Dear UCLA Student:
If you attended and graduated from a California high school but are currently being assessed Nonresident
Supplemental Tuition, you may benefit from a policy adopted by The Regents of the University of
California. Under this policy, certain nonresident students who attended and graduated from a high school
in California after earning at least three years of high school credit from a California high school, even if
the student managed to accomplish this in fewer than three years, may qualify for AB540 status that will
allow the student to be exempt from paying Nonresident Supplemental Tuition, provided that the student
can also document at least three years of K-12 attendance in California. You can be an undergraduate, grad-
uate, or professional student, regardless of class level, and be eligible for this exemption.
The attached Information Sheet, and Application and Affidavit form, provide more details about the eligibil-
ity criteria. If you believe you meet these criteria, complete the form and submit it with your official high
school transcripts, and your elementary or middle school transcripts if applicable, to the Residence Deputy
at the address above.
Attention Current High School Students
If you are currently finishing your senior year of high school, you must wait until you have graduated to
order your official high school transcripts. Please follow these directions:
• When ordering transcripts, make sure they indicate your date of graduation. Send a separate
copy of your official high school transcripts to the Registrar’s Office Residence Deputy. This
office does not have access to the high school transcripts you send to Undergraduate
Admission.
• High school transcripts that do not indicate your date of graduation will not satisfy the require-
ment for the AB540 Nonresident Supplemental Tuition exemption.
If transcripts that indicate your date of graduation are not readily available, you may turn them in at a later
date. If you wish to expedite your request, please provide the Registrar’s Office with your up-to-date high
school transcripts along with a copy of your high school diploma. For proper assessment of registration
fees, transcripts must be in the Registrar’s Office no later than three weeks from the registration fees pay-
ment deadline. You will be notified of the outcome of your request through e-mail.
If you have questions, please contact the Registrar’s Office at 310-825-3447 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
To read more about AB540 eligibility requirements, see http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/paying-
for-uc/tuition-and-cost/ab540/.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UCLA
BERKELEY • DAVIS • IRVINE • LOS ANGELES • MERCED • RIVERSIDE • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO SANTA BARBARA • SANTA CRUZ
UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR’S OFFICE
RESIDENCE DEPUTY
1113 MURPHY HALL
BOX 951429
LOS ANGELES, CA 90095-1429
Who Can Apply
Students enrolled or in the process of enrolling at a
University of California campus, who satisfy eligibil-
ity requirements, may qualify for an exemption from
Nonresident Supplemental Tuition. Undergraduate,
graduate, and professional students are eligible to
apply. Students may not file an exemption applica-
tion in lieu of submitting a Statement of Legal
Residence.
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Students who qualify will be exempt from payment
of Nonresident Supplemental Tuition. Eligibility for
this exemption will continue until the student fulfills
University requirements for classification as a
California resident or until this exemption is no
longer available.
Exemption Requirements
To qualify for this exemption, a student
• Must have attended high school in California
for three or more years, or attained credits/
units earned in California from a California
high school equivalent to three or more years
of full-time high school course work and
attended a combination of elementary, mid-
dle, and/or high school (K–12) in California for
a total of three or more years. All credits/units
earned toward graduation must be posted on
the official high school transcripts
AND
• Must have graduated from a California high
school or attained the equivalent thereof (such
as a High School Equivalency Certificate
issued by the California State GED Office or
a Certificate of Proficiency resulting from the
California High School Proficiency Examination)
AND
• May not be a nonimmigrant alien
Nonimmigrant students, regardless of visa
category, are not eligible for this exemption.
