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Student Financial Services is here to provide you with
the information and services you need to manage your student account.
We encourage you to familiarize yourself with all of the topics
listed on the left menu that could potentially affect your student account
during your career here at Cal State Fullerton.
Fall 2011 Fee Increases
At
its July 12 meeting, the CSU Board of Trustees increased tuition by an
additional 12 percent effective in the Fall 2011 term.
The board’s action was precipitated by
legislative passage last month of a final state budget that cuts state
funding to the CSU by $650 million for 2011-12.
The legislature had already approved a $500
million cut to the CSU in March and added $150 million more when the
governor could not get the two-thirds support needed to extend several
temporary taxes that expired June 30.
In
addition, the enacted budget package includes the possibility of an
additional cut of $100 million, to be determined by the Director of the
Department of Finance in December 2011 based on whether, and to what extent,
state revenues fall short of budget act assumptions.
The 12 percent increase will raise tuition by $294 per semester for
full-time undergraduate students, $339 for credential program participants
and $360 for graduate students.
One-third of the revenue from tuition increase
will be allocated for financial aid.
With an increase in State University Grants, Cal
Grants, Pell Grant awards, funding for work/study and newly expanded federal
tax credits, nearly half of all CSU undergraduates will be helped with these
additional costs.
You should consult with campus financial aid
officers to determine your own eligibility.
Because of the
precarious budget situation, the Board will review at its meeting in
November 2011 whether adequate funds have been provided by the Legislature
and the Governor in the Budget Act, and to determine whether any additional
fee increases will be required. For
more information please go to:
Following $650 Million Budget Cut, CSU Trustees Approve Additional Tuition Increase for Fall.
On November 10, 2010, the California State University Board of Trustees
voted to increase Fall 2011 tuition fees by 10%. For more information from
the Board of Trustees, please go to
CSU Trustees Approve Fee Increases.
Same Fees - New Name!
In January 2011, the CSU changed the terminology used to refer to certain
charges assessed to students from “fees” to “tuition fees.”
Specifically, the CSU will now use the term
tuition fees for
mandatory system wide
fees
(formerly State University Fees).
This is only a change in terminology and will not impact the amount of fees
charged to students.
Student accounts will be updated with the new terminology by March 11, 2011. For
more information and examples of how the new terminology will appear on your
student account please select the “Fee Information“ link on the left menu.
For Admissions, Registration and Records information, please go to:
http://www.fullerton.edu/admissions/Contact.asp
For Financial Aid information, please go to:
http://www.fullerton.edu/financialaid/office/office_default.htm
The CSU makes every effort to keep student costs to a minimum. Fees listed
in published schedules or student accounts may need to be increased when
public funding is inadequate. Therefore, CSU must reserve the right, even
after initial fee payments are made, to increase or modify any listed fees,
without notice, until the date when instruction for a particular semester or
quarter has begun. All CSU listed fees should be regarded as
estimates that are
subject to change upon approval by The Board of Trustees.
Last Updated: 07/21/2011