- About your Stay
There are two types of housing at Cal State Northridge:
When you apply on-line, we ask all students if they wish to release their personal information to roommates. After you choose your room, you can view your prospective roommate’s information, as long as they have allowed this information to be shared. You can contact your roommates before you move in and find out what each person is bringing, get to know them a little before you arrive, and make the whole check in process in August more comfortable.
Students with disabilities will find living on campus easy. Student Housing works closely with the Center on Disabilities, Students With Disabilities Resources, as well as the National Center on Deafness to support your academic success. Our buildings are equipped with at least one wheelchair accessible apartment on the first floor of each building, and a few of our buildings have elevators. Service animals are welcome with verification of medical need. Academically motivated students will find the apartment style housing, study space and academic focused programming an environment supportive of the individual's needs. The Living Learning Community called the Lighthouse is where Deaf / Hard of Hearing students can choose to live (see more details in the LLC section). The Lighthouse is located in building 6, Pacific Willow Hall. There are light flashers in each room in this community, and the Resident Advisors sign. If you choose not to live in the Lighthouse, there are two equipped rooms in each building. Also, interpreters are available upon request for events and meetings in Student Housing. Each August, the National Center on Deafness (NCOD) has orientation the week before classes begin. New incoming students who are registered with NCOD move in on Sunday and orientation begins the Monday before classes. There is an extra fee to move in early, and you will need to notify the Student Housing Office if you are going to move in early to attend the orientation.
Students who choose or are assigned to an apartment without a kitchen are required to purchase a meal plan. Any student living in an apartment with a kitchen is welcomed to purchase a meal plan, but it is not required. The meal plan is run out of The University Corporation. You can access their web site here: http://www.csun.edu/universitycorporation/residential.htm For questions regarding the Meal Plans, please call (818) 677-2655 or e-mail residential.dining@csun.edu.
Parking permits are sold for both commuter and residential students, and the University does not restrict who can and can not bring a car to campus. If you purchase a parking permit before coming to campus, be sure that it is a "residential" pass and not a commuter parking pass. A residential parking permit will allow you to park in the Student Housing parking lots as well as the student lots on campus. Lost or stolen permits must be reported to Parking Services.
Students are no longer charged for electricity or gas. It is now included in your monthly installments.
There is a $25 charge for each lost or stolen key. There will also be a charge if we are unable to determine who the key belongs to. (eg. If you lost both your apartment key and mailbox key, the charge will be $50) Charges are posted on the student account and no payment is necessary at the time the lost key is reported. Apartment Keys: Lost or stolen keys must be reported to the Student Housing office as soon as possible. Room keys that are reported before 1:00 p.m. (Monday – Friday) will be available after 3:00 p.m. on the same day. Keys that are reported after 1:00 p.m. will not be available until the next day. Mailbox Keys: Lost or stolen keys must be reported to the Mail Room located in the building 9 lobby. When a mailbox key is replaced our maintenance locksmith changes the lock on the mailbox.
During normal office hours (8-7 Monday – Thursday, and 8-5 on Friday) residents must come to the Student Housing office in order to be let back into their apartment. After the Student Housing office is closed (7pm – 8am Monday – Thursday, and 5pm Friday – 8am Monday – during the weekend) residents must contact the RA on duty. The duty phone number is posted in the lobby in all buildings. Some form of ID must be shown, either at the Student Housing office or when you reach your apartment, in order to verify yourself. There is a $5 fee for a lockout. This charge will be posted to your SOLAR account.
