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Legal residents of California are not charged tuition.  The following reflects applicable systemwide fees and nonresident tuition for both the quarter and the semester systems. 

Note:    Fees are subject to change without notice.

Systemwide Fees

Mandatory systemwide fees are waived for those individuals who qualify for such exemption under the provisions of the California Education Code (see section on Alan Pattee Scholarships).

All Students

Application Fee (nonrefundable), payable by check or money order at time application is made:  $55.00

All campuses except California State University, Stanislaus:

Undergraduate:                                              

                                                                                     Per

                                  Per                  Per               Academic

Units                  Semester        Quarter                Year

0.0 to 6.0               $732               $488                   $1,464

6.1 or more        $1,260              $840                   $2,520

Credential Program Participants:                   

                                                                                     Per

                                  Per                  Per               Academic

Units                  Semester        Quarter                Year

0.0 to 6.0               $849               $566                   $1,698

6.1 or more        $1,461              $974                   $2,922

Graduate:                                           

                                                                                     Per

                                  Per                  Per               Academic

Units                  Semester        Quarter                Year

0.0 to 6.0               $900               $600                   $1,800

6.1 or more        $1,551           $1,034                  $3,102

Nonresident Students (U.S. and Foreign)

Nonresident Tuition (in addition to other fees charged all students) for all campuses:

                                     Quarter           Semester

Charge Per Unit             $226                 $339

The total nonresident tuition paid per term will be determined by the number of units taken.  The maximum nonresident tuition per academic year (as of 2005-06) is $10,170.

Special Session

Standard course fee per

summer quarter unit..................................... $95.00

Student Association Fee

Fees are assessed by the Student Association to support programs and activities of the various student body organizations.

   Fall Quarter.............................................. $27.00

   Winter Quarter.......................................... $25.00

   Spring Quarter.......................................... $25.00

Student Body Center Fee

   Fall Quarter.............................................. $24.00

   Winter Quarter.......................................... $23.00

   Spring Quarter.......................................... $23.00

Instructionally Related Activities Fee

   Fall Quarter.............................................. $22.00

   Winter Quarter.......................................... $21.00

   Spring Quarter.......................................... $21.00

Facility Fee

   Fall Quarter............................................... $ 2.00

   Winter Quarter.......................................... $ 2.00

   Spring Quarter........................................... $ 2.00

Insurance Fee

An optional basic health insurance plan will be made available to students at a nominal cost.

Health Service Fee

   Fall Quarter.............................................. $50.00

   Winter Quarter.......................................... $50.00

   Spring Quarter.......................................... $50.00

Other Fees and Charges

(in addition to Registration)

   Identification Card (per quarter).................... $2.00

   Application Fee (nontransferable

   and nonrefundable).................................... $55.00

   Late Registration Fee (nonrefundable)......... $25.00

   Failure to Meet Administrative

   Deadline Fee (nonrefundable)..................... $20.00

   Graduation Fee......................................... $25.00

   Graduation Reapplication Fee.................... $15.00

   Evaluation Fee for Credential Candidates.... $25.00

   Check Returned from bank for any cause.... $20.00

   Transcript of Record ................................... $4.00

   Replacement of equipment or materials

   lost or damaged.............................. See Athletics

   Challenge of Course by Examination............ $2.00

   Extension Courses (per quarter unit)

   Lecture and Discussion Courses................ $85.00

   Open University........................................ $90.00

   Regional Programs (per quarter unit)

   ........................................... Varies with Program

   Parking Fees:

      Non‑reserved spaces, autos

      Regular students, per quarter.................. $36.00

      Six‑week session or period..................... $24.00

      Four‑week session or period................... $12.00

      Parking meter (per day) ........................... $1.50

   Locker usage fees:

      One quarter........................................... $15.00

      Two quarters.......................................... $20.00

      Three quarters....................................... $25.00

      With refund of $5.00

   Resident Hall fee (per academic year)

      (approximately $4,690 – subject to change)

   Field Trip Fee..................... * See Class Schedule

*     In certain courses students may pay a course fee.  The courses requiring a fee are found listed under the department offerings.  The quarterly class schedule displays specific costs for each course that requires such a fee.

Credit Cards - Visa and Master Charge bank credit cards may be used for payment of student fees.  Payment may be made at the cashier’s window, by telephone, or by the Voice Mail System.

Estimated Costs Per Quarter - It is estimated that commuter students will pay from $150.00 for books and from $480 to $700 for fees, plus parking costs, each quarter.  On-campus housing costs which include room, board, and cable television in the residence facilities will be approximately $1400 each quarter.  Students who live in off-campus private housing should allow $1,560 each quarter for room and board.  Tuition for nonresidents of California is paid in addition to the above costs.

FEES AND DEBTS OWED TO THE INSTITUTION

Should a student or former student fail to pay a fee or a debt owed to the institution, the institution may “withhold permission to register, to use facilities for which a fee is authorized to be charged, to receive services, materials, food or merchandise or any combination of the above from any person owing a debt” until the debt is paid (see Title 5, California Code of Regulations, Sections 42380 and 42381).

Prospective students who register for courses offered by the university are obligated for the payment of fees associated with registration for those courses. Failure to cancel registration in any course for an academic term prior to the first day of the academic term gives rise to an obligation to pay student fees including any tuition for the reservation of space in the course.

