Student fees 2009-2010

How they're used and what they provide

• Student Health Center open 8:15 a.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 $85 per semester.*

The Student Health Center is located in Beeson Hall (on Montgomery Street) and is open from 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Health Fee covers most services provided at the clinic at no additional costs to the student. There is no charge for visits and most medications and supplies are provided free. There are charges associated with some lab tests and in the case of referral to another health care provider. It is not necessary to have health insurance to be seen in the clinic but students are strongly encouraged to have health insurance in the event of emergencies or referral.

For more information on the Student Health Center, call (478) 445-5288.

The Health Fee also covers the costs of using The Wellness Depot . The Depot is available to students for weight training and exercise programs as well as health education programs.

*Lower rates are charged during summer semesters

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 Center

The Activity fee is $76 per semester.*

A special $42 per semester addition to this fee pays for the purchase and renovation of the 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 (478) 445-4027.

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 lacrosse, volleyball, men's soccer and ultimate frisbee) that are opened to students. 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 and 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. 

The GIVE (GCSU Involved in Volunteer Efforts) Center in Ennis Hall receives its operating, staffing and programming funds from the activity fee. The GIVE Center is responsible for community service and volunteer efforts on campus.

Other Student Activities and Reserves
Funding is provided for the overall operation, facilities, and staffing of the Department of Campus Life, the Student Activities Center and the Maxwell Student Union. The Student Activities Center is open to students 8 a.m. – 10 p.m., Monday through Friday and noon – 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The fee also supports 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.

*Lower rates are charged during summer semesters.

Transportation and parking fee
Selected benefits Include:

• Parking lots and lot maintenance
• University transportation system

The transportation and parking fee is $64 per semester.* 

The transportation and parking 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 or contact Parking and Transportation Services at (478) 445-7433.

*Lower rates are charged during summer semesters.

Technology fee
Selected benefits include:

• The Library and Instructional Technology Center (LITC) is available 24 hours a day, 5 days a week during the fall and spring semesters
• Software, multimedia classrooms, campus wireless network

The technology fee is $68 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 Georgia College 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://www.gcsu.edu/library/cas/hours.htm

For more information please contact the Student Technology Fee Advisory Committee at stf@gcsu.edu.

*Lower rates are charged during summer semesters

Athletic fee 
Selected benefits include:

• Free admission to Georgia College athletic events

The athletic fee is $165 per semester.* 

The athletic 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, and a dance team - "The SassyCats".  NCAA Division II requires that an institution complete in at least ten intercollegiate sports. 

During the 2008-2009 Georgia College Athletics was awarded the Commissioner's Cup, being recognized as the top overall athletic program in the Peach Belt Conference.  Nine of the ten NCAA sponsored teams qualified for and competed in the NCAA tournament representing Georgia College in their respective sport.  For the sixth consecutive semester, Georgia College student-athletes had a cumulative grade point average that exceeded a 3.00.  Georgia College had the highest percentage of student-athletes on the Peach Belt Presidential Honor Roll of all member institutions, with 93 student-athletes having a GPA of 3.00 or higher for the academic year.

For more information please contact Georgia College Athletics at (478) 445-6341.

*Lower rates may be charged during summer semesters.

Contact Information
E-mail: Office of Student Affairs
Georgia College
206 Parks Hall
Campus Box 27
Milledgeville, GA 31061
Phone (478) 445-5169
Fax (478) 445-6707