Students wishing to apply for a change in residency status for tuition purposes must complete and submit a Request for Resident Classification for Tuition Purposes form, along with supporting documentation. Please have documents ready to attach when completing the request. Any questions can be directed to ohioresidency@kent.edu.
This form coincides with the Request for Undergraduate Reinstatement. If you answered 鈥測es鈥 to the question 鈥淗ave you ever been convicted of a criminal offense or have charges pending against you at this time, other than a minor traffic violation?鈥 on your Application for Reinstatement, you must submit this form to determine your eligibility at Kent State University.
Documentation is required to update/change legal sex with the university. Acceptable forms of documentation include:
- A copy of the Declaration of Gender Change Form that would be submitted to the BMV (Ohio)
- The Registrar鈥檚 Office can also accept any form of medical documentation from a physician, therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist etc. showing the student is under their care.
Must be submitted to ncox10@kent.edu
Documentation is needed for name changes (except if changing middle name to middle initial). A Driver's License is not an acceptable form of documentation.
Legal documentation such as a court order, marriage license, birth certificate, Social Security card, valid U.S. passport, or an adoption order must be submitted in order to complete this request.
This is for Non-Current students.
Documentation is needed for name changes (except if changing middle name to middle initial). A Driver's License is not an acceptable form of documentation.
Legal documentation such as a court order, marriage license, birth certificate, Social Security card, valid U.S. passport, or an adoption order must be submitted in order to complete this request.
This is for Current students.
If you graduated from an Ohio high school or completed home instruction here, you qualify for in-state tuition if you enroll in an Ohio institution, have permanent U.S. residency, and establish Ohio domicile upon enrollment. Complete the Forever Buckeye form and submit your Ohio high school transcript or equivalent, along with proof of current Ohio residency. Non-U.S. citizens must provide immigration or visa status documents.
This provision is for students who left the state of Ohio and have returned to re-establish Ohio residency.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal Law that protects the privacy of students education records, both financial and academic. For the student's protection, FERPA limits release of student record information without the student's explicit written consent; however it also gives the student's parent(s)/guardian(s) the right to review those records if the parent(s)/guardian(s) claim the student as a dependent on their Federal Income Tax Return.
This form is for students requesting an information release letter of enrollment verification for loan deferments, insurance coverage or any other official of enrollment. You may need to attach any form that requires the University Seal or fields completed by Kent State University.
This form is for Non-Current students.
This form is for students requesting an information release letter of enrollment verification for loan deferments, insurance coverage or any other official of enrollment. You may need to attach any form that requires the University Seal or fields completed by Kent State University.
This form is for current students.
By updating your Emergency Contact information, you are telling Kent State University who we should contact in case you become ill or incapacitated. To update emergency contact information, log into FlashLine, click on Settings and then access the Emergency Contacts link under the Secure Account Access Section. Click the edit icon, make changes to any Emergency Contact then click Update.
