How to Apply for California Nonresident Tuition Exemption Request (AB540)
To apply for the AB540 exemption, please complete a California Nonresident Tuition Exemption Affidavit and attach copies of all the required documentation as it applies to you. California Nonresident Tuition Exemption Requests are available online through the Admissions & Records Forms site.
Please submit the completed affidavit and all required documentation to residency@deltacollege.edu or in person at the Admissions & Records window located in the Delta Connect Center, DeRicco 1st floor.
To verify you have meet the attendance requirement please submit:
Copy of your official California High School Transcripts (If more than one High School was attended you will need to provide a transcript from each school.)
“Early High School Graduates” who have attained credits earned in California from a CA High School equivalent to three years: You will also need to provide a copy of your elementary and/or middle school transcripts to show attendance at a California school to equal a total of three years or more combined.
- Copy of your official California Adult School Transcripts 1 year of full time attendance = 420 class hours).
- Copy of your official Transcripts from a California Community College (1 year = 24-semester units of credit or 36 quarter units of credit or a minimum of 420 class hours per year. For noncredit courses, a year’s attendance is a minimum of 420 class hours per year (a semester is equivalent to a minimum of 210 hours and a quarter is equivalent to a minimum of 140 hours).
To verify you have met the graduation/degree requirement please submit:
- Copy of your California High School Diploma, California issued GED, or C.H.S.P.E
- Copy of your AA/AS Degree from a California Community College
- Copy of your evaluation of California Community College coursework verifying that you have completed the minimum requirements at a California Community College for transfer to the California State University or the University of California.
California Nonresident Tuition Exemption Affidavit
Email questions to residency@deltacollege.edu. If you are a current student, please include your full name and Delta ID.