The guest policy is designed with the safety and consideration of our community members and property in mind. Residents are permitted to host guests as long as the rights and privacy of the other persons living in apartment and residential halls are taken into consideration. The definition of a guest is any person who does not hold a Housing license agreement for a bed space within on-campus housing for that particular unit. An overnight guest is defined as any nonresident, or resident of another apartment that remains in a residential apartment after 1:00 am. The following is a list of policy guidelines for hosting guests:
Cancellations - Fall
Students must cancel their license agreement if they decide not to live on campus at CSU, Northridge. There is a process to canceling and a request for cancellation should be submitted at least thirty days in advance of the requested cancellation date. The cancellation form can be found in the On-line Services and Forms section of our web site. If a student decides that they do not wish to live in Student Housing at CSUN, they must submit a cancellation before August 1, 2008. If the Student Housing Office receives a cancellation after the date stated above, there will be a pro-rated amount charged to the University Student Account for the less than thirty-day notice, which will be deducted from any refund that may be received from the University. After a student moves in, any cancellations that are approved will have a cancellation date that is up to 30 days after the date the cancellation was submitted. Students are financially responsible for all housing charges up until the cancellation date, including any Student Housing payments, utilities, lost keys, damages, etc. Cancellation - Spring only
Students must cancel their license agreement if they decide not to live on campus at CSU, Northridge. There is a process to canceling and a request for cancellation should be submitted at least thirty days in advance of the requested cancellation date. The cancellation form can be found in the On-line Services and Forms section of our web site. If a student decides that they do not wish to live in Student Housing at CSUN, they must submit a cancellation before December 22, 2008. If the Student Housing Office receives a cancellation after the date stated above, there will be a pro-rated amount charged to the University Student Account for the less than thirty-day notice, which will be deducted from any refund that may be received from the University. After a student moves in, any cancellations that are approved will have a cancellation date that is up to 30 days after the date the cancellation was submitted. Students are financially responsible for all housing charges up until the cancellation date, including any Student Housing payments, utilities, lost keys, damages, etc. Cancellation - Summer
During the summer, cancellation requests are reviewed on a case by case basis. The requirement for students to live in Student Housing is relaxed and a student does not need to be enrolled in classes in order to contract with us. Students who apply for summer housing should consider this fact before submitting a license agreement.
If there is a maintenance issue in an apartment the following methods are available to report the issue to the maintenance department:
The Mail Room is located in building 9 and is open Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Students in the UPA are assigned to a combo mailbox. UVA residents are assigned to a mailbox with a key when they move in. Letters, magazines and small packages will be delivered directly to the mail boxes. For all other packages, students will receive an email notification. Bring a picture ID (driver’s license, CSUN ID) to the mail room to pick up a package. The mail room staff will NOT release a package without first verifying ID. Friends, family, and vendors can address mail to:
Payments may be submitted online, in person at University Cash Services, or by mail to the following address:
Students who receive financial aid should receive a financial aid award letter over the summer. The letter will tell you what your accepted award amount is for each semester. If your award is over $2,400.00 for the fall semester, you can mail a copy of your financial award letter to us, and we will accept that instead of the August 1 installment payment. Financial aid will automatically pay for your tuition and fees first, and then, if there is any money left, it will pay for housing. If you are awarded enough financial aid to pay for the full fall semester and there is a credit balance remaining, you may receive a financial aid refund. If you do not receive enough financial aid to cover all of your tuition and housing, you are responsible for the balance of the amount due. If you receive a financial aid refund check that is larger than you had anticipated, the best thing for you to do is check your SOLAR account to be sure that all of the proper charges have been placed on your account. Sometimes financial aid is posted to your account before all of the semester's charges are posted. Using the following simple math calculation will help you determine if all of your semester charges were covered by your financial aid.
If you receive a financial aid refund, you should check your SOLAR account to ensure that all anticipated charges are reflected before spending the refund on other things.
- Double with Kitchen: Share a bedroom with one other student in a two bedroom apartment, and share the common area in the apartment with two additional students occupying the second bedroom. Approximately 90% of students live in this style housing.
- Double without Kitchen: Share a bedroom with one other student in a two bedroom apartment, and share the common area in the apartment with two additional students occupying the second bedroom. This apartment has no kitchen and the purchase of a meal plan is required. Note: If you choose this type of room, this choice takes precedence over any and all Living Learning Communities as well as roommate preferences.
When you apply on-line, we ask all students if they wish to release their personal information to roommates. After you choose your room, you can view your prospective roommate’s information, as long as they have allowed this information to be shared. You can contact your roommates before you move in and find out what each person is bringing, get to know them a little before you arrive, and make the whole check in process in August more comfortable.
Students with disabilities will find living on campus easy. Student Housing works closely with the Center on Disabilities, Students With Disabilities Resources, as well as the National Center on Deafness to support your academic success. Our buildings are equipped with at least one wheelchair accessible apartment on the first floor of each building, and a few of our buildings have elevators. Service animals are welcome with verification of medical need. Academically motivated students will find the apartment style housing, study space and academic focused programming an environment supportive of the individual's needs. The Living Learning Community called the Lighthouse is where Deaf / Hard of Hearing students can choose to live (see more details in the LLC section). The Lighthouse is located in building 6, Pacific Willow Hall. There are light flashers in each room in this community, and the Resident Advisors sign. If you choose not to live in the Lighthouse, there are two equipped rooms in each building. Also, interpreters are available upon request for events and meetings in Student Housing. Each August, the National Center on Deafness (NCOD) has orientation the week before classes begin. New incoming students who are registered with NCOD move in on Sunday and orientation begins the Monday before classes. There is an extra fee to move in early, and you will need to notify the Student Housing Office if you are going to move in early to attend the orientation.
