1. Transfer Student Group Advisement
College of Health & Human Development
Student Services Center/EOP
Sequoia Hall 111 (818)
Dr. Mario Lopez, Director
Rocio Leal, Academic Advisor
Renee Martinez, Academic Advisor
Neddie Garcia, Academic Advisor
Robert Taylor, Writing Tutor

2. Welcome! Your Best Resources
Student Services Center/EOP (Professional Advisors)
GE’s, Lower Division courses
Department (Faculty Advisors)
Upper Division in major, Professional Development, Grad School
Degree Progress Report (DPR)/ My Academic Planner (MAP) & CSUN Catalog, myNorthridge Portal
Self-serve – planning out and staying on top of your academic plan, registering for classes
CSUN website
Registration Guide & How Guides: Registration instructions, info for enrolling in classes, dates, deadlines, enrollment policies, schedule of classes, etc., getting on wait lists, etc.. (Quick links, below weather)

3. QuickLinks

4. House Keeping: Admissions to CSUN Fall 2013
By the end of Spring you must have completed a minimum of 60 transferable units and all basic skills GEs to enter CSUN in fall. (Final transcript must be received by 8/16/13)
You must file an “Intent to Register” no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 2, (If admitted after June 18, 2013, you will have 14 days from your admission date to file).
If you have questions about your admissions status, log into myNorthridge on (Applicant link, MyCheckList)
Your CSUN is the official mode of communication – set it up ASAP

5. Transitioning to CSUN Acclimating & Transitioning to CSUN
Registration Holds
Add/Drop Deadlines
Grading, Repeats, GPA
Balancing Work and Academics
Fees & Payment Options
Joining Learning Communities for Academic Success & Professional Development
Reading a Degree Progress Report

6. Health & Human Development
Acclimating to CSUN
CSUN
Arts Media & Comm
Bus Ed
Engr & Comp Sci
Health & Human Development
Hum
Social & Behavior Sci
Sci/Math
Colleges

7. Departments & Majors/Options in College of Health & Human Development
Acclimating to CSUN
Departments & Majors/Options in
College of Health & Human Development
College of Health & Human Development
Communicative Disorders
MH 301
Speech-Language Pathology
Audiology
Child Adolescent Development
SQ 285
Environmental Occupational
Health
JD 1537
Envrn
& Occp Health
Envrn & Occp Health: Option
Ind Hyg
Family
Consumer
Science
SQ 141
Appl Dsgn & Mer
Con Affr
Ntr, Diet, Fd Sci
Family Std
Intr Dsgn
Science
JD 2500
Health Adm
Health Promotion
Radiologic Sci
Kinesiology
RE 250
Atlh Trng
Appl Fit
Ex Sci PE
Gen Std
Dance
Nursing (RN to BSN only)
JD 2513
Recreation
Tourism
Management
Rec Mgmt
Rec Therapy

8. Transitioning to CSUN What have you completed? CSU Admissions
(no later than end of Spring)
GE’s
Upper Division GE’s
(3 classes)
Major/Option:
All Lower Division & Prerequisites
Ready for Upper Division?
60 Transferable Units? (No later than end of Spring)
4 Basic Skills GE (including math)? (No later than end of Spring)
Intent to Register? (By July 2)
CSU Pattern of GE Certification (or IGETCI)? – (Issued by community college – if not sure talk with them) or
Which of the six GE sections required by CSUN?
Even if GE certified, you must still complete 9 units of Upper Division GE’s (i.e., 300 level or above)
When completing upper, can also satisfy needed GE sectional credit
Sometimes, may also count for major
All lower division in major?
All prerequisites for upper division classes in major?
Specific math required in major?
Completed lower division and prerequisites in major?
Until all lower division are completed, many majors restrict access to Upper Division major courses (i.e., 300 levels or above)

9. Transitioning to CSUN Upper Division GEs
Possible Fall classes on DPR highlighted – in major and GEs (will review how to read DPR)
Writing Proficiency Exam – Must attempt in Fall (look at website for details)
Upper Division GEs
Some may also count in major
Can use to fulfill needed GE sections
Some can help you manage your course load and improve your GPA
Some may help your professional development

