<p>I used to live in Michigan but moved as a freshman in high school. I am now a senior in high school and plan to go to a CC in town here. I would like to eventually go to Michigan State University but only would be able to if I qualified for in-state tuition. My mom is moving and going to work in Michigan this summer . If I were to transfer to a CC in Michigan as a sophomore and live there for a year, could I then possibly qualify for in-state tuition? My mom would then have been working there for two years, and I would have lived there for one year.</p>
<p>You should be ok. As a dependent student under the age of 24, your residency is based on your parents; if you have even one parent who is “domiciled” (living and working) in MI than you can be classified as in-state. If MSU doesn’t consider you as in-state automatically, you can file a reclassification application. One they see your mom’s employment and tax information, then it should be approved. We recently went through this (successfully); we had to submit W2 forms, MI tax returns, mortgage/lease paperwork, driver licenses, employment letter, and D’s birth certificate. See this site for the regulations, paying attention to the sections about basing residency on a parent: [MSU</a> RO:Out-Of-State Tuition Regulations](<a href=“MSU RO: Error 404: Web Page Not Found”>MSU RO: Regulations for Qualifying for In-State Tuition)</p>
<p>Okay, will I have to live in Michigan for a year also to qualify, or is my mom living there enough to qualify for in state? I would rather finish two years at my community college here in Illinois and then transfer over if that is possible.</p>
<p>Your mom living there is enough. There <em>is</em> something written in the regulations about the student needing to be present in Michigan for the prior year, but exceptions are made especially for those who are away for educational purposes. (This was our situation; my D only spends summers in MI as she attends an overseas international school.) The important point is that your mom is (or will be by then) “domiciled” in Michigan, and you are her dependent. That’s the case you have to make.</p>