Housing and Meal Plan

The University recognizes the important contribution that life in the residence halls can makes in a student’s total educational experience. Each hall is staffed by a Residence Director and Resident Advisors on each floor. Their efforts are coordinated through the Office of Residential Life. Residence hall staff have the responsibility of enforcing University policies, procedures and regulations as they relate to residential living and promoting, with the active cooperation of residents, an environment that supports academic achievement.

Living on Campus

The University offers a variety of housing options. Students have the choice of a single, double, double-as-single, triple or triple-as-a-double room, each with a different price structure. Room preference assignments are subject to availability with some restrictions. Efforts are made to match new roommates by preferences stated in their housing contract. Students may seek a change in roommates after the first week of classes but before October 1 (fall semester) or March 1 (spring semester). Because the University is not responsible for theft or damage to personal property, students are advised to obtain renter’s insurance, or ensure coverage under their parents' homeowner’s policy.

• Housing Contract
• Summer Housing 2008
• New Student Prices 2008-09
• Residence Hall Reference Chart

Residence and Meal Plan Requirements

All students who are full-time undergraduates are required to live in University residence halls unless they meet one or more of the following criteria:

1. Those who have attained the age of 21 by the first day of classes.
2. Those who have accumulated 90 academic credits (including transfer credits) by the first day of classes.
3. Those who are living at home with parents, a spouse or other immediate relatives within a 50 mile driving distance of the University.

Exceptions to this policy must be requested from the Office of Residential Life in writing and approved by the Director of Residential Life by the first day of classes.

Meals are served three times daily, with the exception of Saturday and Sunday when two meals are served. The Dining Hall is closed during vacation periods as scheduled in the University calendar. Kosher meals are available through the Dining Hall upon request.

Winter and summer housing is available on a limited basis and under separate contract. Additional requirements may apply.

The Residence Hall and Meal contracts, once signed by the student, are binding for the academic year (not the semester).

• Meal Plan Contract (PDF)