Residency for Tuition

A student entering UT Permian Basin for the first time, or a student reentering the University after an absence of one year or more, should read carefully the rules governing the determination of residence in order to be prepared to pay the required tuition. The Office of Admissions initially determines Texas residency status for all new or re-applying students for the University. The initial decision is based on information provided by way of the admission application and Core Residency Questionnaire required to be completed by the student. Information and advice regarding residency status are available from the Residence Determination Official (Registrar). Texas Education Codes 56.011 & 56.012 requires higher education institutions to set aside a portion of designated tuition for financial aid. The portion set aside for this purpose will be listed on the Statement of Student Accounts (tuition bill).

Under state statutes and THECB rules and regulations interpreting those statutes, Title 19, Chapter 21, a prospective student is classified as a resident of Texas, a nonresident, or an international student. A person who has resided in the state under circumstances specified in these rules is eligible for classification as a resident. A citizen, a national, or a permanent resident of the United States not eligible to be classified as a resident is classified as a nonresident student. An alien who is not a permanent resident of the United States and has not been permitted by Congress to adopt the United States as a domicile while in this country is classified as an international student.

An individual classified as a nonresident or as an international student may qualify, under certain exceptions specified in these rules, for resident tuition rates and other charges while continuing to be classified as a nonresident or an international student. Students may access the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's rules at the following website: www.thecb.state.tx.us/cbrules. For further information on reclassification or Residency issues, please see Registration section, subsection Residency Reclassification.

Reclassification for Tuition purposes

A student has a right to apply for reclassification of Residency for tuition purposes after a continuous 12-month period of living in Texas. A nonresident student may be reclassified as a resident if employment or personal factors or actions are indisputably indicating a permanent intention to reside in the state. Students are required to apply with the Residence Determination official in the Office of the Registrar. For further information on reclassification please see Registration section subsection Residency Reclassification.

Responsibility of Student

If there is any question as to residence status it is the student's responsibility, 30 days prior to registration, to raise the question with the administrative officials of the Institution in which he or she is enrolling for official determination. Students classified as Texas residents must affirm the correctness of that classification as a part of the registration procedure. If the student's classification as a resident becomes inappropriate for any reason, it is the responsibility of the student to notify the proper administrative officials at the institution. Failure to notify the Institution constitutes a violation of the oath of residency and may result in disciplinary action. Students claiming residency by virtue of parental dependency must provide sufficient documentation to support the residency claim of the parent. Residency is determined by state statutes and in accordance with the guidelines promulgate by the THECB. The Registrar or Residence Determination Official determines all residency classifications. To appeal the decision of the Registrar in residency matters, students may present their case to the Vice President for Student Services. If students wish to appeal that decision, they may address the President of the University whose decision is final.

Exemptions and Waiver Programs

Students who do not qualify for in-state may have the opportunity for state available exemption and waiver programs. Students are advised to seek information about these programs with the office of accounting. Student requesting to be reclassified as Texas resident status may contact the Residency determination official (Registrar). Continued receipt of a tuition and fee exemption and/or waiver is conditioned on the student maintaining a GPA for making satisfactory academic progress and, if an undergraduate, not completing an excessive number of credit hours.

Exemption programs for Tuition and fees

Accredited School Scholarship

Adopted Children formerly in Foster or other Residential Care

Blind and Deaf Students

Children of Disabled/Deceased Texas Firefighters and Law Enforcement Officers

Children of Prisoners of War or Persons Missing in Action

Children of Professional Nursing Program Faculty

Children and Spouse of Texas Veterans

Concurrent Enrolled High School/University Credit

Disabled Peace Officers

Distance/Off Campus Learning

Economic Hardship

Firefighters enrolled in Fire Science Courses

Fully Funded Courses

Good neighbor Scholarship

Interinstitutional Academic Programs

Members of State Military Forces

Nursing Preceptors and their Children

Prisoners of War

Senior Citizen

Students Under Conservatorship of Department of Family and Protective Services

Surviving Spouse and Minor Children of Certain Police, Security or Emergency Personnel Killed in the Line of Public Duty

Texas EX-Servicemen

Specific details about these exemptions can be found at the www.collegefortexans.com website. If you have any questions about whether you qualify for these exemptions or not, you may contact the Registrar (Residency Determination Official) at 432-552-2635.

