The chart below lists registration actions, deadlines and forms for each week of the current semester after classes begin. Footnotes are important reminders. Jump to Late Add-Drop Charts in PDF.
Reducing the number of enrolled units may affect your eligibility for financial aid, campus housing, international student status and more.
Before dropping, ask for guidance from the offices listed at Impact of Academic Schedule Changes.
Please note: CSUN makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of calendar dates. Updates may become necessary. All information is subject to change without notice.
Weeks 1 to 4
Add classes online through the CSUN Portal.
Week 1: No permission needed. Waitlist available through Sunday, Sept. 2, 2024.
Starting Week 2: From Sept. 3 through Nov. 15, obtain instructor permission to add all classes.
To avoid disenrollment, pay fees at the time of registration. See Payment Due Dates. 3
Weeks 5 to 12
Add classes only with instructor permission using online self-service registration through Nov. 15. No form is required. See footnote 3 below.
To avoid disenrollment, pay fees at the time of registration. See Payment Due Dates.
Weeks 13+
NOT PERMITTED
Week 1: No permission needed. Waitlist available through Sept. 2.
Starting Week 2: From Sept. 3 through Nov. 15, obtain instructor permission to add all classes.
Weeks 5 to 12
Add classes only with instructor permission using online self-service registration through Nov. 15. No form is required. See footnote 3 below.
To avoid disenrollment, pay fees based at the time of registration. See Payment Due Dates and footnote 3 below.
Weeks 13+
NOT PERMITTED
Weeks 5 to 12
NOT PERMITTED
Weeks 13+
NOT PERMITTED
Weeks 1 to 4
Drop one or more classes, but not all, online through the CSUN Portal with no approval necessary. 1
Friday, Sept. 13: Last day to drop and be eligible for partial refund.
Sunday, Sept. 22: Last day to drop online using self-serve registration.
Weeks 5 to 12
NOT PERMITTED
NOTE: Beginning Sept. 24 , students will receive a grade of "W" if requests to drop a class or classes are approved. 1, 4
Weeks 13+
NOT PERMITTED
Weeks 1 to 4
Drop all classes enrolled for the term online through the CSUN Portal with no approval necessary. 1
Sept. 13: Last day to drop and be eligible for partial refund.
Sept. 22: Last day to drop online using self-serve registration.
Weeks 5 to 12
NOT PERMITTED
NOTE: Beginning Sept. 24, students will receive a grade of "W" if requests to drop a class or classes are approved. 1, 4
Weeks 13+
NOT PERMITTED
Weeks 1 to 4
Undergraduate students:
Contact Undergraduate Studies by Sept. 22 for partial or complete medical withdrawals. Find forms at Medical Withdrawals . 1, 4, 5
Graduate students:
Apply for any kind of medical withdrawal to the Graduate Studies Office using the Late Change in Academic Schedule for Graduate Students (PDF) form . 1, 4
All students:
So that the medical withdrawal can be recorded, do NOT drop courses online. 1, 4
Weeks 5 to 12
Undergraduate students:
Follow the instructions on the "Late and Retroactive Change in Schedule for Undergraduate and Second Bachelor's Students" and the "Medical Withdrawal Student Consent" forms, available at Student Forms. 1, 4
IMPORTANT! Precautions for Reducing Units: Reducing the number of enrolled units may affect your eligibility for Campus Housing, Financial Aid, International Student Status, and more. A Financial Aid student who reduces the number of units or completely withdraws (including medical withdrawal) may be subject to award reduction, cancellation or REPAYMENT. In addition, reducing units or withdrawing from courses may impact Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). Before changing your schedule, review Impact of Academic Schedule Changes and contact the appropriate office(s) for guidance.
Students enrolled in accelerated and/or online courses must adhere to the same deadlines and procedures as those outlined in this table.
I f adding units, check your student financial account in the CSUN Portal for a possible fee increase, including nonresident tuition if applicable, and the payment due date. If units increase to 6.1 or more, additional fees will be charged. View tuition and other fees and payment due dates. Note: Fall 2024 units added after Sept. 22 will not increase a student’s financial aid award; see What Affects My Aid – Enrollment Requirements.
For refund information including how to sign up for eRefund, see University Cash Services.To request that a medical withdrawal in Weeks 1 through 4 be indicated on your CSUN record, also complete the Medical Withdrawal Verification in Weeks 1-4 for Undergraduate and Second Bachelor’s Students (PDF).
To view or print current Late Add-Drop Charts in PDF, select the fall or spring button below:
Find late change deadlines for past semesters at Schedule Adjustment Charts.
