Incoming Exploratory Freshmen

“Exploratory” is the term used by the University for students who have not declared their major.

“Exploring” could be used to describe students who may be declared but are interested in exploring new options.
 

The majority of first-year freshmen receive advising, support and enrollment assistance from the Matador Advising Hub with the exception of: 

• New EOP-admitted freshmen are served by the Student Services Center/EOP Satellite housed in their respective academic college. Exploratory EOP freshmen are served by the Advising Resource Center/EOP Satellite.
• Students participating in the Liberal Studies Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP)-Freshmen Option are served by the Liberal Studies Program. Students majoring in all other options of Liberal Studies are served by the College of Humanities SSC/EOP.
• NCAA Student athletes are served by the Matador Achievement Center.
• Psychology majors are served by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences SSC/EOP.
• Sociology, Criminology and Justice Studies majors are served by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences SSC/EOP. (Beginning October 2024)
• Theater, Communication Studies, Journalism and Music majors are served by the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication SRC/EOP.
• Biology, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Geological Sciences, Mathematics, Physics/Astronomy are served by the College of Science and Math SSC/EOP.
• Marketing and Management Majors are served by David Nazarian College of Business and Economics SSC/EOP Satellite. (Beginning October 2024)
• Asian American Studies, Central American and Transborder Studies, Chicana and Chicano Studies, English, Gender and Women's Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies and Liberal Studies, Jewish Studies, Linguistics/TESL, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, Philosophy, Religious Studies are served by the College of Humanities SSC/EOP.

Please be sure to contact the appropriate advising office. If you are still unsure about which advisement office applies to you, please visit the Academic Advising site.

If you are an incoming undergraduate (F-1 Visa) international student, please visit the Hub International Advisement page.

Step #1 - The Intent to Enroll

Once you receive your admission letter from CSUN’s Admission & Records, please follow their instruction to submit the Intent to Enroll.

Step #2 - Not Anymore - Title IX Training

To maintain a safe environment CSUN staff and students are required to complete "Not Anymore", an online, violence prevention program. To complete this training and have the Title IX hold removed please log into your CSUN Portal and locate the link for “Not Anymore". If you need extra assistance, view the step-by-step how-to guide.

Step #3 - The Hub Questionnaire

The Hub Questionnaire will help us gather information about your academic history (Coming Soon!)

Once Enrollment Phase I (Steps 1 through 3) has been completed you will receive an email invitation to schedule your advisement workshop date using our online appointment-making system.

The email invitation will be sent to the students’ CSUN email account. Please check your Spam/Clutter/Junk email folder in case the invitation was sent to one of those folders by your email setting.

Enrollment Phase III is the actual registration of classes on the day of your confirmed virtual or on-campus group workshop appointment. Reminder, the Advising/Registration workshops require a reservation.

Fall 2025 Advising Checklist First-Time Freshman (PDF)

First-time freshmen for Spring 2025 will be advised on an individual basis. Appointments will be available in late September. Exact dates will be coming soon. Please check Continuing Exploratory page for more information.

• First-Time Freshmen Orientation
• Camp Matador
• New Student Convocation