In-state tuition qualification

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Hey guys
I am planning to apply to engineering grad school in UT in the future (I'm only junior underegrad now).
My question is directed to all out of state folks who study there. Is it possible to get Texas residency and in-state tuition by the 2nd year of school? Has anyone acomplished it?
I know that there is 12-month requirement for residency, but my problem is that I will graduate in December. Even if i move to Texas the next day after graduation, 12-month period will end VERY SHORTLY before the Spring semester of my 2nd year will start. Excluding Christmas and New Year holidays I will have about 3 weeks to get all the paperwork. Will this be enough or too late?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>You don’t need to be concerned with out-of-state tuition for grad school. When you’re accepted they’ll send a financial aid offer that includes an out-of-state tuition waiver.</p>

<p>Here are the requirements for establishing residency, but they really only affect undergrads. [Establishing</a> Residency | Be a Longhorn](<a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/residency/establishing]Establishing”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/residency/establishing)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply.</p>

<p>I went to this page earlier - <a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/business/accounting/pubs/tf_grad_fall12.pdf[/url]”>http://www.utexas.edu/business/accounting/pubs/tf_grad_fall12.pdf&lt;/a&gt;. There are sections for in state and out of state students. It can’t be there just for a record.</p>

<p>What about the waiver? Do you get it no matter what, or are there any requirements? I know my current school (NMSU) gives waivers only to military and Native American people, as well as people from El Paso and some western states.</p>

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<p>The tuition waiver policy at NMSU that you mentioned applies only to undergrads. The NMSU graduate school engineering web page says: “First year graduate assistants employed at least half-time (10 hours/week) will automatically receive resident tuition rate during the first 12 months of tenure. We encourage all out-of-state graduate assistants to apply for New Mexico state residency.”</p>

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<p>That’s pretty much the way it is everywhere. You can expect in-state tuition, a teaching assistantship, and health insurance as standard pieces of a graduate financial aid package.</p>