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Supporting Students in their Transition to CSUN
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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
Realize your greatest potential to be an actively engaged learner and CSUN community member by connecting with campus resources. There is something for everyone.
First Year Programs
Long term success at CSUN begins in the first year. First Year Programs lay the groundwork for a successful future at CSUN.
Literature & Resources
Repository of information related to best practices in improving student success.
CSUN Initiatives
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.
College Initiatives
Colleges offer many resources to support their students and enrich their academic, social and professional experiences.
Grad Initiative 2025
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.
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
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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