Subject:Change in New York State Residency Requirements for Graduate Students - Important
From:Graduate_Physics@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Date:Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:59:24 -0400

Dear All:

For those of you who are not already New York Residents, please carefully 
read the following messages from Ms. Kathleen Czak-Malone,  Assistant 
Director of Student Accounts.  Also read our note of explanation which 
follows.

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As of Fall 2007, there will be two major changes for a graduate student 
 claiming residency. 
 
 1.  If a student has a vehicle on campus registered to their parents who 
reside out-of-state, the student cannot be considered independent and 
 therefore will be charged the out-of-state rate.

 2. If a student receives a waiver for Health Insurance and the insurance 
 information is based on parental information, the student will be charged 

 the out-of-state rate if the parents do not reside in New York.

 Please pass this along to the appropriate parties.  If you have any 
 questions, please feel free to contact me at 2-7764.

  Thank you
 
 
 Kathleen Czak-Malone
 Assistant Director of Student Accounts
 
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Kathleen Czak-Malone/Admin 
07/17/2007 02:08 PM
Subject
New Policy for Residency


I have been receiving a number of phone calls from departments and 
graduate students.  Since the policy takes effect for the Fall 2007 
semester, this will only affect graduate students who have not applied for 
residency. 

I hope this clears up any confusion.

Kathleen Czak-Malone
Assistant Director of Student Accounts
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Note:

All entering US citizens or Permanent Residents must apply for New York 
State Residency before the end of their first semester at Stony Brook. The 
reason is that for the first semester, i.e., Fall 07, your tuition is paid 
at the Out of State level.  Albany (NYS capital) allows us to pay In-State 
tuition for the Spring 08 semester - thus, you must apply for residency 
before the end of the first semester.  Truthfully you do not formally 
become aresident for one year from the time you apply, but we are just 
allowed to call you a resident for tuition purposes.  The point we want to 
make clear is, no matter what, we have to put you in for the In-State 
tuition rate  for spring so if you do not apply and are approved, you will 
be responsible for the difference which is about  a few thousand dollars. 
This will all be explained at our departmental orientation, but we want to 
give you the heads up now.

Enjoy the summer.

Laszlo Mihaly and Pat Peiliker