Residency

Students must accurately answer questions about their residency on the ApplyTexas application for admission and provide supporting documentation, if necessary. For purposes of determining residency, TSC complies with all applicable state and federal regulations, as well as the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recommendations.

 

TSC uses two residency classifications for students:

 

  1. Texas Residents
    1. In-district - Students who live within the TSC taxing district
    2. Out-of-district - Students who live in Texas, but outside of the TSC taxing district
  2. Non-Texas
  1. Non-Residents
  2. International Students

 

It is the student's responsibility to provide a copy of one of the documents listed below, as well as any other supporting documents required. These documents will be used to establish that the student is domiciled in Texas and has maintained a residence in Texas continuously for at least 12 months prior to the census date of the semester in which the student is enrolling. These documents must be issued in the name of the student or dependent student's parent(s) and dated to encompass at least 12 months prior to the census date of the semester in which the student is enrolling.

 

  1. Statement from Employer on company letterhead (or a payroll check stub), including start and current/end dates, which encompasses at least 12 months prior to the census date. Student employment, such as work-study, receipt of stipends, fellowship, research or teaching assistant positions, does not qualify as a basis for establishing domicile.

     

  2. Lease or rental agreement/contract of real property, other than campus housing, which encompasses at least 12 months prior to the census date. If this document is provided as the sole basis of a domicile, it must be accompanied by an additional document that supports the maintenance of this residence for at least 12 months prior to the census date, such as:
  • Texas high school transcript
  • Texas college or university transcript
  • Permanent Texas Driver License (at least one year old). Generally, the license expiration date minus the date of enrollment should not exceed three years.
  • Texas Voter Registration Card
  • Texas vehicle registration
  • Bank statements or cancelled checks
  • Utility bill (electric, telephone, water or cable) for the year preceding enrollment
  • Federal income tax return for the previous year

 

  1. Copy of one of the documents below, which must be accomplished and maintained for at least 12 months prior to the census date, and accompanied by at least one of the documents above. Possible additional documents include the following:

 

  • Title to real property in Texas
  • Marriage certificate with documentation to support that the spouse is a Texas resident
  • Ownership of a business in Texas with documentation to support that the business is a partnership or corporation and it is owned by the student or dependent student's parent(s)
  • State or local licenses to conduct business or practice a profession in Texas

 

Persons and their dependents who do not live in the TSC district, but who own property that is subject to ad valorem taxation by the TSC taxing district, are also classified as "in-district."