This is an archive of the 2023-2024 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

This is an archive of the 2023-2024 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

This is an archive of the 2023-2024 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2023-2024

Categories

Keywords
Academic Dishonesty
Academic Grievances and Grade Appeals
Academic Internship Policy
Academic Leave (Leave of Absence) for Graduate Students
Academic Leave (Leave of Absence) for Undergraduate Students
Academic Notice and Disqualification (Graduate Program Policy)
Academic Notice and Disqualification (Postbaccalaureate Credential Program Policy)
Academic Performance and Study Load (Graduate)
Academic Reinstatement to the University (Undergraduate)
Academic Renewal (Undergraduate)
Academic Standing for Undergraduates (Good Standing, Academic Notice and Disqualified Status)
Administrative Action on Prerequisites
Administrative Grading Symbols (I, IC, RP, SP, W, WU, CR and NC)
Administrative Graduation Policy (Undergraduate)
Admission Procedures and Policies
Admission to Graduate Study with CSUN Bachelor’s Degree
Admission to the Program (Graduate)
Admission to the University for Graduate Programs
Adult Students
Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
Animal Subjects Research (Graduate)
Appeal of Admission Decision
Appeal of Undergraduate University Regulations
Application Filing Periods
Application for the Master’s/Doctorate Degree and Diploma
Applying for a Bachelor’s Degree and Diploma
Applying for a Second Bachelor’s Degree
Attendance (Class Attendance)
Availability of Institutional and Financial Assistance Information
Average Support Cost and Source of Funds Per Full-Time Equivalent Student
Bachelor’s Degree Requirements
Basic Skills Policy (Undergraduate)
California Promise
Career Placement
Catalog Requirements (Catalog Rights)
Categories of Disqualification (Undergraduate)
Change of Objective
Changes of Rules and Policies
Chemistry Placement Test (CPT)
Civil and Criminal Penalties for Violation of Federal Copyright Laws
Class Levels (Class Standing)
Classified Status (Graduate Policy)
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Credit
Community-Based Learning Policy
Conditionally Classified Status
Course Numbering System
Course Requisites: Definition of Terms
Course Types
Courses for Graduate Students
Credit by Challenge Examination Taken at CSUN
Credit Certificate Policy (Graduate)
Credit for Work Completed Prior to Earning the Baccalaureate Degree
Credit for Work Taken at Community Colleges
Credit Hour
Credit, Other
Credit/No Credit Grading
Credit/No Credit Work
Culminating Experiences (Graduate Policy)
Dean’s List (Undergraduate)
Degree Progress Report/Planner
Determination of Residency for Tuition Purposes
Dual Enrollment in Master’s Degree Granting Programs (Self-Support and/or State-Support)
Enrolling in Courses with Prerequisites
Faculty Authored Material Policy
Faculty Policy on Academic Dishonesty
Fee Waivers and Exemptions
Fees
Fees and Debts Owed to the Institution
Final Examination Policy
Foreign Language Subject Requirement
Formal Program (Program of Study)
Freshman Requirements
Full-Time Enrollment (Undergraduate and Graduate)
GPA Requirements for Graduate Programs Policy
Grade Correction Procedure
Grade Reporting
Grading Symbols
Grading System for Graduate Students
Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Admission Requirements
Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Application Procedures
Graduate and Postbaccalaureate English Language Requirement
Graduate Credit for Extension and Concurrent Enrollment Courses
Graduate Foreign Language Reading Examination Policy
Graduate Institutional Learning Outcomes Policy
Graduate Status
Graduation with Distinction (Graduate Policy)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)
Hardship Petitions
Health Screening (CSU Immunization Requirements)
High School Students
Honors at Graduation (Undergraduate)
Human Subjects Research (Graduate)
Impacted Programs
Importance of Filing Complete, Accurate and Authentic Application Documents
International (Foreign) Student Admission Requirements
International Baccalaureate (IB) Exam Credit
Intrasystem and Intersystem Enrollment Programs
Joint Graduate Project
Letter Grading
Majors and Minors (Policies)
Mathematics Diagnostic Test (MDT)
Missed Classes While Representing the University in Official Curriculum-Related, University-Approved Activities
National Council of Licensure Examination (NCLEX) Credit
Nondiscrimination Policy and Complaint Procedures
Online Course Designations
Open University at CSUN Through The Tseng College
Penalties for Academic Dishonesty
Petition/Appeal Process for Honors at Graduation Policy
Policy on Prosecution for Theft and Bad Checks
Privacy Rights of Students in Education Records
Procedure for the Establishment or Abolishment of Campus-Based Mandatory Fees
Programs Leading to Licensure and Credentialing
Readmission of Previously Disqualified Students (Undergraduate)
Readmitted Under Academic Performance Agreement (Undergraduate Policy)
Recommended Breaks in Classes
Refund of Tuition and Mandatory Fees, Including Nonresident Tuition
Registration Unit Limits (Academic Load Regulations)
Repeat of Courses (Graduate Policy)
Repeating Courses (Grade Forgiveness) Undergraduate
Reservation
Restrictions on Exam Credit
Retention of Student Work Policy
Returning Student Admission Requirements
Schedule Adjustments (Undergraduate)
Schedule of Tuition and Fees
Second Bachelor’s Degree Requirements
Second Bachelor’s Honors at Graduation
Simultaneous Enrollment in Classes (Time Conflict)
Student Complaint Procedure (Complaints Regarding the CSU)
Student Conduct Code
Student ID Card
Student Outcomes Assessment Policy
Student Responsibility for Catalog Information
Supportive Pathways for First-Year Students
Syllabus Policy
Test and Other Admission Requirements
Theses, Dissertation and Graduate Projects Rules and Procedures Policy
Time Limit for Completion (Graduate Policy)
Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination
Transcripts of CSUN Courses
Transfer Policies of CSU Campuses
Transfer Success Pathway
Transfer Work for Graduate Programs
Undergraduate Applicants, Other
Undergraduate Application Procedures
Undergraduate Institutional Learning Outcomes Policy
University Policy on Alcohol and Illicit Drugs
University Smoke- and Tobacco-Free Policy
Use of Social Security Number
Violence in the Workplace
Winter Term Registration Options for Matriculated and Nonmatriculated Students
Withdrawals (Graduate Policy)
Withdrawals (Undergraduate Policy)