Section 3. Tuition


Tuition shall be charged to nonresident students except as otherwise provided in this Section. Tuition shall not be charged:


  1. To current enrollees or graduates of a Nevada high school. This Subsection does not apply to enrollees or graduates of an online Nevada high school if the student is not physically present and residing in the State of Nevada while enrolled or prior to graduation.


  2. To returning students who had established an exemption from tuition charges at any NSHE institution in their prior enrollment period.


  3. To community college students in community service courses that are not state funded.


  4. To a professional employee, classified employee, postdoctoral fellow, resident physician, or resident dentist of the NSHE currently employed at least half time, or the spouse or dependent child of such an employee.


  5. To a graduate student enrolled in the NSHE and employed by the System in support of its instructional or research programs, only during the period of time of such employment.


  6. To graduate fellows.


  7. To a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, on active duty, stationed in

    Nevada as a result of a permanent change of duty station pursuant to military orders, or

    a person whose spouse, parent or legal guardian is a member of the Armed Forces of

    the United States stationed in Nevada as a result of a permanent change of duty station

    pursuant to military orders, including a Marine currently stationed at the Marine Corps

    Mountain Warfare Training Center at Pickel Meadows, California. If the member ceases

    to be stationed in Nevada, reside in Nevada, be stationed in Pickel Meadows, California,

    or be domiciled in Nevada, the spouse, child or legal guardian of the member shall not

    be charged tuition if the spouse, child or legal guardian of the member was admitted

    prior to the reassignment if such student enrolls and remains continuously enrolled at an

    NSHE institution.


  8. To a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who was honorably discharged and who on the date of discharge was on active duty stationed in Nevada, including a marine stationed at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center at Pickel Meadows, California, pursuant to military orders.


  9. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection 8 of this Section, to a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who was honorably discharged.


  10. To a student enrolled in the University Studies Abroad Consortium or in the National Student Exchange Program, only during the period of time of such enrollment. Time spent in Nevada while a student is in the National Student Exchange Program shall not be counted towards satisfying the residence requirement of Section 4, Paragraph 2 below, nor shall enrollment through the Consortium or the Exchange Program be included in the "date of matriculation" for evaluation of Nevada residency.



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