On May 15, 1992, The Board of Regents adopted changes in the requirements for resident status for tuition purposes. The changes will not affect students who are financially dependent upon California resident parents or those students who were admitted to and attended a regular session at a UC campus prior to Fall 1993. As of Fall semester 1993, students will be required to demonstrate financial independence in addition to meeting the physical presence and intent requirements when seeking resident classification for tuition purposes.

A student is considered "financially independent" if he or she:

a) is at least 24 years of age by December 31 of the year the applicant requests residence classification;

b) is a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces;

c) is a ward of the court or both parents are dead;

d) has legal dependents other than a spouse;

e) is married or a graduate student¹, and will not be claimed as an income tax deduction by his or her parents or any other individual for the tax year immediately preceding the request for resident classification; or

f) is a single undergraduate student, and was not claimed by his or her parents or any other individual for the two years immediately preceding the request for resident classification, and demonstrates self-sufficiency for those two years and the current year.