RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR IN-STATE TUITION IN CONNECTICUT AND SELECTED STATES

STATE	BASIC RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT	MAJOR EXCEPTIONS
*Arizona*	At least one year immediately before the last day of regular registration for the semester you plan to attend. Establish residency by being physically present in the state with the intent of making it your permanent home. Demonstrate financial independence and not be claimed as a dependent on a federal or state tax return by non-Arizona resident.	● Transferred employees or spouses. ● Spouse or dependent of military member stationed in Arizona. ● Native American living on a reservation wholly or partly within Arizona.
*California*	Live in California for at least one year prior to the residency determination date, relinquish residency in other states, show intent to establish residency in California, and demonstrate financial independence. Financial independence for unmarried undergraduates means the student's parents have not claimed him as a dependent for tax purposes for two years and the student's income is enough to meet his needs. For married and graduate students financial independence means the student's parents have not claimed him as a dependent for taxes for one year.	Spouse or dependent of military member on active duty stationed in California at time of enrollment.
*Colorado*	Domiciled in Colorado for at least 12 continuous months immediately before the first day of classes.	● Military personnel and families permanently stationed in Colorado. ● Students whose parents move out of state after their junior year of high school are considered “in-state” if they enroll in a Colorado postsecondary school within 42 months of the parents' move.
*Connecticut*	Domiciled in Connecticut for at least 12 months. An emancipated person cannot establish domicile merely by attending a Connecticut university full-time, in the absence of a clear demonstration of intent to establish a Connecticut domicile.	● Unemancipated child of a member of the military stationed in Connecticut under military orders. ● Those employed full-time in Connecticut and their spouses and dependents can apply for residency status after living in the state for six months if they provide evidence of domicile and the employee is not in the state primarily as a full-time student.
*Florida*	Florida has been primary domicile for at least the 12 months immediately preceding the in-state classification. The 12-month requirement cannot be met by attending college full-time in the state.	● Military personnel assigned to Florida ● Participants in Florida Pre-Paid Tuition Program. ● Certain graduate students.
*Georgia*	Legal resident of Georgia for at least 12 months immediately prior to registration. The 12-month requirement cannot be met merely by attending college full-time in the state.	If a parent changes his legal residence from Georgia to another state, a minor may continue at the in-state rate for 12 months. Out-of-state tuition can be waived by the institution for: ● Nonresident students financially dependent for at least 12 months on a parent or spouse who is a Georgia resident. ● International students selected by an institution president (up to 1% of full-time enrollment). ● Full-time employees of the Georgia University system and their spouses and dependent children. ● Medical and dental residents and interns at the Medical College of Georgia. ● Full-time teachers employed in Georgia public schools, technical schools, or on US military bases in Georgia and their dependent children. ● Career consular officers of foreign nations and dependents stationed in Georgia if their home countries provide reciprocity with the United States. ● Military personnel and dependents stationed in Georgia unless personnel are assigned as students for educational purposes. ● Selected graduate students at university-level institutions. ● Legal residents of out-of-state counties bordering on Georgia counties in which a system university is located who are enrolled in that university.
*Illinois*	Resident for admission purposes: domiciled in Illinois for at least one calendar year immediately preceding the date of the request for admission. Resident for tuition purposes: bona fide resident in Illinois for at least one calendar year immediately preceding first scheduled day of classes for the term. A person must prove residency by showing gainful employment in Illinois or reliance on Illinois sources for more than 50% of an income sufficient to provide for payment of tuition, fees, and normal living expenses. A person cannot establish residency by living in the state primarily for educational purposes.	● Minor child of an Illinois resident transferred by employer to locations outside the United States for a maximum of five years from the date of the transfer. ● A person whose parents move to Illinois may be come a resident student at the beginning of the next term following the move. ● People on active duty military service and stationed in Illinois and their spouses and dependents may be eligible for waiver of nonresident tuition as long as they remain in Illinois. ● Illinois public institution faculty and staff holding at least quarter-time appointments and their spouses and dependent children. ● Public and private elementary school teachers employed at least one-quarter time.
*Maine*	Domiciled in Maine for at least 12 months for other than educational purposes before registration. A student who attended an out-of-state institution at in-state rates in the previous semester is presumed to be living in Maine primarily for educational purposes and is not entitled to the in-state rate in Maine.	Members of military while on active duty in Maine and their dependents.
*Maryland*	Resided in Maryland for at least 12 consecutive months immediately prior to and including the last date available for late registration for the forthcoming semester or session.	● Permanent employees (at least half-time) of the University of Maryland system and their spouses and dependent children. ● Full-time active member of armed forces stationed in Maryland or whose residency is in Maryland and their spouses and dependent children. ● Graduate assistants.
