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Calendar Year FTES

Refer to College Year FTES.

Cal Grant

California offers Cal Grants to undergraduate students who meet the financial, academic, and eligibility requirements. Cal Grant funding is free money to be used by California residents for educational expenses.

Campus Wide Resources

Resources that are essential to the operation of the campus and are independent from any particular division’s core activities. Examples would be: utilities, risk pool premium, worker's compensation, industrial disability, non-industrial disability, unemployment insurance, and risk management, all of which are the financial responsibility of the university at large.

Campus Work Study (WS)

Federal Funds are allocated to the campus for the purpose of hiring students with qualifying financial needs. The Federal Work Study Funds cover a percent of the student’s salary; the hiring campus department then matches the Federal Funds with a smaller percent. Typically it is a 70/30 or 75/25 matching.

Capital Projects/Capital Outlay Program

“The erection, construction, alteration, painting, repair, improvement of any structure, building, road, or other improvement of the grounds or facilities of any kind, including campus utility systems. Capital projects may be subdivided into a variety of categories based on the size of the project in dollars or the source of funds.” [SJSU Facilities Development & Operations Service Guide, Spring 1991]. Refer to Major Capital Outlay and Minor Capital Outlay.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

The Vice President of the Division of Administration and Finance serves as the campus CFO.

Common Management Systems (CMS)

The CSU System's implementation of a shared suite of PeopleSoft application software, operated at a shared service center.

College Year

A reference to a 12 month year beginning with the Summer semester and followed by the Fall and Spring semesters.

College Year FTES

Fall FTES added to Spring FTES divided by two plus 1/2 Summer FTES. Also referred to as Calendar Year FTES.

Continuing Education

Refer to International & Extended Studies.

CSU

The California State University is currently made up of 23 campuses overseen by the Chancellor’s Office and its Trustees who are headquartered in Long Beach.

CSU Operating Fund

The CSU Operating Fund 70000, became the University’s principal operating fund in 2006/07. It is allocated to the campus via the CSU Chancellor’s Office and includes appropriations from the General Fund of the State of California and Student Fee Revenues.