Who qualifies?

You are an AB 540 student, and exempt from paying non-resident enrollment fees, if you meet all of the following criteria:

• Attended a California high school for at least three years;
• Graduated from a California high school, got a GED or passed the California High School Proficiency Exam;
• Are registered or enrolled at a California community college; AND
• If required, complete an affidavit saying you have filed (or will file when you are eligible to do so) for legal immigration status.

AB 540 students may be:

• Students who are U.S. citizens, but who are not CA residents
• Students who are undocumented

AB 540 students are not:

• Students with a non-immigrant Visa status (U-Visa and victims of sex trafficking may be eligible for AB 540 status)
• Students "home-schooled" by a parent who does not hold a CA teacher credential
• Students living out-of-state and enrolling in a private California "internet high school"

At Mt. SAC, eligible students must complete, sign and submit to the Admissions and Records Office an AB540/California Nonresident Tuition Exemption Request to be considered exempt from Nonresident Tuition.