Students who choose or are assigned to an apartment without a kitchen are required to purchase a meal plan. Any student living in an apartment with a kitchen is welcomed to purchase a meal plan, but it is not required. The meal plan is run out of The University Corporation. You can access their web site here: http://www.csun.edu/universitycorporation/residential.htm For questions regarding the Meal Plans, please call (818) 677-2655 or e-mail residential.dining@csun.edu.
Parking permits are sold for both commuter and residential students, and the University does not restrict who can and can not bring a car to campus. If you purchase a parking permit before coming to campus, be sure that it is a "residential" pass and not a commuter parking pass. A residential parking permit will allow you to park in the Student Housing parking lots as well as the student lots on campus. Lost or stolen permits must be reported to Parking Services.
Students are no longer charged for electricity or gas. It is now included in your monthly installments.
Phone Service
To connect phone service, please follow this link to the Technology Resources section of the website. There you will find a link to signup for AT&T phone service. There are four phone jacks in each apartment and students contract directly with AT&T for service. Many students choose to use their existing cell phone, as most cell phones have service in the apartments.
Cable Television
For information on cable television, please follow this link to the Technology Resources section of the website.
Other Student Housing Charges
There is a one-time $15 optional Residence Hall Association fee that that is placed on all student resident accounts. The Residence Hall Association (RHA) is an organization of residents acting as agents of opportunity to promote a healthy academic and social environment while voicing the concerns of the community. RHA provides opportunities for development in leadership skills, interpersonal, and intercultural growth. If you wish not to participate in this fee, you can go to the Housing web-site and opt out of this fee. Students must request to opt out of this fee thirty days before check in dates.
There is a $25 charge for each lost or stolen key. There will also be a charge if we are unable to determine who the key belongs to. (eg. If you lost both your apartment key and mailbox key, the charge will be $50) Charges are posted on the student account and no payment is necessary at the time the lost key is reported. Apartment Keys: Lost or stolen keys must be reported to the Student Housing office as soon as possible. Room keys that are reported before 1:00 p.m. (Monday – Friday) will be available after 3:00 p.m. on the same day. Keys that are reported after 1:00 p.m. will not be available until the next day. Mailbox Keys: Lost or stolen keys must be reported to the Mail Room located in the building 9 lobby. When a mailbox key is replaced our maintenance locksmith changes the lock on the mailbox.
During normal office hours (8-7 Monday – Thursday, and 8-5 on Friday) residents must come to the Student Housing office in order to be let back into their apartment. After the Student Housing office is closed (7pm – 8am Monday – Thursday, and 5pm Friday – 8am Monday – during the weekend) residents must contact the RA on duty. The duty phone number is posted in the lobby in all buildings. Some form of ID must be shown, either at the Student Housing office or when you reach your apartment, in order to verify yourself. There is a $5 fee for a lockout. This charge will be posted to your SOLAR account.
The guest policy is designed with the safety and consideration of our community members and property in mind. Residents are permitted to host guests as long as the rights and privacy of the other persons living in apartment and residential halls are taken into consideration. The definition of a guest is any person who does not hold a Housing license agreement for a bed space within on-campus housing for that particular unit. An overnight guest is defined as any nonresident, or resident of another apartment that remains in a residential apartment after 1:00 am. The following is a list of policy guidelines for hosting guests:
- All roommates must be in mutual agreement about a guest before a guest may be hosted in the unit. In cases where roommates cannot agree, the right of a person to occupy her/his room/apartment without the presence of a guest must take precedence over the right of a roommate to host guests.
- No resident is authorized to extend residency to their guests or other students and/or authorize visitation beyond 5 nights per 30 day period. There may be a fee assessed for each day of such use in excess of two days per calendar month.
- Residents must register guests who plan to stay beyond 1:00 a.m. in the apartment prior to inviting the guest into the apartment. Registration forms can be obtained at the Residential Life Office or on-line on the CSUN Residential Life website. Residents may be assessed a fee for any non-registered guests found to be inside the residence after 1:00am.
