REGENTS’ POLICIES GOVERNING THE CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS FOR TUITION PURPOSES

The following policies have been adopted by the Board of Regents for the purpose of determining the tuition status of a student:

1.         (a) If a person is 18 years of age or older, he or she may register as an in-state student only upon a showing that he or she has been a legal resident of Georgia for a period of at least twelve months immediately preceding the date of registration.

            (b) No emancipated minor or other person 18 years of age or older shall be deemed to have gained or acquired in-state status for tuition purposes while attending any educational institution in this State, in the absence of a clear demonstration that he or she has in fact established legal residence in this State.

2.         If a person is under 18 years of age, he or she may register as an in-state student only upon a showing that his or her supporting parent or guardian has been a legal resident of Georgia for a period of at least twelve months immediately preceding the date of registration.

3.         If a parent or legal guardian of a minor changes his or her legal residence to another state following a period of legal residence in Georgia, the minor may continue to take courses for a period of twelve consecutive months on the payment of in-state tuition. After the expiration of the twelve-month period, the student may continue his or her registration only upon the payment of fees at the out-of-state rate.

4.         In the event that a legal resident of Georgia is appointed as guardian of a nonresident minor, such minor will not be permitted to register as an in-state student until the expiration of one year from the date of court appointment, and then only upon a proper showing that such appointment was not made to avoid payment of the out-of-state fees.

5.         Aliens shall be classified as nonresident students, provided, however, that an alien who is living in this country under an immigration document permitting indefinite or permanent residence shall have the same privilege of qualifying for in-state tuition as a citizen of the United States.

6.         Waivers: An institution may waive out-of-state tuition for:

(a)        a nonresident student financially dependent upon a parent, parents, or spouse who has been a legal resident of Georgia for at least twelve consecutive months immediately preceding the date of registration; provided, however, that such financial dependence shall have existed for at least twelve consecutive months immediately preceding the date of registration;

(b)        an international student, selected by the institutional president or his authorized representative, provided, however, that the number of the equivalent full-time students enrolled at the institution in the fall semester immediately preceding the semester for which the out-of- state tuition is to be waived;

(c)        a full-time employee of the University System, spouses, and dependent children;

(d)        a medical and dental resident and interns at the Medical College of Georgia;

(e)        a full-time teacher in the public schools of Georgia or in the programs of The State Board of Technical and Adult Education and dependent children. A teacher employed full-time on military bases in Georgia shall qualify for this waiver;

(f)         a career consular officer and dependents who are citizens of the foreign nation which their consular office represents, and who is stationed and living in Georgia under orders of the respective governments. This waiver shall apply only to those consular officers whose nations operate on the principle of educational reciprocity with the United States;

(g)        military personnel and their dependents stationed in Georgia and on active duty unless such military personnel are assigned to System institutions for educational purposes;

(h)        a student who is a legal resident of an out-of-state county bordering on Georgia counties in which an institution of the University System is located and who is enrolled in said institution.