Academic
Catalog August 2007 - August 2008 Undergraduate
and Graduate
There are certain exceptions to the general residency rule. You may be eligible for resident status if you meet one of the following criteria on or before the last day of regular course enrollment.
You may be classified as a resident if you can establish that on or before the last day of course enrollment, you are living in Arizona, the home of your parent(s) is in Arizona, and your parent(s) is entitled to claim you as an exemption for federal and state tax purposes.
You may be classified as a resident if you are married, and your spouse has established the necessary criteria for residency for tuition purposes as follows: 1) S/he has been domicile in Arizona for at least one year, 2) S/he has demonstrated intent to establish domicile, and 3) S/he is financial independence, and is entitled to claim you as an exemption for state and federal purposes. If you are a non-citizen, you must be in an eligible visa status pursuant to federal law to classify as an in-state student for tuition purposes.
You may be classified as a resident if you can establish that on or before the last day of enrollment, you are living in Arizona and your employer transferred you to Arizona for employment purposes, or you are the spouse of such an employee, or you are an employee of an Arizona employer taking not more than six credit units solely through electronic course delivery at employer-sanctioned sites in Arizona, when the employer is required to pay additional site fees or transmission costs.
You may be classified as a resident if you are a member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in Arizona pursuant to military orders or you are the spouse or dependent child (as defined in §A.R.S. 43-1001) of a person who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in Arizona pursuant to military orders.
You may be classified as a resident if you are a member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed outside of Arizona pursuant to military orders or you are the spouse or dependent child (as defined in A.R.S. §43-1001) of a person who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed outside of Arizona pursuant to military orders, and the person claimed Arizona as the person's legal residence for at least twelve consecutive months prior to the last date of registration. The person claiming resident status under this section shall be required to provide a copy of the military form DD-2058 which verifies state of legal residence and provide evidence of having filed an Arizona Resident Income Tax Return with the Arizona Department of Revenue for the prior tax year on all income from all sources.
You may be classified as a resident if you have been honorably discharged as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or you are the spouse or dependent child (as defined in A.R.S. §43-1001) of a person who was honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States, and meets all of the following conditions: 1)The person claimed Arizona as his/her legal residence for at least twelve consecutive months prior to discharge as evidenced by a DD-2058; 2) The person demonstrated evidence of intent to be a resident of Arizona by satisfying at least one of the conditions set forth above in Section B - Intent to Establish a Domicile; 3) The person filed an Arizona Resident Income Tax Return with the Arizona Department of Revenue for the prior tax year on all income from all sources; and 4) The person physically relocated to Arizona following discharge.
You may be classified as a resident if you are a member of an American Indian tribe recognized by the United Department of Interior whose reservation land lies in Arizona or in Arizona and an adjacent state and you reside on the reservation.
According to our “good neighbor” policy, you may be eligible for in-state tuition if you live within seventy-five miles of the Arizona border in certain counties of California, Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico and you are attending courses at an NAU statewide location. This policy applies for up to 6 units of credit each term. If you enroll for more than 6 units, the out-of-state tuition is charged unless the courses are web or satellite courses. In this case, the tuition is one and a half times the in-state rate.
The person is a doctoral Graduate student who is a candidate for degree, having completed all requirements for the degree except dissertation, and who qualified as a resident student immediately prior to being eligible to begin dissertation.
The person is a graduate assistant at Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, or the University of Arizona who is assigned teaching, research, or service responsibilities. This exception applies only as long as the student is employed under the classification of Graduate Assistant.
The person is an employee of a public school district in this state and is under contract to teach on a full-time basis, or is employed as a full-time non-certified classroom aide at a public school within that school district. For purposes of this paragraph, the person is eligible to pay in-state tuition only for courses necessary to complete the requirements for certification by the State Board of Education to teach in a public school district in this state. No member of the person's family is eligible for classification as an in-state student pursuant to this paragraph, although they may be qualified under other exceptions.
If you are an alien, you are subject to the same requirements for resident status as U.S. citizens are. The one-year residency period begins on the date that your resident alien status is officially granted.
If you are a refugee, you may qualify as a resident student by virtue of having been granted refugee status in accordance with all applicable laws of the United States and having met all other requirements for residence in Arizona.
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