*Minnesota*	Live in Minnesota for at least one calendar year prior to applying for admission or dependent student whose parent lives in Minnesota at the time he applies.	● Residents of other states with reciprocity. ● Students who have been in Minnesota as migrant farm workers for at least two years immediately before admission and their dependents. ● Refugees recognized by the federal government. ● Nonimmigrant Japanese students who have completed at least one academic year at Akita campus and are recommended by the provost for transfer to a Minnesota state university.
*Mississippi*	Student over 21 must have lived in Mississippi for at least 12 continuous months after becoming 21 and immediately preceding registration for the period concerned.	● Children of parents employed by a state college or university can attend that school at the in-state rate. ● Military personnel on extended active duty and stationed in Mississippi unless their duty assignment in the state is primarily for education, and their children.
*Missouri*	Resident of Missouri for at least 12 months prior to the academic term for which the student is applying.	Members of military stationed in Missouri.
*New Hampshire*	Domiciled in New Hampshire. Resident of New Hampshire for at least 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the term for which in-state status is claimed. Residence must be for a primary purpose other than educational.	● Student whose parents move out of New Hampshire after the student received in-state status is eligible for in-state status for one semester following the move. ● Member of military stationed in the state under military orders on active duty, spouse and dependent children as long as the person remains on active duty in the state.
*New Mexico*	Reside in New Mexico for 12 consecutive months prior to the term for which in-state status is requested.	● Members of military on active duty and stationed in New Mexico and their spouses and dependent children. ● People who have moved to New Mexico and are working full-time and their spouses and dependent children. ● People who have moved to New Mexico for retirement and their spouses and dependent children. ● Members of the Navajo Tribe. ● Active members of the New Mexico National Guard. ● Students receiving an athletic scholarship from a New Mexico post-secondary institution.
*North Carolina*	Domiciled in North Carolina for at least 12 continuous months before the first day of classes. A person cannot establish residency if he lives in North Carolina solely to attend college.	● Students paying the in-state rate who lose their North Carolina residency can continue to pay the in-state rate for an additional 12 months. ● Members of the military on active duty and stationed in North Carolina on Permanent Change of Station orders and their military dependents residing with them.
*North Dakota*	Legal resident of North Dakota for at least 12 months immediately prior to the beginning of the academic term.	● A person who graduated from a North Dakota high school within six years before the beginning of the academic term. ● Full-time active duty members of the armed forces assigned to a North Dakota military installation and their spouses and dependents. ● Dependents of instructors who live in North Dakota and teach at a North Dakota higher education institution. ● Any person who was a legal resident for at least three consecutive years of the six years prior to the beginning of the academic term.
*New York*	Domiciled in New York for at least one year.
*Ohio*	Resident of Ohio for at least 12 consecutive months immediately preceding enrollment.	● People employed full-time in Ohio and maintaining themselves on their current employment income and their spouses and dependents. ● Military members on active duty in Ohio and their dependents. ● Resident of Ohio transferred by his employer to a foreign country and his dependents if Ohio remains the person's domicile. ● Someone employed as a migrant worker in Ohio and his dependents if the person has worked at least four months in the state in each of the three years preceding the academic term.
*Oregon*	Domiciled in Oregon for at least 12 months prior to the beginning of the term. Living in Oregon for a primary purpose other than education.	● Military members and their dependents assigned to duty at military facility in the state or to a ship with an Oregon home port or permanent station. ● Members of Native American tribes with reservation lands wholly or partly within the state.
*Pennsylvania*	Domiciled in Pennsylvania not primarily for educational purposes for at least 12 months prior to initial enrollment.	● U.S. government employee or armed forces member who was a Pennsylvania resident prior to entry into service. ● Military personnel and dependents assigned to active duty in Pennsylvania and who live in Pennsylvania.
*South Carolina*	Domiciled in South Carolina for at least 12 months. Residence may not be acquired while living in the state for the sole purpose of enrollment in a state institution.	● People employed full-time in South Carolina and their dependents if they live in the state. ● Any dependent who has been domiciled in the state for at least three years immediately prior to enrollment even if his parents have moved out of state. ● Members of the military on active duty assigned to South Carolina and for up to 12 months after any transfer out of the state. ● Full-time faculty and administrative employees of state institutions and their spouses and dependents.
*Texas*	Domiciled in Texas for at least 12 months immediately preceding the registration date.	● A person located in Texas as an employee of a business or organization that has become established in the state and part of a state program of economic development and diversification and their dependents, provided the person files a letter of intent to establish Texas residency. ● Any dependent age 18 or under whose parents were formerly Texas residents can continue to pay in-state rates as long as he remains continuously enrolled in the regular session of a state-supported institution.


February 28, 2000		2000-R-0239
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR IN-STATE TUITION IN CONNECTICUT AND SELECTED STATES
By: Judith Lohman, Chief Analyst

Arizona

California

Colorado

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Maine

Minnesota

New Mexico

New York

Oregon