Section 1720-01-01-.03 - RULES FOR DETERMINATION OF STATUS(1) Every person having his or her domicile in this State shall be classified "in-state" for fee and tuition purposes and for admission purposes.(2) Every person not having his or her domicile in this State shall be classified "out-of-state" for fee and tuition purposes and for admission purposes.(3) The domicile of an unemancipated person is that of his or her parent, except as provided in paragraph (4) of this Section .03. Unemancipated students of divorced parents shall be classified "in-state" when one (1) parent, regardless of custodial status, is domiciled in Tennessee, except as provided in paragraph (4) of this Section .03.(4) A student shall be classified as "in-state" for fee and tuition purposes if the student is a citizen of the United States, has resided in Tennessee for at least one (1) year immediately prior to admission, and has: (a) Graduated from a Tennessee public secondary school;(b) Graduated from a private secondary school that is located in Tennessee; or(c) Earned a Tennessee high school equivalency diploma.(5) The spouse of a student classified as "in-state" shall also be classified "in-state."(6) All classifications shall be subject to the Eligibility Verification for Entitlements Act, Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-58-101et seq.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1720-01-01-.03
Original rule filed November 23, 1976; effective December 23, 1976. Repeal and new rule filed May 27, 1986; effective August 12, 1986. Amendment filed October 19, 1995; effective February 28, 1996. Repeal and new rule filed March 27, 2015; effective 8/25/2015.Authority: Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5; and Public Acts of Tennessee 1807, Chapter 64.