Establishing Residency
To receive in-state tuition, a registered student seeking reclassification must complete an Application for Residency Reclassification. The required proof of residency documents and application must be submitted to the
University for approval. The applicant must permanently reside in Indiana for one full year prior to making application for residency. Exceptions may exist for un-emancipated students. Applications must be filed no later than fifteen days after the day on which classes begin for the academic session for which classification is sought.
Procedure
1. Print out a copy
of the Application for Residency Reclassification by clicking on this link:
http://www.purdue.edu/Registrar/CustServ/ResidencyForm.pdf
OR
Pick up a copy of the Application for Residency Reclassification in the Enrollment Services Center, in Lawshe
Building, Room 130.
2. Complete the application and
attach proof of residency documents as listed
on the guidelines
sheet.
3. Turn in the completed
application and proof of residency documents to the
following
office at Purdue University Calumet:
Newly Admitted
Undergraduate Students:
Office of
Undergraduate Admissions
Lawshe
Building, Room 130
Continuing Undergraduate
Students:
Office of
the Registrar
Lawshe
Building, Room 130
All Graduate Students:
Office of
the Registrar
Lawshe
Building, Room 130
4. Wait for a decision from
Purdue University Calumet within 30 days of submitting
your application with proof of residency documents.
Students are required to
make
necessary financial arrangements with the Office of Student
Accounts
during the decision process or classes will be canceled for
nonpayment.
Required Proof of Residency Documents
Guidelines for Emancipated Students
If you are an emancipated student (do not depend on your parents for support and are not claimed by them as a dependent on their income tax return), you should complete pages one and two of the application. A copy of the following documentation is required:
- your most recent Indiana state income tax return with W2's
- your Indiana driver's license
- your Indiana car registration
- your voter's registration card
- your lease/mortgage agreement for the past/present year
- your most recent pay stub
- your most recent bank statement
- your military leave and earnings statement (if applicable)
- your permanent resident alien card (if applicable)
*Depending on your situation, other documentation may be requested
Guidelines for Un-emancipated Students
- your parent/guardian's most recent federal and Indiana state income tax returns with W2's
- your parent/guardian's Indiana driver's license
- your parent/guardian's Indiana car registration
- your parent/guardian's lease/mortgage agreement for the past/present year
- your parent/guardian's voter's registration card
- your parent/guardian's most recent bank statement
*Depending on your situation, other documentation may be requested.
A student not satisfied with the initial written determination concerning his/her residence classification may appeal the decision to the Residence Review Committee.
The appeal must be submitted within 30 days of the original decision. The written appeal, including reasons supporting the appeal, may be forwarded to:
Chair, Residence Review Committee
Enrollment Services Center, Laws 130
Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, IN 46323-2094
A student who submits a written appeal may be invited to appear before the Residence Review Committee at the
Calumet campus.
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