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USHE Reciprocity For Transfer Students

These are the requirements and deadlines for students who transferred from another USHE school with residency previously to the U.

The requirements for each policy are listed, and the student must meet ALL requirements.  In all cases, the Residency Division of the University of Utah Admissions Department is the determining body for all residency exceptions.

Follow all the steps in “Steps to Apply” found below.

USHE Transfer Student Residency Reciprocity is for:

Students who have attended and received residency at other institutions in the USHE system who want resident student status at the University of Utah.

Other types of Residency exceptions:

  • Military or veteran exceptions
  • Olympic exceptions
  • American Indian student exceptions
  • State or Federal exceptions
  • House Bill 118
  • House Bill 144

Please note that retroactive residency for past semesters is not granted,

“R512-5.2.1 Application Deadline: Students must meet institutional application deadlines for each term…institutions may not accept applications for resident student status or supporting documentation after the third week of the semester or term for which the student seeks resident student status.”

Steps to Apply

  • Step 1: Read

    Utah state law (USHE R512, Resident Student Status 5.2.3) says:

    “The burden is on the student to prove that they are eligible for [residency]…“,

    …and as such, we expect all students to learn about their options, and make choices based on that learning.  Please learn your obligations regarding residency:

    1. Please read the “Mandatory Reading” to learn about the legal rules regarding residency in Utah.
    2. Please read through the different residency options, including:
      • Reclassification policies for Undergraduate or Graduate students
      • Military Exceptions
      • American Indian Exceptions
      • Olympics Exceptions
      • Transfer Students from other Utah schools
      • State and Federal Exceptions
      • Tuition Waivers

  • Step 2: Apply

    1. Apply for the semester you want to become a resident student as soon as you can, starting on the Applications Open date, found here.
      1. Work on your residency reclassification only begins with an application, so submit one as soon as possible.
      2. Applications received* by or before the All Application Deadlines listed here, and are later on completed, will be guaranteed a decision by the first day of the semester.
    2. You don’t need to have all the required documents at the time you apply.  You can submit those documents once you have them ready, up until the Census Deadline.

    *Please note: Successful submission of the reclassification application will return you to the Main Residency webpage. Once your application has loaded into our system, you will receive a confirmation email with additional instructions. Please allow up to two business days for this process to occur.

    Residency Reclassification Application

  • Step 3: Submit Required Documents

    Once your application is submitted, submit all the required documents that your application needs. You can do this with the link below. The policy criteria are explained in the "Transfer Student from a USHE School Residency Reciprocity Policy" section below. You can send those in as soon as you have them ready, up until the last day to work on applications, Census Deadline.

    Application Status Portal

    YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL THE CRITERIA, INCLUDING ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.

  • Step 4: Follow Up

    The Residency evaluator working on your application will be emailing you about additional steps needed, such as to remind you of what documents are still needed.

    Check your UMail account often to find out what your application status is.

    If you’re not receiving Residency emails, contact us to update your email addresses for Residency communications.

    Visit us:

    Student Services Building,
    201 S 1460 E,
    Salt Lake City, UT 84112

    Office Hours (All times are Mountain Time Zone):
    Monday through Friday – 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
    Closed Tuesday from 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. for Staff Meetings

    Call us: 801-581-8761, Option 5
    Email us: residency@utah.edu

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Transfer Student from a USHE School Residency Reciprocity Policy

Student Who Has Attended Another Utah School (in the Utah System of Higher Education/USHE System) Within the Past Year Classified as a Utah Resident for Tuition Purposes:

The following criteria is required:

  1. Residency Exceptions Certification Form application
  2. Letter sent directly from another Utah institution verifying resident status and dates of enrollment.
  3. ONE of the following Utah Domiciliary Ties (see tie deadlines here)
    • Valid Utah driver’s license
    • Valid proof of active Utah voter registration via their voter registration card or a certified letter from the County Clerk’s office.
    • Valid Utah vehicle registration, if the student has a vehicle in their name

*Additional ties may be required if the required domiciliary ties are established late, or if they are unavailable due to other circumstances

Residency Application Timeline

Residency applications open several months ahead of the semester you are applying for, and will remain open until the tuition deadline for that semester.

For all precise dates for every upcoming semester, see our Residency Calendar.

  1. Please submit your residency application by the due date.
    • Applications submitted on time are guaranteed to receive a decision by the first day of the semester.
    • To be complete, an application needs to have all the required documentation submitted.
    • The last day to submit the application is tuition deadline.
  2. Submit all required documents as soon as possible, no later than the semester's census deadline.
  3. Applications submitted between the due date and the semester's tuition deadline are late.
    • We will work on these applications until the census deadline; we cannot guarantee a decision by the first day of the semester.
    • All incomplete applications are removed after the census deadline.

Full Residency Calendar

Please see USHE R512.5.2.1 Application Deadline: Students must meet institutional application deadlines for each term.

  • Late Application Submissions

    An application is considered late if it is submitted after the deadline (see “Residency Application Timeline” above).

    The hard late deadline for application submission is the tuition deadline. No application will be accepted after the tuition deadline for the requested term of reclassification.

    Late Documentation

    Required documentation (proof of physical presence documents, submission of Utah ties, proof of tax independence documents, etc.) will be accepted through the census deadline of the requested term of reclassification at the latest.  Documentation should be submitted as soon as possible prior to this deadline.  No documentation will be accepted after the census deadline for the requested term of reclassification.

    Students submitting documentation must have a residency reclassification application on file that was submitted by the hard application deadline.

  • Some students may qualify to have their nonresident tuition portion waived through nonresident tuition waivers House Bill 144 or House Bill 118.

    Information on House Bill 144 & House Bill 118 tuition waivers, as well as the application, are available here.

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