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Enrolled Students
Inquiries:
Registrar's Office
C.B. Hedgcock,
Room 2202
Phone: 906-227-2257
Fax: 906-227-2231
New Students Inquiries:
Admissions Office
C.B. Hedgcock, Room 2212
Phone: 906-227-2650
Fax: 906-227-1747
Frequently Asked Questions About Residency
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Student Residency Application Form |
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Alumni Dependent Certification Form |
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Policy Regarding
Residence For Tuition Purposes
Introduction
Among the
obligations of Northern Michigan University to the State of Michigan and
its taxpayers is the provision of educational opportunity to residents
of the state and their spouses and children at lower tuition rates than
those charged to nonresidents.
Resident Status
Status as a
resident for tuition purposes is dependent on domicile in the State of
Michigan. Resident students
are defined as students domiciled in the State of Michigan. Nonresident students are defined as those whose domicile is
elsewhere. Thus, for a
nonresident student to be classified as a resident for tuition purposes,
he or she must demonstrate that their previous domicile has been
abandoned and a Michigan domicile established, and show intent, on the
part of the student or his or her parent or spouse, to make Michigan his
or her permanent home, not only while the student is attending the
University, but thereafter as well.
Each student is responsible for correctly reporting the
state of her or his domicile at application for admission. The
Admissions Office shall administer the regulations prior to a
student’s first enrollment. Thereafter, the regulations shall be administered by the
Registrar. If there are
any possible questions as to a student's domicile, the student is
required to advise the Director of Admissions or Registrar of possible
changes in residence and to furnish all requested information
pertinent thereto.
No students
shall be eligible for reclassification as residents unless they shall
be domiciled in the State of Michigan and have resided in Michigan
continuously for not less than six months immediately preceding the
first day of classes of the semester for which reclassification is
sought.
For purposes of these regulations, the age of majority is
18 years.
A minor does not have the capacity to establish his or her own
domicile . Normally, the
domicile of a minor follows that of the parents or legal guardian.
Individual Circumstances that Support Residency
Each individual case must be determined on its own particular facts.
The following facts and circumstances, although not necessarily
conclusive evidence of domicile, have probative value thereon in support
of a claim for residence classification:
raduation
from a Michigan high school,
Length
of continuous presence in Michigan during periods when not
enrolled as a student,
Reliance
on Michigan sources of income,
Selective
service registration,
Ownership
of a home in Michigan,
Acceptance
of an offer of permanent employment in the State,
Former
domicile in the state and maintenance of significant connections
therein while absent,
Domicile
in Michigan of family, guardian or other relatives or persons
legally responsible for the student,
Commitments
to further education in Michigan indicating an intent to stay here
permanently,
Other
factors indicating an intent to make Michigan the student’s
domicile will be considered in classifying a student.
A person who is not a citizen
of the United States and his or her spouse and children shall be
eligible for classification as Michigan residents for tuition
purposes if such person has been lawfully admitted for permanent
residence in the United States, has received a permanent visa, and
fulfills other requirements for Michigan residency specified in
this policy.
Individual Circumstances
That May Not Support Residency
The following facts
and circumstances, standing alone, shall
not constitute sufficient evidence of domicile to effect classification
of a student as a resident under these regulations:
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Voting or
voting registration
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Automobile registration and/or driver's license,
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A statement of intention to acquire a domicile in
Michigan,
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Employment in any position normally filled by a
student,
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The lease of living quarters,
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Other public records (e.g., birth record).
Changes in Status
Residence in the State while enrolled
in the University is not an indication of domicile in Michigan.
However, resident status may be gained, without the six month
domicile requirement, in accordance with the following rules
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The domicile of
a married student follows that of his or her spouse, if such spouse
has established a domicile in Michigan,
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Persons in the active military service of the United
States and their spouses or dependents,
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Persons participating in United States Olympic Center
approved programs,
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A person who has participated in the United States
Olympic Education Committee in programs under the auspices of the
United States Olympic Center, who has departed
from the program in good standing, and who has obtained State of
Michigan residency, may be classified a resident,
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Dependents of Northern Michigan University graduates
who have received an associate, baccalaureate or graduate degree,
and
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University employees, including graduate assistants,
and their dependents.
Student employees are excluded from this section.
Resident-Equivalent Rates
Tuition rates equivalent to resident rates
for the same programs are available to students in the following
categories:
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Holders of associate degrees from Northern Michigan
University who have not been enrolled at Northern Michigan
University for twelve or more months,
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Holders of baccalaureate degrees from Northern Michigan
University.
Requesting Changes
The responsibility for requesting a change
in residency classification rests with the student.
Application forms for reclassification shall be filed not later than 10
calendar days following the first day of classes of the semester for which
such reclassification is sought.
Such application shall be filed with the appropriate office (Admissions or
Registrar) and shall set forth in writing a complete statement of the
facts upon which the application is based, together with affidavits or
other supporting documentary evidence.
Failure to timely file such an application shall constitute a
waiver of all claims to reclassification or rebates for such semester.
Residency Reclassification
Effective Date
Reclassification shall be effective for the semester in
which the application was timely filed in accordance with this section
and for each semester thereafter so long as the circumstances upon which
the reclassification was based shall remain unchanged.
Appropriate refunds shall be made within a reasonable time following
such reclassification.
Appealing Residency
Decisions
Any student may appeal the decision of
the Admissions Office or Registrar made pursuant to the above by filing
with the Registrar’s Office a written notice of appeal within 10 calendar
days after notice of such decision was given in person or by mail.
The Director of Admissions will act on the appeal.
Failure to timely comply shall constitute a waiver of all claims
to reclassification or rebates for the applicable semester or semesters.
Any student may appeal the decision of the Director of
Admissions made pursuant to the above by filing with the Residency
Determination Appeals Committee a written notice within 10 calendar days
after notice of such decision was given in person or by mail.
Failure to timely comply with this paragraph shall constitute a
waiver of all claims to reclassification or rebates for the applicable
semester or semesters.
The initial application for change and first appeal
will be in the form of written documentation only. In the
second reclassification appeal step, the student shall attend a
personal conference before the appeals committee after which a
decision shall be made by the committee, based on the evidence.
Discretion to adjust individual cases within the spirit
of this policy is vested in the Registrar.
Inquiries and appeals should be addressed to (whichever
is appropriate):
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Director of Admissions (new students)
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Registrar (currently enrolled students)
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Residency Determination Appeals Committee c/o
Registrar
Approved by Board of Trustees
April 30, 1999
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