COVID-19
June 3, 2021
RESCINDING TEMPORARY AMENDMENT TO UC RESIDENCY POLICY AND GUIDELINES
The UC Residency Policy and Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) currently provide that eligible students must be physically present within California for a year prior to the Residency Determination Date (RDD) and that absences of six weeks or more in a one-year period disqualifies an eligible student from receiving in-state status.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guidelines were temporarily amended to allow eligible students entering during the 2020-21 academic year to use remote instruction to stand in for physical presence. Eligible students who studied remotely during 2020-21 may be eligible to qualify for residency in 2021-22 effective with the term in which they physically reside in California. Consistent with the amendment, these students will be asked to provide legal indicia demonstrating their intent to stay in California as soon as is practicable.
Also consistent with the Temporary Amendment, all new students commencing enrollment in 2021-22 will be held to the standards and deadlines in the Guidelines.
All stipulations in the Temporary Amendment issued in October 2020 are rescinded as of the date of this posting. 6/3/2021
October 9, 2020
TEMPORARY AMENDMENT TO UC RESIDENCY POLICY AND GUIDELINES
The UC Residency Policy and Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) currently provide that students must be physically present within California for a year prior to the Residency Determination Date (RDD) and that absences of six weeks or more in a one-year period disqualify a student from receiving in-state status. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guidelines are hereby further amended in three ways.
First, to provide that a continuing student’s absence from the state for any length of time between March 9, 2020 and the Residency Determination Date for Fall 2020 at their campus shall not be counted toward the six week limit if the absence is caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that students who temporarily left California in response to the pandemic remain eligible for in-state residency for the 2020-21 academic year so long as they meet all other applicable eligibility requirements.
Second, the Guidelines are further amended to provide that a student, who has been or may be granted in-state status based on Financial Independence, may accept or use financial resources from another individual between March 9, 2020 and the end of the 2019-20 academic year without loss of eligibility for in-state status if the transfer of resources is made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Third, the enrollment in courses for the Fall, Winter, and Spring terms delivered via remote instruction during the 2020-21 academic year will serve as a replacement for physical presence if the following conditions are met: 1) the UC campus has extended the opportunity for remote instruction, and 2) the student may qualify for residency on their own without regard to a parent per Regents Policy 3105 I.C.2, or temporarily through a noncustodial California parent per Regents Policy 3105 I.D.4. Students meeting the above criteria will not need to acquire applicable legal indicia to prove their intent to stay in California by the deadlines in the Guidelines. However, UC expects students to acquire legal indicia as soon as is practicable. All students admitted and commencing enrollment after the end of the 2020-21 academic year will need to acquire applicable legal indicia by the applicable deadlines in the Guidelines.
No element of this temporary amendment applies to the requirements for physical presence and intent of parents who are part of the residency assessment for dependent students.
All Guidelines contrary to the provisions of this amendment, except those adopted by the Regents, shall be suspended to the extent of the conflict, during the period this amendment remains in force. Further extensions of this policy will be considered if necessary to accommodate students whose circumstances are impacted by the COVID-19 emergency. Please note this temporary amendment is not intended to contradict Regents Policy 3105. These amendments stand until such time as they are rescinded by the UC Provost.
10/9/2020