Student Resources

Resident Tuition Requirement

Colorado law (House Bill 1023) requires that Continuing Education verify that students receiving in-state tuition, the College Opportunity Fund, and some types of financial aid are legally present in the United States. This applies to students in the ACCESS, Boulder Evening, Applied Music, Individualized Instruction, Engineering Management (on-campus), and Telecommunications (on-campus) programs.

You can verify your legal presence in one of three ways:

1. Complete an affidavit in person at Continuing Education or the University Registrar’s Office. You will need to bring an approved photo ID to complete the affidavit.

2. Complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

3. Download the PDF at registrar.colorado.edu/students/pdf/affadavit
_verifying_citizenship.pdf. Mail the completed and notarized form to Continuing Education.

If you do not verify your presence you will be reclassified as a nonresident of Colorado and charged the higher nonresident tuition.