Non-Degree Student Admissions

A current FGCU student, classified as a non-Florida resident, seeking reclassification must contact theOffice of Records & Registration.

Residency for Tuition Purposes

A Florida resident for tuition purposes refers to whether a student qualifies as an in-state Florida resident or an out-of-state resident. If admitted, this classification determines a student’s tuition and fee charges as a Florida resident pays less per credit hour than a non-Florida resident. The requirements for Florida residency status are defined in Florida Statute Section 1009.21.

A claimant must complete theFlorida Residency Declaration For Tuition Purposesform and submit at least two supporting documents to prove his/her Florida residency status (in-state) for tuition purposes. If a claimant indicates “non-resident” on the residency form, then he/she does not need to submit any supporting documents to prove this status.

美国公民、合法永久居民和符合条件的非美国公民。公民可被列为佛罗里达州居民(州内身份)，前提是在寻求佛罗里达州居留权的期限的第一天之前，已在佛罗里达州合法居留至少连续12个月。联系招生办公室了解更多关于符合条件的非美国学生类型的信息。citizens.

Initial residency classification is determined by the Admissions office when a student applies to the university.在学生提供所有相关信息和证明其佛罗里达居民身份的文件之前，他/她将被归类为州外居民或非佛罗里达州居民。如果不能及时提供这些信息，可能会导致学生的身份仍然是非佛罗里达州居民(外州)，从而导致更高的学费和其他费用。TheFlorida Residency Declaration For Tuition Purposesis an online form available for students to provide the necessary documents described below.

A claimant seeking Florida residency for tuition purposes must have established and maintained a legal Florida residence at least 12 consecutive months before the first day of the term for which Florida residency is sought.Maintaining a legal residence in Florida requires substantial physical presence as a condition.然而，绝对的物理存在不是必需的。例如，申请人可以在佛罗里达州以外度假，而不改变他/她的居留身份。最后，在某些情况下，申请人可以离开佛罗里达州，暂时到另一个州工作或上学，并仍然有资格获得居留权。在这种情况下的资格取决于索赔人在多大程度上保持佛罗里达州的法律关系，而没有与其他州建立关系。

A legal residence in Florida must be as a bona fide domicile rather than for the purpose of maintaining a mere temporary residence or abode incident to enrollment in the university. Living or attending school in Florida will not establish legal residence. If a student’s status is out-of-state, then he/she may be eligible for Florida residency only if he/she qualifies by one of the exceptions, as provided in Florida Statute Section 1009.21.

Family situations related to legal residency:

• If a dependent student has been residing continuously with a legal resident adult relative other than the parent for at least 3 years immediately prior to the first day of classes of the term which Florida residency is sought, the dependent student may provide documentation from the adult relative or from the parent. Both the dependent student and the adult relative or the parent must meet the consecutive 12-month legal residence requirement.
• The legal residence of a dependent student whose parents are divorced, separated, or otherwise living apart will be considered Florida if either parent is a legal resident of the state – regardless of who claims the dependent student for federal income tax purposes.
• For a dependent student, the legal residence of his/her parents is prima facie evidence (i.e., evidence that establishes a fact if uncontested) of the student’s legal residence; however, the evidence may be reinforced or rebutted, relative to the age and general circumstances of the dependent student, by the other evidence of legal residence required of or presented by the dependent student.
• 对于受抚养的学生来说，如果学生在入学或在高等教育机构重新注册之前已经在该州连续居住了5年，那么他/她的父母在该州以外定居的合法住所就不是学生合法住所的初步证据(即，在没有争议的情况下建立事实的证据)。
• A student who physically resides in the state may be classified as a resident for tuition purposes if he or she marries a person who meets the 12-month requirement and who is a legal resident.
• A student who is classified as a nonresident for tuition purposes and who marries a legal resident of the state or marries a person who becomes a legal resident of the state may, upon becoming a legal resident of the state, become eligible for reclassification as a resident for tuition purposes upon submitting evidence of his or her own legal residency in the state, evidence of his or her marriage to a person who is a legal resident of the state, and evidence of the spouse’s legal residence in the state for at least 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the application for reclassification.
• A student shall not lose his or her resident status solely by reason of his/her service or parent’s service in the Armed Forces outside this state.
• For students who have been classified properly as a resident for tuition purposes but who, while enrolled, lose resident tuition status because he/she or his/her parents establish domicile or legal residence elsewhere, shall have the benefit of in-state tuition for a 12-month grace period (extended to the end of the term in which the 12 months is reached).

