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Residency Rules & Policy
Residency
Each graduate student is classified as a resident or nonresident
for tuition purposes at the time of admission to the University. The
decision, made by the Graduate School, is based upon information
furnished by the student’s application and any other relevant
information. Nonresident undergraduates continuing directly to the
Graduate School will be classified as nonresidents.
All applicants claiming New Hampshire residency are
required to have been legally domiciled in New Hampshire continuously
for at least twelve months immediately prior to registering for the term
for which in-state status is claimed.
Students admitted from states other than New
Hampshire or from foreign countries are considered nonresident
throughout their entire attendance at the University unless they shall
have acquired bona fide domicile in New Hampshire. Changes in residency
for enrolled students as well as appeals are reviewed by the Registrar’s
Office and will only occur if the student can clearly establish that his
or her residence in New Hampshire is for some purpose other than the
temporary one of obtaining an education at the University.
The burden of proof in all cases is upon the
applicant. In all cases, the University reserves the right to make the
final decision as to resident status for tuition purposes. The
University rules governing tuition rates are fully set forth in the
application for admission package; all students are bound by them.
National Guard Residency
Non-New Hampshire residents, who are in the New Hampshire Air National
Guard, or New Hampshire Army National Guard do not get coded as New
Hampshire residents. Instead, each semester that the student
fulfills the qualifications for the National Guard waiver the
Registrar's Office completes the waiver form (which the
applicant/student gets from the Guard) and UNH waives the difference
between non-resident and resident tuition. To qualify, the
applicant/student must meet all the guard requirements including
applying for any guard related money (Tuition Assistance, Nat'l
Guard Scholarship and GI BILL) and be admitted to a degree program and
have applied for Financial aid. The student does not have to actually
qualify for any financial aid, but they do have to apply for it.
Students with questions should first talk to the Air Guard education
office 436-3518, or Army Guard education office at 227-1550. Once
they've done this, they bring the waiver form to the Registrar's Office.
New England Regional Student Program
The University of New Hampshire participates in the New England Regional
Student Program administered by the New England Board of Higher
Education. Under this program, admitted graduate students from New
England may qualify for regional tuition rates (New Hampshire resident
tuition, plus 50 percent) if the program to which they are admitted is
one that is not available at any of their home state/public
institutions. Inquiries may be directed to the Dean of the Graduate School, UNH,
Thompson Hall, 105 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824-3547, or contact the
Board directly at:
New England Board of Higher Education
45 Temple Place
Boston, MA 02111
Telephone: 617-357-9620
Email:
rsp@nebhe.org
Web Address: www.nebhe.org
Please note that the website for the New England Regional programs
offers information on all their polices, guidelines and who to contact
if you wish to appeal a decision. Some highly specialized graduate
programs might be available through the Regional Student Program (RSP)
even if they are not listed in the RSP catalog. If a specialized program
is not available at the student's home-state public institutions, the
student is encouraged to contact the RSP graduate representative at the
New England state college or university that offers the program. (RSP
representatives are listed here.) In some cases, negotiation to
participate as an RSP student is possible.
To determine if the desired program qualifies for the New England
Regional Student Program tuition break, prospective students should
visit the specific program's web page found under the Programs of Study
List.
Sub-Degree
Exchange Program
The Graduate School participates in a sub-degree exchange program
sponsored by the New England land-grant universities. The program is
designed to provide any admitted student at one of the six land-grant
universities access to the full range of talent and resources available
in the region. Under the agreement, graduate students may, with the
approval of the dean of the Graduate School at UNH and the graduate dean
of the host university, take advantage of courses or other special
resources not available at UNH. Specific information about the program
may be obtained from the Graduate School..
RULES AND REGULATIONS
(Rules for Governing Tuition Rates For the University of New Hampshire )
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BASIC RULE:
All students attending any division of the University of New
Hampshire in any capacity shall be charged tuition at a rate to be
determined by their domicile. Those domiciled within the state of
New Hampshire shall pay the in-state rate. Those domiciled elsewhere
shall pay the out-of-state rate.
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DETERMINATION OF TUITION RATES
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In-State:
The Board of Trustees shall fix the in-state tuition rate
annually on the basis of their projected budget including as
part of said budget the applicable funds made available by the
Legislature in its biennial budget.
