A. The Initial Determination:
At the time an individual
initially applies for admission into any
undergraduate or graduate college of the university, the respective
admissions
office will determine an admitted applicant's resident status for
tuition
assessment. The determination made at this time shall prevail for each
succeeding semester unless a change is authorized as provided
hereinafter.
B. After the Initial Determination:
The status of residency
for tuition purposes of
students continuing in a college of the university will be determined by
the
registrar's office. The determination made by the registrar will either
conform
to the initial determination of the admissions office or reflect a
change as
provided hereinafter.
C. Request for a Change of Status:
Requests for a change in
residency status will be
accepted no later than the last day of final exams in the semester for
which
the changed status is sought. All evidence deemed appropriate by the
adjudication official pursuant to New Jersey Administrative Code, Volume
9A:5-1.1-12 (N.J.A.C. 9A:5-1.1-12) must be filed by the petitioner in
accordance with the time limit specified in the preceding sentence, but
in no
case later than 30 days from the date of submission of the Residency
Analysis
Form. Failure to comply with the provision may void the petition for the
semester in question. If, based on the information submitted in the
request,
the student qualifies for resident tuition assessment, such change will
relate
only to the current and subsequent semesters.
D. Appeals:
Appeals
from the initial determination and any determination made after a
request by a
student for a change in residency status will be accepted no later than
30 days
after the date of notification of any such determination that is
appealed.
Appeals for newly admitted undergraduate students will be forwarded to
the
associate vice president for enrollment management or to the university
registrar for continuing students. Appeals for newly admitted graduate
students
will be forwarded to the director of graduate admissions or to the
university
registrar for continuing students. These officers will respond to the
student
within 30 working days of the receipt of the appeal in the appropriate
office.
Appeals from these determinations must be submitted to the vice
president of
enrollment management by the student within two weeks after the
associate vice
president for enrollment management, director of graduate admissions, or
the
university registrar has issued a determination. The decision of the
vice
president for enrollment management will be final.
E. Students' Responsibilities:
The student is responsible
for providing relevant information upon
which a residency determination can be made. The burden of proving his
or her
residency status lies solely upon the student. Moreover, it is the
obligation
of the student to seek advice when in doubt regarding eligibility for
in-state
tuition assessment. Every student who is classified as a resident
student but
who becomes a nonresident at any time by virtue of a change of legal
residence
is required to notify his or her registrar immediately. An independent
student
loses New Jersey residency status for tuition purposes upon abandonment
of the
New Jersey domicile. Assessment of nonresident tuition charges will take
effect
the semester following the date of abandonment. Any dependent student
who is
domiciled in the state for tuition purposes shall continue to be
eligible for
New Jersey Resident Tuition Status despite his or her supporting
parent(s)/U.S.
Court-appointed legal guardian(s) change of domicile to another state,
while
such student continues to reside in New Jersey during the course of each
academic year.
F. Penalties:
If a
student has obtained or seeks to obtain resident classification by
deliberate
concealment of facts or misrepresentation of facts, or if he or she
fails to
come forward with notification upon becoming a nonresident, he or she is
subject to disciplinary action.
