Once a Titan, Always a Titan
Information for Returning Undergraduate
We miss you! Students leave the university for many reasons and return for many reasons as well. Your path to re-enrollment and continuing your educational undergraduate journey begins here! If at any point along this process you have questions, please contact an advisor for assistance.
Continue reading to determine which pathway best describes your situation and follow the links and instructions provided:
If you have been out for just 1 or 2 semesters:
- If you stopped attending in good academic standing or academic notice, then you are still enrolled! Follow the rest of the steps in this section.
- Visit your Student Portal to check for any holds you may have and your registration appointment dates. Instructions on how to resolve particular holds will be listed on your student home page.
- Visit the Academic Advisement Center or see a college advisor
if you have questions regarding your readmission. - Visit the Registration website
for more registration information.
- At least eight weeks in advance, ensure your financial aid application on file is for the academic year you plan to return. You can fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA
) or California Dream Act (CDA) online.
Out for more than 1 or 2 semesters? Select a scenario applicable to you:
I Left in Good Academic Standing
What does this mean?
- Your CSUF and cumulative GPA are 2.00 or higher.
- For Financial Aid purposes: you were meeting Student Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP
) when you withdrew.
I Left with Academic Difficulty
What does this mean?
- You left on Academic Notice (formerly Academic Probation): Your CSUF and/or cumulative GPA is below 2.00; or
- You left on Academic Disqualification: Your GPA fell or is below the established minimum GPA by class level
- For Financial Aid purposes: your were not meeting Student Satisfactoy Academic Progress (SAP
) when you stopped attending
Did you file a Grad Check before leaving?
For students who have already met Residency Requirements* for bachelor's degree completion at CSUF, and with fewer units needed to complete degree, please reach out to discuss the Reactivation Graduation Process with the Graduation Unit
in CSUF Registration and Records at gradunit@fullerton.edu.
Many students will complete remaining requirements through Open University
at CSUF and applying for re-admission would not be required.
*Residency Requirements for the degree refers to the number of units that must be completed in an admitted status at CSUF (30 units) and additional units in one's major that must be completed in an admitted status.
