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INTRODUCTION
Looking for more opportunities to enroll in classes that meet degree requirements? The California State University (CSU) makes hundreds of fully online courses at all CSU campuses available for concurrent enrollment through the CSU Fully Online Courses Program. With this program:
- Full-time CSU students at any of the 23 campuses can enroll concurrently in one fully online course per semester at another CSU campus without paying additional state university tuition fees.*
- Credit earned in the fully-online course is automatically reported to your home campus.
For the all-campus course listing, eligibility details, enrollment dates (they vary by campus) and FAQs, visit CSU Fully Online Courses.
This guide explains how CSUN students can request and confirm enrollment in a fully-online class at a host CSU campus through the CSUN Portal. Students at other CSUs who'd like to take a fully online class at CSUN should begin by logging in to their home campus student portal.
*About Fees:
- Domestic nonresident students will need to pay the host campus for an additional per-unit nonresident tuition fee for the CSU Fully Online course.
- CSU Fully Online participants will need to pay the host campus for any course material or lab fees.
Before Enrolling:
- Consult with your academic advisor to verify that your desired fully online class satisfies a degree requirement at your home campus (i.e., CSUN).
- Understand that the grade you earn in the host campus course will become part of your permanent academic record. If you need to drop the class, be sure to contact the host campus before their deadline. You must officially drop to avoid a grade of WU, which counts as an F.
- Review the four-point checklist at CSU Fully Online Courses to confirm your eligibility. International students on visas are not eligible to enroll in the CSU Fully Online program.
Step 1
Go to the CSUN home page at www.csun.edu and:
- Open the MyCSUN menu in the top navigation.
- Select the CSUN Portal link.
- Log in with your CSUN user ID and password.
Step 2
Your CSUN Portal home page displays.
In the Top Tools area, select the Student Center backpack icon link.
Step 3
The SOLAR Student Center displays. Under the “Academics” heading, select the link Enroll in CSU Fully Online.
Step 4
The Select Term page displays available terms.
- Select the term you want.
- Select Continue. The enrollment system will automatically check your eligibility for CSU Fully Online Courses. This may take a minute. If you are not eligible, an error message will display. If you are eligible, a class search page will display.
To open a new window and view the official CSU systemwide website, select the What is CSU Fully Online? link for:
- Global course listing — all fully online courses, open and closed,* at all campuses. Sort, filter or search by course, title, GE category, upper/lower division or host campus.
- Course description: Enrollment period (varies by campus), class start date, prerequisites, term type, and the host campus welcome PDF document (download and save for deadlines, login steps, resources, etc.);
- Transfer information: The degree requirements that the host campus course will satisfy at CSUN (elective credit, GE requirement or course equivalency if any). Consult with your academic advisor to confirm the class will meet CSUN degree requirements.
*TIPS:
- Choose a few interesting CSU fully online courses because only OPEN classes will display in your Student Center. Most enrollment is only on a space-available basis.
- Read details in the course description. For example, if the fully online class requires students to attend synchronous meetings online, make sure the required set times do not conflict with other classes in your schedule.
Step 5
The Select Classes to Add page displays. The CSU Fully Online Class enrollment cart is empty.
To look up the fully online course you want to add, first select the host campus using the spyglass icon. Leave the other fields blank to retrieve a list of all open, fully online courses at the host campus, CSU Long Beach in this example.
Select Search.
Step 6
The Select Classes to Add page now lists all OPEN fully online classes offered at the host campus CSU Long Beach. (Closed classes do not display.)
Open a course row to view class and section numbers, start/end dates, any required synchronous online meeting times and other details.
To start over, select the change term button.
To proceed, select the Class Number link.
Step 7
The Class Details page displays information for the course you selected:
- Course Subject and Number
- Class Section Number
- Units
- Career (Undergraduate or Graduate)
- Meeting (start/end) Dates
- Grading Option (Grade or Credit/No Credit; review the CR/NC policy)
- Host Campus
IMPORTANT! Read the Course Description box for any prerequisites. The class in this image requires previously passing the CSU Long Beach course PSY 100.
Choose the Select Class button.
Step 8
The Identify Course Requisites page displays the CSU Fully Online Course description and lists all of the classes you have ever enrolled in at CSUN.
To proceed:
- Check the box for the CSUN course(s) you’ve taken that meet the prerequisite.
- If none of your CSUN classes meet the prerequisite, fill in the text box below the course list with a class you took at another institution and transferred to CSUN, or indicate another method of eligibility. Provide details.
- Check the “Requisites Confirmed” box.
- Choose Confirm.
Step 9
The Final Confirmation page displays:
- The CSU Fully Online Course you selected
- A message describing your responsibilities to conduct the activities related to the online course (e.g., to access the host campus online learning platform such as Canvas); pay any additional lab or supplemental instruction fees, and meet host-campus withdrawal deadlines.
This is the LAST CHANCE to cancel your request or return to the previous screen. Please do not proceed if you do not want the class because you will need to contact the host campus to drop it and you will be subject to host-campus withdrawal policies and procedures. Refer to the host campus welcome document or email for details.
To continue, select Submit Enrollment Request.
Step 10
The View Results page displays the status of your request.
- A red “X” means an error occurred.
- A green check mark means your request was submitted to the host campus successfully. Note: You are not enrolled in the class until the host campus processes your request.
A message states that the host campus will email you to confirm enrollment and send instructions for you to log in to their student portal, access the online class, and pay course materials or lab fees and/or the per-unit nonresident tuition fees if necessary.
Select OK.
Step 11
The Select Classes to Add page returns.
The CSU Fully Online Class enrollment cart lists the class you selected and indicates the status of your request:
- At first, the status will be "pending" (clock icon).
- When the host campus processes your request, the status will change to "enrolled" (green check mark).
You should check back later to confirm that you are enrolled in the course.
Later log back in to the CSUN Portal > Student Center > Enroll in CSU Fully Online to check your enrollment status.
The Select Classes to Add page now displays a green check mark in the status column to confirm that the host campus has enrolled you in their online class.
Important! Once enrolled, watch for an email from the host campus telling you how to log in to their student portal, access the online class and more.
In about 24 hours, you will see a "placeholder" class in your CSUN class schedule. Go to the next step.
Step 12
In about 24 hours, you will see a "placeholder" class in your CSUN class schedule. Log in to the CSUN Portal and select the Student Center.
The Student Center "Academics" section displays your current class schedule.
After you've been enrolled in a CSU Fully Online course by the host campus, you should see one of the following CSUN Admissions and Records (A/R) "placeholder" classes in your schedule:
- A/R 103 - for CSUN undergraduate students
- A/R 500 - for CSUN graduate students
At the end of the semester, the host campus will automatically report your grade to CSUN as a transfer credit, and the course and grade will appear in your academic record. Then the "A/R" placeholder class will be removed from your schedule.
Assistance
If you have questions about the CSU Fully Online Courses program, please visit our Records and Registration contact page, where you'll also find our email, phone and walk-in hours as well as our location.