How to Apply

Why Apply to CSUN as a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Student?

• 180+ Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
• Largest DHH population at a university on the West Coast
• 1,000+ signers on campus
• ASL friendly dorm, the Lighthouse (Building 6)
• 95+ service providers (interpreters, transcribers [captionists], and notetakers)
• Local Deaf events

How to Apply

1. Check out 65+ majors and 55+ master's degrees
2. Review the admission requirements:
   1. Apply as a First-Time Freshman
   2. Apply as a Transfer Student
   3. Apply as an International Student
3. Apply for CSUN on Cal State Apply.
4. Complete FAFSA (Financial Aid) application.  Meet with your Department of Rehabilitation (VR) Counselor. 
   1. Don't have VR?  Contact ncod@csun.edu for information or visit the DOR / Financial Aid page.
5. Email ncod@csun.edu that you completed the CSUN application
6. Initiate registration for services by accessing the Student Access and Accommodation System (SAAS).
   1. Log-in to SAAS using your CSUN User ID (i.e., abc12345) and CSUN Portal password.
      Note: Your CSUN User ID is not the same as your Nine-digit CSUN Student ID Number).
   2. Review and accept the Terms of Service
   3. Complete Preliminary Screening Questions to the best of your ability and submit your responses.
   4. Respond to a series of more detailed questions, so that we can learn more about the nature of your request.
      Note: This section may take some time to complete. If you log out, the system will save where you left off and you may return at a later time to complete the application.                         
   5. If available, submit an audiogram or/and disability documentation (i.e., a note from a doctor indicating your disability, an IEP, Section 504 Plan, or Psycho-Educational Report, Mental Health Form or Physical Disability Form signed by a licensed provider). Disability documentation should contain a specific diagnosis indicating whether the disability is temporary or permanent with a concise description of the functional limitations imposed by your disability. All documentation must be legible and provided in English. If the original documentation is in another language, the student will need to provide a translated copy. Students without documentation are invited to discuss their specific situation with a NCOD or DRES counselor.

Following these steps will give you priority registration and make you eligible for services such as interpreting, transcribing (captioning) and shared notes.

If you have a unique situation that doesn't fit the above, please email ncod@csun.edu

NCOD Open House - TBD

• NCOD Open House Annually in September/October. For information, visit the NCOD Open House page or email ncod@csun.edu
• CSUN Application due January 31 for Fall Semester

Contact Information

NCOD Website: www.csun.edu/ncod
Email: ncod@csun.edu
Telephone: (818) 677-2054
Videophone: (818) 671-4443