10. Transitioning to CSUN Upper Division GEs CADV CD EOH FCS HSCI KIN RTM
UD Electives in major (see faculty advisor)
e.g., ANTH 310, FCS 340, PSY 312, RTM 352
Phys 305/L
*EOH 352 (major requirement, counts as GE in Soc Sci)
HSCI 345
HSCI 336
*FCS 340
Interior Dsgn - Art 315
*HSCI 345
Health Pro -- ENGL 306
Health Pro (if no Bio 211/212) EOH 353
Health Pro major elective -URBS 310
Health Adm Major elective- Psy 365
HSCI 337
*RTM 352
*Unless noted on DPR, cannot take a GE from your Dept to satisfy major requirements
Other Popular UD GEs:
FCS 340
RS 390
HSCI 336, 337
MUS 306
KIN 385
ANTH 308
CLAS 315
URBS 310
GWS 300, 350
PSY 352, 312, 365
CD 361
EOH 353
ART 305

11. Registration Holds
Fall Registration begins in late June – so get your final transcript ASAP. This semester only, our office will remove academic holds.
Second semester Registration Holds (you may have more than one)
Missing Transcript
Department/Major Advisement (e.g. Kin, FCS, HSCI, RTM)
Special Program Advisement (e.g., Athletics, EOP, NCOD)
Vaccination (German Measles)
Spring Registration begins in early November so get your holds removed in October!

12. Adding/Dropping Timeline Options
Registration Date through 1st Day of Classes
Change Classes Online
First 3 Weeks of Class
Drop Online
Can only Add Online with Permission Number from Instructor
Week 4
Need Approval signatures from Instructor & Dept. Chair to Add, Drop or Change Grading Basis
Late Fee Charged, per class
After Week 4
No Changes Allowed (only rare exceptions are for extreme crisis, e.g., health, family, etc. )

13. (espcially for Grad School!)
Grades, Repeating, GPA
& Financial Aid
Grades
CSUN’s grading system includes pluses and minuses
PROTECT your Major GPA
(espcially for Grad School!)
Grade Points
Grade 4 A
3.7 A-
3.3 B+
3.0 B
2.7 B-
2.3 C+
2.0 C
1.7 C-
1.3 D+ 1 D
0.7 D- F
In Com Disrd = F
Be very careful…some majors have additional grade requirements!
In some majors = F
In most majors = F

14. Grades, Repeating, GPA & Financial Aid
Most Graduate Programs require at least a 3.0 GPA (or higher GRE’s if below). Protect your major GPA!
Be sure to balance your course load with your academic and life demands, to help maintain your GPA and your sanity
If either your CSUN or Overall GPA go below 2.0 you will be placed on Academic Probation (it may jeopardize your financial aid)
Once on probation, if either your CSUN (or Overall) GPA drops below 1.85 you can be Academically Disqualified (i.e., kicked out, and possibly not able to come back for at least a year – in some cases it can happen if you go below 1.95)*
*Therefore, Disqualification could result even if entering with an almost 4.0 overall GPA, and then having a CSUN semester of C’s & C- followed by another 2.0 semester.

15. Grades, Repeating, GPA & Financial Aid
Repeating Classes – Grade Replacement
Must be repeated at CSUN (Must wait until 2 days before class to register
Up to 16 units
Classes with grades of C- or below only
2nd Time only, only one chance (if must take again, will go into GPA)
Forgiven but not forgotten (remains on transcript although not calculated in GPA).
Financial Aid will not cover repeats for passed classes (i.e., any grade above an F). They may count against your Satisfactory Academic Progress calculation.

16. Grades, Repeating, GPA & Financial Aid
Financial Aid: Satisfactory Academic Progress
Satisfactory Pass Rate – Ratio CSUN Units Earned (UE) to CSUN Units Attempted (UA). Students must have passed at least 80% of all Units Attempted (UA). (Transfer units are not included in this calculation). Repeated CSUN course work are included, F’s, I’s, NC’s, W’s, and WU’s count as UA with zero UE).
Satisfactory Pass Rate = UE/UA ≥ 80%
Part Two: Satisfactory Grade Point Average – Students disqualified ineligible for financial aid based on grade point average standards. Students are not eligible for financial aid until they are officially readmitted to Cal State Northridge. Readmitted students must meet all other SAP policy standards
Unit and Time Limits – 150 attempted units (125 percent of units required to graduate) are the maximum
Other Provisions – See Financial Aid site (
There opportunities to appeal, though limited. 