Dependent vs. Independent Status

The determination of dependent or independent status is important because it is the basis for whether a student needs to submit his/her own documentation of residency (as an independent) or his/her parent's or guardian’s documentation of residency (as a dependent). A claimant may either be an independent student or the parent of a dependent student.

Dependent Student.A student, whether living with a parent or not, who is eligible to be claimed by his/her parent under the federal income tax code is classified as a dependent student. A parent means either or both parents of a student, any guardian or a student, or any person in a parental relationship to the student. To be considered a "qualifying child" or "dependent" for federal income tax code purposes, the following must be true:

• 学生必须是父母的儿子、女儿、继子、养子、兄弟、姐妹、同父异母的兄弟、同父异母的姐妹、同父异母的兄弟、同父异母的姐妹或他们中的任何一个的后代。
• The student must be:
• under age 19 at the end of the year and younger than the parent (or spouse, if filing jointly)
• under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student and younger than the parent (or spouse, if filing jointly), or
• any age if permanently and totally disabled.
• The student must have lived with the parent for more than half of the year subject to IRS exceptions.
• The student must not have provided more than half of his/her own support for the year.
• The student is not filing a joint return for the year (unless that joint return is filed only as a claim for refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid).

在某些情况下，学生不能被称为家属。一般而言，已婚学生如与配偶提交联名报税表，便不能被申索为受养人。此外，要声称某人是被抚养人，这个人必须是美国公民、美国外国居民、美国国民或加拿大或墨西哥的居民。对于某些被收养的孩子，这条规则有一个例外。请参阅IRS出版物501，豁免、标准扣除和归档信息，以确定谁可以被声明为受抚养人的其他测试。

Independent Student.A student who meets any one of the following criteria shall be classified as an independent student for the determination of residency for tuition purposes:

• The student is 24 years of age or older by the first day of classes of the term for which residency status is sought at a Florida institution.
• The student is married.
• The student has children who receive more than half of their support from the student.
• The student has other dependents who live with and receive more than half of their support from the student.
• 该学生是美国武装部队的退伍军人，或目前在美国武装部队或国民警卫队或预备役中为训练以外的目的服务。美国武装力量包括美国空军、美国陆军、美国海岸警卫队、美国海军陆战队和美国海军。
• 当学生年满13岁时，如果学生的父母都去世了，或者学生是或曾经(直到18岁)被法院或寄养。
• The student is determined an unaccompanied homeless youth by a school district homeless liaison, or by a staff member of an emergency shelter or transitional housing program.
• 该学生在佛罗里达机构寻求居留身份的期间攻读硕士或博士学位。

学校会要求学生提供符合其中一项标准的证明。

不符合上述标准之一的学生，只有在他/她提交的文件中，他/她提供了学校定义的独立州内学生就读费用的50%以上(不包括联邦、州和机构的援助或奖学金)，才能被归类为独立学生。

The following documents are examples of evidence that must be provided to the university to prove a student’s status as an independent if the student is under the age of 24 by the first day of classes of the term:

• Marriage certificate, insurance information showing marital status, most recent tax return showing marital status;
• Tax returns showing support of children or other dependents who live with and receive more than half of their support from the student;
• Military discharge documents;
• Legal documents showing a student is a ward/dependent of the courts; or
• Documentation showing that the student provides more than fifty (50) percent of his/her support for the year (examples may include: tax return, W-2 form, pay stubs, employer earnings verification).

