AB 540 is a California law that allows some nonresident and undocumented students to pay in-state tuition and fees. To be eligible for AB 540 (AB2000 & SB68), students must:

• • Have attended a California high school, middle school, elementary school, Community College, or Adult School for at least three years - these do not need to be consecutive

  • Have graduated (or will graduate) from a high school in California or received a GED or passed California High School Proficiency Exam

  • Have signed the California Nonresident Exemption Request, which states that the student meets all the requirements to qualify for AB 540 status and, if s/he is undocumented, is in the process of adjusting their immigration status, or will do so as soon as they are eligible

  • Not possess a non-immigrant visa

The California Dream Act is made up of two California Assembly Bills: AB 130 and AB 131. Both pieces of legislation enable students who qualify for AB 540 to be eligible for certain types of UC and state financial aid. Together, these bills means that AB 540 students are now eligible for:

• • UC scholarships and grants

  • Cal Grants

  • Chafee Foster Youth Grants

  • Other state financial aid

Undocumented? Find out if you qualify for FEDERAL financial aid. Students who are undocumented are eligible for California financial aid (i.e. Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship). If students are not meet the criteria to complete the FAFSA, the Dream Act Application must be completed to be considered for financial aid from the college/university and state (CA) government.