{"id":14461,"date":"2018-02-21T13:17:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T21:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/2\/admission\/?page_id=14461"},"modified":"2022-04-11T15:35:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T22:35:23","slug":"tuition-equity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/admission\/tuition-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuition Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/wou.edu\/admission\/files\/2017\/11\/redBG-1.gif&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;43px||20px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||25px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;20px||15px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;46px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Tuition Equity: Questions and Answers<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#e7e7e7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/wou.edu\/admission\/files\/2018\/02\/DSC_2062.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Alef,Zilla Slab&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>What is Tuition Equity?<\/h3>\n<hr width=\"25%\" align=\"left\" \/>\n<p>Tuition equity was a bill signed into law in 2013. 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Students who are eligible will pay the same tuition rates as Oregon Residents for up to five years after initial enrollment at an Oregon public university.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/wou.edu\/admission\/files\/2018\/02\/IMG_9186.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Alef,Zilla Slab&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Who Does the Law Effect?<\/h3>\n<hr width=\"25%\" align=\"left\" \/>\n<p>Eligible students who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; 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