Military Members and Their Dependents

Qualifying active-duty armed forces include:

• United States Army
• United States Navy
• United States Air Force
• United States Marine Corps
• United States Coast Guard
• United States Public Health Service
• United States NOAA Corps
• Members of the Canadian Military stationed in Colorado

Active-duty Military members stationed in Colorado

• Active-duty members of the armed forces of the United States and Canada on duty station in Colorado and their dependents (as defined by military regulations) are eligible for in-state tuition classification, regardless of Colorado domicile or length of residence in Colorado. The military member must have active-duty status and report to a duty station in Colorado. This must be certified by their military commander by the first day of the first semester the student attends Colorado State University. Active-dute military on TDY duty in Colorado are not eligible for the College Opportunity Fund. To request in-state tuition classification, the Military Tuition Adjustment Request Form must be completed and submitted no earlier than 30 days prior to the first day of classes and no later than the first day of classes. Link to Forms and Publications for the Military Tuition Adjustment Form.
• If the parent was active-duty status in Colorado at any time during the student’s senior year at a Colorado high school and has been transferred out of Colorado, the student may be eligible for in-state tuition classification. To be eligible, the student must enroll at Colorado State University within 12 months of high school graduation and not have attended college outside of Colorado during that 12 months. To request in-state tuition classification, the parent who was active-duty must complete and submit the Military Tuition Adjustment Request Form no earlier than 30 days prior to the first day of classes and no later than the first day of classes. Link to Forms and Publications for the Military Tuition Adjustment Form.
• Military dependents granted in-state tuition classification who maintain continuous enrollment at Colorado State University can continue to receive in-state tuition classification even if the military member transfers out of Colorado. This eligibility expires when the military member retires or if the student loses dependent status, unless the qualified person (the parent petitioner or emancipated student) meets the domicile requirements for Colorado residency, submits a "Petition for In-State Classification" which supports their domicile, and the petition is approved.

Active-duty military members stationed outside of Colorado but domiciled in Colorado prior to enlistment

• To retain Colorado domicile during an absence from Colorado due to military orders, military members must maintain Colorado as their legal residence for tax purposes and voter registration.
  
• A person domiciled in Colorado for one year prior to enlisting in active-duty service who returns permanently to Colorado within 6 months of discharge from the military is eligible for in-state tuition classification.
  
• Military members cannot establish domicile in Colorado for tuition purposes while residing elsewhere or while residing in Colorado on a temporary basis.
  
• If a qualified person (the parent petitioner or emancipated student) is domiciled in Colorado for one year, they are eligible to petition for in-state tuition classification.
• Please contact Student Financial Services, 970-491-7515 to determine steps to petitioning for in-state tuition classification.

Colorado National Guard

• Members of the Colorado National Guard and their dependents qualify for in-state tuition classification if the member maintains his or her sole residence in Colorado. This includes having Colorado state taxes withheld from wages, leasing or owning property in Colorado, and maintaining Colorado vehicle registration, Colorado driver's license, and Colorado voter's registration.  Link to Forms and Publications for the Colorado National Guard Tuition Adjustment Form. 

GI Promise

• All honorably discharged veterans and their dependents who show established domicile in Colorado, regardless of length of time, shall be granted in-state tuition status. Link to Forms and Publications for the GI Promise form.

• All members of the armed forces of the United States on active duty in Colorado or the member’s spouse or dependent shall not lose his or her eligibility for in-state tuition status if the member retires or separates from the military and remains in Colorado.  Link to forms and Publications for the GI Promise form.