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Fees and Expenses
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What undergraduate fees do I pay when I register at Cal State East Bay?
Schedule of Undergraduate Registration Fees, 2009-2010
For post-baccalaureate, teacher credential, and graduate student registration fees, see the Graduate Studies chapter.
The California State University is one of the most economical public universities in the nation and Cal State East Bay's fees are among the lowest in the California State University system. Resident students currently pay only 25% of the total cost of their education. All fees are subject to revision by the Board of Trustees without notice. If revisions occur, they will be published in the Class Schedule. Legal residents of California are not charged tuition, only fees.
The following "Undergraduate Registration Fees" schedule reflects applicable systemwide fees and applies only to students who do not hold a bachelor's degree. If you already hold a bachelor's degree, regardless of your current educational objective, you will pay the fees listed in the Graduate Studies chapter in the section "Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Registration Fees."
Undergraduate Registration Fees |
| 0.1 to 6.0 Units | 6.1 or More Units | |
| State University Fee* | $778 | $1,342 |
| Student Body Fee | 43 | 43 |
| Facilities Fee | 2 | 2 |
| University Union Fee | 55 | 55 |
| University Union Recreational Fee | 60 | 60 |
| Instructionally Related Activities Fee | 46 | 46 |
| Health Services Fee | 75 | 75 |
| Photo I.D. (quarterly fee) | 1 | 1 |
| Total Hayward | $1,060 | $1,624 |
| Total Concord Only | $1,000 | $1,564 |
| Total Online Only | $868 | $1,432 |
*Note: The State University Fee for the academic year (three quarters) is $2,334 for 0.1 to 6.0 units a quarter and $4,026 for 6.1 or more units a quarter. The total fees paid per quarter will be determined by the number of units taken, including those in excess of fifteen.
Mandatory systemwide fees are waived for individuals who qualify for such exemption under the provisions of the California Education Code. (See "Who qualifies for fee waivers?" in this chapter.)
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How should I pay my fees?
Credit Cards, Cash, Check
You may use credit cards (American Express, Discover, and MasterCard), cash, or check for payment of registration fees. See the current Class Schedule for additional information.
Installment Payment Plans
Installment Payment Plans have been authorized if you are assessed Nonresident Tuition or State University Fees. See the current Class Schedule for additional information about payment plans.
Payment of Special Fees
The Cashier in the Lobby of Warren Hall accepts in-person cash or check payments for all fees due to Cal State East Bay, such as registration, lab, breakage, test, library, and parking fees. (Most payments can also be mailed.)
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What is Nonresident Tuition?
Nonresident Tuition (in addition to other fees charged to all students) per unit or fraction thereof is $248.
Note: The total nonresident tuition paid per quarter will be determined by the number of units taken. The maximum nonresident tuition per academic year is $11,160. Fees are subject to change without advance notice.
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Am I responsible for other fees?
In addition to the fees required of all students, you may have to pay fees for the following items:
Miscellaneous Course Fees
You may have to pay a miscellaneous course fee for instructional materials and field trips for some courses. If courses have such fees, it is noted in their course descriptions in this catalog. Also refer to the Class Schedule for additional information and specific fee schedules for these courses.
Other Fees (payable when service is rendered)
| Late registration fee | $25 |
| Failure to meet administratively- required time limit | $20 |
| Graduation and diploma fee | $45 |
| Returned check | $25 |
| Parking fee per quarter: Auto Motorcycle | $95 $47.50 |
| Official transcript of record (single) | $4 |
| Additional transcripts prepared at same time up to ten (2-10) | ($2 each) |
| Additional transcripts prepared at same time after first ten (11+) | ($1 each) |
| Unofficial transcript of record | ($2 each) |
| Items lost or broken | Cost |
| Test fees | Cost |
| Laboratory and/or activity fee | Cost |
| Certificate program fee | $4 |
| Entry Level Math (ELM) Exam | $18 |
| English Placement Test (EPT) | $18 |
| Writing Skills Test (WST) | $25 |
| Miscellaneous Course fee | $5-$500 |
(Notes: The graduation fee does not include the cost of cap and gown rental.)
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What are the fees for Continuing and International Education courses?
Nonresident Tuition is not charged for Continuing and International Education or Open University courses. Fees for Cal State East Bay Continuing Education courses vary, depending on the type of course selected. Visit the Continuing and International Education website at: http://www.ce.csueastbay.edu for the latest information on fees for specific courses, as well as detailed descriptions of programs and courses offered by the Division of Continuing and International Education.
| Non-credit courses | Fees vary by program |
| Academic credit courses | $157-$224 per unit |
| Open University | $201 per unit for undergraduate-level courses (numbered 0XXX to 4XXX) $224 per unit for graduate-level courses (numbered 5XXX to 6XXX) |
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Where can I get information on financial assistance?
