This is an archive of the 2015-2016 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

This is an archive of the 2015-2016 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2015-2016

Categories

Keywords
Academic Dishonesty
Academic Grievances and Grade Appeals
Academic Internship Policy (Undergraduate)
Academic Leave (Leave of Absence) Graduate Policy
Academic Leave (Leave of Absence) Undergraduate Policy
Academic Performance and Study Load (Graduate Policy)
Academic Reinstatement to the University (Undergraduate)
Academic Renewal (Undergraduate)
Academic Standing for Undergraduates (Good Standing, Probation 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 Policy)
Admission to the University (Graduate Policy)
Adult Students
Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
Animal Subjects Research (Graduate Policy)
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 Per Full-Time Equivalent Student and Sources of Funds
Bachelor’s Degree Requirements
Basic Skills Policy (Undergraduate)
Career Placement
Catalog Requirements (Catalog Rights)
Categories of Disqualification (Undergraduate)
Change of Objective
Changes in Rules and Policies
Chemistry Placement Test (CPT)
Civil and Criminal Penalties for Violation of Federal Copyright Laws
Class Levels (Class Standing)
Classified Status
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Credit
Comprehensive Examinations
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 for Work Completed Prior to Earning the Baccalaureate Degree
Credit for Work Taken at Community Colleges
Credit Hour
Credit/No Credit Grading
Credit/No Credit Work
CSU Eligibility Index
Culminating Experience (Graduate Policy)
Dean’s List (Undergraduate)
Degree Progress Report/Planner
Determination of Residency for Tuition Purposes
Early Start Program
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
Freshman Requirements
Full-Time Enrollment (Undergraduate and Graduate)
Grade Correction Procedure
Grade Reporting
Grading Symbols
Grading System for Graduate Students
Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Admission Requirements
Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Application Procedures
Graduate Credit for Extension and Concurrent Enrollment Courses
Graduate English Language Requirements
Graduate Foreign Language Reading Examination
Graduate Probation and Disqualification Policy
Graduate Status
Graduation Requirement in Writing Proficiency
Graduation with Distinction (Graduate Policy)
Hardship Petitions
Health Screening (CSU Immunization Requirements)
High School Students
Honors at Graduation (Undergraduate)
Human Subjects Research (Graduate Policy)
Immigration Requirements for Licensure
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
Letter Grading
Majors and Minors (Policies)
Mathematics Placement Test (MPT)
Missed Classes While Representing the University in Official Curriculum-Related, University-Approved Activities
Nondiscrimination Policies
Online Course Designations
Open University at CSUN Through The Tseng College—Fall, Spring and “Summer for Visiting Students” Terms
Other Credit
Other Undergraduate Applicants
Penalties for Academic Dishonesty
Petition/Appeal Process for Honors at Graduation Policy
Policy on GPA Requirements for Graduate Programs
Policy on Prosecution for Theft and Bad Checks
Post-Baccalaureate Credential Probation and Disqualification Policy
Privacy Rights of Students in Education Records
Procedure for the Establishment or Abolishment of Campus-Based Mandatory Fees
Program of Study (Graduate Policy)
Readmission of Previously Disqualified Students (Undergraduate)
Refund of Madatory 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
Rules and Procedures Governing Theses, Dissertation and Graduate Projects
Schedule Adjustments (Undergraduate)
Schedule of Fees 2015-2016
Second Bachelor’s Degree Requirements
Second Bachelor’s Honors at Graduation
Simultaneous Enrollment in Classes (Time Conflict)
Standardized Breaks in Classes
Student Complaint Procedure
Student Conduct Code
Student Outcomes Assessment Policy
Student Photo I.D. Card
Student Responsibility for Catalog Information
Syllabus Policy
Test Requirements
Time Limit for Completion (Graduate Policy)
Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination
Transcripts of CSUN Courses
Transfer Policies of CSU Campuses
Transfer Work for Graduate Programs Policy
Undergraduate Application Procedures
University Policy on Alcohol and Illicit Drugs
University Smoke- and Tobacco-Free Policy
Upper Division Writing Proficiency Exam (UDWPE)
Upper Division Writing Proficiency Exam (UDWPE) Substitution (Graduate 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)