22 / GENERAL INFORMATION campus. An announcement of the scheduled examina- tion must be sent to the Dean of the Graduate School 10 working days before the selected date. At least five faculty members including the supervisory committee, must be present with the candidate at the oral portion of this examination. The Dean of the Graduate School will be represented by a member of the Doctoral Research Fac- ulty. At the time of the defense all committee members should sign the signature pages and all committee and attending faculty members should sign the Final Examina- tion Report. These may be retained by the supervisory chairman until acceptable completion of corrections. Satisfactory performance on this examination and adherence to all Graduate School regulations outlined above complete the requirements for the degree. Time Limitation.-AII work for the doctorate must be completed within five calendar years after the qualifying examination, or this examination must be repeated. CERTIFICATION Doctoral candidates who have completed all require- ments for the degree, including satisfactory defense and, final acceptance of the dissertation, may request certifica- tion to that effect prior to receipt of the degree. Certifica- tion request forms, available in the Graduate School Editorial Office, should be filled out by the candidate, EXPENSES APPLICATION FEE Each application for admission to the University must be accompanied by an application fee of $15. Applica- tion fees are nonrefundable. Further instructions will be found in the Admissions section of this Catalog. CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS- FLORIDA OR NON-FLORIDA (Section 6C-7.005 Florida Administrative Code. (1) For the purpose of assessing registration and tuition fees, a student shall be classified as a resident or a nonresident. A "resident for tuition purposes" is a person who qualifies for the in-state tuition rate; a "nonresident for tuition purposes" is a person who does not qualify for the in-state tuition rate. (a) To be classified as a "resident for tuition pur- poses," a person, or, if a dependent child, the child's parent or parents, shall have established legal residence in Florida and shall have maintained legal residence in Florida for at least twelve (12) months immediately prior to his or her qualification. A dependent child is a person who may be claimed by his or her parent as a dependent under the Federal Income Tax Code. Every applicant for admission to a university shall be required to make a statement as to the length of residence in the state and, shall also establish his or her presence, or, if a dependent child, the presence of his or her parent or parents, in the state for the purpose of maintaining a bona fide domi- cile in accordance with the provisions of Section 240.1201 (2)(b), Florida Statutes. (b) With respect to a dependent child, the legal residence of such individual's parent or parents shall be prima facie evidence he individual's legal residence in accordance with the provisions of Section 240.1201(4), Florida Statutes. Prima facie evidence may be reinforced or rebutted by evidence of residency, age, and the general circumstances of the individual in accordance with the provisions of Rule 6C-7.005(2). (c) In making domiciliary determinations related to the classification of persons as residents or nonresidents for tuition purposes, the domicile of a married person, irrespective of sex, shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 240.1201 (5), Florida Stat- utes. (d) Any nonresident person, irrespective of sex, who marries a legal resident of this state or marries a person who later becomes a legal resident, may, upon becoming a legal resident of this state, accede to the benefit of the spouse's immediately precedent duration as a legal resi- dent for purposes of satisfying the 12-month durational requirement. (e) No person shall lose his or her resident status for tuition purposes solely by reason of serving, or, if a dependent child, by reason of the parent or parents serving, in the Armed Forces outside this state. (f) A person who has been properly classified as a resident for tuition purposes, but who, while enrolled in an institution of higher education in this state, loses resident tuition status because the person, or, if a depend- ent child, the parent or parents, establish domicile or legal residence elsewhere, shall continue to enjoy the in-state tuition rate for a statutory grace period. This grace period shall be measured in accordance with the provisions of Section 240.1201(8), Florida Statutes. (g) The legal residence of a dependent child whose parents are divorced, separated, or otherwise living apart shall be deemed to be Florida if either parent is a legal resident of Florida, regardless of which parent is entitled to claim, and does in fact claim, the minor as a dependent pursuant to federal individual income tax provisions. (h) Any person who ceases to be enrolled at or graduates from an institution of higher education while classified as a resident for tuition purposes and who subsequently abandons Florida domicile shall be permit- ted to reenroll at an institution of higher education in this state as a resident for tuition purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 240.1201 (10), Florida Statutes. (i) A member of the Armed Forces on active duty stationed in Florida, and the spouse and dependents of such member, shall be classified as residents for tuition purposes. (j) Full-time instructional and administrative person- nel employed by state public schools, community col- leges, and institutions of higher education, and the spouses and dependent children of such individuals, shall be' classified as residents for tuition purposes. (2) An individual shall not be classified as a resident for tuition purposes and, thus, shall not be eligible to receive