17. Fees & Payment Options
Students must pay registration fees by deadline or be disenrolled (look for due dates when enrolling)
Part time (0-6 units) – $2, *
Full time ( units) – $3, *
Installment plan is available
If you are paying out of state tuition, and have attended at least 3 years of California high school, you may have some other options (talk with us after the presentation)
* Does not reflect possible increases proposed by CSU Board of Trustees

18. Joining Learning Communities for Academic Success & Professional Development
Get connected at CSUN: With your Major, other students, and your Department!
Tutorial and Informal Study Groups
Student Clubs and Organizations
Professional Organizations – Student Chapters
Meet your professors, rely on them for professional development, & mentoring
Department events and opportunities

19. (no more than 70 units from community college)
Graduating from CSUN
120 Units
(no more than 70 units from community college)
Major Classes
General Education

20. Graduation Requirements
3/31/2017
Graduation Requirements
Lower Division
(100 & 200 coursework – can be completed at community college)
Freshman 0-29 units
Sophomore units
Upper Division
( level coursework – can only be completed at a university)
Junior 60-89
Senior 90+
A Bachelors Degree
Requires a
Minimum of 120 Units
(Cannot Exceed 140)
Course Priority is:
Math in Major
Lower Division Major (especially sequenced courses)
Prerequisites for Upper Major
Upper Major (if eligible)
GE’s (especially to help balance schedule)
If we are building toward reading the DPR, we can say that it is set up in this manner and order (GEs, Major, 120 Units and other requirements). Also need to remind them for the first time, no UD classes

21. What is a Degree Progress Report (DPR) or My Academic Planner (MAP)?
Snapshot of was has been completed – at that moment
Along with the Catalog, It’s the Roadmap/Blueprint of how to Complete your Degree

22. Degree Progress Reports & My Academic Planer
Need help getting your DPR or MAP?
Admissions & Records has “How To” guides that take you through a step by step process.
Using the CSUN “Search” is probably the fastest way to get to them.
(You can also find them through the Registration Guide on Quick Links or in your portal in the My Path To Graduation section).

23. My Academic Planner & Degree Progress Reports
My Academic Planner (MAP) – (aka Interactive DPR)
The DPR & MAP allow you to view all required classes. You can see what classes you need to complete your degree, the classes you have taken, and which transfer classes have been evaluated.
You should bring a DPR to advisement.
Degree Progress Report (DPR)

24. My Academic Planer
The MAP also is the quickest to determine prerequisites to classes in your major – they are linked to catalog descriptions which note any pre-reqs (especially helpful for majors with classes from many departments).
My Academic Planner (MAP) – (aka Interactive DPR)

25. My Academic Planer
My Academic Planner (MAP) – (aka Interactive DPR)
The MAP can help you plan out the classes in your major and track your progress.

26. Reading a Degree Progress Report (DPR)
The DPR has
3 Basic Sections:
General Education (Including Upper Division)
Your Major (including your option)
Requirements for BA or BS Units & GPA GE
120
Major

27. Reading a Degree Progress Report (DPR) or My Academic Planner (MAP)
To Get Your Degree:
“NO”  “OK”
X   (MAP)
“-”  “+” NO OK X  - +

28. Reading a Degree Progress Report (DPR)
Evaluated Transfer courses are shown:
When it was completed
CSUN equivalent course number
The number of units
The grade received
The institution where it was taken
The course name at this institution
The course number at this institution

29. Reading a Degree Progress Report (DPR)
“OK” at the beginning of a section means that the entire section has been fully completed.

30. Reading a Degree Progress Report (DPR)
“NO” at the beginning of a section means that the entire section has not been fully completed

31. Reading a Degree Progress Report (DPR)
“+” next to a sub-section indicates that this requirement has been completed

32. Reading a Degree Progress Report (DPR)
“–” next to a sub-section indicates this requirement has not been met.
“IP” means “In Progress,” and shows that the final grade has not been sent or evaluated

33. Reading a Degree Progress Report (DPR)
Uncompleted sections will provide a list of possible courses to choose from

34. Reading a Degree Progress Report (DPR)
In most cases transfer students will still need to complete 3 classes (9 units) of Upper Division General Education.
These classes can also fulfill GE sectional credit (e.g., Title V or Comparative Cultural Std; in some cases, the classes may count for your major.
Select courses for professional development and/or balancing your schedule.

35. Reading a Degree Progress Report (DPR)
This area indicates how many units have been taken of the 120 units needed for graduation
Only 70 units from a community college can count toward the 120 units. However, additional community college coursework can satisfy degree requirements, and all will become part of total GPA.
50 units
CSUN
120 units
70 units
Community College

36. Reading a Degree Progress Report (DPR)
This section lists courses that aren’t used for any specific requirement, however the units are still being counted towards the 120 total units needed for graduation

37. Reading a Degree Progress Report (DPR)
In order to graduate, students must maintain a 2.0 GPA in three areas:
CSUN coursework (CSUN GPA)
All coursework (Total or Cumulative GPA)
Major Upper Division Courses

38. Reading a Degree Progress Report (DPR)
These sections list classes that you did not pass or that are not transferable