Resident
- Resident A person who has established legal residence (domicile) in North Carolina and maintained that legal residence for at least 12 months (365 days) immediately prior to his or her classification as a resident for in-state tuition and state financial aid eligibility purposes.
Out of NC Non-Resident
- Are determined to be a non-resident of North Carolina by RDS
- Are admitted to and exclusively enrolled in an approved DE 100% online program
- Reside outside of the state of North Carolina
Non-Resident
- A person who has not established legal residence (domicile) in North Carolina, or who has not maintained that legal residence for at least 12 months immediately prior to requesting a residency classification. Non-Residents are not eligible for in-state tuition or for state financial aid.
Residency is determined through the North Carolina Residency Determination Service. Students need only contact RDS if they are seeking to be designated as a North Carolina resident for tuition purposes, otherwise their status defaults to Non-resident.
Out of NC Non-Resident Qualifications:
To automatically qualify for the Out of NC Non-Resident DE Tuition Rate all three of the following must be true and verifiable in the UNC Charlotte student information system.
- They are determined to be a non-resident by RDS.
- They are admitted to and exclusively enrolled in courses that are part of a 100% online, approved DE program.
- They reside outside of the state of North Carolina.
The review of eligibility for this tuition rate is conducted for each semester of a student’s enrollment.
Out of NC Non-Resident Appeal Information
- Residency status is determined solely by the North Carolina Residency Determination Services (RDS) Office. All requests for residency reconsideration must be submitted to RDS.
- Students must be admitted to and exclusively enrolled in courses that are part of a 100% online, approved DE program.
- Determination of where a student resides is initially done using location information submitted by the student and contained in the University’s student information system. The Out of NC Non-Resident DE tuition appeal process is designed for students who believe their automatic assessment of eligibility for this tuition rate is incorrect.
- Appeals for current semester tuition and fees must be submitted by 5pm on the posted census date. The census date is posted on the official Academic calendar.
To begin the appeal process, please use this form ».