Your classification is first established at the time of admission to UMGC. It is determined based on information you provided as part of the application process. Because the burden of demonstrating entitlement to in-state status rests with you, if you have not provided this information or if it is incomplete, you will be assigned out-of-state status. Once admitted to the university, you will retain this classification unless and until you file a successful Petition for Change in Classification for Admission, Tuition, and Charge Differential. This change is not automatic; it must be initiated by a timely Petition for Change in Classification.