California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is among California's largest universities with an enrollment of more than 35,000 students. The only public university in the San Fernando Valley, CSUN grants approximately 5,000 bachelor's and master's degrees each academic year. Open University is offered in the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.
International and other remote site students are invited to enroll in the CSUN fully online courses listed in this document through the Open University Program. Registration for Open University is easy, since formal application and admission to CSUN are not required. For those who meet the course prerequisites, enrollment in any given course is on a space-available basis with the permission of the instructor.
Credits earned through Open University may be applied to degree work and transferred to other universities.
Open University allows nonmatriculated* students at CSUN to enroll in state-supported university offerings on a space-available basis, with instructor approval. At CSUN, Open University students enroll in courses through The Tseng College.
*NOTE: A matriculated student is one who has applied and been admitted to a degree program at the university. A nonmatriculated student is one who has not been admitted to a degree program. A nonmatriculated student can take courses that count toward a degree (through Open University) and may apply a maximum of 24 units to a baccalaureate degree and a maximum of 9 units to a master's degree or credential. Grades earned through Open University become part of a student's permanent CSUN transcript.
Open University Serves Those Who:
Visiting Summer Students early registration starts April 15.
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Course fees:
$230 per lecture unit
$265 per activity unit
$335 per lab unit
Linked below are the 2008 Classes that are fully online and therefore accessible to international student. Some of these online are asynchronous (meaning students may access the course material, participate in class discussions, and complete course assignments at any time of the day or night) and some synchronous courses (students are expected to participate in course discussions and/or complete assignments at specific days and times). Class times for the synchronous courses are listed in Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Summer 2008 classes begin May 27, 2008.
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