2.2.1 State Residency Reclassification

Responsible Position

Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs

RELATED ITEMS

Minnesota State Board Policy

• Minnesota State Policy 2.2 State Residency

Minnesota State System Procedure

• Minnesota State Procedure 2.2.1 State Residency Reclassification
• Minnesota State Procedure 2.2.2 U.S. Military Members, Spouses, and Dependent Children

Minnesota Statutes

• Minnesota Statute 135A.043, Resident Tuition

PROCEDURES

Purpose

To establish a consistent college process for considering nonresident student requests to be reclassified as a Minnesota state resident.

Definition

Domicile

A person's true, fixed, and permanent living place and the place to which the person intends to return after temporary absences.

College Policy and Procedure

A person may have only one domicile at a time. This procedure provides a process for students to petition for a change in state residency status.

Establishment of Domicil

To be reclassified as a Minnesota state resident, a student must first demonstrate the establishment of domicile in Minnesota.

Required period of residence

A student must have maintained a domicile in Minnesota for a continuous period of one calendar year immediately prior to applying for reclassification, and residence in Minnesota during this period must not have been solely or primarily for the purpose of attending a college or university.

Other factors

Students are responsible for providing supporting documentation and evidence with their petition for reclassification. Relevant facts and circumstances may be considered during the evaluation of a petition for a change in state residency, including, but not limited to, the ones listed below.

• Continuous presence in Minnesota between academic terms or other periods when not enrolled as a student
• Registration as a voter in Minnesota
• Ownership of a home in Minnesota
• Domicile of the student's spouse in Minnesota
• Registration of the student's automobile in Minnesota
• For a dependent student, domicile in Minnesota of the student's parent or legal guardian
• Evidence of the intent to acquire a domicile in Minnesota
• Sources of the student's financial support are generated within Minnesota
• An offer of employment in Minnesota to begin after the student's projected date of college graduation

Decision

To be considered for reclassification, the student must submit the State Reclassification Petition Form through MyATCC. ATCC considers all petitions for reclassification and communicates a decision via ATCC email to the student within 30 business days of submission. Classification of a student as a Minnesota resident will apply to all Minnesota State colleges and universities.

Appeal

ATCC has an appeal process for students whose petition for reclassification as a Minnesota resident has been denied. The student submits the Academic and Student Affairs (ASA) Appeal Form within 10 business days of the initial denial decision. The Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs makes a decision and that decision is final. Regardless of whether a student's appeal is successful, ATCC does not charge out of state tuition.