Eligibility

 

Other Qualifying Eligibility

There are other criteria that may allow you to qualify to receive Alaska resident tuition at UAA. In these cases, you must submit the University of Alaska Application for Resident Tuition Assessment either by email to uaaresidency@alaska.edu or by mail to:

UAA Office of Admissions
Enrollment Services Center
3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508

To qualify for eligibility using the Resident Tuition Assessment, you must select and prove one of the following three options:

• Option A: Proof of Permanent Fund Dividend Eligibility

  Option A: Proof of Permanent Fund Dividend Eligibility

  To qualify under option A:

  1. Your answer to ALL of the following criteria must be yes:
     
     1. You received or were qualified* to receive an Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend by the State of Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Division within the last 12 months; and 
     2. You can certify that you have been in Alaska for the past 12 months; and 
     3. You declare your intent to remain in Alaska indefinitely.
  2. In the past year, you have NOT:
     1. Been absent from Alaska for an aggregate of more than 90 days other than documented absences due to illness, or attendance at another educational institution while maintaining Alaska residency; or
     2. Acted inconsistently with Alaska residency, such as claiming residency in another state or voting as a resident of another state; or
     3. Registered as a resident in an educational institution in another state; or
     4. Paid tuition at the University of Alaska at the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program rate.
  3. You are a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen, as defined by the U.S. Department of Education. If you have any questions regarding eligible noncitizen categories, please contact UAA International Student Services.
  4. You must provide documentation of State of Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) eligibility or receipt.

  *The term “qualified” in item 1a above refers to an individual’s eligibility for the PFD distributed within the last 12 months, even though the PFD may have been garnished or withheld from the recipient. Proof of PFD distribution or eligibility (not just proof of PFD application) is required prior to the published end of the add/drop period for regular semester-length courses for the semester in which residency is sought.

• Option B: Proof of Physical Presence

  Option B: Proof of Physical Presence

  To qualify under option B:

  1. You have been physically present in Alaska for one or more years and provide the following:
     
     1. Documentation that you moved your household goods to Alaska prior to one year ago; or  
     2. Documentation of your lease, rental, or ownership of real property in Alaska for at least the prior year; or 
     3. Documentation of your permanent employment in Alaska for at least the prior year; or  
     4. Other indicia of Alaska residency for the prior year deemed satisfactory by the chief enrollment officer or designee.
  2. In the past year, you have NOT:
     
     1. Been absent from Alaska for an aggregate of more than 90 days, other than documented absences due to illness or attendance at another educational institution while maintaining Alaska residency; or 
     2. Acted inconsistently with Alaska residency, such as claiming residency in another state, obtaining a driver’s license from another state, or voting as a resident of another state; or
     3. Registered as a resident in an educational institution in another state; or 
     4. Paid tuition at the University of Alaska at the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program rate.
  3. You are a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen, as defined by the U.S. Department of Education. If you have any questions regarding eligible noncitizen categories, please contact UAA International Student Services.
  4. You may need to submit additional information to support your claim; if so, UAA Enrollment Services will contact you with what additional items to provide.
• Option C: Other Exemptions of Nonresident Surcharge and Criteria

  Option C: Other Exemptions of Nonresident Surcharge and Criteria

  To qualify under option C:

  1. Your answer to ONE of the following criteria must be yes:
     
     1. You are a United States military personnel on active duty, their spouse, or dependent child. 
     2. You are a United States veteran eligible for Veterans Administration education benefit, their spouse, or dependent child.  
     3. You are a member of the National Guard and Reservists, their spouse, or dependent child.
     4. You are the dependent child of an Alaska resident.
     5. You are a student who has graduated from a UA baccalaureate program who has participated in the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) and who earned Alaska residency status upon or after completion of a UA undergraduate degree. You must meet Alaska residency requirements with an intention to remain in Alaska.
     6. You are a student participating in the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE) Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP).  
     7. You are a student from another state or province whose public universities waive nonresident tuition surcharges for Alaska residents as listed in UA Regulation 05.10.050. (You must provide the city name.)
     8. You are a student from a foreign city or province that has established sister city or sister province relationships with the State of Alaska, or Alaska municipalities, and that has been approved by the president as listed in UA Regulation 05.10.050. (You must provide the city name.)
     9. You are the spouse or dependent child of a University of Alaska employee in a benefit-eligible position.
     10. You are a student who graduated within the past 12 months from a qualified Alaska high school. To be considered a qualified high school for the purposes of UA residency tuition assessment, a high school must be located in the State of Alaska, issue a diploma recognized by the Alaska Department of Education, and:
         
         • be a public high school listed in the current State of Alaska Department of Education directory; or
         • be accredited by Cognia; or
         • be a private school properly registered with the State of Alaska Department of Education.  
     11. You are a student designated by the UA Scholars Program as a UA Scholar within the last 12 months.
     12. You are a student who has served for the preceding two years as a Beneficiary or Account Holder of a 529 plan offered by the Education Trust of Alaska. These plans include Alaska 529, T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan, and the John Hancock Freedom 529 Plan.
     13. You are the child or lineal descendant of a current Alaska resident as detailed under Come Home to Alaska. (You must prove lineal descent from a current Alaska resident through birth certificates or other vital records. You also must move to and reside in Alaska, and remain continuously enrolled during your course of study.)
     14. You are a student from the three Freely Associated States, which are the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau.
  2. You are a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen, as defined by the U.S. Department of Education. If you have any questions regarding eligible noncitizen categories, please contact UAA International Student Services.
  3. You must provide documentation to support your exemption eligibility.