| Member of the U.S. armed forces stationed in California on active duty |
An undergraduate member of the U.S. armed forces stationed in California on active duty, unless assigned for educational purposes to a state-supported institution of higher education, may be exempt from the nonresident tuition fee. A graduate student is eligible for this exemption only until he or she has resided in the state the minimum time necessary to become a resident (366 days). The student must provide the campus residence deputy with a statement from his or her commanding officer or personnel officer stating that the assignment to active duty in California is not for educational purposes. The letter must include the dates of assignment to the state.
An undergraduate student discharged from military service after having been stationed in California on active duty for at least 366 days is entitled to a resident classification for the minimum time necessary to establish a residence (366 days). In this case, financial independence is not required.
Some members of the U.S. armed forces may qualify for an exemption from nonresident tuition and based on the federal Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. Under this Act, an undergraduate or graduate student, who is a member of the U.S. armed forces on active duty for a period of more than 30 days and whose domicile or permanent duty station is in California, is entitled to an exemption from nonresident tuition. The student must be continuously enrolled at the University, notwithstanding a subsequent change in the member's permanent duty station to a location outside of California. |
| Spouse, registered domestic partner, and other dependent of a member of the U.S. armed forces stationed in California on active duty |
A student who is a dependent natural or adopted child, stepchild, spouse, or registered domestic partner of a member of the U.S. armed forces stationed in California on active duty is entitled to a resident classification.* If, while the student is in attendance at UC, the member of the armed forces is (1) transferred outside California where he or she continues to serve on active duty or (2) is retired from active duty, the student will not lose his or her exemption until he or she has resided in the state the minimum time necessary to become a resident (366 days). Financial independence will not be a requirement, and the waiver is available to all children who are dependents for federal income tax purposes; it is not limited to minors. The student must be the dependent of a member of the armed forces who is stationed in California on active duty on the residence determination date, or after serving in California on active duty has been transferred outside California where he or she continues to serve, or has retired from active duty immediately after serving in California.
*Graduate and professional students are entitled to the waiver for no more than one academic year.
Some dependents of members of the U.S. armed forces may qualify for an exemption from nonresident tuition and based on the federal Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. Under this Act, an undergraduate or graduate student who is the spouse, registered domestic partner, or dependent child of a member of the U.S. armed forces on active duty for a period of more than 30 days and whose domicile or permanent duty station is in California, is entitled to an exemption from nonresident tuition. The student must be continuously enrolled at the University, notwithstanding a subsequent change in the U.S. armed forces member's permanent duty station to a location outside of California. |
| Child, spouse, or registered domestic partner of a faculty member |
To the extent funds are available, if a student is an unmarried dependent child under age 21 or the spouse or registered domestic partner of a member of the University faculty who is a member of the Academic Senate, he or she may be eligible for a waiver of the nonresident tuition fee. Confirmation of the faculty member's membership in the Academic Senate must be secured each term this waiver is granted. |
| Child, spouse, or registered domestic partner of a University employee |
A student may be entitled to resident classification if he or she is an unmarried dependent child or the spouse or registered domestic partner of a full-time University employee whose assignment is outside of California (e.g., Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory). The parent's, spouse's, or partner's employment status with the University must be ascertained each term. |
| Child, spouse, or registered domestic partner of a deceased public law enforcement or fire suppression employee |
A student may be entitled to a waiver of the nonresident tuition fee if he or she is the child, spouse, or registered domestic partner of a deceased public law enforcement or fire suppression employee who was a California resident at the time of his or her death and who was killed in the course of fire suppression or law enforcement duties. |
| Dependent child of a California resident |
A student who has not been an adult resident of California for more than one year, and who is the natural or adopted dependent child of a California resident who has been a resident for more than one year immediately prior to the residence determination date, may be entitled to a waiver of the nonresident tuition until the student has resided in California for the minimum time necessary to become a resident so long as continuous attendance is maintained at a post-secondary institution. |
| Native American graduate of a BIA school |
A student who is a graduate of a California school operated by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs may be exempt from nonresident tuition. |
| Employee of a California public school district |
A student holding a valid credential authorizing service in California public schools and employed by a school district in a full-time certificate position may be exempt from nonresident tuition under certain circumstances as stated in the Education Code section 68078. |
| Student athlete in training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, Chula Vista |
An amateur student athlete in training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista may be exempt from nonresident tuition until she or he has resided in California the minimum time necessary to become a resident. |
| Graduate of a California high school |
A student who attended high school in California for three or more years (9th grade included) and graduated from a California high school (or attained the equivalent) may be exempt from nonresident tuition. See the UC Nonresident Tuition Exemption form. |
| Surviving dependent of a California resident killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks |
A student who was a dependent of a California resident who was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon building, or the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 may be eligible. (Eligible students must meet the financial need requirements for the Cal Grant A program.) |
| Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor and child of recipient |
An undergraduate student who is a recipient of a Congressional Medal of Honor or who is the child of a recipient may be eligible. The recipient must be a California resident and the student must be under age 28. The student's annual income must not exceed the national poverty level. If the medal recipient was a parent who died, the parent must have been a California resident at the time of death. |
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