Tuition

Tuition Fee: $2871

Facility: $5

Associated Students Inc: $68

Instructionally Related Activities: $25

University Student Union: $201

Student ID Card: $5

Student Excellence Fee: $173

Student Health Center: $75

Student Representation Fee (Optional): $2

Total: $3425

 

Above is a breakdown of the CSULB Tuition Fees as listed in the official school page. Having just received notice that the school is primarily offering remote instruction for the Fall 2020 Semester, I am concerned with the the amount of fees we will be paying as a part of our tuition for services and facilities unavailable to us. Below I will include a brief description of the fees in question, an argument as to why the fee should be waived, and propose an adjusted price for tuition for Fall 2020. I am in no way blaming the University for the crisis at hand and the challenges ahead. Rather, I am sharing what I believe is a concern among many students devoted to their education at this fine institution.

 

Facility: A charge for the use of their campus or  facility.

This fee should be waived because participating in online instruction would not require the use of the campus (facility). -$5

 

Associated Students Inc: Funding to promote ASI’s mission “improve the quality of campus life for students while enhancing their educational experience.”

This fee should be partially waived because much of the money allocated to ASI goes towards event planning such as homecoming, on-campus fairs, and other on-campus activities. Since we will not be on campus we will not be able to participate in such. Therefore, the fee should be reduced. -$35

 

Instructionally Related Activities: From what I understand, this is related to labs activities, kin activity classes, and classes that use materials provided at no additional cost to the student after tuition.

Again, since we will not be on campus we will not be using the materials mentioned and this fee should be waived. -$25

 

University Student Union: This fee goes towards funding for the on-campus fast food establishments, banks, salon, and other activities.

While the USU serves as a primary hub for students while on campus, it serves as little to no use if we are off campus. -$201

 

Student Excellence Fee: Some research on this fee let me know that it serves as funding for on campus transportation (shuttles) and the use of on campus technology provided in places like the horn center and library.

If we will not be on campus to utilize these resources, we should not be charged as so. -$173

 

Student Health Services: Again, while this is normally a great resource for students on campus, we will not be on campus to utilize it.

We should not be charged a fee for this service as we will not be on campus to utilize it. -$75

 

My proposed new tuition cost for the Fall 2020 semester $2913. This adjustment is calculated based off the points made above in regard to the undergrad tuition fees for a full-time, California resident student. I appreciate everything the school has done to support me and my peers the last few years, and am hoping our opinions and concerns will not go unnoticed. Personally, as a student who receives no financial support from home, does not qualify for financial aid, and has paid my own way to put myself through school for years, an adjustment in tuition would be greatly appreciated, and I know there are plenty of hard-working students like myself that would benefit from this just as much. After all, WE ARE ONE BEACH!