Nonresident tuition is charged on a per-credit basis with no maximum credit limit.
Authority for this fee is found in the California Education Code, Section 89705. Responses to the Application for Admission, Residency Questionnaire, and Reclassification Request Form, and, if necessary, other evidence furnished by the student are used in making this determination. A student who fails to submit adequate information to establish a right to classification as a California resident will be classified as a nonresident. The following statement of the rules regarding residency determination for nonresident tuition purposes is not a complete discussion of the law, but a summary of the principal rules and their exceptions. Legal residence may be established by an adult who is physically present in the state and who, at the same time, intends to make California his or her permanent home.