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January
20, 2006
DH 06 RH03
Contact: Russ Hudson,
Media Relations Coordinator
(310) 243-2455/2001
rhudson@csudh.edu
Senior Citizens Can Take Class at CSUDH
for only $3.50
Carson, CA—In
a move to make higher education more obtainable to the area’s
senior citizens and to make use of any unused classroom seats,
California State University, Dominguez Hills is offering
a seat in almost any class during this spring semester that
has a vacant one for only $3.50. In addition, the application
form and registration process has been kept simple.
The plan was approved by the university’s Academic
Affairs office to offer classes in this way during the spring
semester, which has just started. If the response is good
enough, said CSUDH Provost and Vice
President of Academic Affairs Allen Mori, then it
could continue.
Although regular registration closed Jan. 20, late registration
runs for another three weeks. Flyers have been circulated
in the community explaining the program. With the flyers
is an application form. The flyers also give the Web address
to access more information on the program, to see the catalog,
and to see an electronic version of the application: http://www.csudh.edu/spr06.
“Any class on the campus that has a seat available
is open to senior citizens under this program,” said Tracey
Haney of Academic Programs. “The
only restriction is if a class requires a prerequisite class
that the senior hasn’t fulfilled. Which classes need
prerequisites will be in the class schedules in the catalog.”
For those who don’t have Internet access, or who have
any other questions, there is a telephone number on the flyers
to call, (310) 243-3308. Arrangements can be made to obtain
printed catalogs, Haney says.
“Basically, what they would do is complete the top
part of the application, then go online—or to the printed
version of the catalog—to look at the class schedule
to see if there is a class they like. Then they would put
down the information on the class they would like to take.
It’s a basic application,” Haney says. “It
pretty much asks only for name, address, Social Security
number and contact information, then the name, number, and
department of the course, which is in the class schedule.”
Once filled out, the application should be sent in along
with the $3.50 per course. The address to send it to is at
the bottom of the application. The university’s Admissions
and Records department will check to see if there is still
room in the course and, if there is, will contact the senior
to let them know that they can get in and what they should
do next.
“I should add that since we are now in the late registration
phase, anyone accepted into a class will have to go to the
class and get a Late Access Registration Number,” Haney
explains. “When they get the number they’ll also
be told where to take it so they can lock in the registration
for the class, and that’s it.”
The courses, Haney says, will count for credit: “That
means later, if they want to get a degree, these courses
can count toward the degree.” There are some limits,
but the seniors can opt to take a course as pass/fail rather
than for a grade. “They can do that with a certain
number and types of general education courses, but not with
courses that are specifically for a major,” Haney points
out.
Haney said there is also a fee-waiver program
for senior citizens who want to earn a degree that has been
in place for some time. A senior who fully applies to the
university to work for a degree can take as many as two courses
a semester for only $3.
California State University, Dominguez Hills
University Communications & Public Affairs
Welch Hall, B-363
1000 E. Victoria St.
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