Determining Residency for the Purpose of Tuition

 

***Important***

 

Residence Application Filing Deadlines are as follows:

Spring 2013: January 22, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

Summer Session I: May 27, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

First Graduate / Teacher Term: June 10, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

Summer Session II: July 8, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

Second Graduate / Teacher Term: July 15, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

Fall 2013: August 26, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

 

**No late applications will be accepted**

If you are currently not classified as a resident for tuition purposes and want to apply for the in-state tuition benefit, please file your application with the University Residency Officer by the appropriate times and dates as listed on this page.

The requirements to qualify for in-state tuition are set out in the North Carolina General Statutes. Detailed explanations are in the State Residence Manual.

Completed applications should be mailed to University Residency Officer, Office of the Registrar, Post Office Box 32009, Boone, NC 28608. You may also submit your application in person in suite 120 of John E. Thomas Hall. For questions about submitting your completed application, please call (828) 262-7961 or e-mail resofficer@appstate.edu.

 

ALL of the following must apply before completing a residency application:

1. You have received a letter notifying you of your admission to the University

2. The admissions letter states that you are admitted as a non-resident

3. One of the following:

  • You have been a full legal resident of North Carolina for 365 consecutive days and the 365 days were reached prior to the first day of class in the term in which you are applying for in-state residency status for the purpose of tuition
  • You are a member of the North Carolina National Guard

 

Filing deadlines for future terms:

Summer Session I - May 27, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

First Graduate/Teacher Term - June 10, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

Summer Session II - July 8, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

Military Benefit – please submit the required application and supporting documentation to the University Residency Officer no earlier than 30-days prior to the term for which you are applying, but no later than the last business day before classes begin for that term. Applications submitted later than the last business day before classes begin will not be accepted until the next enrolling term.

This notice supersedes any different information about filing periods in University publications and websites and on the residency form itself. If you have questions about the residency application process, please ask the University Residency Officer for more information.

 

Send completed applications to:
University Residency Officer
Office of the Registrar

P.O. Box 32009
Boone, North Carolina 28608

Contact Information

Questions about the laws can be answered by appointment or by calling or e-mailing the University Residency Officer at 828.262.7961.