Supporting Documents
申请人(或家长，如果学生是受抚养人)必须在学生注册的第一天上课之前提交他/她已经连续12个月居住在佛罗里达州的文件。必须提交至少两份以下文件，并注明12个月合格期的日期。At least one of the documents must be from the First Tier.As some evidence is more persuasive than others, more than two may be requested. No single piece of documentation will be considered conclusive. Additionally, there must not be any contrary evidence establishing residence in another state.

First Tier (at least one of the two documents submitted must be from this list):

• A Florida voter's registration card.
• A Florida driver's license.
• A State of Florida identification card.
• A Florida vehicle registration.
• Proof of a permanent home in Florida which is occupied as a primary residence by the claimant.
• Proof of a homestead exemption in Florida.
• Transcripts from a Florida high school for multiple years (2 or more years) if the Florida high school diploma or GED was earned within the last 12 months.
• Proof of permanent full-time employment in Florida for at least 30 hours per week for a consecutive 12-month period.

Second Tier (may be used in conjunction with one document from First Tier):

• A declaration of domicile in Florida.
• A Florida professional or occupational license.
• Florida incorporation.
• A document evidencing verifiable family ties to a Florida resident, as defined for tuition purposes.
• Proof of membership in a Florida-based charitable or professional organization.
• Any other document that supports the student's request for Florida resident status, including, but not limited to, utility bills and proof of 12 consecutive months of payment; a lease agreement and proof of 12 consecutive months of payment; or an official state, federal, or court document evidencing legal ties to Florida.

The university reserves the right to require additional documentation to determine the resident status of any student. If Florida residency status for tuition purpose is denied, the student may send an appeal to the Admissions office.

Examples of documents that may not be used:

• Hunting/fishing licenses
• Library cards
• Shopping club/rental cards
• Birth certificate
• Passport
• Social Security Card
• Florida Concealed Weapons permit
• Insurance Card

A student who has his/her tuition and fees waived or exempted according to the following sections of Florida Statutes shall be classified as a Florida resident and shall not be required to submit additional residency documentation for tuition purposes for the duration of the exemption or waiver eligibility period:

• S. 112.19(3), F.S.: Dependents or spouses of law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officers killed in the line of duty,
• S. 112.191(3), F.S.: Dependents or spouses of firefighters killed in the line of duty,
• S. 112.1912(2), F.S.: Dependents or spouses of first responders killed in action,
• S. 112.1915(3)(d), F.S.: Dependents of teacher or school administrators killed or injured in the line of duty,
• S. 961.06(1)(b), F.S.: Wrongful incarceration (for example documentation see Appendix D),
• S. 1009.25(1)(c), F.S. and (d): Custody of Department of Children and Families, in the care of a relative or adopted from the Department of Children and Families, and
• S. 1009.25(1)(f), F.S.: Homeless

在放弃或豁免的资格过期后，学生必须重新归类为佛罗里达州居民的学费目的，以继续接受州内的学费福利。

Exceptions & Qualifications
The Florida Statute, section 1009.21, permits a student who does not meet residency requirements to be classified as a Florida resident for tuition purposes if he/she is in exceptions and qualifications categories below. The university requires documentation in support of the following exceptions; however, the student does not have to show 12 months of residence in Florida prior to qualifying. The exceptions and qualifications categories are as follows:

