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South Carolina's law providing for lower tuition and
fees for legal residents of this state defines
domicile as "...a person's true, fixed principal
residence and place of habitation. It shall indicate
the place where such person intends to remain, and
to which such person expects to return upon leaving
without establishing a new domicile in another
state." --South Carolina Code annotated 59-112-10
(1978).
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If there is any question about a student's status as a legal
resident of South Carolina, the student is responsible for
proving entitlement to the fees afforded to legal residents
of this state. The law applies to the student's own legal
residence, if the student is independent of one's parent,
guardian, or spouse. If the student is claimed as a
dependent for income tax purposes and received more than
half of the financial support from a parent, guardian, or
spouse, the law applies to the legal residence of the person
providing the principle means of financial support.
COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
The
residency application
should be completed, signed and returned to the Office of
Admissions along with the requested supporting
documentation at least two weeks prior
to the term for which the student is attempting to
qualify to pay in-state tuition.
Completion
of the parent/guardian/spouse form is required for
all students under the age of 25.
Please be advised that if guardianship or custodianship was
created primarily for the purpose of conferring South
Carolina domicile for tuition and fee purposes on a child or
dependent person, it shall not be given consideration or
recognition.
REQUIRED FORMS AND DOCUMENTS
Supportive documentation - as indicated on the student and
parent/guardian/spouse forms - MUST accompany the
application and documents MUST be provided by the
applicant. Applications submitted without documentation
will be considered incomplete until the required documents
have been received by the Office of Admissions.
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Students form (to be
completed and signed by the person who has applied for
undergraduate admissions to Winthrop University)
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Parents/Spouse/Guardian
form (required for all students under the age of 25)
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Declaration of Domicile
(should be returned with all applications)
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Copy of valid driver's
license (if applicable)
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Copy of vehicle
registration (if applicable)
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Copy of voter
registration card or letter to voter registration board
of former state requesting that your name be removed
from the list of registered voters. (for
registered voters only).
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Copy of signed federal
income tax return (pages 1 and 2) for the most recent
tax year.
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Copy of signed state
return for the most recent tax year
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Copy of permanent
resident card (if applicable)
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Copy of VISA (for
persons who are not US citizens or permanent residents)
Information Links
For more detailed
information regarding residency, visit the
State Website for Residency Law.
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