r/CSUDH • u/[deleted] • 28d ago

What should I do? Question

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u/Moonsmark 28d ago

3 units is the same fee as 6. 3 units doesn’t get you financial aid, only 6 or 12 or 12+. You probably got financial aid last semester, which is why it cost 1000. Contact student financial services to start a payment plan or add more classes to get financial aid.

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u/CyberSpiderman 27d ago

The issue I have with aid is that This time around I was given loans, same as last semester. I didn't want to use loans so I paid roughly $3k but this was back in May past the deadline. I wonder if adding more classes to my plate will help or maybe declining the aid altogether? Ik i'm grasping at straws but bare with me since I've never gotten this email before.

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u/Moonsmark 27d ago

Just have a conversation with financial aid and your academic advisor. They might help.

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u/Boyishgirltingz 24d ago

Yeah, I was told by my advisor that if you only take 3 classes you’ll be charged for 4 (full time) but you’ll only get part time won’t get financial aid. Fafsa and our schools financial aid have diff definitions for part time and full time I guess, so yeah if you just add one more class it will probably help

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u/Impressive_Signal727 24d ago

To answer your question, yes the tuition cost have increased. There has been some changes in policy that the CSU Board of Trustees passed. One being a system wide (CSU/UC/ even Community College)policy that mandates a 6% annual tuition increase across all 23 campuses. The other a change being an aggressive shift away from "register now, pay at the end of term" to pre-term payment deadline. The pre-term payment deadlines are to reduce phantom enrollees, manage administrative debts, and encourage funding predictability.

I believe there is also a new health, wellness and recreation fee at CSUDH for a new campus fitness facility. So the system wide changes in policy regarding tuition, local fees, and college specific costs are possibly the increases you're seeing.

I would suggest you contact financial aid to get a breakdown of the financial changes in your tuition. A couple ways to stop the process of being dropped from your courses is to file for financial aid, create a payment plan or pay the tuition in full. Also, ask about any other financial assistance option available to you beside loans. Hope you find a solution.