Returning Student Verification

Returning after a less than 2 year break?

If you were previously enrolled and in good academic standing

You can return after up to 4 consecutive semesters (2 years) without reapplying.
Check the Return from Educational Leave information info for details.
Fill out the Return From Educational Leave Form (Registrar’s Office → “Add, Drop, Withdraw, Repeats, and other Enrollment”).
Submit Return From Leave form ASAP—no later than the start of the term you want to come back.

If you were disqualified and have been away for less than one year

Gone one semester or less after disqualification? Meet with an advisor and complete the Undergraduate Petition for Reinstatement from Disqualification.
You only need to reapply if your reinstatement isn’t approved.
Email the completed, approved Reinstatement form to [email protected] (not the Admissions Office)

Returning after a more than 2 year break?

Returning Transfer Students

If you left Cal State LA over 2 years ago (or were disqualified) and took classes at another college/university or through PaGE, you’re a Returning Transfer Student.
❌Don’t use the Returning Student Verification form. You’ll need to reapply through Cal State Apply and meet regular transfer admission requirements.

Returning Students

If you left Cal State LA over 2 years ago (or were disqualified) and did not take any classes elsewhere (college/university or PaGE), you’re a Returning Student.
✅ Fill out the below Returning Student Verification form only if it is AFTER the posted transfer applicant deadline for the desired re-admission term. Before then, you may reapply directly through Cal State Apply.

Returning Student Verification Form

Have you attended another school (including Open University) since leaving Cal State LA?

STOP: Returning Transfer

Since you attended another college/university since leaving Cal State LA, you are a Returning Transfer and must meet Transfer Application and Admission requirements. Please do not continue with this form or click "Review entered information."

Desired Readmission Term

Select the term for which you seek readmission. Only available terms are shown.

NAMES

Legal First Name

Legal Middle Name (if any)

Legal Last Name

Other name (if any)

Enter your full other name.

Please enter your legal name and any former names.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone

(###) ###-####

Please confirm you correctly entered your email address.

ACADEMIC HISTORY

Cal State LA CIN (9-digit number)

If you do not have a 9-digit Campus ID Number (CIN), please enter your Permanent File Number (PFN).

Birth Month

Please enter the month of your birthday.

Last Term/Year of Attendance at Cal State LA

Enter the term and year of your last enrollment at the University.

Were you disqualified from Cal State LA?

Last Major at Cal State LA

When you last attended Cal State LA, what was your major?

Are you planning to return to the same major?

CERTIFICATION

Certification Name

Certification Date

By typing my name below, I certify that I previously completed at least one term, and earned units in a degree-seeking baccalaureate program at Cal State LA. Furthermore, since leaving the University, I have not attended any other schools, including Cal State LA Open University. I also understand that submission of this form is not the same as re-applying to the University. If this request is approved, I will receive further instructions on how to proceed with the reapplication process.

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