Student Fees
How fees are used and what they provide:
Health Fee
Selected benefits include:
* Student Health Center open 8:15 a.m.- 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday
* Free or reduced costs medications
* Free HIV testing; inexpensive Women's Health examinations
* Student fitness center
The Student Health Fee is $78 per semester*.
The Student Health Center is in Parks Memorial Hall (on Montgomery St.) is open from 8:15 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Most services at the Center are provided at no additional costs to the student. There is no charge for a visit and most medications and all supplies are provided free. If a medication has to be called in to a pharmacy or if a student requires referral to a physician or another facility, the student is responsible for these payments.
If a student makes one or two visits a year to the Student Health Center, the cost of the health fee has been easily recouped. For example, if a student comes in with a cold and sore throat, he/she goes away with a decongestant, cough medication, nasal saline spray, lozenges, Tylenol if needed, and a special throat gargle. All of these medications and treatments are provided at no cost to the student. The Center will even provide tissues if the student needs them.
HIV and STD testing are provided without cost. There is a small fee for Women's Health examination for birth control; this covers the cost of PAP smear and blood work. Wound dressings and ointments are provided free. Inhalers and aerosol breathing treatments are provided free for those with exacerbations of asthma. Most illnesses and minor injuries can be treated by the Nurse Practitioners in the clinic and there are very few additional charges to the student.
For more information on the Student Health Center, call 445-5288.
The Wellness Depot in the former campus train depot is available to students for weight training and exercise programs as well as health education programs. There is no additional charge to use the facility.
Activity Fee
Selected benefits include:
*Recreational facilities and events
*Aerobics and swimming
*Music and theatre productions
*Social events and campus activities
*Student publications
*Student Government and Student Research Travel Fund grants
*Maxwell Student Union/ Student Activities Center
The Activity Fee is $69 per semester*.
A special $42 per semester addition to this fee pays for the purchase and renovation of the new Student Activities Center and the creation of the Irwin Street parking lot. The Activity Fee supports the programs and services that are listed below.
For more information, call the Department of Campus Life at 445-4027 or visit http://info.gcsu.edu/intranet/campuslife.
Intramural Recreational Sports
The students, also, have access to the Centennial Center which includes an outdoor pool, an indoor track, racquetball courts, and regularly scheduled aerobics sessions. The Intramural program offers 15 sports for student participation and sends winning teams to state and regional tournaments. Funding is provided to Sport Clubs (including a dance team, lacrosse, volleyball, men's soccer, and ultimate) that are opened to students. Outdoor adventure activities and trips are provided through the "Venture Out" Program. The Intramural Complex, on West Campus, has three softball fields and one soccer field. Over 400 teams participate in a variety of sports (flag football, soccer, basketball, and softball).
Social & Entertainment
Events include University music and theatre programs to which students are admitted free or at a reduced rate. The Campus Activities Board has a year-long schedule of social, educational, and entertainment events; calendars are available in the Department of Campus Life. This fee also provides events, such as the Week of Welcome and Homecoming, and covers staffing expenses for the Centennial Center and the Student Center.
Student Publications
The fee pays for the campus newspaper The Colonnade, which is distributed around the campus each Friday. It also supports The Peacock's Feet literary magazine, which is published annually and distributed for free.
Student Government
Funding is provided for the Student Government Association, which manages the Student Academic Travel Fund. Students who are presenting research with faculty may apply for funding from this source by calling SGA at (478) 445-2795. Funds are also provided through SGA for Recognized Student Organizations to assist with their programming and travel needs.
Other Student Activities and Reserves
Funding is provided for the overall operation, facilities, and staffing of the Department of Campus Life, the Student Center, and the Maxwell Student Union. The Student Center is open to students 8 a.m. – 10 p.m., Monday through Friday and 12 p.m. – 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The GIVE (GCSU Involved in Volunteer Efforts) Center in Ennis Hall receives its operating, staffing, and programming g funds from the Activity Fee. The GIVE Center is responsible for community service and volunteer efforts on campus. The fee also supports the Gold Star Leadership Program and the annual Bobcat Awards Ceremony. Annual funding is provided for several key campus organizations that are open to all students. A percentage of the Activity Fee revenue is set aside to protect against an enrollment shortfall or to fund renovations or special student needs and events.
Transportation and Parking Fee
Selected Benefits Include:
* Parking lots and lot maintenance
* University transportation system
The Transportation and Parking Fee is $50 per semester*.
This fee provides funding for the Milledgeville campus (Central and West Campus) transportation service and maintenance of surface parking. Payment of this mandatory fee provides all students with either a Commuter (C) or Resident (R) parking permit depending upon whether they reside in off-campus or on-campus housing respectively and allows students to utilize the appropriately designated C or R lots as well as any Perimeter (P) lot. Permits may be picked up at the Parking and Transportation Services office located in the Health Sciences West building at West Campus. Additionally, this fee allows students unlimited access to the university shuttle system which serves Central and West Campus from most parking lots and all resident halls. For additional information visit the individual parking or transportation web sites located under Favorite Links of your myCats login page or contact us directly at 478-445-7433.
Technology Fee
Selected benefits include:
* The Library & Instructional Technology Center (LITC) is available 24 hours / 5 days a week during fall and spring semester
* Software, multimedia classrooms, campus wireless network
The Student Technology Fee is $65 per semester*.
The Technology Fee is paid by all students enrolled at any University System of Georgia Institution. The funds are designated for activities that benefit the students at-large. Typical expenditures at GCSU include support for maintaining the LITC computer lab and software for student use at all locations, replacement and expansion of student used hardware, support for multimedia classrooms, including The Macon Center and the Warner Robins Center.
For the LITC operating hours and general information, please visit http://www2.gcsu.edu/library/cas/hours.html.
For more information please contact the Student Technology Fee Advisory Committee at stf@gcsu.edu.
Athletic Fee
Selected Benefits include:
*Free admission to Georgia College athletic events
The athletic fee is $153 per semester.
The fee funds the Georgia College intercollegiate athletics programs. Individual Admission to all athletic events is free to GCSU students with a valid university ID. The Bobcats compete at the NCAA Division II level and are members of the Peach Belt Conference. Our institution sponsors teams in men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's tennis , competitive cheerleading and men's golf. NCAA Division II requires that an institution complete in at least ten intercollegiate sports. During the 2007-2008 school year, six of our teams advanced to NCAA post-season play. Our student athletes cumulative GPA of over 3.0 marked the fourth consecutive semester that our athletic department has exceeded the 3.0 mark. Our men's golf program finished fourth at the NCAA Championships
*Lower fees are avaiable during Summer sessions.
