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.

To Enroll and Pay

Log on to the CSUN Portal (link opens in new window).
Enter your User ID and Password.
Click on the Student tab (upper left quadrant of page, below CSUN logo).
Go to the “College of Extended Learning” box, Click "Enroll in a Class."
The “ExL Students Term Activation” page will appear.
From the “Program to Enroll” box, choose one of the following:

Select the term you need to enroll in, next to the “Term to Enroll” box.
Click on the “Submit” button to continue.
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.”
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 permission number is deactivated after successful use.
If your permission number is deactivated or expired, you will need to get another from the instructor or the department.
If a prerequisite requirement has not been met, contact the department offering the course to obtain a permission number.

Also:

If your enrollment request is successful, the class is added to your shopping cart. Click the "Proceed to To Step 2 of 3" button.
If your enrollment request is not successful, the Add Status column displays an "Errors Found" link. Click this link and review information about why the enrollment request was unsuccessful. You may wish to print a copy of this screen if you need to discuss the information with CSUN staff or faculty.
If a prerequisite requirement has not been met, you must contact the department offering the course and obtain a permission number from there in order to enroll. Permission numbers may be used only once. To contact a department, you may look it up by name on the CSUN A-Z directory.
Return as needed to the Add Classes screen to add or drop classes within registration systems deadlines for the current term.

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.
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.