BOARD OF REGENTS' DECISION
ON NEVADA RESIDENCY

On January 20, 2004, the Board of Regents unanimously approved an amendment that would bring its residency requirements in line with Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS 396.540). Nevada law states that individuals whose families (defined as natural or adoptive parent or legal guardian) reside in Nevada may gain resident status if the family has established bona fide residency in Nevada at the date of the student's matriculation. Individuals whose families live outside of the state may gain resident status if the individual has been a bona fide resident of the state of Nevada at least six months prior to matriculation. On March 19, 2004, the Board approved a plan to extend the corrected residency provisions to students whose first matriculation occurred during the period Fall Semester 1995 through Spring Semester 2004 and who would have met the requirements for establishing bona fide residency in the state of Nevada prior to their matriculation.

For specific information and necessary forms, please visit: www.nevada.edu/residency or contact the appropriate department listed below:

Undergraduate Students:
Dr. Stephanie G. Brown
Director, Client Services
Student Enrollment and Financial Services
702-895-4110 sesadmin@unlv.edu

Graduate Students:
Mr. Rob Sheinkopf,
Director of Graduate Admissions
702-895-5774 rob.sheinkopf@unlv.edu

Law Students:
Frank Durand
Assistant Dean, Admissions and Financial Aid
Boyd School of Law
702-895-2440 fdurand@unlv.edu

Dental Students:
Dr. Marshall Brownstein
Associate Dean, Student Affairs
School of Dental Medicine
702-895-2331 marshall.brownstein@unlv.edu