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Residency Reclassification

The Registrar has been designated as the Residence Determination Official for the University. The official will make the determination of a student's residence status based on information provided by the student on the reclassification residency student packet and any additional information provided by the student.

A student has a right to apply for reclassification of residency for tuition purposes after a continuous 12 month period of living in Texas. To be considered a resident of this state the student must meet one of the following:

• have established a domicile in this state not later than one year before the census date of the academic term in which the person is enrolled in an institution of higher education; and maintained that domicile continuously for the year preceding that census date;
• be a dependent whose parent established a domicile in this state not later than one year before the census date of the academic term in which the dependent is enrolled in an institution of higher education; and maintained that domicile continuously for the year preceding that census date;
• have graduated from a public or private high school in this state or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in this state; and maintained a residence continuously in this state for the three years preceding the date of graduation or receipt of the diploma equivalent, as applicable;

A nonresident student may be reclassified as a resident if employment or personal factors or actions indisputably indicating a permanent intention to reside in the state. Students who would like to be reclassified are required to apply for reclassification with the Residence Determination official in the Office of the Registrar. Students must submit all required forms and any additional supporting documents for the purpose of reclassification in the allotted time of a forthcoming semester.

Any reclassification materials received after the official census date (12th class day fall or spring semesters; or 4th class day in summer semesters) will be processed for the next semester. International students living in the United States under a visa permitting permanent residence, and undocumented immigrants who are permitted by Congress to adopt the United States as their domicile while they are in Texas must wait a period 12 months from which their residence in United States was granted before they may apply for reclassification of in-state status.
It is the responsibility of the student to notify the University of their intent to be reclassified and to contact the Residence Determination Official (Registrar) 30 days prior to enrolling in an approaching semester. Residency packets can be obtained online at https://www.utpb.edu/academics/registration/office-of-the-registrar/become-an-in-state-resident

Independent Student (Texas Resident)
A student who is 18 years of age or older, moves to the State of Texas, and is gainfully employed in Texas for 12 months prior to enrolling in an institution of higher education is considered an independent student and is entitled to a residency status of in-state unless the individual is in Texas for some purpose other than establishing residence in the state. A student who enrolls prior to having lived in Texas 12 months will be classified as a non-resident student.

Dependent Student (Texas Resident)
A student who is claimed as a dependent on their parent's/legal court appointed guardian's income tax, and who provide the sufficient documentation to support the residency claim of the parent, may be entitled to a residency status of in-state if their parent or legal court appointed guardian will prove their residency in Texas in support of the dependent student.

Students may access College of All Texans for rules governing Texas residency.