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Frederick Community College • Fall 2016 Credit Schedule • • 301.846.2400 7
2. Who have relocated to Maryland as a result
of the Base Realignment and Closure process
(BRAC), will be granted a waiver of the three
(3) months residency requirement. The
employee or his/her dependent must present
a letter from an employer on company
letterhead, confirming that their relocation to
Maryland and/or Frederick County was a result
of the BRAC process. For purposes of tuition
rates, eligible employees and dependents will
be treated as in-county residents if they locate
in Frederick County; they will be treated as
out-of-county but in-state residents if they
locate outside of Frederick County but within
Maryland.
H. Veterans and their dependents (to include
spouses, including same-sex spouses; and
children, including biological, adopted,
pre-adoptive and step children of spouses,
including same-sex spouses) who are eligible
for Chapter 33 (Post 9/11 GI Bill) or Chapter
30 (Montgomery GI Bill), and are within
the statutory time limits, will be granted
in-county tuition only if the following are
met:
1. Veteran enrolls within 3 years of discharge
after serving 90 days or more on active duty;
or
2. Individual using transferred entitlement enrolls
within 3 years of the transferor’s discharge
after serving 90 days or more of active duty; or
3. Surviving Spouses or Children under the Fry
Scholarship who enroll within 3 years of an
active duty Service member’s death in the line
of duty after serving 90 days or more; or
4. Individuals who remain continuously enrolled
after initially meeting the requirements and
are using Chapter 30 or 33.
III. International and Foreign National
Students
A. A foreign national lawfully eligible for study
in the United States may be considered
a resident for tuition purposes if he/she
meets the domicile requirements stated in
this procedure. A foreign national lawfully
admitted to the United States on a visa
type with a corresponding “date-certain”
authorized stay may not be considered
a resident for tuition purposes. A foreign
national lawfully eligible for study in the
United States on certain visa types with
an indeterminate authorized stay may be
considered as a Maryland resident for tuition
purposes, if the domicile requirements of
this procedure have been satisfied.
B. The following visa status types determine
residency as indicated:
Visa
A Diplomats, family, staff In-County
B Temporary visitor See (c) below
C Aliens in transit Out-of-State
E Treaty trader-Taiwan
only
In-County
F Student and dependents Out-of-State
G Representative of a
world organization
In-County
H1 or H4 Temporary worker and
dependents
In-County
H2 or H3 Other specialty workers Out-of-State
I Foreign media/journalist In-County
J Exchange visitor, Au
pair, scholar
Out-of-State
K Fiancé of US citizen/
Frederick County
resident
In-County
L Intra-company
transferee
In-County
M Foreign vocational
student, dependents
Out-of-State
R Religious worker In-County
TN Professionals under
NAFTA agreement
Out-of-state
V Spouse or child of
permanent resident
In-County
Permanent
Resident; Green
Card; Refugee,
Asylee
In-County
C. Individuals in “B Temporary Visitor Status”
are not allowed to engage in a course of
study leading to a degree or academic
certificate. In certain cases, B visa holders can
participate in courses which are recreational
and do not lead to a degree. Out-of-state
tuition rates will apply.
D. Students who are in the category of
“Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals” (DACA),
or “Temporary Protected Status” (TPS)
are eligible to establish instate/in-county
residency for tuition purposes.
E. In-county residency status for eligible
“International/Foreign National Students”
must meet the same three (3) months
requirements and proof of residency
documents as all other students.
F. An individual’s immigration status may not
preclude award of MD residency under this
policy if the individual has the legal capacity
to establish domicile in Maryland.
IV. Dream Act
A. Students who have met the eligibility
requirements outlined in the Maryland
Dream Act will be granted the opportunity
to receive in-county tuition. The student
must present an affidavit stating that he/
she will file an application to become a
permanent resident within 30 days of
becoming eligible to do so.
B. Students who live in Frederick County or
in Maryland, and qualify for in-county or
in-state tuition, as outlined by the Maryland
Dream Act, will remain undocumented
immigrants. U.S. residency status is
processed, determined and completed by
the U.S. government.
V. Proof of Residency
In accordance with Maryland State and Federal
Law, any of the following factors will be
considered to be proof of legal residency:
A. Substantially uninterrupted physical
presence, including the months when the
student is not in attendance at the college,
as evidenced by ownership or rental of living
quarters in which the student resides. (12-
month lease or mortgage)
B. Payment of Maryland state and local income
taxes. (MD 502 Tax Form)
C. Registration to vote in Frederick County
and/or the state. (Voters Registration Card)
D. Registration of a motor vehicle in the
state, with a local address specified, if the
person owns such a vehicle. (Motor Vehicle
Registration Card)
E. Possession of a valid Maryland driver’s
license, with a local address specified, if the
person is licensed anywhere to drive a motor
vehicle, or a valid Maryland MVA-issued ID.
(Driver’s license or MVA issued ID card)
F. Active duty military personnel, honorably
discharged veterans, spouses and
dependents who reside, are stationed, or
domiciled in Maryland are exempt from the
3-month requirement and are considered
in-county once proof is shown. (Military
orders, letter from Education Officer, DD214
and any of the residency factors listed
above).
VI. Reclassification of Residency
A. Students requesting reduced tuition rate
based on a change in residency must submit
proof of actual address change as defined
in Section V to the Admissions Office and
complete the “Change of Address” form
available either online at or in
the Admissions Office in Jefferson Hall, Suite
101. The proof of residency and “Change of
Address” form must be submitted in one of
the following ways: