Admissions Office

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY PROCEDURE FOR RESIDENCY RECLASSIFICATION

1. Original Classification

• Students enrolling at West Virginia University shall be assigned a residency status for admission, tuition and fee purposes by the Director of Admissions

2. Reclassification Procedure

• Students may request a reexamination of their residency status by completing an Application for Classification as a Resident Student at West Virginia University with the Office of Admissions. The application will be examined by the Office of Admissions and the student will be notified of the resulting decision.

  To be reclassified for a specific semester, the application must be submitted two (2) weeks prior to the deadline for the payment of tuition and fees. All applications received after the deadline will be considered for the next semester.

  It is the student’s responsibility to submit all supporting evidence to be considered with the student’s application. No additional evidence or documentation will be considered after the application has been submitted unless it is requested by the Office of Admissions.

• If the student wishes to challenge the decision of the Office of Admissions, the student shall be given the opportunity to appear before the institutional committee on residency appeals. If the student cannot appear when the committee convenes a meeting, the student has the option of allowing committee members to make a decision on the basis of the written materials pertaining to the appeal or waiting until the next committee meeting.

• The student may appeal the decision of the institutional committee on residency appeals to the President’s Office. The President’s Office may request the student to appear at a hearing regarding the appeal.

Residency appeals shall end at the President’s Office.