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Exceptions to the One Year Domicile Requirement

See Exceptions Chart at the end of this section

Economic Development Incentive

The Economic Development Incentive provides exception to the one-year domicile requirement for employees (not spouses) and employee’s children (unmarried child under 22 years of age on the first day of the term) of companies who move to Colorado pursuant to an incentive from the Office of Economic Development or a local government economic incentive program.  The employee must have been employed by the employer prior to the relocation.  See the Tuition Classification Officer for the necessary Economic Development Form if you believe you qualify.

New Faculty at State-Supported Colleges

This initiative provides exception to the one-year domicile requirement for the child of a new faculty member (not the faculty member or spouse) who is employed at a state-supported institution of higher education.  The student (unmarried child under 22 years of age on the first day of the term) will qualify for resident tuition if the student’s parent (or court appointed legal guardian) moves to Colorado to take a faculty position.  See the Tuition Classification Officer for the necessary New Faculty Form if you believe you qualify.

Colorado High School Graduates

A student can qualify for resident tuition regardless of emancipation, parent domicile or parent citizenship if the student:

• Is a U.S. citizen (green card holders do not qualify), AND
• Graduated from a Colorado high school or received a Colorado GED, AND
• Attended a Colorado high school for at least the three years immediately preceding enrollment in a Colorado institution of higher education.  In the case of a GED, the three-year requirement is a physical residence requirement rather than a high school residence requirement.

Exceptions to the One-Year Domicile Requirement

The following chart indicates the situations for which exceptions exist, and whether the individual, a child dependent (unmarried child under 22 years of age on the first day of the term), or spouse qualifies.   Also indicated is whether the exception provides for College Opportunity Fund (COF) eligibility or if the student is eligible for resident financial aid programs.

	In-State Eligible	Child Dependent Qualifies	Spouse Qualifies	COF Eligible	Resident Financial Aid Eligible
Economic Development Incentive	YES	YES	NO	YES	NO
New Faculty at State-Supported Colleges	NO	YES	NO	YES	NO
Colorado High School Graduates	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES