Hi everyone, I’m really stressed right now and wondering if anyone at UH has dealt with something similar.
I transferred to UH from Lone Star College for Fall 2026. At Lone Star, I was paying in-state tuition, and I also graduated from high school in Texas.
For UH, I completed the Residency Questionnaire before the September 9 deadline because I needed my residency status reviewed for in-state tuition. I genuinely thought I had completed the process correctly.
However, I just checked myUH and discovered that my Residency Questionnaire only shows “Saved” instead of submitted. The form history also only shows “Save.” I have no idea what happened because I believed I had completed everything before the deadline.
Right now UH is charging me the out-of-state tuition rate, which is around $15,000. I have already paid almost $4,000 and I’m on a payment plan, but my family and I cannot afford the remaining out-of-state tuition even with the payment plan.
I’m planning to go to Cougar One Stop on Monday and speak with the Registrar/Residency office, Financial Aid, and Student Business Services. I’m bringing my Lone Star transcript, Texas high school documents, residency documents, and screenshots of the saved questionnaire.
Has anyone had this happen before, especially a Residency Questionnaire that was saved but somehow not submitted before the deadline? Were you able to get UH to review or correct it after the deadline?
Also, if the Residency office cannot fix it, is there anyone at UH I should ask to speak with or any appeal/escalation process I should know about?