Exceptions to the General Rules

To be eligible for this exception, you must:

1. Not have been an adult resident of California for more than one year, and
2. Be identified as a dependent child on the most recent year’s income tax return filed by a parent who has been a California resident for a minimum of one year, or
3. Have a parent who has contributed court-ordered child support on a continuous basis and has been a California resident for a minimum of one year.

You are eligible for this exception until you have resided in the state the minimum time necessary to become a California resident.

To be eligible for this exception, you must:

1. Be a graduate of a California school operated by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, and
2. Maintain continuous attendance at the institution once you are enrolled.

To be eligible for this exception, you must:

1. Be a full-time employee of the CSU, or
2. Be a full-time employee of any other California state agency who is assigned to work outside the state, or
3. Be the spouse, registered domestic partner or child (natural or adopted) of any such employee identified above.

This exception does not require a spouse, domestic partner or child be a dependent of the state employee for income tax reporting purposes, nor does it contain any age limitation

To be eligible for this exception, you must:

1. Be the surviving spouse or natural/adopted child of a deceased employee of a public agency (federal, state or local), and
2. Demonstrate the deceased public agency employee was a resident of California at the time of their death, and
3. Demonstrate the deceased public agency employee’s principal duties consisted of either:
   • Active law enforcement service which was not principally clerical, or
   • Active fire suppression and prevention which was not principally clerical; and
4. Demonstrate the deceased public agency employee was killed in the course of those duties, or
   • Died as a result of an accident incurred in the course of those duties, or
   • Died as a result of an injury caused by external violence or physical force incurred in the course of those duties.

In addition to nonresident tuition, all other fees for students qualifying under this exception are waived.

To be eligible for this exception, you must:

1. Be enrolled in an undergraduate program, and
2. Be the surviving spouse or natural or adopted child or other qualifying dependent of any victim of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. Either yourself or the individual killed in the attacks must have been a resident of California on September 11, 2001.

If you qualify for this exception, it is available to you until you turn 30-years-old.

A number of exceptions are available to active military personnel, recently discharged military personnel and their dependents. To be eligible for this exception, you must:

• Be a veteran or dependent (child or spouse) of a veteran eligible for educational assistance under either the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty or Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefit programs, who resides in California and enrolls in college within three years of discharge from active duty service of 90 days or more, or
• Be a dependent of a service member of the U.S. Armed Forces who died in the line of duty after September 11, 2001, eligible to receive veteran’s education assistance, or
• Be a dependent of an active-duty service member of the U.S. Armed Forces who have received transferred benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, who resides in California, or
• Be a member or the dependent of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces stationed in California on active duty for more than 30 days, or
• Be a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces formerly stationed in California on active duty for more than one year who enrolls within two years of discharge from a California military base.

The following branches qualify for these exceptions:

• All active duty personnel in the following U.S. Armed Services: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard
• Active Guard Reserve (AGR) component which includes Army and Air Force AGR personnel
• U.S. Navy Reserve Full-Time Support (FTS) officers and sailors
• U.S. Marine Corps Active Reserve (AR)
• U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Program Administrators (RPAs)

The following branches are NOT included in the military exceptions:

• Active-duty personnel who are on temporary duty in the state
• National Guard and Reserve service members who are not full-time and in one of the statuses found above
• State Military Reserve service members

For a complete list of exceptions and exemptions, please see the California State University residency website.