Waiver Programs- for Tuition and Fees

Description	Eligibility	Exempted Charges*
*Accredited School Scholarship (permissive) Texas Education Code*, § 54.301	Highest ranking graduate of an accredited Texas high school	Tuition during first two semesters (long session) following graduation
Adopted Children formerly in Foster or other Residential Care Texas Education Code, § 54.367	For individuals who were adopted; and Were subject of an adoption assistance agreement under Texas Family Code Subchapter D, Chapter 162, that provided monthly payments and medical assistance benefits and was not limited to providing only for the reimbursement of nonrecurring expenses	Tuition and Fees
Blind and Deaf Students Texas Education Code, § 54.364	A blind disabled person, or a person whose sense of hearing is nonfunctional Must be a Texas resident	Tuition Required Fees General Property Deposit
Children of Disabled/Deceased Texas Firefighters and Law Enforcement Officers Texas Education Code, § 54.351	For children under 21 years of age (or 22 if the student was eligible to participate in special education under Texas Education Code, § 29.003) of disabled full-paid or volunteer firefighters, full-paid municipal, county, state peace officers, custodians of the Department of Criminal Justice, or game wardens Disability/death occurred in the line of duty	Tuition Required Fees not to exceed 120 undergraduate credit hours or any semester begun after age 26
Children of Prisoners of War or Persons Missing in Action Texas Education Code, § 54.343	A person under the age of 21 or a dependent person under 25 years of age who receives majority of support from parent Parent is a resident of Texas on active-duty military and classified by Department of Defense as a Prisoner of War or Missing in Action at time of the student's registration	Tuition Required Fees
Children of Professional Nursing Program Faculty Texas Education Code, § 54.355	For children whose parent is a faculty member or teaching assistant in a nursing program in Texas Age is 25 years or younger Texas resident Has not previously received a baccalaureate degree Has not previously received an exemption under this section for 10 semesters or summer sessions Exemption applies only at institution that employs the parent/faculty member	Tuition (prorated if parent is not full-time)
Children and Spouse of Texas Veterans Texas Education Code, § 54.341	For children or the spouse of members of the U.S. armed forces who were killed in action, who die or died while in service, are MIA, whose death is documented to be directly caused by illness or injury related to service in the U.S. armed forces, or who become totally disabled for purposes of employability according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' disability rating as a result of a service-related injury For children or the spouse of members of the Texas National Guard who after January 1, 1946, were killed while on active-duty or became totally disabled for purposes of employability according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' disability rating as a result of a service-related injury Classified as a resident on the date of registration A child is a person who is 25 or younger on the first day of the semester for which the exemption is claimed.	Tuition Fees (excluding general deposit fees, student services fees, and any charges for lodging, board, or clothing) NOT TO EXCEED 150 CREDIT HOURS
*Concurrent Enrollment--High School/University Credit (permissive) Texas Education Code*, § 54.216	Individuals enrolled in a course that provides simultaneously course credit towards (1) high school academic requirements; and (2) a degree offered by the Institution	All or part of tuition and fees
*Disabled Peace Officers (permissive) Texas Education Code*, § 54.352	Texas resident who has resided in Texas for 12 months immediately preceding registration Permanently disabled as a result of injury sustained in performance of duties as Texas peace officer Unable to continue duties as peace officer	Tuition Fees excluding class and laboratory fees NOT TO EXCEED 12 SEMESTERS IN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
*Distance/Off-Campus Learning (permissive) Texas Education Cod*e, § 54.218	Student enrolled only in distance learning courses or other off-campus courses	Fees for activities, services, or facilities that the student cannot reasonably be expected to use
Economic Hardship Texas Education Code, § 54.262	When payment of fee causes undue economic hardship -- number of exceptions limited to 5 percent of total enrollment	General Fee
Firefighters enrolled in Fire Science Courses Texas Education Code § 54.3631	Firefighters who: are employed by a political subdivision of Texas as a firefighter; or are currently and have been for at least one year, an active member of an organized volunteer fire department in Texas, as defined by the fire fighters' pension commissioner, who holds appropriate levels of certification as specified in the statute; and are enrolled in course offered as a part of fire science curriculum	Tuition Laboratory Fees
