Residency Information with Regards to Application Status
How to establish residency for tuition-paying purposes
The state of Washington allows professional WSU veterinary students who
are accepted into the WSU CVM Pullman site as nonresidents (out-of-area) to
switch residency (to become WA residents) after one year of residing in the
state while meeting certain criteria (see below). The residency switch does
NOT apply to ID, UT, and OOA (Logan site) resident students selected into
our regional program through the cooperative ID and UT admissions program.
The residency switch also does NOT apply to WICHE supported students
(students who have been selected to receive financial support from their
residency state). If you are a WSU CVM Pullman out-of-area admitted
veterinary student and wish to apply for in-state residency status, you'll
need to complete a form and provide some verification. All residency matters
are handled by the WSU Registrar's Office; see the following residency page
for more information on the state's criteria and for the forms you need.
http://www.registrar.wsu.edu/Registrar/Apps/Residency.ASPX
If you have questions, please contact the WSU CVM Barbara Hodson at
509-335-1532 as well as the WSU Registrar's Office at 509-335-5346.
Washington-Idaho-Utah Regional Program in Veterinary Medicine (a
partnership between Washington State University College of Veterinary
Medicine, University of Idaho Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences,
and Utah State University School of Veterinary Medicine)
With the advent of the new educational partnership program with Utah
State University (Washington-Idaho-Utah Regional Program in Veterinary
Medicine), the supplemental application has been updated to reflect new
opportunities for some of our applicants. However, these new opportunities
are dependent on the applicant's state of residency. In addition, for
the purposes of assessing tuition, the definition of residency varies with
individual states. It is highly recommended that applicants contact the
appropriate state authority for information regarding residency requirements
as early in the application process as possible.
Residency issues are handled by the WSU Office of the Registrar and not
by the College of Veterinary Medicine. All applicants applying to
the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine MUST fill out
both a VMCAS and WSU CVM Supplemental Application. You must declare
your state of residency on both the VMCAS and WSU Supplemental Application.
By identifying yourself as either a Washington resident, Idaho resident,
Utah resident, a resident of a WICHE state (Arizona, Hawaii, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Wyoming), or as an Out-of-Area resident,
your application will be funneled through the appropriate application pool.
Read the sections below that describe the application process as it pertains
to your state of residency.
WASHINGTON residents
Washington applicants can learn about residency requirements by
consulting
this
Web site. All Washington residents MUST fill out both a VMCAS
and WSU Supplemental Application. Washington residents can only
apply to the WSU-CVM (Pullman site) for the entire four years - up to 60
seats in the incoming class are reserved for WA residents. WA residents
CANNOT apply through the Out-of-Area non-resident pool.
Projected tuition for the 2012-2013 school year can be found
here.
IDAHO residents
All ID residents MUST fill out both a VMCAS and WSU Supplemental
Application. Idaho residents can only apply to the WSU-CVM
(Pullman site) - 11 seats in the incoming class are reserved for ID
residents. ID residents CANNOT apply through the Out-of-Area non-resident
pool.
Idaho applicants should review the
Idaho
Residency Law information and complete the WSU Veterinary Medicine
residency worksheet once instructed to do so as part of their application
process.
Residency questions should be directed to Chris Menter at
cmenter@uidaho.edu or (208)
885-6731.
Projected tuition for the 2012-2013 school year can be found
here.
UTAH residents
WSU CVM's partnership with Utah State University now allows up to 20 UT
residents be admitted through the regional program. The state of Utah is no
longer participating in the WICHE program. UT residents who are selected to
participate in this regional program spend their first two years in Logan,
UT (USU) and the remaining two years in Pullman, WA (WSU CVM).
All UT residents MUST fill out both a VMCAS and WSU Supplemental
Application. UT residents CANNOT apply through the
Out-of-Area non-resident pool.
Residency requirements are described at the following site:
http://www.usu.edu/graduateschool/costs/residency_requirements.cfm.