1. A student who was enrolled as a Florida resident for tuition purposes at a Florida public college/university, but who abandon Florida domicile and then re-enroll in Florida within 12 months of the abandonment – provided he/she continuously maintains the re-established domicile in Florida during the period of enrollment. (This benefit only applies one time.)
2. An active duty member of the Armed Services of the United States residing or stationed in Florida (and spouse/dependent student) and an active drilling member of the Florida National Guard at the time of acceptance to the university; or military personnel not stationed in Florida but his/her home of record or state of legal residence certificate, DD Form 2058, is Florida (and spouse/dependent student).
3. An active duty member of the Armed Services of the United States (and spouse/dependent student) attending a public college or university within 50 miles of the military establishment where he/she is stationed, if such military establishment is within a county contiguous to Florida.
4. Full time instructional and administrative personnel employed by the State of Florida public school system or Florida public college/university (and spouse/dependent children).
5. A student from Latin America and the Caribbean who receive scholarships from the federal or state government. The student must attend, on a full-time basis, a Florida public college/university.
6. 全职雇员:州机关或州政治部门的全职雇员，当学生费用由州机关或政治部门支付时，用于与工作有关的执法或矫正训练
7. 根据北美防空(NORAD)协议居住或驻扎在佛罗里达的加拿大现役军人(以及配偶/受抚养的学生)，就读于他/她驻扎的军事机构50英里内的公立学院或大学。
8. An active duty member of a foreign nation's military who is serving as a liaison officer and he/she is residing or stationed in Florida (and spouse/dependent student) attending a public college or university within 50 miles of the military establishment where the foreign liaison officer is stationed.
9. 斯坦利·g·泰特佛罗里达预付费大学计划下的合格受益人。
10. A Linkage Institute participant receiving partial or full exemptions from s. 1009.21, F.S., based on criteria approved by the Florida Department of Education per s. 288.8175(5), F.S., which establishes linkage institutes between postsecondary institutions in Florida and foreign countries.
11. Military personnel (and spouse/dependent children) not stationed in Florida but his/her home of record or state of legal residence certificate is Florida (as noted on an approved DD Form 2058 [s.1009.21(2)(a), F.S.], State of Legal Residence Certificate, or a Leave and Earning Statement, also called an LES or the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) Form 702).

Immigration & International Student Issues
A permanent resident is person who has been granted permanent resident status in the U.S. and has (or is waiting for) a Permanent Resident Card (identified as either Form I-151 or Form I-551). A permanent resident is eligible to establish residency for tuition purposes in Florida.

A non-immigrant is a foreign national seeking to enter the U.S. temporarily and for a specific purpose. Once in the U.S., he/she is restricted to the activity or reason for which his/her visa was issued. A student with certain non-immigrant visas may be eligible to establish residency for tuition purposes in Florida - contact the Admissions office for more information.

An unauthorized alien is a foreign national who lives in the U.S. without the required documentation. An unauthorized alien is not eligible to establish residency for tuition purposes in Florida; however, a dependent student who is a U.S. citizen may not be denied classification as a resident for tuition purposes based solely upon the immigration status of his or her parents.

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受限课程是指课程的录取和课程课程的注册都限制在一定数量的学生符合预先确定的标准。这意味着你一开始被大学作为专业预科录取，然后你必须提交一份补充申请，以考虑进入有限准入的本科专业。

当学生需求超过可用资源(学生/教师比例，教学设施，设备或特定的认证要求)或学生要求进入项目的最低技能(如音乐或PGA高尔夫管理)时，有限访问状态是合理的。受限课程有独立的录取程序和选择标准。并不是所有符合选拔标准的学生都被录取到受限专业。每个班级的选拔过程竞争激烈，名额有限。新生不需要提交补充申请;申请截止时间为大二学年，或当项目的先决条件已完成时。

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All students admitted as freshmen or transfers must satisfy the foreign language admission requirement. A limited number of undergraduate students not meeting this requirement may be admitted; however, these students must fulfill the requirement prior to completion of the baccalaureate degree.

Admitted undergraduate students must demonstrate competency of foreign language by meeting one of these requirements:

1.在高中二年级或更高的阶段完成外语或美国手语课程(即西班牙语2、海地克里奥尔语2、美国手语2等)。

2. Completing a foreign language college course at the elementary 2 level or higher.

3. Obtaining qualifying scores on the AP, AICE, IB and/or CLEP exams. Learn more about the qualifying scores for foreign language in theFGCU Academic Catalog.

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