Ms. Gina M. Wekke
Assistant Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs
Friday, March 11, 2011
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Revision approved by the State Regents June
2010
Effective Fall 2011
◦ Five Institutions Requested Early Implementation
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Cameron University
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater (spring 2011)
Rose State College
Western Oklahoma State College
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Started with committee work in spring 2009
Revision Process:
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Internal Staff Review
Council on Instruction Committee
Registrars/other content specialists
Presidents
State Regents
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New Title: 3.17 In-State/Out-of-State Status of
Enrolled Students
Purpose: clarify policy language, create some
flexibility for special circumstances, create three
classification categories – in-state (no conditions),
out-of-state tuition waiver (current policy with a low
profile), out-of-state (no in-state benefits)
Definitions: domicile, documented foreign national,
full-time active duty military personnel, independent
person, in-state status, out-of-state status, out-ofstate tuition waiver, undocumented student, United
States Citizen
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Documented Foreign Nationals
Undocumented Students
Military Personnel
Full-Time Practitioner or Worker
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Previously, out-of-state tuition was waived for active
duty military personnel
Throughout COI Committee work, there was
discussion about changing active duty military
personnel to in-state status/no change was made
Added federal legislation language that stated when
active members were transferred out-of-state,
spouses and dependents would continue to receive
the out-of-state tuition waiver
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Policy presented to Presidents Council in
March 2010
Demanded change to classify active military
duty personnel stationed in Oklahoma as instate immediately upon presentation of
documentation - spouse and dependents
included
Change was made and State Regents
approved in April 2010/minor correction
made in June 2010
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If a military family receives orders to leave the state during a
student's high school senior year and the student remains in the
state to attend college, can he or she be considered in-state for
tuition purposes?
◦ Yes, policy states members of the armed forces who provide evidence that
they are full-time active duty in the armed forces and stationed in
Oklahoma shall be immediately classified as in-state status along with their
spouse and dependent children. Further, when members of the armed
services are transferred out-of-state, the member, their spouses and
dependent children shall continue to be classified as in-state as long as
they remain continuously enrolled.
◦ Retired and honorably discharged military personnel who remain in
Oklahoma after their service may retain their in-state status without the 12
month requirement if they establish domicile as defined in this policy.
Copies of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty DD form
214 shall serve as documentation.
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How should a military dependent be
classified if their legal guardian or parent
have been stationed in Oklahoma less than a
year and received deployment orders from
the military and the dependent will have
been in Oklahoma less than a year after high
school graduation?
◦ If the student is a military dependent s/he is
classified as in-state per policy 3.17.7 Military
Personnel.
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Are dependent children of military personnel
stationed in Oklahoma who have not established
residency as per Military Personnel policy 3.17.3D
and 3.17.4A eligible for a concurrent enrollment
tuition waiver?
Yes. Policy 3.17.7 states “members of the armed
forces who provide evidence that they are full-time
active duty in the armed forces stationed in
Oklahoma or temporarily present through military
orders shall be immediately classified upon
admission as in-state status along with their spouse
and dependent children.”
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What type of document will serve as evidence
of full-time active duty in the armed forces?
◦ Military orders or their most recent military leave
and earnings statement.
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What is the minimum length that military personnel
stationed in Oklahoma or temporarily present
through military orders must reside before
establishing in-state status?
◦ Per Military Personnel policy section 3.17.7, members of
the armed forces who provide evidence that they are
full-time active duty in the armed forces stationed in
Oklahoma or temporarily present through military orders
shall be immediately classified as in-state upon
admission.
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Will policy 3.17.7 Military Personnel, which states members of
the armed forces who provide evidence that they are full-time
active duty stationed in Oklahoma or temporary present
through military orders shall be immediately classified upon
admission as in-state status along with their spouse and
dependent children, impact arrangements made through fiscal
policy 4.18.4C Contract Credit Course Fee?
◦ No. Institutions authorized by the State Regents to establish special
fees for delivery of courses and programs to governmental entities,
including, but not limited to, the military, profit and nonprofit
associations, corporations, and other private entities shall continue
to operate the agreement as described in policy 4.18.4C.
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HB 1206// Representative Marion Cooksey// The bill allows certain military students
eligible for in-state residency status.
UPDATE: The legislation has been assigned to the House Higher Education Committee.
HB1545// Representative Josh Cockfoft// The bill allows certain military students
eligible for in-state residency status.
UPDATE: The legislation has been assigned to the House Higher Education Committee.
SB 251// Senator Steve Russell// The bill requires the State Regents to adopt a policy
where all members of the armed forces are charged resident tuition.
UPDATE: The bill has passed out of both the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs
Committee and the Senate Appropriations Sub-Committee on Education.
SB55// Senator Anthony Sykes and Representative Mike Christian// Allows in-state
tuition for persons that have grandparents that have filed an Oklahoma tax return for 10
years.
UPDATE: The legislation passed out of the Senate Education Committee on 2/7/2011
and the Senate Appropriations Sub- Committee on Education 2/16/2011.
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(Effective August, 2010)
2,509
Inquiries
1,589
Applications
332
508
Majors enrolled
Total enrolled in classes
115
Program Graduates since March 2007
125
Referred to other programs
ORGL Majors
Non-majors
Totals
Spring 2007
36
14
50
Summer 207
70
41
111
Fall 2007
98
62
160
Spring 2008
166
95
261
Summer 2008
76
54
130
Fall 2008
208
161
369
Spring 2009
225
131
356
Summer 2009
124
48
172
Fall 2009
276
148
424
Spring 2010
270
180
450
Summer 2010
108
88
196
Fall 2010
255
77
176
ODCP ENROLLMENT
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
ORGL Majors
Non-majors
Totals
Average Age:
40
Gender:
1/3 Male
2/3 Female
Ethnicity:
71% White, Non-Hispanic
14% American Indian
12% Black, Non-Hispanic
3% Hispanic
Financial Aid:
• 47% Do not qualify for financial aid
• 40% Qualify for some federal aid
• 13% Qualify for loans only
Average Course Load:
• 3 to 6 credit hours per 8-weeks
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The 2008 ACS median earnings of men in the
United States who worked full-time, yearround were $45,556. For women, the median
earnings were $35,471 or 77.9 percent of
men’s earnings.
In Oklahoma, men who worked full-time
earned $39,860 while women earned
$30,123 or 75.6 percent of men’s earnings.
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32 percent of female single head of
households live below the poverty level in
Oklahoma:
◦ With related children under 18 years of
age….…39.8 percent
◦ With related children under 5 years of
age………54.0 percent
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