A. Residency Status Policies
1. The following regulations govern the
determination of residency status for admission and assessment of student
tuition. For the purpose of these regulations an "adult" is
considered to be a student 18 years of age or over; a "minor" student
is a student under 18 years of age. The term "the State" means the
State of Illinois except in the following instances: 1) for the purposes of
assessing graduate-level student tuition, the Chancellors, with the agreement
of the President, may take the term "the State" to include the
Kentucky Counties of Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton,
Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall, Trigg, and Union; 2)
for purposes of assessing graduate-level student tuition for not more than 6
semester- or 9 quarter-hours, the Chancellors, with the agreement of the
President, may take the term "the State" to include the State of
Missouri. Neither exception may apply to the assessment of tuition at the
a. Residency determination: Evidence
for determination of residence status of each applicant for admission to the
University shall be submitted to the Director of Admissions at the time of
application for admission. A student may be reclassified at any time by the
University upon the basis of additional or changed information. However, if the
University has erroneously classified the student as a resident, the change in
tuition shall be applicable beginning with the term following the
reclassification; if the University has erroneously classified the student as a
nonresident, the change in tuition shall be applicable to the term in which the
reclassification occurs, provided the student has filed a written request for
review in accordance with these regulations. If the University has classified a
student as a resident based on false or falsified documents, the student may
either be reclassified to nonresident status which shall be retroactive to the
first term during which residency status was based on the false or falsified
documents or be denied initial or continuing admission (3/13/03).
b. Adult student: An adult, to be considered a resident, must have been a bona fide resident of the State for a period of at least 6 consecutive months immediately preceding the beginning of any term for which the individual registers at the University, and must continue to maintain a bona fide residence in the State, except that an adult student whose parents (or one of them if only one parent is living or the parents are separated or divorced) have established and are maintaining a bona fide residence in the State and who resides with them (or the one residing in the State) or elsewhere in the State will be regarded as a resident student (10/8/98, 3/13/03).
c. Minor student: The residence of a
minor shall be considered to be, and to change with and follow:
1) that of the parents, if they are living
together, or living parent, if one is dead; or
2) if the parents are separated or divorced, that of the parent to whom the
custody of the person has been awarded by court decree or order, or in the
absence of a court decree or order, that of the parent with which the person
has continuously resided for a period of at least 6 consecutive months
immediately preceding registration at the University (10/8/98); or
3) that of the adoptive parents, if the person has been legally adopted and, in
the event the adoptive parents become divorced or separated, that of the
adoptive parent whose residence would govern under the foregoing rules if that
parent had been a natural parent; or
4) that of the legally appointed guardian of the person; or
5) that of the "natural" guardian, such as a grandparent, adult
brother or adult sister, adult uncle or aunt, or other adult relative with whom
the person has resided and by whom the student has been supported for a period
of at least 6 consecutive months immediately preceding registration at the
University for any term, if the person's parents are dead or have abandoned this
person and if no legal guardian of the person has been appointed and qualified
(10/8/98, 3/13/03).
d. Parent or guardian: No parent or
legal or natural guardian will be considered a resident of the State unless this
person (
1) maintains a bona fide and permanent place of
abode within the State, and
2) lives, except when temporarily absent from the State with no intention of
changing the legal residence to some other State or country, within the State.
e. Emancipated minor: If a minor has
been emancipated, is completely self-supporting, and actually resides in the
State, the minor shall be considered to be a resident even though the parents
or guardian may reside outside the State. An emancipated minor who is
completely self-supporting shall be considered to "actually reside in the
State of Illinois" if a dwelling place has been maintained within the
State uninterrupted for a period of at least 6 consecutive months immediately
preceding term registration at the University. Marriage or active military
service shall be regarded as effecting the emancipation of minors, whether male
or female, for the purposes of this regulation. An emancipated minor whose
parents (or one of them if only one parent is living or the parents are
separated or divorced) have established and are maintaining a bona fide
residence in the State and who resides with them (or the one residing in the
State) or elsewhere in the State will be regarded as a resident student
(10/8/98, 3/13/03).
f. Married student: A nonresident
student, whether male or female, or a minor or adult, or a citizen or
noncitizen of the United States, who is married to a resident of the State, may
be classified as a resident so long as the individual continues to reside in
the State; however, a spouse through which a student claims residency must
demonstrate residency in compliance with the requirements applicable to
students seeking resident status.
g. Persons without
h. Armed Forces personnel: A person
who is actively serving in one of the Armed Forces of the
i. State and Federal Penitentiary: A
person who is incarcerated in a State or Federal place of detention within the
State of
j. Minor children of parents transferred outside
the
k. Dependents of University employees:
The spouses and dependent children of all staff members (academic,
administrative, nonacademic) on appointment with the University shall be
considered as resident students for purposes of tuition assessment.
l. Contractual Agreements: The
Chancellors, with the approval of the President, may enter into agreements with
other institutions in or out of state under the terms of which students at the
other institutions are defined as residents of the State of
m. Definition of terminology: To the
extent that the terms, "bona fide residence,"
"independent," "dependent," and "emancipation,"
are not defined in these regulations, definitions shall be determined by
according due consideration to all of the facts pertinent and material to the
question and to the applicable laws and court decisions of the State of
n. Procedure for review of residency status or
tuition assessment: A student who takes exception to the residency
status assigned or tuition assessed shall pay the tuition assessed but may file
a claim in writing to the appropriate official for a reconsideration of
residency status and an adjustment of the tuition assessed. The written claim
must be filed within 30 school days from the date of assessment of tuition or
the date designated in the official SIUC or SIUE calendar as that upon which
instruction begins for the academic period for which the tuition is payable,
whichever is later, or the student loses all rights to a change of status and
adjustment of the tuition assessed for the term in question. If the student is
dissatisfied with the ruling in response to the written claim made within this
period, the student may appeal the ruling to the Chancellor or his or her
designee by filing with that official within 20 days of the notice of the
ruling a written request (3/13/03).