September 2003

Briefly speaking: Fees support services, facilities

	Second-year student Seth Ichikawa pays his fees for fall quarter.

Now that your student is headed for UC Davis, you may be wondering just where your money is going. Here is a breakdown of UC Davis fees for the fall quarter:

ASUCD: $35. This fee funds the Unitrans bus service and the Associated Students of UC Davis, which represents undergraduates.

Memorial Union Fee: $28.50. This fee finances building maintenance and bond repayment for construction of Recreation Hall and the Memorial Union Building, which houses the ASUCD and other student programs.

Facilities and Campus Enhancements Fee: $24. This fee became effective in 1999 and funds the construction and maintenance of an Activities and Recreation Center, an Aquatics Complex and a stadium; improvements to other recreation programs; and student recruitment and retention efforts.

Campus Expansion Initiative: $20. This fee , approved by students last year, begins this fall for:

• athletic grants-in-aid for Division I play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association;
• a new student health center;
• expansion of the Coffee House;
• improvements to the Unitrans bus service;
• funding for sports clubs and intramural sports;
• a "Principles of Community" center; and
• financial aid.

Student Services Maintenance Fee / Student Activities and Services Initiative Fee: $92. The temporary Student Services Maintenance Fee was passed by students in response to budget cuts in the 1990s. The fee was replaced by the Student Activities and Services Initiative fee and funds athletic and sports programs.

Student Facilities Safety Fee: $22. Passed by the Regents in 1995, this fee funds seismic and safety projects in student facilities.

Student Services Health Fee: $41. Students enacted this fee in 1996 to increase services offered by the Cowell Student Health Center.

Health Insurance: $195. This fee is mandatory for UC undergraduates unless they are able to prove comparable coverage under another plan.

Registration Fee: $238. This Regents fee funds non-academic services and activities in support of students including counseling services, learning skills services and student information systems.

Educational Fee: $1,424. This Regents fee funds non-instructional student services, such as the library, and financial aid.

Total: $2,119.50.

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