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Cal
State Long Beach tuition and fees are split
between several programs. Some fees go to
the cheer team which held tryout last spring.
Tracey Roman/Online Forty-Niner
Tuition
and fees support CSULB organizations, activities
and programs
By
Jamie Rowe
Online Forty-Niner
Staff Writer
Every
semester Cal State Long Beach students pay
tuition and a slew of student fees. But
what happens with these student fees?
A
full-time, in-state student will expect
to pay a state university fee of $1,023;
a $50 university student union fee; a $44
Associated Student Body (ASI) fee; a $35
Student Health Services fee; a $25 instructionally
related activities fee; a $5 student identification
card fee and a $3 facility fee.
"The
state university fee is charged across all
California State University campuses and
only the Board of Trustees can change that,"
said CSULB Bursar, Nancy Eckhous. "The
Board of Trustees sets and amends the amount
based on the costs." Eckhous also said
that the facility fee goes toward paying
off bonds for the Student Health building.
The
state of California is responsible for two-thirds
of the fees, while students are responsible
for the remaining one-third.
According
to Richard Haller, Executive Director of
the University Student Union, the $44 Associated
Student fee funds various activities. The
administrative offices receive 16.51 percent.
Haller said the offices perform general
management functions for the ASI such as
accounting and information technology. In
2000, students adopted the Beach Pride Referendum
to increase the number and value of scholarships
available to CSULB athletes. The scholarships
now receive 25.11 percent.
The
Beach Pride Center receives 7.75 percent,
which houses CSULB's spirit team, including
the cheer and dance teams, the school mascot,
beach band, beach patrol and the sports
and spirit commission. This center promotes
upcoming events, sponsors extracurricular
activities and offers opportunities for
leadership.
The
Child Development Center, which provides
affordable childcare and employment for
CSULB students, receives 11.08 percent of
the $44 dollars each student pays every
semester. Intramural Sports, Club Sports,
fitness classes and "do-it-yourself"
recreations collect 9.29 percent as part
of the recreational sports program.
ASI
receives 13.46 percent to oversee the management
of the ASI corporation and fight for students'
needs. The student media, such as the Long
Beach Union, K-Beach and the Gold Mine yearbook
each receive 3.85 percent. The Associated
Students also award student organizations
11.87 percent in the form of financial grants
to fund programs and activities. The remaining
1.08 percent goes to miscellaneous items
such as the on-campus Recycling Center,
the Teamwork Leadership Retreat and the
EOP Book Grants program.
The
Instructionally Related Activities (IRA)
fee of $25 helps fund activities essential
to academic programming such as fieldtrips
and labs, according to Maryann Hata, Director
of Operations.
The
Student Fee Committee determines which programs
receive IRA funds. The board is made up
of the Associated Student president, three
student representatives chosen by the president,
two faculty members, chosen by the academic
senate, a staff representative from the
Provost's office, a representative from
the Division of Student Services and a representative
from each college. "It's a really well
rounded board. We have someone from each
area," Hata said.
The
programs that qualify go before the board
and present their case. Each program explains
why they are essential to academic programming
and how much money they need. The board
then makes recommendations to the president,
who makes a final decision.
The
funds fluctuate based on the number of students
enrolled. In January the A.S. president
and Student Fee Committee met to determine
the budget for next year. "If the IRA
ends up with extra funds, they just put
it toward the next year. But they are usually
right on with the enrollment projections
so we don't normally have that problem,"
Hata said.
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