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 appropriate registrar's office
(Camden registrar, Newark registrar, New Brunswick registrar, or Rutgers
Biomedical and Health Sciences [RBHS] registrar). 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 60 days after the start of the term for which the changed status is sought. All evidence deemed appropriate by the
adjudication official pursuant to New Jersey Administrative Code 9A:5-1.1-1.2
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 all newly admitted and
continuing students should be forwarded to the appropriate campus vice chancellor
for enrollment management's office. 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 centrally to the associate vice president of enrollment management by the student within two weeks after the
campus vice chancellor for enrollment management has issued a determination. The
decision of the associate vice president for enrollment management will be
final.
E. Student's 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) or 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 and is
continuously enrolled.
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.