You are in the official 1999-2000 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Fees and Expenses
Business Office
Joyal Administration, Room 152
(559) 278-2764
Director of Accounting Services, Robert P. Vega
The following fees and expenses are scheduled for the 1999-2000 academic year. Fees are subject to change without notice. Updated fee information is provided each semester in the Schedule of Courses.
Schedule of Fees.
Legal residents of California are not charged tuition. The total fee
paid per term will be determined by the number of units taken, including
those in excess of 15. The following reflects applicable fees and nonresident
tuition per semester.
Registration Fees*
Facilities Fee
All students, per semester $3
Health Service Fee
per semester $60
Health Fee (Financial Aid)
per semester $5
Identification Card Fee
per semester $2
Instructionally Related Activities Fee
per semester $10
Nonresident Tuition Fee**
Foreign and domestic, per semester in addition to other fees:
The total amount of nonresident tuition charged shall be based on the number
of units taken, per unit or fraction thereof $246
State University Fee (undergraduate)
0.1 to 6.0 units $438
6.1 and more units $753
State University Fee (graduate/postbaccaulareate)
0.1 to 6.0 units $459
6.1 and more units $792
Student Academic Service Fee (Childcare)
per semester $8
Student Academic Service Fee (Financial Aid)
per semester $6
Student Academic Service Fee (Library)
per semester $4
Student Body Fee***
(not a state fee) per semester $8
University Student Union Fee
(not a state fee) per semester $38
Extended Education Fees*
Extension, per unit
Lecture or discussion course $90
Open University,
per unit $110
Summer session courses,
per unit $115
Winter session courses,
per unit $115
Miscellaneous Fees
Application Fee
Nonrefundable $55
Credential Fee
(collected for Commission on Teacher Credentialing)
Amount varies. Contact the Credential Office, School of Education and Human
Development $70
Diploma Reissue Fee
$20
Graduation Application Fee
(bachelor's or master's) $35
Penalty Fees
Check return fee $20
Late registration $25
Failure to meet administratively required appointment or time limit $10
Lost or broken items replacement -- cost
Lost library items replacement -- cost plus $10 service charge
Damaged library items replacement -- cost plus $10 service charge
Programming Fee
(Not a state fee.) Foreign visa student tuition fee -- same as nonresident.
Programming fee is assessed to corporate and governmental sponsors of international
students for required additional services $250
Receipt Research Fee
one year or less $2
more than one year $5
Transcript of Record
$4 first copy, $2 each additional copy $4
Parking Fees
Automobile permit per semester $54
Motorcycle permit per semester $13.50
Automobile permit, fall/spring $108
Motorcycle permit, fall/spring $27
Automobile permit, summer $36
Motorcycle permit, summer $9
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- * Fees are subject to change.
- ** A nonresident student is any person who has not been a bona fide resident of the state of California for more than one year immediately preceding enrollment. The exact determination date may be ascertained by contacting the Admissions/Records Office.
- *** The law governing the CSU provides that a student body fee may be established by student referendum with the approval of two-thirds of those students voting. The Student Body Fee was established at California State University, Fresno by student referendum on May 12, 1959. The same fee can be abolished by a similar two-thirds approval of students voting on a referendum called for by a petition signed by 10 percent of the regularly enrolled students. (California Education Code, Section 89300). The level of the fee is set by the chancellor. An increase in the student body fee may be approved by the chancellor only following a referendum on the fee increase approved by a majority of students voting. Student body fees support a variety of cultural and recreational programs, child care centers, and special student support programs.
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Refund of Fees
Fees may be refunded only as authorized by Sections 42201 (parking fees),
41913 (nonresident tuition), 42019 (housing charges), and 41802 (all other
fees) of Title 5, California Code of Regulations. Whether a fee may be refunded
and the circumstances under which a fee or any part of a fee may be refunded,
vary depending on the particular fee involved. Requirements governing a
refund may include such matters as the reason for seeking a refund (for
example, death, disability, compulsory military service), the number of
days of instruction that have elapsed before application for refund is made
and the degree to which the campus has provided the services for which the
fee has been charged.
The student must file a written application for refund of fees stating the
reason for the refund request with the Admissions and Records Office. The
application should be filed at the earliest possible date since the refund
will be denied if submitted beyond certain time limits. For example, requests
for refund of the State University Fee, Student Body Fee, and University
Student Union Fee will be made if withdrawal occurs within 14 calendar days
after the first day of instruction. Refund requests for extension course
tuition fees must be made prior to the fourth meeting of the class.
Details concerning the fees that may be refunded, the circumstances under
which fees may be refunded, and the appropriate procedure to be followed
in seeking refunds may be obtained from Student Financial Services, Joyal
181, (559) 278-2876.
