Can 你 Qualify for In-State Tuition?

Residents of 14 participating states are eligible to enroll in available programs outside of their home state at resident tuition rates. The Western Regional 研究生 Program (WRGP) is a tuition-discounting program similar to the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) 和 is coordinated by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher 教育(WICHE).

资格要求

1. Reside in a WRGP eligible state for at least nine consecutive months prior to the beginning of the first academic term of WRGP acceptance.
2. Proof of a permanent address in the WRGP state.
3. Payment of state income tax on wages earned in the WRGP state.
4. Proof of eligibility can be demonstrated by submitting three of the following items:
   • 车辆注册登记
   • 驾照
   • W2
   • 州所得税申报表
   • Utility bill dated approximately nine months prior to the start of your classes at UNC

Applicants who apply for a WICHE eligible program 和 reside in a WICHE eligible state will be notified by email after the graduate application is submitted 和 are given the opportunity to load at least three of these five documents to their 皇冠app官方版下载 Portal so WICHE 状态 eligibility can be determined.

常见问题的

• Only three of the five documents listed must be submitted to qualify. 你不需要 提交全部五份. Federal 1040 income tax form is not a qualifying document. 你 should submit your most recent state income tax form. The form must be the actual income tax form, 和 not your authorization to efile. 你 may black out any personal 信息e.g., Social security number, income, etc. when sending these documents 到电子邮件地址.  The name 和 address must be visible along with the tax year.
• 车辆注册登记 和/or utility bills can be in someone else’s name as long as the address reflected on them is the same as the UNC applicant’s address. 
• Documents must be current. No expired vehicle registration or driver’s license will 被接受. All parts of these documents must be clearly visible. 
• No alternative documents will 被接受 e.g., pay stubs, student loan forms, vehicle 保险证明等.
• Documents should be combined into one pdf 和 uploaded to the admissions portal for 审查. If you cannot submit the pdf to your portal, you may send it to 詹尼斯.hooper@sdsd123.com. If you were attending school in a different state, but did not establish domicile in that state, you may still qualify for WICHE in your state of domicile. 你必须 prove through these documents that you did not establish domicile in the new state.
• If after admission to a WICHE eligible program you request to change your program/site to an 扩展校园 program, you will not be able to maintain WICHE 状态.