Online Registration for Returning or Continuing Students

Students must have the CSUN User ID and password to access the CSUN Portal to register.

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

Registrations may also be completed in person, in the Bookstore Complex, room 100.

 

STEPS TO FOLLOW PRIOR to ENROLLMENT & PAYMENT PROCESSES Log on to myNorthridge Portal. 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. Once the enrollment and payment processes are complete, you may readjust the browser to block Pop Up's.

 

To Enroll and Pay

 

1. Log on to www.csun.edu.
2. Go to My Northridge Portal at the left
3. Enter your User ID and Password.
4. Click on the Student tab (upper left quadrant of page, below CSUN logo).
5. Go to the “ The Tseng College” box, Click "Enroll in a Class."
6. The “ExL Students Term Activation” page will appear.
   From the “Program to Enroll” box, choose one of the following:
   • a. College of Extended Learning, Graduate Credit
   • b. College of Extended Learning, Undergraduate Credit
   • c. College of Extended Learning - Non Credit
7. Select the term you need to enroll in, next to the “Term to Enroll” box.
8. Click on the “Submit” button to continue.
9. The “FEE PAYMENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT” page will appear. In order to successfully add a course you will need to make a full payment during the third step of this process. To agree to enroll and pay, click “Acknowledge Demand Pay.”
10. The “Add Classes” page will appear, beginning the first step of the enrollment process. This step is called “Select Classes to Add.” Fill in the five-digit class number/s. You may also need to enter in a permission number in the space indicated on this page. Click "Next." The course info will appear, displaying the course you will take. Click “Enter.” If the information is correct, then click “Proceed to Step 2 of 3.”
    NOTE: a. A permission number is deactivated after successful use.
    b. If your permission number is deactivated or expired, you will need to get another from the instructor or the department.
    c. If a prerequisite requirement has not been met, contact the department offering the course to obtain a permission number.
11. The second step of enrollment is at the “Confirm Classes” page, which validates the course information again. If the course info is correct, click “Finish Enrolling” to proceed.
12. For the third and final step, “View Results,” you will need to make a payment. Print a copy of this screen for your records. Click "Make a Payment” to complete this transaction. You may either pay by Electronic Check, Visa, or MasterCard.
    NOTE: New students must activate themselves in SOLAR and wait 24 hours for the system to allow payment by Electronic Check. Refer to the NEW STUDENT info, as seen above, on these instructions.

How to Drop a Class:

1. Go to www.csun.edu.
2. Click on My Northridge Portal on the left
3. Enter your User ID and Password.
4. In the “ The Tseng College ,” box, click on “Student Center.”
5. Under “Academics,” select “Enroll in a Class.”
6. Next, read and indicate your agreement to the “Statement of Financial Responsibility.”
7. Select “Program to Enroll.”
8. Go to the “Drop” tab.
9. Select the course to be dropped, and click“ Submit.”
10. If the class has been dropped successfully, the screen will say “Success.” If a red “Errors” link appears, the class has not been dropped. Click on “Errors” to find out why the drop did not go though successfully and repeat the “Drop” process accordingly.
11. Print a copy for your records.
    NOTE: All students are held responsible for knowing and abiding by The Tseng College’s policies for the programs and courses in which they are enrolled.

Continuing or Returning Student – Forgot USER ID:

1. Go to www.csun.edu.
2. Go to My Northridge Portal at the left
3. Select “Forgot User ID.”
4. Enter as much requested information as possible to help identify you, then click the “SEARCH” button.
5. Your User ID will be displayed.
   If a unique match cannot be found, please contact Client Services at (818) 677-2504 for assistance.
6. Click “RETURN TO LOGIN PAGE.”

Continuing or Returning Student – Forgot Password:

1. Go to www.csun.edu.
2. Go to My Northridge Portal at the left
3. Select “Forgot Password.”
4. Enter your User ID, then click “Submit.”
5. The authorization question that you provide will be used to identify you as the account owner. Once authorized, you can set up a new password.
   If you are an Extended Learning student who has not set an authorization question, please contact the Client Services department at (818) 677-2504 for assistance. We can set you a temporary password either in person or over the phone. Write this information below, then log into the Web Portal with your User ID and this temporary password to set a new, permanent password that you will use for the future.