2. Of what state or country are you a resident? ______________________________________________________
If you are uncertain, continue to section D.
SECTION D. Acquisition of High School Diploma or GED.
1. Did you graduate, or will you graduate, from a Texas high school, or complete a GED in Texas, prior to the term
for which you are applying? _____ Yes _____ No
a. If you graduated from high school, what was the name, city and state of the school?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of High School City State
2. Did you live in Texas the 36 months leading up to high school graduation or completion of the GED?
_____Yes _____No
3. When you begin the semester for which are applying, will you have lived in Texas for the previous 12 months?
_____ Yes _____ No
4. Are you a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident of the United States of America?
_____ Yes _____ No
Instructions to Section D:
• If you answered “No” to question 1a or 2 or 3, continue to Section E.
• If you answered “Yes” to all four questions, skip to Section I.
If you answered “Yes” to questions 1, 2 and 3, but “No” to question 4, complete a copy of the Affidavit, skip to part I of
this form, and submit both this form and the affidavit to your institution.
SECTION E. Basis of claim to residency. (To be completed by everyone who did not answer YES to questions 1, 1a, 2
and 3 of section D.
1. Do you file your own federal income tax as an independent tax payer? _____ Yes _____ No
2. Are you claimed as a dependent or are you eligible to be claimed as a dependent by a parent or court-appointed
legal guardian? _____ Yes _____ No
(To be eligible to be claimed as a dependent, your parent or legal guardian must provide at least one half of your
support. A stepparent does not qualify as a parent if he/she has not adopted the student.)
3. If you answered no to both questions above, who provides the majority of your support?
_____ Self _____ Parent or Guardian _____ Other:
(list)____________________________________
Instructions for Section E:
• If you answered “Yes” to question 1, continue to Section F.
• If you answered “Yes” to question 2, skip to Section G.
• If you answered “No” to 1 and 2 and “self” to question 3, continue to Section F.
• If you answered “No” to 1 and 2 and “parent or guardian” to question 3, skip to Section G.
• If you answered “No” to 1 and 2 and “other” to question 3, skip to Section H and provide an explanation, and
SECTION F. If you answered “Yes” to question 1 or “Self” to question 3 of Section E, answer the following:
*If you answer yes to any section of questions 8 or 9, you will need to provide proof (proof of home/business ownership, professional license, letter
from employer, pay stubs, etc.)
**If you answer yes to question 10 and have been married at least 12 months, then you will need to provide a copy of your marriage certificate
with proof of what your spouse can answer yes (proof of home/business ownership, professional license, letter from employer, pay stubs, etc.)