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• An Alaska resident, defined as a person who is a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen that has been physically present in Alaska for at least the past one year.
• Students that received a State of Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend within the last twelve months and certify they have been in Alaska for the past twelve months.
• Military personnel on active duty, their spouses and dependent children.
• Members of the National Guard, their spouses and dependent children.
• Dependent children of an Alaska resident as evidenced by the most current federal income tax return filed within the past 16 months.
• Students participating in the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE) Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP).
• Students from other states or provinces whose public universities waive nonresident tuition surcharges for Alaska residents; or from foreign cities and provinces that established Alaskan sister city or sister province relationships.
• A student from one of the three Freely Associated States, which are the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Republic of Palau.
• Students designated by the ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å Scholars Program as ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å Scholars for a period of 12 months after ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å Scholars designation.
• Participants of the education savings plans offered by Alaska 529, T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan, or John Hancock Freedom 529 Plan.
• Spouse or dependent children of a University of Alaska employee.
• Students that graduated within the past twelve months from a qualified Alaska high school.

• Were absent from Alaska for an aggregate of more than 90 days other than documented absences due to illness, or attendance at another educational institution while maintaining Alaska residency.
• Did any act inconsistent with Alaska residency such as claiming residency in another state or voting as a resident of another state.
• Registered as a resident in an educational institution in another state.
• Paid tuition at the University of Alaska at the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program rate.

To prove physical presence, a student must provide documentation of one of the following:

• That the student moved household goods to Alaska at least one year ago.
• The student’s lease, rental, or ownership of real property in Alaska for at least the prior one year.
• The student’s permanent employment in Alaska for at least the prior one year.
• Other indicia of Alaska residency for the prior one year deemed satisfactory by the MAU chief enrollment officer or designee.

Residency criteria, as paraphrased above, are determined by ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å Board of Regents residency policy and regulations;  P05.10.025. Resident Tuition Assessment . For additional information and applications, students should contact the Office of Admissions at the ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å campus you plan to attend.