- A resident who hosts a guest is responsible for the guest’s conduct at all times and any damages incurred by that guest. All guests must comply with all university and Residential Life policies. Guests may be asked to leave the premises for violations or provide identification. The guest must comply. Failure to do so will result in a request for police assistance.
- The host must be with the guest at all times. Guests are not permitted to be unescorted and may not be left unattended in the host’s apartment or within the community.
- Occupancy in any apartment at any given time must not exceed 10 people, including residents. Soliciting for open parties or gatherings is not permitted under any circumstance.
Cancellations - Fall
Students must cancel their license agreement if they decide not to live on campus at CSU, Northridge. There is a process to canceling and a request for cancellation should be submitted at least thirty days in advance of the requested cancellation date. The cancellation form can be found in the On-line Services and Forms section of our web site. If a student decides that they do not wish to live in Student Housing at CSUN, they must submit a cancellation before August 1, 2008. If the Student Housing Office receives a cancellation after the date stated above, there will be a pro-rated amount charged to the University Student Account for the less than thirty-day notice, which will be deducted from any refund that may be received from the University. After a student moves in, any cancellations that are approved will have a cancellation date that is up to 30 days after the date the cancellation was submitted. Students are financially responsible for all housing charges up until the cancellation date, including any Student Housing payments, utilities, lost keys, damages, etc. Cancellation - Spring only
Students must cancel their license agreement if they decide not to live on campus at CSU, Northridge. There is a process to canceling and a request for cancellation should be submitted at least thirty days in advance of the requested cancellation date. The cancellation form can be found in the On-line Services and Forms section of our web site. If a student decides that they do not wish to live in Student Housing at CSUN, they must submit a cancellation before December 22, 2008. If the Student Housing Office receives a cancellation after the date stated above, there will be a pro-rated amount charged to the University Student Account for the less than thirty-day notice, which will be deducted from any refund that may be received from the University. After a student moves in, any cancellations that are approved will have a cancellation date that is up to 30 days after the date the cancellation was submitted. Students are financially responsible for all housing charges up until the cancellation date, including any Student Housing payments, utilities, lost keys, damages, etc. Cancellation - Summer
During the summer, cancellation requests are reviewed on a case by case basis. The requirement for students to live in Student Housing is relaxed and a student does not need to be enrolled in classes in order to contract with us. Students who apply for summer housing should consider this fact before submitting a license agreement.
If there is a maintenance issue in an apartment the following methods are available to report the issue to the maintenance department:
- Maintenance Form Online
- At the Student Housing office
- At the Mail Room
The Mail Room is located in building 9 and is open Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Students in the UPA are assigned to a combo mailbox. UVA residents are assigned to a mailbox with a key when they move in. Letters, magazines and small packages will be delivered directly to the mail boxes. For all other packages, students will receive an email notification. Bring a picture ID (driver’s license, CSUN ID) to the mail room to pick up a package. The mail room staff will NOT release a package without first verifying ID. Friends, family, and vendors can address mail to:
Your Name
17950 Lassen Street
Box # ___________
Northridge, CA 91325
17950 Lassen Street
Box # ___________
Northridge, CA 91325
Payments may be submitted online, in person at University Cash Services, or by mail to the following address:
University Cash Services
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8214
To make a payment online, go to myNorthridge and log in using your CSUN login and password. Online payments can be made via e-check, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover.
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8214
Students who receive financial aid should receive a financial aid award letter over the summer. The letter will tell you what your accepted award amount is for each semester. If your award is over $2,400.00 for the fall semester, you can mail a copy of your financial award letter to us, and we will accept that instead of the August 1 installment payment. Financial aid will automatically pay for your tuition and fees first, and then, if there is any money left, it will pay for housing. If you are awarded enough financial aid to pay for the full fall semester and there is a credit balance remaining, you may receive a financial aid refund. If you do not receive enough financial aid to cover all of your tuition and housing, you are responsible for the balance of the amount due. If you receive a financial aid refund check that is larger than you had anticipated, the best thing for you to do is check your SOLAR account to be sure that all of the proper charges have been placed on your account. Sometimes financial aid is posted to your account before all of the semester's charges are posted. Using the following simple math calculation will help you determine if all of your semester charges were covered by your financial aid.
- Financial aid award
- $_____________
- - Tuition
- $_____________ (approx $1876)
- - Fall Housing charges
- $_____________
- = Financial aid refund (if any)
- $_____________
If you receive a financial aid refund, you should check your SOLAR account to ensure that all anticipated charges are reflected before spending the refund on other things.