Nonimmigrants, as defined by federal immi-
gration law, have been admitted to the U.S.
temporarily. Students who do not have lawful
immigration status
2
but otherwise meet the
above requirement are eligible for this
exemption if they certify
3
that they are taking
steps to legalize their immigration status
Notice
If at any time a student fails to meet any require-
ment of this provision, he or she will be charged
Nonresident Supplemental Tuition and all applica-
ble nonresident fees retroactively to the term his or
her status precluded eligibility. Continuing students
should see a campus Residence Deputy in the
Registrar’s Office for information regarding the
reclassification process. Students are cautioned
that this is not a complete explanation of the rules
regarding residence. Additional information is avail-
able from the Registrar’s Office. Changes may be
made in residence requirements between the publi-
cation of this statement and the relevant determi-
nation date. Students who have questions regard-
ing this exemption may refer to http://admission
.universityofcalifornia.edu/paying-for-uc/tuition-
and-cost/ab540/ or the Registrar’s website at
http://www.registrar.ucla.edu. Students may also
contact a campus Residence Deputy at residence
University of California AB540 Nonresident Tuition Exemption
Information Sheet
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A Statement of Legal Residence is filed by each student after completion of the admission process.
2
Either because the student was not lawfully admitted to the U.S. or because the period of lawful admission has expired.
3
Students without legal status in the U.S. are required to sign an affidavit stating that they will legalize their immigration
status as soon as they are eligible to do so.
Residence Deputy
UCLA Registrar’s Office
1113 Murphy Hall
Box 951429
Los Angeles CA 90095-1429
310-825-3447
University of California AB540 Nonresident Supplemental Tuition
Exemption Application and Affidavit
Instructions
Application
Affidavit
Declaration of True and Accurate Information
Complete and sign this form to request exemption from Nonresident Supplemental Tuition charged to nonresident students. Once deter-
mined to be eligible, you will continue to receive the exemption as long as you fulfill eligibility requirements or until the University no longer
offers this exemption. Applying for this exemption does not in any way alter your responsibility to pay, by the campus deadline, any
Nonresident Supplemental Tuition and associated fees that may be due before your eligibility is determined. Submit the completed and
signed form, with transcripts, to a UCLA Residence Deputy at the Registrar’s Office, 1113 Murphy Hall.
I, the undersigned, am applying for a University of California Nonresident Supplemental Tuition exemption and declare that the
following apply to me (check Yes or No boxes for all statements).
Yes No I am NOT a nonimmigrant alien (nonimmigrants, as defined by federal immigration law, have been admitted
to the U.S. temporarily and may have been granted one of the following visas, among others: A, B, C, D, E,
F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, TN, TD, V, TROV, NATO)
Yes No I graduated from a California high school or attained the equivalent thereof, such as a High School
Equivalency Certificate issued by the California state GED Office or a Certificate of Proficiency resulting
from the California High School Proficiency Examination
Yes No I attended high school in California for three or more years
OR
Yes No I attained the equivalent of three or more years of full-time high school course work in fewer than three
years in California and attended a combination of elementary, middle, and/or high schools in California for a
total of three or more years
California School Attendance
Provide information on all schools attended in California, during grades K–12, for which documentation is required.
SCHOOL NAME CITY STATE GRADE LEVEL FROM–MONTH/YEAR TO–MONTH/YEAR
CA
CA
CA
CA
Applicant must submit, as part of this form, his or her official high-school transcripts that validate three-year high school
attendance in California, or official transcripts that document the claim that applicant attained the equivalent of three years’
full-time high school credits in fewer than three years at a California high school and additional transcripts that validate three
years’ attendance at California schools during grades K–12.
By signing this document below, I hereby state that if I am a noncitizen without lawful immigration status I have filed an
application to legalize my immigration status or will file an application as soon as I am eligible to do so.
I, the undersigned, declare under penalty of perjury that the information I have provided on this form is true and accurate.
I understand that this information will be used to determine my eligibility for a
Nonresident Supplemental Tuition exemption.
I further understand that if any of the above information is found to be false, I will be liable for payment of all
Nonresident
Supplemental Tuition
charges from which I was exempted and may be subject to disciplinary action by the University.
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Full Name (as it appears on your campus student record) 9-Digit UCLA ID E-mail Address
Signature Date
for Eligible California High School Graduates