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Out-of-state:
In accordance with the policy established by the Legislative
Budget Act, the out-of-state tuition rate shall be set annually
by the Board of Trustees at a figure which reflects actual cost
of per capita operating costs, including instructional expenses,
overhead, and bond retirement (excluding self-liquidating
bonds), as determined by the costs in the fiscal year just
preceding the first of January for the fiscal year in which
tuition is to be charged, all in accordance with the established
accounting practices of the University System.
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DETERMINATION OF STUDENT STATUS
A student shall be classified as in-state or out-of-state for
tuition purposes at the time of his/her admission to the University.
The decision shall be made by the dean/director of admissions of the
appropriate division in the first instance based upon information
furnished by the student's application and other relevant
information available to the dean/director.
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REVIEW
OF STUDENT STATUS
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Any student who is aggrieved by the decision of the dean or
director of admissions classifying him/her as an out-of-state
student for tuition purposes may appeal to the campus residency
officer on forms and in accordance with procedures which shall
be made available to the student in the office of the registrar
or dean or director of admissions. Any student aggrieved by the
campus residency officer's decision may appeal that decision to
the University System Residency Appeals Board.
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The student may present to the University System Residency
Appeals Board such additional evidence as he/she may deem
appropriate in processing his/her appeal and may appear before
the Board and be heard. The decision of the University System
Residency Appeals Board shall be the final decision of the
University System.
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The University System Residency Appeals Board shall be comprised
of three members who shall be designated by the presidents of
each of the System's three residential campuses. At the first
meeting of each academic year, the Board members shall designate
one member to serve as chair for the remainder of the three
residential campuses. At the first meeting of each academic
year, the Board members shall designate one member to serve as
chair for the remainder of the academic year and until a
successor has been designated for the following year.
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CHANGE
IN STATUS
Any student who has on his/her first admission to the University
System been classified as out-of-state for tuition purposes, may
apply to the campus residency officer for a change of status on or
before September 1 of any year for the Fall semester, and on or
before January 1 of any year for the Spring semester. Applications
shall be considered in the chronological order in which they are
presented. No changes approved during a semester shall be effective
until the beginning of the next following semester. Provided,
however, that where a change of status from out-of-state to in-state
has been denied by the campus residency officer prior to the
commencement of a semester, and his/her decision is reversed by the
University System Appeals Committee during the semester, the
student's status shall be effective as of the commencement of the
semester. In the event the campus residency officer possesses facts
or information indicating that a student's status should be changed
from in-state to out-of-state, the student shall be informed in
writing of the change in status. The student may appeal the decision
as herein above set forth. No such change made by the residency
officer after commencement of any semester shall be effective until
the beginning of the next semester. Changes to out-of-state made by
the residency officer prior to the commencement of any semester, but
reversed during the semester by the Appeals Committee, shall be
effective as of the commencement of the semester.
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APPLICATION FORMS
In all cases of application for in-state status for tuition purposes
shall submit an application on forms to be prescribed by the dean or
director of admissions or campus residency officer which shall
include a sworn statement that the applicant is legally domiciled
within the State of New Hampshire. The application shall also
include such additional information as the dean/residency officer
may require in support of the affidavit of domicile. In his/her
discretion, the dean/residency officer may require resubmission of
an application form from any in-state student prior to the
commencement of each semester the student plans to attend the
University.
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SUBSTANTIVE RULES
In all cases of application for in-state status for tuition
purposes, the burden of proof shall be on the applicant. At the
applicant's request, the dean/director of admissions/residency
officer shall state the reason or reasons for his/her decision in
writing. For purposes of determining tuition status, the following
definitions and rules shall prevail.
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The term "parent" shall mean a person's father, or if s/he has
no father, her/his mother; or in case of separated or divorced
parents, "parent" shall mean either a parent with legal custody
or a parent providing more than one-half of a student's total
financial support or if there is a guardian or legal custodian,
"parent" shall mean guardian or legal custodian provided there
are no circumstances indicating that such a guardianship or
custodianship was created primarily for the purpose of
conferring the status of an in-state student on such.
