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ResidencyClassification of Residents and Nonresidents for Admission and Tuition Purposes These criteria are contained in the Policy Manual, Board of Regents, State of
Graduate Assistants Students with graduate assistantships of 1/4-time or more are assessed
The spouse of a 1/4-time or more graduate assistant who is a nonresident is eligible for resident tuition and fees during the period of the assistantship appointment.
The graduate student must request the resident tuition assessment by midterm of the term in question. The benefit will not be granted retroactively. General A. A person enrolling at one of the three state universities shall be classified as a resident or nonresident for admission, tuition, and fee purposes by the registrar or someone designated by the registrar. The decision shall be based upon information furnished by the student and other relevant information. B. In determining resident or nonresident classification, the issue is essentially one of why the person is in the state of
C. The registrar, or designated person, is authorized to require written documents, affidavits, verifications, or other evidence deemed necessary to determine why a student is in
1. A statement from the student describing employment and expected source of support 2. A statement from the student’s employer 3. A statement from the student’s parents verifying nonsupport and the fact that the student was not listed as a dependent on tax returns for the past year and will not be so listed in future years 4. Supporting statements from persons who might be familiar with the family situation 5.
D. Change of classification from nonresident to resident will not be made retroactive beyond the term in which application for resident classification is made. E. A student who gives incorrect or misleading information to evade payment of nonresident fees shall be subject to serious disciplinary action and must also pay the nonresident fees for each term previously attended. F. Review committee. These regulations shall be administered by the registrar or someone designated by the registrar. The decision of the registrar or designated person may be appealed to a university review committee. The finding of the review committee may be appealed to the Board of Regents, State of
Guidelines The following guidelines are used in determining the resident classification of a student for admission, tuition, and fee purposes: A. A financially dependent student whose parents move from
B. In deciding why a person is in the state of
C. A student who was a former resident of
1. Has not acquired domicile in another state; 2. Has maintained a continuous voting record in
3. Has filed regular
D. A student who moves to Iowa may be eligible for resident classification at the next registration following 12 consecutive months in the state provided the student is not enrolled as more than a half-time student (6 credits for an undergraduate or professional student, 5 credits for a graduate student) in any academic year term, is not enrolled for more than 4 credits in a summer term for any classification, and provides sufficient evidence of the establishment of an Iowa domicile. E. A student who has been a continuous student and whose parents move to
F. A person who is moved into the state as the result of military or civil orders from the government for other than educational purposes, or the dependent of such a person, is entitled to resident status. However, if the arrival of the person under orders is subsequent to the beginning of the term in which the student is first enrolled, nonresident fees will be charged in all cases until the beginning of the next term in which the student is enrolled. Legislation, effective
G. A person who has been certified as a refugee or granted asylum by the appropriate agency of the United States, who enrolls as a student at a university governed by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, may be accorded immediate resident status for admission, tuition, and fee purposes where the person: 1. Comes directly to the state of
2. Comes to the state of
Any refugee or individual granted asylum not meeting these standards will be presumed to be a nonresident for admission, tuition, and fee purposes and thus subject to the usual method of proof of establishment of H. An alien who has immigrant status establishes
I. At the Regent institutions, American Indians who have origins in any of the original people of North America and who maintain a cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition with one or more of the tribes or nations connected historically with the present state of Iowa, including the Iowa, Kickapoo, Menominee, Miami, Missouri, Ojibwa (Chippewa), Omaha, Otoe, Ottawa (Odawa), Potawatomi, Sac and Fox (Sauk, Meskwaki), Sioux, and Winnebago (Ho Chunk), will be assessed Iowa resident tuition and fees. (Board of Regents, State of Iowa, Minutes October 15-16, 1997, p. 299) Facts A. The following circumstances, although not necessarily conclusive, have probative value in support of a claim for resident classification: 1. Reside in
2. Reliance upon
3. Domicile in
4. Former domicile in the state and maintenance of significant connections therein while absent. 5. Acceptance of an offer of permanent employment in
6. Other facts indicating the student’s domicile will be considered by the universities in classifying the student. B. The following circumstances, standing alone, do not constitute sufficient evidence of domicile to affect classification of a student as a resident under these regulations: 1. Voting or registration for voting. 2. Employment in any position normally filled by a student. 3. The lease of living quarters. 4. Admission to a licensed practicing profession in
5. Automobile registration. 6. Public records; for example, birth and marriage records,
7. Continuous presence in
8. Ownership of property in
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