Planning and Enrollment Management (Director of Financial Aid, Rhonda C. Johnson) coordinates financial assistance for students at Cal State East Bay. The following information is available from Enrollment Management in the Student Information Lobby, first floor of Warren Hall. You may also call Enrollment Management at (510) 885-2784.
| 1. | A description of the federal, state, institutional, local, and private student financial assistance programs available to students who enroll at Cal State East Bay | ||||
| 2. | For each aid program, a description of procedures and forms by which students apply for assistance, student eligibility requirements, criteria for selecting recipients from the group of eligible applicants, and criteria for determining the amount of a student's award | ||||
| 3. | A description of the rights and responsibilities of students receiving financial assistance, including federal Title IV student assistance programs, and criteria for continued student eligibility under each program | ||||
| 4. | The satisfactory academic progress standards that students must maintain for the purpose of receiving financial assistance and criteria by which a student who has failed to maintain satisfactory progress may reestablish eligibility for financial assistance | ||||
| 5. | The method by which financial assistance disbursements will be made to students and the frequency of those disbursements | ||||
| 6. | The terms of any loan received as part of the student's financial aid package, a sample loan repayment schedule, and the necessity for repaying loans | ||||
| 7. | The general conditions and terms applicable to any employment provided as part of the student's financial aid package | ||||
| 8. | The responsibility of Cal State East Bay for providing and collecting exit counseling information for all student borrowers under the federal student loan programs | ||||
| 9. | The terms and conditions for deferral of loan payments for qualifying service under the Peace Corps Act, the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or comparable volunteer community service | ||||
| 10. | The availability of federal financial aid funds for study-abroad programs. You may also contact the Center for International Education for information on financial aid for study abroad programs (510-885-2880). | ||||
| 11. | The availability of community-service Federal Work-Study jobs | ||||
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What is the California State University's average support cost per full-time equivalent student?
Average Support Cost per Full-time Equivalent Student and Sources of Funding
The total support cost per full-time equivalent student includes the expenditures for current operations, including payments made to students in the form of financial aid, and all fully reimbursed programs contained in state appropriations. The average support cost is determined by dividing the total cost by the number of full-time equivalent students (FTES). The total CSU 2008-2009 final budget amounts were $2,970,706,000 from state General Fund appropriations (not including capital outlay funding), $1,251,321,000 from State University Fee (SUF) revenue, $276,093,000 from other fee revenues, and reimbursements for a total of $4,498,120,000. The number of projected 2008-2009 full-time equivalent students (FTES) is 356,050. 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 2008-2009 average support cost per full-time equivalent student based only on General Fund appropriation and State University Fee revenue is $11,858, and when including all sources as indicated below is $12,633. Of this amount, the average student fee support per FTE is $4,290, which includes all fee revenue in the CSU Operating Fund (e.g. State University Fee, nonresident tuition, application fees, and other miscellaneous fees).
| Sources of Funds and Average Cost per FTE Student |
| 2008-2009 | Amount | Average Cost per FTE Student | Percentage |
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| Total Support Cost | $4,498,120,000 | $12,633 | 100% |
| State Appropriation | 2,970,706,000 | 8,343 | 66% |
| Student Fee Support* | 1,125,321,000 | 3,514 | 28% |
| Other Income and Reimbursements** | 276,093,000 | 775 | 6% |
* Student fee support represents campus 2008-2009 final budget submitted State University Fee revenue.
** The other income and reimbursements represents campus other fee 2008-2009 final budget revenues submitted, as well as reimbursements in the CSU Operating Fund.
The average CSU 2008-2009 academic year, resident, undergraduate student fees required to apply to, enroll in, or attend the university is $3,849. However, the costs paid by individual students will vary depending on campus, program, and whether a student is part-time, full-time, resident, or nonresident.
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Who qualifies for fee waivers?
The California Education Code includes provisions for the waiver of mandatory systemwide fees as follows:
Alan Pattee Scholarships
Section 68120. Qualifying children and surviving spouses/registered domestic partners of deceased public law enforcement or fire suppression employees who were California residents and who were killed in the course of active law enforcement or fire suppression duties (referred to as Alan Pattee Scholarships).
Dependents of Deceased or Disabled Military Veterans; Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients or Dependents of Recipients
Section 66025.3. Qualifying children, spouses/registered domestic partners, or unmarried surviving spouses/registered domestic partners of a war period veteran of the U.S. military who is totally service-connected disabled or who died as a result of service-related causes; children of any veteran of the U.S. military who has a service-connected disability, was killed in action, or died of a service-connected disability and meets specified income provisions; any dependents or surviving spouse/registered domestic partner who has not remarried of a member of the California National Guard who in the line of duty and in active service of the state was killed or became permanently disabled or died of a disability as a result of an event while in active service of the state; and undergraduate students who are the recipient of, or the child of, a recipient of a Congressional Medal of Honor and meet certain age and income restrictions. For further information, contact Enrollment Management to speak with a Veterans' Affairs Benefits Specialist.
