The basis for waivers and exceptions for living in the residence halls are:

(A) students who have completed four semesters of college coursework post high school graduation;

(B) students commuting from parent and/or guardian residency which is within a fifty-mile radius;

(C) students living with immediate relatives who are permanent residents specifically identified as grandparents, brothers or sisters who are not enrolled at the University within a fifty-mile radius;

(D) students participating in academic internship programs;

(E) students with physical and/or emotional disabilities verified by a licensed physician;

(F) emergency release granted by the Office of Residential Life; and

(G) married students.

[PLEASE NOTE: The signing of a license/rental agreement obligates the student to fulfill the terms and conditions of the agreement for the duration of the agreement. The residence hall agreement can be signed for one semester or the entire academic year. A Fall only agreement can be re-newed for the following Spring Semester. A student who has met their residency requirements, but due to restrictions of their current binding licensing agreement is ineligible to be released, can request a buyout. The student must not have taken possession, and/or completed a proper check-out for the buy-back period. Requests must be submitted in writing to the Office of Residential Life. The buy-out will be calculated at 50% of the current rental rate.

Any student housing license/rental agreement shall terminate at the discretion of the University in the event of any of the following:

(a) the premises or the unit are destroyed or, in the opinion of the institution, unsuitable for occupancy for any reason;

(b) the occupant thereof ceases to remain a student in good standing during any regular academic term within the period of the agreement or contract;

(c) the student or other occupant violates any covenant, term or condition of the agreement and any other rule or regulation incorporated this agreement by reference; or

(d) The University gives the student or other occupant written notice of termination at least thirty (30) days prior to the date when such termination will be effective.

A student may be released from this student residence hall license/rental after the effective date of the agreement by:

(a) withdrawal or graduation from the University

(b) leaving the University at the end of a semester to participate in one of the University’s academic internship programs,

(c) an emergency release granted in writing by the Office of Residential Life. All requests for release must be in writing and submitted to the Office of Residential Life.

Residence Hall visitation will be open on a 24-hour basis to host guests of both genders.

(1) Residential Life staff members will be available during the entire period of visitation, except during zone coverage, during which time housing personnel will be responsible for a specified area.

(2) Each guest must be escorted from the lobby to the host/hostess' room and from the room back to the lobby to check-out. Guests are not to be unattended in the halls or stairwells at any time.

(3) With the increased visitation privileges, there is greater responsibility to be shared. The primary responsibility for management of the total visitation program rests with the individual resident, Residence Hall Association, and the residence hall and Residential Life Staff.

(4) Each guest must check in and out of the residence hall at the designated location in each lobby. Procedures will be determined by the Office of Residential Life.

(5) During visitation, proper conduct and decorum are important and expected of both the host/hostess and the guest(s). Guests may be asked to leave the building and/or prohibited from visiting if found to be violating policies, damaging property, or being a potential harm to themselves or others.