Students will not be able to change their residency once they are accepted
into the program. Projected tuition for the 2012-2013 school year can be
found at
http://vetmed.usu.edu/htm/admissions/tuition-fees.
To verify UT residency, each applicant must submit
this form along with a copy of their driver’s license, voter
registration, and vehicle registration as proof of Utah domicile.
WICHE residents (Arizona, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Wyoming)
The WSU College of Veterinary Medicine is a participant and receiving
school in the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE)
exchange program. The WICHE exchange program helps students in the above
listed western states enroll in select, out-of-state professional programs
not offered in their home states, as well as providing financial support for
that professional program.
All residents from the WICHE states MUST fill out both a VMCAS
and WSU Supplemental Application. Applicants from WICHE
states should contact the WICHE office in their home state to determine what
certification requirements apply to them (see Application Procedures).
Under the terms of the WICHE Compact, a certified student admitted from a
WICHE state is sponsored by his/her home state and pays resident tuition and
fees only. Students must apply to their home states for certification no
later than October 15. Additional information may be obtained from:
Student Exchange Program Western Interstate Commission for
Higher Education
3035 Center Green Dr, Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80301-2204
303-541-0214
www.wiche.edu
Professional Student Exchange Program Brochure
WICHE resident certified applicants who are ultimately selected
to receive WICHE sponsored support from their state can only attend the four
year program at the Pullman site (WSU CVM).
Those applicants from the WICHE states who are not selected to receive
WICHE sponsored support (as well as those applicants that do not receive
certification through their state) will be asked on the WSU
Supplemental Application whether they would like to be considered in the
Out-of-Area applicant pool. There are up to 35 seats available for
successful applicants in the Out-of-Area applicant pool - of which, 15-25
students will be situated at the Pullman site (WSU CVM for all four years)
and up to 10 students will begin their first two years at the Logan site
(with the subsequent two years spent at the Pullman site). On the WSU
Supplemental Application, you will also be asked to list your preference
(not guaranteed) - Pullman site for four years or Logan site for the first
two years.
Residency requirements are described at the following site:
http://www.usu.edu/graduateschool/costs/residency requirements.cfm.
Students will not be able to change their residency once they are accepted
into the program. Projected UT tuition for the 2012-2013 school year can be
found at
http://vetmed.usu.edu/htm/admissions/tuition-fees. Projected WSU tuition
for the 2012-2013 school year can be found
here.
Out-of-Area residents
Applicants who are not residents of the states of Washington, Utah or
Idaho, as well as applicants from WICHE states who either were not certified
or selected to receive financial support from their state, will be
considered in the Out-of-Area applicant pool. All applicants who
fall in this category MUST fill out both a VMCAS and WSU Supplemental
Application. There are up to 35 seats available for successful
applicants in the Out-of-Area applicant pool - of which, 15-25 students will
be situated at the Pullman site (WSU CVM for all four years) and up to 10
students will begin their first two years at the Logan site (with the
subsequent two years spent at the Pullman site). On the WSU Supplemental
Application, you will also be asked to list your preference (not guaranteed)
- Pullman site for four years or Logan site for the first two years.
Out-of-Area residents accepted at the Logan site will not be able to change
their residency after they are accepted to the program.
Residency requirements are described at the following site:
http://www.usu.edu/graduateschool/costs/residency requirements.cfm.
Students will not be able to change their residency once they are accepted
into the program. Projected UT tuition for the 2012-2013 school year can be
found at
http://vetmed.usu.edu/htm/admissions/tuition-fees. Projected WSU tuition
for the 2012-2013 school year can be found
here.
International
Applications from international students are accepted and encouraged and
are also considered in the Out-of-Area pool (see information above). All
international applicants must submit transcripts to a transcript evaluation
service. International students must pay out of state tuition for all four
years (see Tuition, Fees, and Other Expenses) and must demonstrate the
ability to pay tuition and fees before being admitted to the university.
International students must also demonstrate English proficiency - a TOEFL
score >650 is required.
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