Residency Requirement For First-Year Students
	Term of Contract
	Roommate Requests
	Refund Eligibility
	Withdrawal
	Residence Hall And Room Assignment Notification
	Residence Hall Deposit
	Any Questions?

Residency Requirement For First-Year Freshmen 

First year students (freshmen) are required to reside on campus during their first year of college (both fall and spring semesters) UNLESS they commute from their permanent home address. In this case, a notarized letter from the parents or guardian is to be submitted to the Office of Residence Life after the student has received the housing information. A written response will be sent from Residence Life staff to the parents or legal guardian. First year students twenty-one years of age or older may request to be exempt from the residency requirement.

 Term of Contract

The Contract: The residence hall agreement is for both the fall and spring semesters of the 2007-2008 academic year

 Roommate Requests

	Roommate requests will be honored before a residence hall preference (either traditional or suite-style) as long as vacancies permit.
	Students assigned to a three person room in a traditional residence hall (particularly in North Hall) can expect two roommates at check-in. If you and a preferred roommate are assigned to a three person room, expect to have a third person assigned to the room.

1. Any refund due will be credited to your account if there is a balance due to the university.
2. New students who have paid the $175 deposit and then withdraw their admission offer will be eligible for a partial refund of $87.00.
3. You must submit your request for a release from your residence agreement before March 4, 2008 or your request will not be guaranteed. IMPORTANT: All applications to be released from the residence hall agreement must be submitted, in writing, to the Office of Residence Life (current on-campus students should obtain the proper application from the Office of Residence Life). You will receive a written reply from the Office of Residence Life once the application has been reviewed. If you are released from the residence hall agreement to live off-campus or commute from home after March 4, 2008 you will forfeit the $175 housing deposit.
   If you are a currently enrolled student at the University who paid the $175 advance deposit to reserve a room for the 2008-2009 academic year and are academically suspended at the end of the current spring 2008 semester or Summer 2008 sessions, you will receive a refund of the $175 housing deposit.
4. If you leave the University, you shall receive any refund due to you as outlined in the 2008-09 University catalog.