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3. Tuition shall be charged to nonresident students,
except that at the community colleges no tuition shall be
charged for registration in community service courses which are
not state funded.
4. Tuition shall not be charged to a professional
employee, classified employee, postdoctoral fellow, resident
physician or resident dentist of the Nevada System of Higher
Education currently employed at least half time, or the spouse
or dependent child of such an employee.
5. Tuition shall not be charged to a graduate student
enrolled in the Nevada System of Higher Education and
employed by the System in support of its instructional or
research programs, only during the period of time of such
employment.
6. Tuition shall not be charged to a member of the Armed
Forces of the United States on active duty, stationed in Nevada
as a result of a permanent change of duty station pursuant to
military orders, or to a person whose spouse, family or legal
guardian is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States
stationed in Nevada as a result of a permanent change of duty
station pursuant to military orders, including a Marine currently
stationed at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training
Center at Pickle Meadows, California, or domiciled in Nevada.
The spouse, child or legal guardian of the member shall not
be charged tuition. If the spouse, child or legal guardian of the
member was enrolled prior to the reassignment and remains
continuously enrolled at an NSHE institution.
7. Tuition shall not be charged to a veteran of the Armed
Forces of the United States who was honorably discharged and
who on the date of discharge was on active duty stationed
in Nevada, including a marine stationed at the Marine Corps
Mountain Warfare Training Center at Pickle Meadows, California
pursuant to military orders.
8. Tuition shall not be charged to a student enrolled in
the University Studies Abroad Consortium or in the National
Student Exchange Program, only during the period of time
of such enrollment. Time spent in Nevada while a student
is in the National Student Exchange Program shall not be
counted towards satisfying the residence requirement Section
4, Paragraph 2 below, nor shall enrollment through the
Consortium or the Exchange Program be included in the “date
of matriculation” for evaluation of Nevada residency.
9. Tuition shall not be charged to members of federally
recognized Native American tribes, who do not otherwise
qualify as Nevada residents, and who currently reside on tribal
lands located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the
State of Nevada. (B/R 8/04)
Resident Students
As supported by clear and convincing evidence, any person to
whom one of the following categories applies shall be deemed
a resident student for tuition purposes:
1. Except as provided otherwise in this section, a
dependent person whose spouse, family or legal guardian
is a bona fide resident of the State of Nevada at the date of
matriculation. Some or all of the following pieces of objective
evidence of Nevada residency may be required with the
student’s application for enrollment.
A. Evidence of Nevada as the spouse’s, parent’s or legal
guardian’s permanent, primary residence at the date
of matriculation (examples of evidence include home
ownership, a lease agreement, rent receipts, utility bills).
B. The student’s birth certificate or proof of legal guardianship.
C. The spouse’s, parent’s or legal guardian’s tax return for the
most recent tax year, which indicates the student claimed as
a dependent.
D. A Nevada driver’s license or Nevada identification card for
the spouse, parent or legal guardian issued prior to the date
of matriculation.
E. A Nevada vehicle registration for the spouse, parent or legal
guardian issued prior to the date of matriculation.
F. Nevada voter registration for the spouse, parent or legal
guardian issued prior to the date of matriculation.
G. Evidence that the student’s spouse, family or legal guardian
has relocated to Nevada for the primary purpose of
permanent full-time employment or to establish a business
in Nevada (examples of evidence include a letter from the
employer or copy of business license).
2. Except as provided otherwise in this section, a
financially independent person whose family resides outside
the State of Nevada, if the person himself or herself is a bona fide
resident of the State of Nevada for at least twelve (12) months
immediately prior to the date of matriculation. Some or all of the
following pieces of objective evidence of Nevada residency may
be required with the student’s application for enrollment.
A. Evidence of 12 months physical, continuous presence in the
State of Nevada prior to the date of matriculation (examples
of evidence include a lease agreement, rent receipts, utility
bills).
B. The student’s tax return for the most recent tax year,
indicating a Nevada address. If no federal tax return has
been filed by the student because of minimal or no taxable
income, documented information concerning the receipt of
such nontaxable income. If the student is under the age of
24, a copy of the parent’s or legal guardian’s tax return for
the most recent tax year that indicates the student was not
claimed as a dependent.
C. The student’s Nevada driver’s license or Nevada
identification card issued prior to the date of matriculation.
D. The student’s Nevada vehicle registration issued prior to the
date of matriculation.
E. The student’s Nevada voter registration issued prior to the
date of matriculation.
F. Evidence that the student, and/or the person’s spouse, has
relocated to Nevada for the primary purpose of permanent
full-time employment or to establish a business in Nevada
(examples of evidence include a letter from the employer or
copy of business license).
3. A former member of the Armed Forces of the United
States who was relocated from Nevada as a result of permanent
change of duty station pursuant to military orders, will be
considered a Nevada resident for tuition purposes under the
following conditions:
A. He/She was a resident of Nevada prior to leaving the state as
a member of the Armed Forces; and
B. He/She maintained his/her Nevada residency while a
member of the Armed Forces; and
C. He/She returns to the state of Nevada within one year of
leaving the Armed Forces.
It will be necessary for the student to supply documentation
in support of each of these conditions (e.g., drivers license,
property ownership, evidence of absentee voting, etc.).
4. A graduate of a Nevada high school. (B/R 8/06)
5. A financially independent person who has relocated
to Nevada for the primary purpose of permanent full-time
employment. (B/R 6/05)
6. A financially dependent person whose spouse, family
or legal guardian has relocated to Nevada for the primary
purpose of permanent full-time employment. (B/R 12/05)