UNIVERSITY RESIDENCY PROCESS AND APPEALS
The Office of Admissions determines the residency status of students at the time of application to the University in compliance with 13 Kentucky Administrative Regulation 2:045. A student who questions his/her residency status, whether a new applicant or a currently enrolled student, should direct all inquiries to the Office of Admissions. Upon completion of the required affidavit by the student and submission of all required documentation, a written residency decision will be made by the Office of Admissions. A student may appeal this decision within 14 days from the date of the residency decision through the Office of Admissions to the University Residency Admission/Recruitment Committee, which is established to consider residency-classification appeals. The University Residency Admission/Recruitment Committee shall issue its written decision and shall notify the student within 45 days of the receipt of the appeal. Appeals should be addressed to the Director of Admissions, Kentucky State University, 400 E. Main Street, Academic Services Building, Frankfort, KY 40601. If the decision by the committee is not satisfactory, a student may make a final appeal to the Executive Director of the Council on Postsecondary Education, 1024 Capital Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.
13 KAR 2:045. Determination of residency status for admission and tuition assessment purposes.
RELATES TO: KRS Chapter 13B, 164.020, 164.030, 164A.330(6)
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 164.020(8)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 164.020(8) requires the Council on Postsecondary Education to determine tuition and approve the minimum qualifications for admission to a state postsecondary education institution and authorizes the Council to set different tuition amounts for residents of Kentucky and for nonresidents. This administrative regulation establishes the procedure and guidelines for determining the residency status of a student who is seeking admission to, or who is enrolled at, a state-supported postsecondary education institution.
Section 1. Definitions. (1) "Academic term" means a division of the school year during which a course of studies is offered, and includes a semester, quarter, or single consolidated summer term as defined by the institution.
"Continuous enrollment" means enrollment in a state-supported postsecondary education institution at the same degree level for consecutive terms, excluding summer term, since the beginning of the period for which continuous enrollment is claimed unless a sequence of continuous enrollment is broken due to extenuating circumstances beyond the student's control, including serious personal illness or injury, or illness or death of a parent.
"Degree level" means enrollment in a course or program that could result in the award of a:
Certificate, diploma, or other program award at an institution;
Baccalaureate degree or lower, including enrollment in a course by a nondegree-seeking postbaccalaureate student;