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You are in the official 1997-98 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.

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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 1997-98 academic year. Fees are subject to change without notice because of Trustee or legislative action. Updated fee information is provided each semester in the Schedule of Courses.

Schedule of Fees. Legal residents of California are not charged tuition. The following reflects applicable fees and nonresident tuition per semester.

Application fee
Nonrefundable $55

State university fee*
0.1 to 6.0 units $459
6.1 and more units $792

Facilities fee
All students, per semester $3

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
Foreign visa student tuition fee - same as nonresident.

Programming fee
(not a state fee) assessed to corporate and governmental sponsors of international students for required additional services $250

Extension, per unit*
Lecture or discussion course $80

Open University
per unit* $110

Summer session courses
per unit* $110

Winter session courses
per unit* $110

Identification card fee
per semester $2

Graduation application fee
(bachelor's or master's) $35

Diploma reissue fee
$20

Transcript of record
$4 first copy,
$2 each additional copy $4

Credential fee
(collected for Commission on Teacher Credentialing)
Varies. Check with Credential Office,
School of Education and Human Development $70

Health service fee*
per semester $50

Receipt research fee
one year or less $2
more than one year $5

Student body fee***
(not a state fee) per semester $8

University Student Union fee
(not a state fee) per semester $38

Instructionally Related Activities fee
per semester $10

Penalties
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

Parking fees
Automobile permit, per semester $54
Motorcycle permit, per semester $13.50
Fall/Spring automobile permit $108
Fall/Spring motorcycle permit $27
Summer automobile permit $36
Summer motorcycle permit $9
Lost or stolen permits**** Full Cost

Alan Pattee Scholarships

Children of deceased public law enforcement or fire suppression employees, who were California residents and who were killed in the course of law enforcement or fire suppression duties, are not charged fees or tuition of any kind at any California State University campus, according to the Alan Pattee Scholarship Act, California Education Code, Section 68121. Students qualifying for these benefits are known as Alan Pattee scholars. For further information, contact the Registrar's Office, which determines eligibility.

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 state university fee, student body fees, and University Student Union fees must be made no later than 14 days following the commencement of instruction and requests for refund of 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) 278-2772.

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 $7,700. 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.

Room and Board $4,498-6,095
Registration Fees $1,806
Books and Supplies $612

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 1996-97 (including capital outlay funding in the amount of $150,000,000) is $1,936,061,000. However, the total cost of education for CSU is $2,522,307,000, which must provide support for a projected 255,501 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 amortiza tion), the average cost of education per FTE student is $9,141. Of this amount, the average student fee support per FTE is $2,065. 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 $2,065, 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.