The institution may withhold permission to register or to receive official transcripts of grades or other services offered by the institution from anyone owing fees or another debt to the institution. If a person believes he or she does not owe all or part of an asserted unpaid obligation that person may contact the business office. The business office, or another office on campus to which the business office may refer the person, will review all pertinent information provided by the person and available to the campus and will advise the person of its conclusions.

REFUND OF FEES INCLUDING NONRESIDENT

TUITION

Regulations governing the refund of mandatory fees, including nonresident tuition, for students enrolling at the California State University are included in Section 41802 of Title 5, California Code of Regulations. For purposes of the refund policy, mandatory fees are defined as those systemwide fees and campus fees that are required to be paid in order to enroll in state-supported academic programs at the California State University. Refunds of fees and tuition charges for self-support programs at the California State University (courses offered through extended education) are governed by a separate policy established by the University.

In order to receive a full refund of mandatory fees, including nonresident tuition, a student must cancel registration or drop all courses prior to the first day of instruction for the term. Information on procedures and deadlines for canceling registration and dropping classes is available in the Schedule of Classes.

For state-supported semesters, quarters, and non-standard terms or courses of four (4) weeks or more, a student who withdraws during the term in accordance with the university’s established procedures will receive a refund of mandatory fees, including nonresident tuition, based on the portion of the term during which the student was enrolled. No student withdrawing after the 60 percent point in the term will be entitled to a refund of any mandatory fees or nonresident tuition.

For state-supported semesters, quarters, and non-standard terms or courses of less than four (4) weeks, no refunds of mandatory fees and nonresident tuition will be made unless a student cancels registration or drops all classes prior to the first day in accordance with the university’s established procedures and deadlines.

Students will also receive a refund of mandatory fees, including nonresident tuition, under the following circumstances:

•     The tuition and mandatory fees were assessed or collected in error;

•     The course for which the tuition and mandatory fees were assessed or collected was cancelled by the university;

•     The university makes a delayed decision that the student was not eligible to enroll in the term for which mandatory fees were assessed and collected and the delayed decision was not due to incomplete or inaccurate information provided by the student; or

•     The student was activated for compulsory military service.

Students who are not entitled to a refund as described above may petition the university for a refund demonstrating exceptional circumstances and the chief financial officer of the university or designee may authorize a refund if he or she determines that the fees and tuition were not earned by the university.

Information concerning any aspect of the refund of fees may be obtained from the Assistant Vice President, Fiscal & Support Services (654-2251, ADM 103).

Student Services Fee

The student services fee provides financing for the following student services programs not covered by state funding:

•     Social and Cultural Development Activities - provides for the coordination of various student activities, student organizations, student government, and cultural programs.     

•     Counseling - includes the cost of counselor’s salaries and clerical support plus operating expenses and equipment.      

•     Testing - covers the cost of test officers, psycho-metrists, clerical support, operating expenses, and equipment.

•     Placement - provides career information to students and faculty for academic program planning and employment information to graduates and students.

•     Financial Aids Administration - includes the cost of the counseling and business services provided in connection with the financial aid programs.         

•     Health Services - provides health services to students and covers the cost of salaries of medical officers and nurses plus related clerical and technical personnel as well as operating expenses and equipment. 

•     Housing - includes the cost of personnel providing student housing information and monitoring housing services.

•     Student Services Administration - covers 50% of the cost of the Vice President for Student Affairs Office which has responsibility for the overall administration of student services.

PROCEDURE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OR

ABOLISHMENT OF A STUDENT BODY FEE

The law governing the California State University provides that fees defined as mandatory, such as a student body association fee and a student body center fee, may be established. A student body association fee must be established upon a favorable vote of two-thirds of the students voting in an election held for this purpose (Education Code, Section 89300). A student body center fee may be established only after a fee referendum is held which approves by a two-thirds favorable vote the establishment of the fee (Education Code, Section 89304). The student body fee was established at [name of institution] by student referendum in [date]. The campus President may adjust the student body association fee only after the fee adjustment has been approved by a majority of students voting in a referendum established for that purpose (Education Code, Section 89300). The required fee shall be subject to referendum at any time upon the presentation of a petition to the campus President containing the signatures of 10 percent of the regularly enrolled students at the University. Once bonds are issued, authority to set and adjust student body center fees is governed by provisions of the State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947, including, but not limited to, Education Code, sections 90012, 90027, and 90068. Student body association fees support a variety of cultural and recreational programs, childcare centers, and special student support programs.

The process to establish and adjust other campus-based mandatory fees requires consideration by the campus fee advisory committee and a student referendum. The campus President may use alternate consultation mechanisms if he/she determines that a referendum is not the best mechanism to achieve appropriate and meaningful consultation. Results of the referendum and the fee committee review are advisory to the campus President. The President may also request the Chancellor to establish the mandatory fee.

Transcripts

Official transcripts of courses attempted at the University are issued only with the written permission of the student concerned.  Partial transcripts are not issued.  A fee of $4.00 for single transcripts issued must be received before the record can be forwarded.  A fee of $2.00 is charged for each additional transcript request at the same time.  Transcripts from other institutions which have been presented for admission or evaluation become a part of the student’s permanent academic file and are not returned nor copied for distribution.  Students desiring transcripts covering work attempted elsewhere should request them from the institutions concerned.  No transcript can be issued until all accounts with the University are clear and the record is free of encumbrances.