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No person shall be eligible for in-state status unless s/he is
domiciled within New Hampshire. For University System purposes,
a person does not acquire a domicile in New Hampshire until s/he
has been a resident of the state for twelve consecutive months
immediately preceding the registration for the term for which
in-state status is claimed and meets all other requirements for
domicile.
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No unemancipated person shall be eligible for in-state tuition
unless her/his parents shall have established domicile in this
state.
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No person shall be eligible for in-state tuition unless s/he
establishes that his/her residence in New Hampshire is for some
purpose other than the temporary or primary one of obtaining an
education.
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"Domicile" denotes a person's true, fixed and permanent home and
place of habitation. It is the place where s/he intends to
remain and to which s/he expects to return when s/he leaves
without intending to establish a new domicile elsewhere.
However, when a person has established eligibility for in-state
tuition bases on her/his parent's domicile and the parent
subsequently establishes domicile outside of New Hampshire, the
student shall be eligible for in-state tuition for one academic
semester following the academic semester during which the parent
established out-of-state domicile.
All evidence relevant to determining domicile may be considered,
but the following indicia shall, in any case, be relevant
without limiting in any way such other information as the
applicant may wish to submit to the dean/director or residency
officer may wish to require:
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Payment or nonpayment of any tax levied by the state or any
political subdivision on persons resident or domiciled
thereon.
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Residence reported on any federal or state tax return.
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Registration of one's automobile.
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State issuing one's driver's license.
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Receipt of support in whole or in part from parents who are
resident or domiciled outside of the State of New Hampshire.
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Voting residence.
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Claim by any nonresident parent that the applicant is a
dependent for tax purposes or any other financial purpose.
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Regular departure by an applicant from the State of New
Hampshire during recesses or vacations from the University
System.
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The filing of any claim for benefits under any policy of
insurance or federal, state, or local benefit legislation
based on residence or domicile outside the State of New
Hampshire
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Status in some other state which would qualify a person for
in-state tuition in that state.
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Unless the contrary appears to the satisfaction of the
dean/director of admissions in individual cases, the following
presumptions shall prevail:
1.
The domicile of an unemancipated person is that of his/her
parents or if parents are separated or divorced, that of the parent who
has custody of him/her or that of the parent providing more than
one-half of the students' total financial support.
2.
The domicile of an unemancipated person who has no parents is
that of his/her guardian or other legal custodian, unless it appears
that such guardianship or custodianship was created for the purpose of
establishing an in-state status.
3.
The domicile of any person who first enters the university from
the domicile of his/her parent, as defined in subparagraph A above, is
that of his/her parent until s/he abandons such domicile, and, for
purpose other than that of his/her education, acquires a new domicile.
4.
The domicile of any person who first enters the University System
from a domicile other than New Hampshire is such a domicile until s/he
abandons such domicile and, for purposes other than that of his/her
education required a new domicile.
5.
Attendance at the University and or any other educational
institution in this state in itself shall not be the evidence of
intention or establishment of a domicile in this state.
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No person shall be deemed to be emancipated unless his/her
parent, as defined in subparagraph A, has entirely surrendered
the right to the care, custody, and earnings of such person and
unless his/her parent is no longer under any legal obligation to
support or maintain such person or, having supported and
maintained such person even though under no legal obligation to
do so, has ceased to support or maintain such person.
Emancipation shall not be found unless all such tests are met.
The following shall be indicia of emancipation, but shall not be
exclusive, and other evidence may be submitted by an applicant
and demanded by the dean/director of admissions or residency
officer.
1.
Lack of financial support by the parent;
2.
Lack of contribution to the parent of any earnings or any other
income received by the person;
3.
Failure of the parent to claim the person as a dependent on
his/her income or other tax returns;
4.
Establishment by the person of a domicile separate and apart from
that of the parent;
5.
Failure of the person to return to the home of the parent during
vacations and other recesses from school.
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WAIVERS
Nothing contained in these rules shall preclude the dean/director or
residency officer from waiving any requirement hereof under special
circumstances in individual cases. If you wish to request a fee
waiver you need to fill out a "Petition to Exception of Academic
Policy" and submit it to the Deans Office for approval.
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Any member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in
this state under military orders shall be entitled to classification
for him/herself, spouse and dependent children as in-state for
tuition purposes so long as the member remains on active duty in
this state pursuant to such orders
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