Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 681 - Regents Board › Chapter 1 - Admission Rules Common to the Three State Universities › Rule 681-1.4 - Classification of Residents and Nonresidents for Admission, Tuition, and Fee Purposes

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
General.
a. A person
			 enrolling at one of the three state universities shall be classified as a
			 resident or nonresident for admission, tuition, and fee purposes by the
			 registrar or someone designated by the registrar. The decision shall be based
			 upon information furnished by the student and other relevant
			 information.
b. In determining
			 resident or nonresident classification, the issue is essentially one of why the
			 person is in the state of Iowa. If the person is in the state primarily for
			 educational purposes, that person will be considered a nonresident. For
			 example, it may be possible that an individual could qualify as a resident of
			 Iowa for such purposes as voting, or holding an Iowa driver's license, and not
			 meet the residency requirements as established by the board of regents for
			 admission, tuition, and fee purposes.
c. The registrar, or designated person, is
			 authorized to require written documents, affidavits, verifications, or other
			 evidence deemed necessary to determine why a student is in Iowa. The burden of
			 establishing that a student is in Iowa for other than educational purposes is
			 upon the student.
A student may be required to file any or all of the
				following:
(1) A statement from the
			 student describing employment and expected sources of support;
(2) A statement from the student's
			 employer;
(3) A statement from the
			 student's parents verifying nonsupport and the fact that the student was not
			 listed as a dependent on tax returns for the past year and will not be so
			 listed in future years;
(4) A
			 statement from the student's spouse related to sources of family support,
			 length of residence in Iowa, and reasons for being in the state of
			 Iowa;
(5) Supporting statements
			 from persons who might be familiar with the family situation;
(6) Iowa state income tax return.
d. Applications for resident
			 classification for a given semester or session are due no later than the
			 fifteenth class day of that semester or session. Applications received after
			 the fifteenth class day of that semester or session will be considered for the
			 next semester or session. Appeals of any nonresident classification decision
			 resulting from applications for resident classifications are due no later than
			 midterm of that semester or session. Change of classification from nonresident
			 to resident will not be made retroactive beyond the term in which application
			 for resident classification is made.
e. A student who gives incorrect or
			 misleading information to evade payment of nonresident fees shall be subject to
			 serious disciplinary action and must also pay the nonresident fees for each
			 term previously attended.
f. Review
			 committee. These regulations shall be administered by the registrar or someone
			 designated by the registrar. The decision of the registrar or designated person
			 may be appealed to a university review committee. The decision of the review
			 committee may be appealed to the state board of regents.