*Fully Funded Courses (permissive) Texas Education Code*, § 54.217	Individuals enrolled in courses that are fully funded by federal or other sources	Tuition and Fees for particular courses
*Good Neighbor Scholarship (permissive) Texas Education Code*, § 54.331	A limited number (as prescribed by the Coordinating Board) of native-born citizens and residents from nations of the Western Hemisphere other than the United States	Tuition
Interinstitutional Academic Programs (Permissive) Texas Education Code, § 54.368	Individuals taking a course at an institution under an interinstitutional academic program agreement, but who is enrolled primarily at another institution	Tuition Required Fees
Members of State Military Forces Texas Education Code, § 54.345	Individual certified by the adjutant general of the state military forces as having been awarded assistance for tuition and fees under Texas Government Code, § 431.090	Tuition not to exceed 12 semester credit hours charged at the Texas resident rate Mandatory Fees for any semester in which the tuition exemption is received
Nursing Preceptors and their Children Texas Education Code, § 54.356	Texas resident Registered nurse Serving under contract as a clinical preceptor OR A child 25 years or younger whose parent meets the criteria above, has not previously received a baccalaureate degree, and has not previously received an exemption under this section for 10 semesters or summer sessions	$500 off tuition per semester
Prisoners of War Texas Education Code, § 54.342	Is a resident of Texas and was a resident of Texas at the time of original entry into the U.S. armed forces Was first classified as a POW on or after January 1, 1999 Is enrolled for at least 12 semester credit hours	Tuition and Required Fees Student Housing and Food Contract Costs Textbook Costs NOT TO EXCEED 120 HOURS
*Senior citizen (permissive) Texas Education Code*, § 54.365	Individuals 65 years of age or older on space available basis Individuals 65 years of age or older on space available basis may audit	Tuition NOT TO EXCEED 6 CREDIT HOURS PER SEMESTER Tuition
Students Under Conservatorship of Department of Family and Protective Services Texas Education Code, § 54.366	For individuals under the conservatorship of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services on the day preceding the individual's 18th birthday, on or after the day of the student's 14th birthday if the student was eligible for adoption on or after that day, on the day the student received a high school diploma or equivalent, or during an academic term in which the student was enrolled in a dual credit course Enrolls in an institution of higher education (including a dual credit course) no later than his or her 25th birthday	Tuition Required Fees
Surviving Spouse and Minor Children of Certain Police, Security or Emergency Personnel Killed in the Line of Public Duty Texas Education Code, § 54.354	For the surviving spouse or children of certain public peace officers, probation officers, parole officers, jailers, police reservists, fire fighters, and emergency medical personnel, Texas Gov't Code § 615.003 Death occurred in the line of duty as a result of a risk inherent in the duty Must be enrolled full-time	Tuition and Fees Student Housing and Food Contract Costs Textbook Costs NOT TO EXCEED BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR 200 HOURS
Texas Ex-Servicemen Texas Education Code, § 54.341	Currently resides in Texas (unless the student received the exemption prior to fall 2011) Entered the service at a location in Texas Declared Texas as the person's home of record or would have been a resident of Texas under Subchapter B at the time of entry Served in U.S. armed forces in World War II, Korean Conflict, the Cold War, Vietnam, Grenada era, Lebanon, Panama, Persian Gulf, the national emergency related to 9/11/2001 Honorably discharged Not eligible for federal education benefits	Tuition Fees (excluding general deposit fees, student services fees, and any charges for lodging, board, or clothing) Other required charges NOT TO EXCEED 150 CREDIT HOURS (assignment of unused hours to children under 25 years of age may be authorized by the veteran or following the death of an eligible veteran)

*This information is provided in summary form. For more information contact the Office of Accounting at (432) 552-2706 and/or refer to Texas Education Code Section 54.201, et seq.

**Must have Regental approval.

***Required fees are those required as a condition of enrollment. They do not include room, board, books, transportation, lab fees, or other course specific fees or optional fees.