Using "Personal Information"

Privacy Information (FERPA)

FERPA, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, will allow you to restrict the release of certain personal information. You have the ability to restrict all categories defined on the page, restrict specific categories, or select individual items. To view or change your privacy information settings, click on Privacy Settings in the pull down menu under Personal Information. Then click the button. Update the information on the proceeding page and click save.

Click on the respective push button for the categories or click on the checkbox for individual items.

You may also release the restrictions by clicking on the Release All Restrictions, Release All within a category or just click on the checkbox to remove the individual restriction.

For more information regarding your rights and responsibilities as a CSULB student please see Releasing Student Information.

Official University Notifications via Email

CSULB uses E-mail for official University notifications. As a result, all enrolled students are required to maintain an E-mail account and read it regularly. You may either use a University E-mail account or one from your own provider. In either case, you must input your E-mail account information on MyCSULB under "Personal Portfolio." If you have more than one E-mail account, you must select which account is your "preferred" account. Official notifications will be sent to the account you select as preferred on MyCSULB. You are responsible for insuring this information is accurate and up-to-date. Failure to do so may result in missing important information!

If you do not have a current E-mail account, please visit the Campus Technology Help Desk website or call them at (562) 985-4959.

Change My Address

Addresses are categorized by "type". Some examples of address types are home, mailing, and dormitory. To change your current address, locate the address that you would like to update and click on the blue hyperlink indicating the address type (e.g., Mailing Address, Home Address). Update the information on the proceeding page and click save.

In addition, you have the ability to enter an address change that will take effect in the future – just enter the date when the change is effective and click save.

Change of Email Address

E-mail addresses are categorized by "type". Some examples of address types are home, on-campus, and other. You have the ability to add a new e-mail address or update an existing address. To change your current e-mail address, click the "Preferred e-mail" hyperlink within Personal Information. Select the desired e-mail type, enter the new e-mail address, check the "Preferred" checkbox, and click save. Official notifications for students will be sent to the account checked as "Preferred".

User Preferences

User Preferences are established to assist you with navigation through the self service pages. The values that you can set are Institution, Academic Career, Term and Aid Year. Institution was established at the time your self service access was created. By updating your Career, Term and Aid Year, you will not have to enter the data each time you display a new menu. Remember to update these values when a new term is in session or a new Financial Aid Year has begun.