North Dakota State Board of Higher Education Policy Manual (SBHE) Section: 504 Resident Tuition Law and Guidelines can be found on the SBHE website under NDUS Procedures.

North Dakota Residency Important Information
The content of this document must be understood by the applicant before completing the application below.

North Dakota Residency Application Form
Please read the Important Information document above before completing this form.

Important North Dakota Residency Information:

For students changing their residency status to North Dakota only:

If you are planning to change your residency status you must apply and be approved for the residency change within 30 days of the 1st class day of the semester. If you successfully change your residency within this time period your tuition amount will be able to be adjusted to your new resident status for the current semester. Please contact Student Account Services if you have any further questions regarding residency change. Refunds/credits will not be given for terms the student attended prior to approval of the application for the North Dakota Resident Tuition Rate. Adjustments in tuition rates will only be made for the current term; no previous terms will be adjusted.

North Dakota National Guard members and their dependents and full time U.S. Military active duty members and their dependents may qualify for the North Dakota in-state tuition rate. Please review the North Dakota Residency Application Form to see if you qualify.**

**UND ROTC members that are not members of the ND National Guard nor full time active duty members of a U.S. Military branch do not qualify under this category.

Residents of Minnesota and their dependents may attend a North Dakota state institution of higher learning and pay a special tuition rate that is lower than the normal non-resident rate.  (Minnesota Reciprocity tuition rates are not available to Medical and Law students enrolled beginning Fall Semester 2006).

How to Apply:
To be certified for Minnesota Reciprocity at UND, Minnesota students must complete the following:

• File UND’s standard admissions application
• File a reciprocity participation application with Minnesota:
  • Go to the Reciprocity website at www.getreadyforcollege.org
  • Click on Online Applications
  • Click on Tuition Reciprocity 
  • This will bring you to an informational page.  About halfway down the page, you will see the semester dates that are available to apply for Reciprocity.  It is critical that you choose the correct semester; please review your options carefully. 
  • After choosing your option, scroll down to the bottom of the page, click “Yes/No,” and you will be directed to the site for the simple reciprocity test
  • Take the test and print off a copy of the “Congratulations” letter for your records
  • Call Student Account Services at 701-777-3912 to let us know that you have applied

Please Note:

1. A student who has graduated from a Minnesota High School within the 12 month period prior to first term of enrollment will not be required to complete a reciprocity participation application.
2. A student who was enrolled, received reciprocity, and earned credits during any term of the academic year will automatically have benefits renewed for the following academic year at the same institution.
3. Any student who is enrolling and has taken a break in semesters or is a transfer student, must complete a new reciprocity participation application.
4. Students who previously participated in the reciprocity program and have had a break in enrollment at UND of one year or more, must re-apply for reciprocity. 

Until Reciprocity is granted, students are required to pay non-resident tuition. The Minnesota Reciprocity tuition rate is granted only for the current term and concurrent future terms as approved on www.getreadyforcollege.org/. If you apply for Minnesota Reciprocity during any term, and your approval also states that you are approved for the previous term(s), UND will not go back and change those previous term tuition rates. Adjustments in tuition rates will only be made for the current term; no previous terms will be adjusted. Student Account Services recommends that each student verifies his/her tuition rate at the beginning of each term so that any corrections can be made promptly.

*Any exceptions will be approached on a case by case basis.