April 29, 2003 Student News
Utah
State Requirements for Student Residency Defined
From the Utah Statesman
(4/25/03)
As the year is coming to an end, out-of-state Utah State University
students may be thinking about their residency status.
With a new law the Legislature passed in February, the State
Board of Regents will offer 500 out-of-state students nonresident
tuition scholarships.
The scholarships will be divided among universities based on
the effects of residency changes.
"This year the Legislature authorized some financial aid
to some incoming students to cover them for a two-year period
until they gain residency," said Lynn Poulsen, associate
vice provost for Enrollment Management.
This financial aid does not cover all of the out-of-state tuition.
Instead it places tuition somewhere between out-of-state and
in-state, he said.
But nonresident students still have to follow the guidelines
to House Bill 331.
Out-of-state students can either live in Utah for 24 months
prior to beginning school at USU or complete a total of 60 credits
in order to gain residency, said Poulsen.
There are exceptions to this bill. Students who are in the
military and stationed in Utah on active duty, who are married
to a Utah resident, or who moved to Utah with their parents
do not have to gain residency.
"It's OK to leave for the summer to work or go on a cruise
or whatever ... but if [you] attend as a resident for the summer
in an out-of-state university, [you] will mess up [your] residency
status here," said Ann Gibbons, administrator's assistant
in Enrollment Management.
An option could be to enroll in USU's electronic courses to
help gain the 60 credits, Poulsen said.
"Too often people get their information from other sources.
We're [Poulsen and Gibbons] the only two on campus that know
all about residency. If you have any questions, please check
with us," Gibbons said. "Laws change - don't assume."
Obtaining a Utah driver's license and car registration is necessary
for residency, Poulsen said.
International students do not qualify for residency.
By Zahraa Hussain Al-Lawati; jannahz2002@yahoo.com
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