The Initial Determination
At the time an individual
initially applies for admission into any graduate or undergraduate
college or division of the university, the respective admissions office
determines an admitted applicant`s resident status for tuition
assessment.
The determination made at this time shall prevail for each term unless a change is authorized as provided hereinafter.
After the Initial Determination
The status of residency for tuition purposes of students continuing in
a college or division of the university is determined by the registrar
of the respective college or division. The determination made by the
registrar either conforms to the initial determination of the
admissions office or reflects a change as provided hereinafter.
Request for a Change of Status
Requests for a change in residency status are accepted no later than
the last week of the term for which changed status is sought. All
supporting affidavits, deemed appropriate by the adjudicating official
pursuant to New Jersey Administrative Code, Volume 9, Section 5 et
seq., must be filed by the petitioner in accordance with the time limit
specified in the preceding sentence, but in no case later than four
weeks from the conclusion of the term for which the residency
assessment is requested. Failure to comply with this provision, unless
judged otherwise by the adjudicating official, voids the petition for
the term in question. If, based on the information submitted in the
request, the student qualifies for resident tuition assessment, such
change relates only to the current and subsequent terms. No adjustments
in tuition assessments are made and no refund vouchers are processed
for any prior term.
Appeals
Appeals from the
initial determination and any determination made after a request by a
student for a change in residency status are accepted no later than
three months after the date of notification of any such determination.
Unresolved appeals are forwarded either to the university director of
graduate admissions or to the university registrar. These officers
respond to the student within thirty working days of the receipt of the
appeal in the appropriate office. Appeals from this determination
should be submitted to the vice president for university budgeting by
the student within two weeks after the director of admissions or the
university registrar has issued a determination. The decision of the
vice president for university budgeting will be final.
Students' Responsibilities
Students are 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
considered the obligation of the student to seek advice when in doubt
regarding eligibility for in-state tuition assessment. If the student
delays or neglects to question his or her eligibility status beyond the
period specified above, the student forfeits his or her right to a
residency assessment to which he or she might have been deemed to be
eligible had he or she filed an appeal at the appropriate time.
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.
