Get California State University Nonresident Tuition Exemption Request 2023-2025

Undocumented students are eligible for AB 540/ SB 68/ SB 1141 as long as the student has attended high school in California for 3 or more years AND prior to the start of the semester term graduated/received a diploma from a California High School, or has attained a High School Equivalency Certificate (a California GED) ...

You must be physically present in California for more than one year (366 days) immediately prior to the residence determination date of the term for which resident classification is requested. You must have come here with the intent to make California your home as opposed to coming to this state to go to school.

In order to be considered an in-state resident, you must have lived in California for at least one year prior to your college program's start date. This means you must be able to prove you have been a physical resident of California for at least 366 days.

To be a resident for tuition purposes, undergraduate students generally must either have parent(s) who are considered California residents or must have been completely financially independent for two years.

Under California law AB 540, certain nonresident students are exempt from paying nonresident supplemental tuition. If you're granted an AB 540 exemption, you will be charged in-state tuition and fees, and not the supplemental tuition charged to nonresidents.

Family connections used to be the go-to way to qualify for in-state tuition, whether it was a grandparent or a cousin or an aunt or uncle. But now there is really only one way to take advantage of your family's address for residency requirements — a parent living in the same state as the school.

Reciprocity programs are agreements between different states to offer students discounted tuition. For instance, California partners with Colorado. This allows Colorado students to receive in-state tuition in California, and California students can receive in-state tuition in Colorado.