CATALOG - University of Maryland University College

UNIVERSITY POLICIESStudent Classification for Admission, Tuition,and Charge Differential Purposes(Approved by the Board of Regents August 28, 1990; AmendedJuly 10, 1998; Amended November 27, 2000; Amended April11, 2003)I. PolicyIt is the policy of the Board of Regents of the UniversitySystem of Maryland (USM) to recognize the categories ofin-state and out-of-state students for the purpose of admission,tuition, and charge differentials at those institutionswhere such differentiation has been established.A. An in-state student is a student whom the universitydetermines to be a permanent resident of the state ofMaryland. For the purposes of this policy, “permanentresident” is defined as a person who satisfies all the followingconditions and has done so for at least twelve (12)consecutive months immediately prior to and includingthe last date available to register for courses in the semester/termfor which the person seeks in-state status:1. Is not residing in the state of Maryland primarilyto attend an educational institution;2. Owns and continuously occupies or rents and continuouslyoccupies living quarters in Maryland.There must exist a genuine deed or lease in theindividual’s name reflecting payments/rents andterms typical of those in the community at thetime executed. Persons not having such a leasemay submit an affidavit reflecting payments/rentsand terms, as well as the name and address of theperson to whom payments are made that may beconsidered as meeting this condition. As an alternativeto ownership or rental of living quarters inMaryland, a student may share living quarters inMaryland that are owned or rented and occupiedby a parent, legal guardian, or spouse;3. Maintains within Maryland substantially all personalproperty;4. Pays Maryland income tax on all earned taxableincome, including all taxable income earned outsidethe state;5. Registers all owned motor vehicles in Maryland inaccordance with Maryland law;6. Possesses a valid Maryland driver’s license, iflicensed, in accordance with Maryland law;7. Is registered in Maryland, if registered to vote;8. Receives no public assistance from a state other thanthe state of Maryland or from a city, county, ormunicipal agency other than one in Maryland; and9. Has a legal ability under federal and Maryland lawto live permanently without interruption inMaryland.B. In addition, persons with the following status shall beaccorded the benefits of in-state status for the periodin which they hold such status:1. A full-time or part-time (at least 50-percent-time)regular employee of the USM.2. The spouse or financially dependent child of afull-time or part-time (at least 50-percent-time)regular employee of the USM.3. A full-time active member of the Armed Forcesof the United States whose home of residency isMaryland or one who resides or is stationed inMaryland, or the spouse or a financially dependentchild of such a person.4. For UMUC, a full-time active member of theArmed Forces of the United States on active dutyor the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces ofthe United States on active duty.5. A graduate assistant appointed through the USMfor the semester/term of the appointment. Exceptthrough prior arrangement, this benefit is availableonly for enrollment at the institution awarding theassistantship.C. Students not entitled to in-state status under the precedingparagraphs shall be assigned out-of-state statusfor admission, tuition, and charge-differential purposes.D. Assignment of in-state or out-of-state classification willbe made by the university upon an assessment of thetotality of facts known or presented to it. The personseeking in-state status shall have the burden of provingthat he or she satisfies all requirements.E. Either of the following circumstances raise a presumptionthat the student is residing in the state of Marylandprimarily for the purpose of attending an educationalinstitution:1. The student was attending high school or residingoutside Maryland at the time of application foradmission to a USM institution, or2. The student is both (a) not financially independentand (b) is financially dependent upon a personwho is not a resident of Maryland.The burden shall be on the student to rebut thepresumption.156GRADUATE CATALOG | 2008–2009