Student Success

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Student Success

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Questions? Email the Office of Student Success at student-success@csun.edu.

 


 

Learn how CSUN promotes student achievement, persistence, and completion.

Your success is CSUN’s top priority. Whether this is your first year on campus or you are preparing to graduate, there are people, programs, and initiatives to engage and support you throughout your academic journey and beyond. Explore the wealth of resources available to support students and help them maximize their academic potential and reach their personal and professional goals.

Student Support

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Realize your greatest potential to be an actively engaged learner and CSUN community member by connecting with campus resources. There is something for everyone.

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First Year Programs

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Long term success at CSUN begins in the first year. First Year Programs lay the groundwork for a successful future at CSUN.

First Year Programs

Literature & Resources

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Repository of information related to best practices in improving student success.

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CSUN Initiatives

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CSUN is dedicated to putting student success at the center of all of its functions. We strive to ensure all students have the support they need to meet their academic, personal, and professional goals.

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College Initiatives

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Colleges offer many resources to support their students and enrich their academic, social and professional experiences.

College Initiatives

Grad Initiative 2025

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Graduation Initiative 2025 is the California State University’s ambitious initiative to increase graduation rates for all CSU students while eliminating opportunity and achievement gaps.

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Contact

Office of Student Success
Valera Hall 280
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8470

Email: student-success@csun.edu
Phone (818) 677-3200
Fax (818) 677-5530

Melanie Bocanegra
Associate Vice President for Student Success
melanie.bocanegra@csun.edu

Andrew Castro
Office Manager
andrew.castro@csun.edu

Zachary Helsper
Senior Strategist, Student Equity Initiatives  
zachary.helsper@csun.edu

Vanessa R. Hernandez
Student Success & Equity Program Coordinator
vanessa.hernandez@csun.edu

Student Success Data

FTF 1 Year Continuation Rates

Graph showing Retention Rate for First Time Freshman

First-Time Freshman (FTF) - Typically, a newly admitted undergraduate student without any earned college credit. In some cases, the admitted student may have earned college credit, but not later than the end of the summer immediately following high school graduation, or equivalent college credit through CLEP, AP, or military coursework.
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