to Undergraduate Degree Services, Bayramian Hall (BH) Room 170.

Download, save and complete this form. Print it and bring it in person to the Office of the Registrar (Records and Registration, Bayramian Hall Lobby), or email it from your CSUN Gmail address to registrar@csun.edu.

Priority deadline dates*:

For fall, please send your residency documents no later than Feb. 1.

For spring, please send your residency documents no later than Oct. 1.

*Meeting the priority deadline ensures your residency status is classified correctly for tuition and  financial aid purposes. Details at California Residency for CSU Tuition Purposes

Download, save and complete this form. Then print, sign and date it. Mail the paper form with attachments to Residency Forms, or email them from your CSUN Gmail address to admissions.residency@csun.edu

Official transcripts of courses taken at CSUN are issued only with the written request of the student. Facsimile transmissions are not accepted. You can order transcripts online (additional fees apply), by mail or in person. For details, visit Order Transcripts. 

Transcripts cost $4 each. Make check payable to "CSUN."

Download, save and complete this form. Then print, sign and date it. Enclose the form with your check made payable to CSUN and mail it to the Office of the Registrar, CSUN, ATTN: Records & Registration.

Currently enrolled CSUN undergraduate students who want to transfer General Education (GE) courses to CSUN: 

• Use ASSIST to check whether or not GE courses taken at California community colleges will transfer to CSUN to meet an outstanding GE requirement.
• If unsure about ASSIST information or to request GE information for a school not in ASSIST, complete this "Transfer GE Request."
• Do not use this form to inquire about transferring courses for your major. Instead, use ASSIST or contact your major department advisor.

Veterans Students: Please request CSUN local certification for VA education benefits online through the CSUN Portal Request My VA Benefits module. If online is not possible, please contact CSUN Veterans Affairs.

Request certification through the CSUN Portal (preferred), or email the form to veteransmail@csun.edu.

Download, save and complete this form. Then print, sign and date it. Mail it to the address on the form or email it to nestor.hernandez@csun.edu.

Undergraduate and second bachelor’s students – Use this form to request approval to:

• Drop classes or change grading basis after Week 4 of the current fall or spring term (or the equivalent for winter/summer sessions) or retroactively for a prior term. Only serious and compelling reasons are considered.
• Add classes after Week 12 of the current fall or spring terms, retroactively for a prior term, or after the published deadline to add in winter or summer sessions.

Learn more at Late Schedule Changes.

For partial or complete medical withdrawal, submit this form together with the “Medical Withdrawal: Student Consent and Health Care Provider Guidelines” form (see below).

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Download and save this fillable PDF form to your device. Rename the file if you want or if prompted.
2. Open the PDF file with either of these applications:
   – Adobe Reader™, available for free at CSUN IT Document Viewers, or
   – Adobe Acrobat Pro™, available for free at Adobe Creative Cloud for Students.
3. Fill out the form on your device. Type or sign your name in the Student Signature field and the date.
4. Save your completed form. If you are prompted to rename the file to save it, do that. Then reopen the saved file to make sure your changes are still there.
5. Email the saved form as an attachment from your CSUN Gmail account to Undergraduate Studies at ugs@csun.edu to request approval. You may also hand deliver the form to Undergraduate Studies in Valera Hall (VH) Room 215.
6. Save a copy of your completed form and email for your records.
   

See instructions to left.

Helpful: How to Fill Out and Save a PDF Form (PDF)

If you prefer, print and complete this form. Then "wet" sign and date it. Scan the form to PDF and email it as an attachment from your CSUN Gmail address to Undergraduate Studies at ugs@csun.edu.

You may also hand deliver the form to Undergraduate Studies in Valera Hall (VH) Room 215.

All undergraduate and second bachelor's students must complete this form to request a partial or complete medical withdrawal at any point in the semester or term or retroactively. After online registration ends, also complete the Late and Retroactive Change in Schedule for Undergraduate and Second Bachelor’s Students (PDF) and file both forms together with supporting documents.

This "Medical Withdrawal" form acts as the student's signed authorization to disclose health related information to necessary areas on campus and provides specific guidelines for the health care provider to verify the student's condition.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Download and save this fillable form to your device. Open the PDF file with either Adobe Acrobat Pro™, available for free at Adobe Creative Cloud for Students, or Adobe Reader™, available at CSUN IT Document Viewers.
2. Type your name in the Student Signature line and the date. Or, you can print, "wet" sign/date it, and scan it. Please ask your health care provider what they prefer.
3. Collect all items—the "Late and Retroactive Change" form above, this Medical Withdrawal Student Consent form, and your health care provider's letter—and scan if necessary. Then email all items from your CSUN Gmail account to the Office of Undergraduate Studies at ugs@csun.edu.

See instructions to left.

Helpful: How to Fill Out and Save a PDF Form (PDF)

If you prefer, print and complete this form. Then "wet" sign and date it. Scan the form to PDF and email it as an attachment from your CSUN Gmail address to Undergraduate Studies at ugs@csun.edu.

You may also hand deliver the form to Undergraduate Studies in Valera Hall (VH) Room 215.

Undergraduate and second bachelor's students may use this form after classes begin during self-service registration to request a "medical withdrawal" notation on their student record. No approval is required to drop classes during online registration, but students seeking a medical withdrawal must verify their health condition using this form and the Medical Withdrawal: Student Consent and Health Care Provider Guidelines (.pdf).

File both forms together with supporting documents.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Download and save this fillable form to your device. Open the PDF file with either Adobe Acrobat Pro™, available for free at Adobe Creative Cloud for Students, or Adobe Reader™, available at CSUN IT Document Viewers.
2. Type your name in the Student Signature line and the date. Or, you can print, "wet" sign/date it, and scan it. Please ask your health care provider what they prefer.
3. Collect all items and your health care provider's letter—and scan if necessary. Then email all items from your CSUN Gmail account to the Office of Undergraduate Studies at ugs@csun.edu.

 See instructions to left.

Helpful: How to Fill Out and Save a PDF Form (PDF)

If you prefer, print and complete this form. Then "wet" sign and date it. Scan the form to PDF and email it as an attachment from your CSUN Gmail address to Undergraduate Studies at ugs@csun.edu.

You may also hand deliver the form to Undergraduate Studies in Valera Hall (VH) Room 215.

Masters, doctoral or credential students requesting a late change in academic schedule: Use this form beginning with the fifth week of the fall and spring semesters, and for subsequent weeks of the semester due to extraordinary circumstances after the deadline for late registration and schedule adjustments, and for retroactive changes after the semester ends. See deadlines at Late Schedule Changes.

The "Medical Withdrawal: Student Consent and Health Care Provider Guidelines for Graduate Students" form is included in this packet and must be filed at any point in the semester or term or retroactively. Please see instructions on the form.

Please obtain approvals and file the form with the Office of Graduate Studies as indicated on the form.

Helpful: How to Fill Out and Save a PDF Form (PDF)