Registration Fees. After a student makes a formal withdrawal from the
university through the Admissions and Records Office within 14 calendar
days after the first day of instruction, a refund of a portion of the State
University Fee may be made. A student shall file the application personally;
if in the opinion of the administration, he or she is unable to do so, the
parents or guardian of the student who is a minor, or the legal representative
of the student may make the application. (See Title 5, California Code of
Regulations, Section 41802.)
The amount of the refund will be determined by Student Financial Services
by deducting $5 for administrative costs. A full refund may be made to a
student who is unable to continue a course because of a university regulation,
compulsory military service, death, or disability at any time prior to the
date the student receives any academic credit for any course or courses
for which he or she is registered less $5.
There is a refund for a reduction in the student's unit load if the unit
load is reduced to a lower fee category no later than 14 calendar days after
the first day of instruction.
The same withdrawal and application for refund procedure applies for
the nonresident tuition fee except that the time limit is different. There
may be a refund for reduction in unit load. Within the first week of the
session, a full refund may be made for units dropped. For each additional
week, the refund diminishes as follows: 90 percent of the fee the second
week, 70 percent the third week, 50 percent the fourth week, 30 percent
the fifth week, 20 percent the sixth week, and no refund after the sixth
week.
Parking Fees. A student is entitled to a refund of parking fees in the
amount shown in the following schedule if on any one calendar day within
the applicable period the student files with Student Financial Services
a written application for refund and returns all documents issued (including
parking permits). If the permit is affixed to a vehicle and the vehicle
is presented to the university for removal of the item by or under the direction
of the state, such presentation and removal shall constitute return of the
item.
The refund application schedule is as follows:
1-30 calendar days 75% refund
31-60 calendar days 50% refund
61-90 calendar days 25% refund
Housing Facility Fees. The licensee of a residence hall facility
in instances of cancellation, revocation, or vacating shall owe fees as
provided in Section 42019 of Title 5, California Code of Regulations, regardless
of whether the licensee ever assumed actual occupancy and regardless of
whether a licensee who has assumed actual occupancy moves out prior to the
designated period of obligation. The university shall refund all money collected
in excess of such obligation as soon as reasonably possible. A copy of Title
5, Section 42019, is available in the Henry Madden Library, Student Affairs
Office, and Housing Office.
Estimate of Expenses
The basic expenses for attendance at California State University, Fresno for a year (two semesters) for full-time students who live away from home are approximately $8,642. This figure is exclusive of the Nonresident Tuition Fee but includes an estimate of such personal items as clothes, laundry, and incidental expenditures. Students who live at home or share apartments with other students and commute to the campus are able to reduce their expenses considerably below the estimated figure. The cost of room and board may also be reduced by cooperative living arrangements or part-time work in exchange for room and board. Note: registration fees estimate is for California residents.
Room and Board (average)
$6,200
Registration Fees
$1,794-1,872
Books and Supplies
$648
Average Annual Cost of Education and Sources of Funds Per Full-Time Equivalent Student. The 23 campuses and the Chancellor's Office of the California State University are financed primarily through funding provided by the taxpayers of California. The total state appropriation to the CSU for 1998-99 (not including capital outlay funding in the amount of $221,547,000) is $2,164,046,000. However, the total cost of education for the CSU is $2,918,347,067, which must provide support for a projected 268,320 full-time equivalent students (FTES). The number of full-time equivalent students is determined by dividing the total academic student load by 15 units per term (the figure used here to define a full-time student's academic load).
The total cost of education in the CSU is defined as the expenditures for current operations, including payments made to the students in the form of financial aid, and all fully reimbursed programs contained in state appropriations, but excluding capital outlay appropriations and lottery funds. The average cost of education is determined by dividing the total cost by the total FTES. The average cost of education is further differentiated into three categories: State Support (the state appropriation, excluding capital outlay), Student Fee Support, and Support from Other Sources (including federal funds).
Thus, excluding costs that relate to capital outlay (i.e., building amortization),
the average cost of education per FTE student is $10,876. Of this amount,
the average student fee support per FTE is $1,873. The State University
Fee, application fee, and nonresident tuition are included in the average
costs paid by the students; individual students may pay less or more than
$1,873, depending on whether they are part-time, full-time, resident, or
nonresident students.
Debts Owed to the Institution
Should a student or former student fail to pay a debt owed to the university,
the university may deny class registration, grades, transcripts, and other
university services until all obligations are cleared (California Administrative
Code, Title 5, Section 42381). If a student believes that he or she does
not owe all or part of an unpaid obligation, the student should contact
Student Financial Services at (559)278-2876. Student Financial Services,
or another office on campus to which the student may be referred, will review
the student's account and advise the student regarding the debt.
VIP Bike Registration. The Volunteer Identification Program is available
free of charge on our campus. With this service your bike is engraved with
your driver's license number or a serial number and is listed on a statewide
computer system if stolen. Forms for VIP registration are available at the
University Student Union information desk, the residence halls and the Commons
#4 Office, and the Campus Security Office.
