Residence Life

Undergraduate College Students

In an effort to develop and support the entire student, both academically and socially, all Undergraduate College students are required to live on campus. Students must be full time, matriculated and degree-seeking. UC students who would like to commute from home are required to live with parents or adult relatives within a 50-mile driving distance of the College. Further distance may impede the learning process. Requests to commute must be submitted through the online portal (instructions sent in the welcome packet deposited students receive). Any student wishing to change their residential status must complete the Off-Campus Request Form (available online). Exemptions from the residency requirement will only be granted if the student meets at least one of the following exceptions:

• Commuters living with parents or adult relatives within a 50-mile driving distance from campus.
• Married students and/or those with dependents in their care.
• Students 21 years of age or older who currently have senior standing as defined by the college registrar.
• Students 24 years of age or older regardless of class standing.
• Students participating in approved academic experiences such as guest semesters, semesters abroad, U.N. semesters, etc.
• Student teachers with special location needs.

Permission to live off campus for reasons other than those falling within the policy guidelines will be granted due to extreme or extraordinary circumstances only. Students who seek exemption should submit a petition describing the circumstances that justify an exemption, along with the Off-Campus Request Form. Approval determination will rest with the dean of students. All petitions for off-campus housing need to be reviewed by the financial aid office and submitted to the director of residence life no later than April 15 for the coming fall semester and Nov. 15 for the coming spring semester. Requests from new students to live off campus must be submitted via the Commuting Request Form (online) and received by the director of residence life no later than 30 days prior to the start of the semester in which they are entering. Please note that applications received after the deadline may be denied outright or may be deferred for consideration until the following semester. Applicants who miss the deadline should consult with the residence life director.

All residential students (with the exception of graduate students) in the Undergraduate College are required to purchase a meal plan (board). First-year students must be on the Phoenix Meal Plan throughout their entire first year.

Housing is only provided for the student; no other family or friends are permitted to reside with the student. Students are provided with a twin bed, desk, desk chair, dresser and closet. Some halls offer private en suite bathrooms. Students share a common kitchen, laundry, lounge, bathroom and computer lab. Students have the option to have a double, triple, or quad; singles and doubles as singles are limited to those students with documented needs, according to ADA. Room types are billed at different rates, depending on occupancy, and are available to all residents, space permitting.

Single Parent Scholar Program Students

In order to develop and support the whole student both academically and socially, all Single Parent Scholar Program participants are required to live in on-campus Single Parent Scholar Program housing. All Single Parent Scholar Program participants are required to purchase a meal plan (board). Housing is only provided for the student and their children; students may not increase the number of family members during their on-campus residency. Students are provided with a two-room suite with a private bath, twin bed, desk, desk chair, dresser and closet. Students share a common kitchen, laundry, lounge, playroom and computer lab.