110AdministrationBuilding

BowlingGreen,Ohio434030130
(419)3728441
Fax:(419)3727977

ApplicationInstructions
OhioStudentResidencyForStateSubsidy ReturnCompletedFormto:
andTuitionSurchargePurposes BowlingGreenStateUniversity
OfficeofRegistrationandRecords
Room110,AdministrationBuilding
BowlingGreen,OH434030130
registrar@bgsu.edu

IfyouareconsideringchangingyourresidencystatustoOhioresident,THEREMAYBEFINANCIALAID
IMPLICATIONS.Therefore,youareencouragedtocontacttheStudentFinancialAidOfficeforinformation
onhowachangeinresidencystatuscouldaffectyourstudentfinancialaid.TheStudentFinancialAidOffice
canbereachedat4193722651oryoumayvisittheirofficeonthe2ndflooroftheAdministrationBuilding.

ThecompletedApplicationandsupportingdocumentationmustbereceivedbytheOfficeofRegistration
andRecordsbeforethelastdayofclassesfortheterminwhichyouareseekingachangeinresidency
status.Residencystatusisnotretroactive;therefore,itcannotbeconsideredforpreviousterms.

OhioStudentResidencyforStateSubsidyandTuitionSurchargePurposesisinitiallydeterminedbythelimited
informationcontainedontheapplicationforadmissiontoBowlingGreenStateUniversity.Thepurposeofthis
documentistocommunicateregulationsprovidedbytheOhioBoardofRegentsandtoprovideameansforstudentsto
supplyadditionalinformationandappealtheirresidencystatus.

RegulationsusedtodetermineOhioStudentResidencyforStateSubsidyandTuitionSurchargePurposesareunderthe
authorityoftheOhioBoardofRegentsbySection3333.31oftheOhioRevisedCode(ifinterestedinobtainingacopy,
pleasecontacttheOfficeofRegistrationandRecordsat4193728441).BowlingGreenStateUniversity,basedon
informationprovidedonyourApplication,appliestheseregulations.

StepsforcompletingthisApplication:

1. CarefullyreadtheattachedSummaryofRulesforOhioStudentResidencyforStateSubsidyandTuition
SurchargePurposestodeterminewhichSectionyouqualifyfor(pages23).
2.IdentifythedocumentationrequiredfortheSectionyouqualifyfor(pages45).
3.CompleteandsigntheApplication;keepcopiesofallrequireddocumentation(pages68).
4.Mail,email,fax,orpersonallyreturntheApplicationandtherequireddocumentationtotheaboveaddress.

December2014