California Residency

Non-residents of the state of California must establish residency immediately upon entering the State. If students do not establish residency by the end of their first year of study, out of state tuition WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. This means that even if a student holds a TA or Graduate Student Researcher position, the out of state tuition will not be covered under these jobs.

Establishing residency can be a lengthy and frustrating experience. Students are encouraged to start with this website and read it thoroughly from beginning to end: http://registrar.ucsd.edu/ver2/info/residency/index.php. Departments can't answer questions about residency because it involves laws of the State of California. All questions must be sent to Donna Deangelis-Blaine at ddeangelis@ucsd.edu.