Texas Residency

Residency Eligibility through High School

Residency through high school graduation is available to citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and to international students. To establish residency through high school graduation, you must:

1. Graduate from a Texas high school or receive a GED in Texas; and
2. Live in Texas for the 36 months immediately before high school graduation; and
3. Live in Texas for the 12 months immediately before the census date of the semester in which you enroll at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

If a student meets the above criteria, but is not a United States citizen or Permanent Resident, they qualify for in-state tuition under Senate Bill 1528, and must submit a Residency Affidavit Form to the Office of the Registrar.