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By Sarah Pacheco, Adrian Rodriguez and Rory Sa

Fresno State is no longer accepting applications for this semester, and next year’s enrollment will be even smaller. That means students who are interested in sticking around for the spring 2004 semester need to keep close watch.

The state budget cut enrollment growth across all CSU campuses for spring 2004 to 4.2 percent, and the CSUs have already projected zero enrollment growth for the 2004-05 academic year.

Although most students at Fresno State will not have to worry about being able to register for Spring 2004 classes, the university froze enrollment for new students and lower-division transfer students.

Applications for the spring 2004 semester will only be accepted until Aug. 31 from upper-division students and students who have been absent from the campus for one semester or more.

Graduate students have from Aug. 1 to Sept. 30 to apply for the spring 2004 semester.

These new application changes and deadlines will also affect international students.

International students also must apply for Spring 2004 by the end of August, said Carol Munshower, the director of International Student Services and Programs.

Fall 2004 applications will be accepted beginning Oct. 1, 2003.

Students who miss these application deadlines are usually contacted and reminded; however, if deadlines are passed, students are in danger of being disenrolled from the university.

Even with enrollment frozen, CSU Chancellor Charles Reed said that this semester’s student population will still exceed the limits set by the state budget.

The CSU system had expected to be funded for a 7-percent growth rate, meaning nearly 30,000 potential students will be unable to attend in spring 2004 CSU-wide.