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System of Higher Education (B/R 8/04).
9. Administration of the Regulations
Each institution of the Nevada System of Higher Education
shall designate an appropriate office to implement and
administer these regulations.
A. Each designated office shall make the initial decisions on the
resident or nonresident student status of persons enrolling
in the institution.
B. Each designated office shall make the initial decision on
application for reclassification from nonresident to resident
student status.
C. The president of each System institution shall establish
an appellate procedure under which a person may appeal
decisions of the designated office concerning tuition or
status as a resident or nonresident student to an appellate
board.
1. A person may appeal a decision of the designated office to
the appellate board within thirty (30) days from the date of
the decision of the office. If an appeal is not taken within that
time, the decision of the designated office shall be final.
2. The appellate board shall consider the evidence in
accordance with the standards and criteria of these
regulations and shall make a decision, which shall be final. No
further appeal beyond the appellate board shall be permitted.
(B/R 5/95)
D. In exceptional cases, where the application of these
regulations works an injustice to an individual who
technically does not qualify as a resident student, but whose
status, either because of the residence of the student or his
family, is such as to fall within the general intent of these
regulations, then the appellate board shall have the authority
to determine that such a student be classified as a resident
student. It is the intent of this provision that it applies
only in the infrequent, exceptional cases where a strict
application of these regulations results, in the sole judgment
of the appellate board, in an obvious injustice.
10. Uniformity of Decisions
The decision of an institution of the Nevada System of Higher
Education to grant resident student or nonresident status to a
person shall be honored at other System institutions unless a
person obtained resident student status under false pretenses
or the facts existing at the time resident student status
was granted have significantly changed. Students granted
nonresident student status by an institution retain the right to
apply for reclassification under the provision of the chapter.
Effective Date of Regulations
These regulations took effect in the Nevada System of Higher
Education at the beginning of the spring semester 1997 for each
System institution. However, the application of these regulations
shall not affect the status of any student now classified as a
resident (in-state) student before the effective date of these
regulations. Any student enrolled in a System institution prior
to the beginning of the spring semester 1997 who had been
classified as a nonresident (out-of-state) student is eligible
for reclassification as a resident student under the Board of
Regents residency regulations in effect at the time the student
commenced his or her current period of continuous enrollment.
No reclassification under these regulations shall give rise to any
claim for refund of tuition already paid to the Nevada System of
Higher Education.
NOTICE: Filing a false Declaration of Intent of Residency will
result in the payment of nonresident tuition for the period of
time a student was enrolled as a resident student and may also
lead to disciplinary sanctions under Chapter Six of the Nevada
Systemof Higher Education Code. Disciplinary sanctions include
a warning, reprimand, probation, suspension or expulsion.
Good Neighbor Nonresident Tuition Policy
The NSHE Board of Regents eliminated the Good Neighbor
Nonresident Tuition Policy effective Fall 2011. All students
receiving the discount at the time the Good Neighbor Policy
was eliminated are grand fathered and may continue to receive
the discount so long as they are continually enrolled. (B/R 6/11)
Audits of Residency Determinations
Per NSHE Board of Regents policy, institutions shall determine
procedures to ensure that resident determinations are accurate
on the basis of information reported on the application for
admission pursuant to the Board policy. If documentation is not
required for each student during the admission process, every
fall and spring the institution shall conduct random audits by
selecting at least 10 percent of the applicant population and
collecting the appropriate documentation from each student
confirming residency status as originally reported on the
student’s application for admission. (B/R 6/10)
Appendix C
Transfer Credit Policy on the Evaluation of
Previous Training and Education
1. Advanced Standing from Other Colleges and
Universities
A. Applicants must submit an official transcript from all
colleges and universities previously attended.
B. The accreditation of the institution by one of the eight
regional accrediting organizations and the listing published
in the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and
Admissions Officers Transfer Credit Practices of Designated
Educational Institutions governs the acceptance of transfer
credit. The eight regional accrediting organizations includes:
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Middle
States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), New
England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission
on Institutions of Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE), New
England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission
on Technical and Career Institutions (NEASC-CTCI),
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools The
Higher Learning Commission (NCA-HLC), Northwest
Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU),
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Commission on Colleges, Western Association of Schools
and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and
Junior Colleges (WASC-ACCJC), Western Association of
Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Senior
Colleges and Universities (WASC-ACSCU).
a. Credit may be granted for courses in which a grade of D- or
better is earned at any of the institutions with general (AG),
or provisional (AP) ratings in the Transfer Credit Practices
of Designated Educational Institutions. Credit may always
be granted as elective credit, but credit intending to satisfy
a department equivalent or department elective must be
approved by the specific instructional division offering the
degree. Transfer credit may be disallowed and may not
apply toward degree, emphasis, or certificate requirements
if the course was taken so long ago that the student would
not possess current knowledge and/or skills. Courses in this
category may still be applied as elective credit. Students who
believe they have current skills and knowledge in the subject
area should contact the appropriate department chair for
information on validation or verification. Acceptance of credit
for qualification into the health sciences special selection
programs requires a grade of C or better.
b. Credit is not accepted from schools that are non-acceptable
(N or NP rating). If the school is not listed, refer to the section
of this catalog entitled nontraditional credit policy.
c. A maximum of 45 semester credits or 75 percent of the
total credits required for a degree, which ever is greater, of