Dependents of Individual Killed in September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack
Section 68121. Qualifying students enrolled in an undergraduate program who are the surviving dependent of any individual killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C., or the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in southwestern Pennsylvania, if the student meets the financial need requirements set forth in Section 69432.7 for the Cal Grant A Program and either the surviving dependent or the individual killed in the attacks was a resident of California on September 11, 2001.
Fee Waivers for Senior Citizens
If you are a California resident 60 years of age or older, and you have applied for regular admission and established your eligibility prior to the start of classes, you may have your application fee and State University fee waived. To qualify, you must register for classes during the Late Registration Period. (Admission to classes is on a space available basis under this program.)
For Additional Information
Students who may qualify for any of these benefits listed above should contact Enrollment Management for further information on the specific requirements and/or an eligibility determination.
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What are Cal State East Bay's refund policies?
Refund of Mandatory 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 §41802 of Title 5, California Code of Regulations. For purposes of the refund policy, mandatory fees are defined as those system wide 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, you 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 Class Schedule.
For state-supported quarters and non-standard terms or courses of four weeks or more: If you withdraw during the term in accordance with the university's established procedures, you will receive a refund of mandatory fees, including nonresident tuition, based on the portion of the term during which you were 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 quarters and non-standard terms or courses of less than four weeks: No refunds of mandatory fees and nonresident tuition will be made unless you cancel your registration or drop all classes prior to the first day in accordance with the university's established procedures and deadlines.
You 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 you were 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 you; | ||||
| • | You were called for compulsory military service. | ||||
Information concerning any aspect of the refund of fees may be obtained from the Accounting and Fiscal Services Office, WA 645, (510) 885-3642.
Refund Regulations
Refund disbursements are not made automatically. If you request a refund check (see below) and it is approved, it will be available in approximately four to six weeks.
If you are eligible for a refund of Registration fees (including nonresident tuition) because you withdrew or reduced units before the published deadlines, the amount of the refund will automatically be credited to your university account. If you take no action, the university will leave the balance on your account to apply toward future charges.
A few refund situations are listed below for your information.
| (a) | If you find it necessary to withdraw officially from Cal State East Bay, you may be eligible for a partial refund of your Registration fees. Also, see (c) below. A "Refund Request" form is available at the Admissions and Records Information Counter in the first floor Lobby of Warren Hall and in the Concord Campus Academic Services Lobby. The form can also be downloaded at www.aba.csueastbay.edu. (Under "Quicklinks," click on "ABA Forms Page," then "Student Financial Services" and select the "Refund Request" form.) | ||||
| (b) | If you withdraw before the first day of instruction for the term, all quarterly fees, including the Facilities fee, Instructionally Related Activities fee, Associated Students fee, Health Services fee and University Union fee are refunded in full. A $10.00 processing fee will be assessed if a refund check is generated. Information on procedures and deadlines for canceling registration and dropping classes is available in the Class Schedule. The Late Registration fee is not refundable except when due to university error. | ||||
| (c) | If you have been called to active military duty and, as a result, find it necessary to withdraw from Cal State East Bay, you are eligible for a refund of fees. You must file a "Refund Request" form available at the Admissions and Records Information Counter (first floor Lobby of Warren Hall) with a copy of the orders. The form can also be downloaded at www.aba.csueastbay.edu. (Under "Quicklinks," click on "ABA Forms Page," then "Student Financial Services" and select the "Refund Request" form.) | ||||
| (d) | Refunds owed to financial aid recipients will be used to repay the funds from which the student has received financial aid. | ||||
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What is Cal State East Bay's policy regarding fees or debts owed to the institution?
Should a student or former student fail to pay a fee or a debt owed to Cal State East Bay, 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.
Cal State East Bay 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 you believe you do not owe all or part of an asserted unpaid obligation, you may contact the Accounting and Fiscal Services Office. The Accounting and Fiscal Services Office, or another office on campus to which the Accounting Office may refer you, will review all pertinent information provided by you and available to the campus and advise you of its conclusions.
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What is the 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 Cal State East Bay by student referendum in the 1960-61 academic year.) 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% 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 alternative 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 adjust campus-based mandatory fees, but must request the Chancellor establish a new mandatory fee. The President shall provide to the fee advisory committee a report of all campus-based mandatory fees. The campus shall report annually to the Chancellor a complete inventory of all campus-based mandatory fees.
For more information or questions, please contact the Budget Office in the CSU Chancellor's Office at (562) 951-4560.
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Footnote
| | Fee adjustments subject to the policies established in Executive Order 661. | |
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Last Updated: November 5, 2009