Housing Exemptions

The following are approved reasons for requesting exemption, along with the required documentation for a specific reason. Please note documentation must be received for your request to be considered. Approved reasons for requesting exemption from the residency requirement and required documentation are as follows: 

• You live at home with a parent or active legal guardian within the 35-mile commuting radius to campus. Note: only requests to live with a parent or active legal guardian will be considered — any requests to live with a sibling, relative, friend or friend’s family will not be considered.

  • Documentation: Proof of residency at the parent’s address, which is assumed to be the same as permanent address listed in the application process. The address should be listed in the exemption, and if needed for clarification, proof of address (driver's license, legal mail, etc.), may be requested. If residing with an active legal guardian instead of parent, documentation of guardianship (court or legal documentation) must be provided. 

  • Important: Living with another family member without court-appointed legal guardianship in the radius is not approved. 

• Your parents are permanently relocating inside of the 35-mile radius from the University.

  • Documentation: Written statement/email from parent that the parent(s) and family are permanently relocating to within the 35-mile radius of campus. Additionally, they must show at least two of the following items showing the relocation address for the parent(s):

    • Vehicle registration

    • Voter registration

    • Driver's License

    • Any other document that would verify permanent address

  • Important: Parents cannot purchase or rent a house or apartment with the intent of the student living there without a full family relocation. If it is determined that a student is living off campus under false pretenses they will be billed retroactively for housing charges. 

• You are 22 years of age or older on the first day of undergraduate classes for the academic year.

  • Documentation: Not required; your age will be verified with University records.

  • Important: Turning 22 after the contract starts does not qualify for a termination/cancellation of a full-year housing contract.

• You are married.

  • Documentation: Copy of marriage license.

• You are a parent.

  • Documentation: Copy of birth certificate of the dependent child.

• You are under active military orders.

  • Documentation: A copy of your military orders, which must be applicable for the period covered by the requested exemption.

• You have a medical or psychological condition.

  • Documentation: A personal statement, as well as a signed and dated statement from your treating physician, psychologist, therapist or psychiatrist on office letterhead is required and must include:

    • Your diagnosis.

    • Treatment plan.

    • How each relates to your housing request.

  • The medical statement must be dated no more than one month prior to when you request exemption. Upon receipt of medical documentation, the Housing and Residential Life Office will defer to the Reeg Academic Resource Center’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator, who will review the situation and provide a recommendation to the Housing and Residential Life Office. By submitting this documentation, you are agreeing to allow any information shared with the Housing and Residential Life Office to be shared with the University ADA Coordinator.

We are unable to approve requests based on financial situations, including concerns for paying for housing costs or future educational expenses. It you would like to discuss financial aid options that may be available to help pay for the cost of living on campus, please contact the Financial Aid Office.