institutional charges. SCSU may also charge the student for any Title IV program funds that the school was required to return. If the student does not already know what the school’s refund policy is, s/he can ask the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships for a copy. SCSU registrar’s office can also provide the student with the requirements and procedures for officially withdrawing from school. For more information about the Title IV program funds, call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243). TTY users may call 1-800-730-8913. Information is also available on Student Aid on the Web at studentaid.ed.gov. Withdrawal Policy for State, Institutional, and other financial aid If a refund balance still remains after the Title IV withdrawal calculations has been performed, the school will perform a withdrawal calculation to determine what portion of the state, institutional or other financial aid the student has earned. All of the unearned funding will be refunded in the following sequence: Connecticut Aid to Public Schools Grant, Connecticut State University Grant, and any general institutional or scholarships programs the student may received.
Residence Status Any student classified as an out-of-state resident who feels that they qualifiy as a bona fide resident of Connecticut may request a change of classification. However, the student should be aware that the law is very clear in stating the following: • The domicile of any unemancipated person is that of their parent; • The establishment of a new domicile in the state by an emancipated person has not occurred until they have resided in this state for a period of not less than a year; • No emancipated person shall be deemed to have gained residence while attending college in this state as a full-time student in the absence of a clear demonstration that they have
established domicile in the state (domicile: denotes a person’s true, fixed, and permanent home and place of habitation. It is the place where they intend to remain and to which they expect to return when they leave without intending to establish a new domicile elsewhere); • The domicile of any emancipated person receiving regular financial assistance from their parent, or whose parents’ income was taken into account by any private or governmental agency furnishing financial educational assistance to such person, including scholarships, loans, or otherwise, is that of their parent; • The spouse of any person who is classified as an in-state student shall likewise be entitled to classification as an in-state student; • Foreign students in temporary United States government status (visa-holders) cannot establish permanent domicile in Connecticut. In consequence of these provisions of the law, before reclassification can take place, the registrar will require the following: • A notarized statement from the student’s parent stating that the student has attained the age of 18 and that the parent has “entirely surrendered the right to care, custody, and earnings of such person and is no longer under an legal obligation to support or maintain such student.” In the absence of any of these, the student shall be considered “unemancipated.” • Clear demonstration of the establishment of a permanent domicile in this state. A one-year lease on an apartment is acceptable; a school year (September to May) lease or what is clearly “off campus housing” is not. • Verification by the Financial Aid Office that no form of financial aid or loan is dependent either on the income of the parent or on out-ofstate residence. Students who feel that they can meet these criteria are welcome to apply for change of classification. FINANCIAL AID AND BUSINESS OFFICE POLICIES 33