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.
