Online Registration Instructions for New Students

New students are students who have never enrolled at CSUN before. New students must create an account to access the online Solar registration system.

If any error messages appear during the steps below, please phone our Client Services at 818-677-2504 for assistance with registration. Hours.

New Student? Here’s How to Establish Yourself in the System:

1. Go to www.csun.edu.
2. Click “ADMISSIONS” section on the home page
3. Click “Extended Learning Programs and Registration.” to the left
4. Click “ Enrollment.”
5. Click “New Student.”
6. Fill out the “New Tseng College Student Application,” then click “Continue.”
7. On the "Create User Profile" screen, create a password, then select one of the following under “Program to Enroll”:
   • a. College of Extended Learning, Graduate Credit
   • b. College of Extended Learning, Undergraduate Credit
   • c. College of Extended Learning - Non Credit
8. Select the appropriate term/session. Click “Submit.”
9. The "New Extension Student Application Completed" screen, containing your CSUN Student ID Number and new User ID, will be displayed. Now, create your Password.
10. Print this information for your records and keep it in a secure place. Your User ID and Password are necessary to enter the Portal for all online services and registration. You may also write this information below for future use. After you have completed this, click on “Logout.”

NOTE: If your intention is to make a payment with an Electronic Check, you must wait 24 hours to enroll after completing the process, as explained above.

*Steps to Follow PRIOR to Enrollment & Payment Process:

1. Log on to www.csun.edu.
2. On the browser, go to “Tools.” Select the “Pop Up Blocker” section, and ALLOW POP UP’s. If this is not done, you will NOT be able to complete your payment through Cash Net.
3. Once the enrollment and payment processes are complete, you may readjust the browser to bock Pop Up’s.

You are now considered a "returning student." To continue enrolling in a class, see our "Returning Student" instructions.