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First Year Live-On Requirement Guidelines
The University of Georgia is committed to providing all of its students
with a comprehensive educational experience. There are numerous educational
and social benefits for first year students living in the residence halls
that may not be realized by those living off campus. With this understanding,
UGA requires all first year students to live on campus effective Fall Semester,
2004.
First Year Live-On Requirement
First year undergraduate students enrolled as full-time students, as defined in the
University of Georgia Undergraduate Bulletin, will be required to live in campus
residence halls. The requirement begins with the entering class of Fall 2004. Students
first enrolling in the summer are required to live in the residence halls during the
Summer, Fall, and Spring Semesters. Students first enrolling in the fall are required to
live in the residence halls during the Fall and Spring Semesters. Students first enrolling
in the spring are required to live in the residence halls during the Spring Semester.
Exemption from the First Year Live-On Requirement
Those individuals who will reach the age of 21 prior to the first day of classes of their
first term of enrollment are exempt from the requirement to live in the residence halls.
Students may be exempt from the requirement to live in the residence halls while they
reside in the principal residence of a parent or legal guardian within the counties of
Clarke, Barrow, Jackson, Madison, Oglethorpe, or Oconee. Students desiring this
exemption must apply and provide parent or legal guardian endorsement.
Requests for exemption to the First Year Live-On Requirement on the basis of compelling
individual circumstances will be considered.
Requests for exemption must be submitted according to the following schedule:
- May 15 for Fall Semester first enrollment
- November 1 for Spring Semester first enrollment
- May 1 for Summer Term first enrollment
For additional information regarding requests for exemption, contact the
Assignments Office of the Department of University Housing.
Cancellation of enrollment and revocation of student status at the University of Georgia may take place as a result of failing to comply with the UGA First Year Live-On Requirement Policy. This may be the result of:
- Providing false or misleading information in connection with a request for exemption,
- failing to comply by not registering for housing and/or assuming occupancy in a University residence hall,
- revocation of a residence hall contract, and/or
- receiving a judicial sanction that requires removal from a University residence hall.
If a first year student is removed from University Housing, he/she will also be suspended from the institution.
Procedures for Reviewing Requests for Exemption from First Year Live-On
Requirement.
I. Requests for exemption to the First Year Live-On Requirement will be
considered and may be granted in cases of compelling individual circumstances.
II. All correspondence regarding exemption requests should be addressed
to:
Housing Assignments Office, First Year Live-On Requirement, Russell Hall,
Athens, GA 30602 Fax: (706) 542-8595 Phone: (706) 542-1421 Email:
housing@uga.edu
III. The Director of Residence Hall Administrative Operations or her/his
designee will review written requests for exemption within a timely
manner. Additional information may be required of some applicants.
Applicants will be notified of decisions regarding requests for
exemption in a timely manner.
IV. Individual students may appeal, in writing, the denial of the request for
exemption to an appeals committee consisting of (a) one member of
the faculty appointed by the Chairperson of the Educational Affairs
Committee of the University Council who will serve as chairperson of
the appeals committee, (b) one Student Affairs Division professional
staff member appointed by the Vice President of Student Affairs, and
(c) one Housing Department professional staff member appointed by
the Executive Director of University Housing.
- Written appeals must be submitted to the Housing
Assignments Office not later than ten working days
after notice has been sent that a request for
exemption has been denied.
- Appeals will be reviewed in a timely
manner at the Department of University Housing.
- The Appeals Committee may consult with other
units of the University, including, but not limited to,
the University Health Center, the Disability Resource Center, and the
Office of Student Financial Aid when appropriate.
- Decisions of the appeals committee will be
communicated, in writing, within a reasonable time
from the date that the appeal is reviewed by the
committee.
- Decisions of the appeals committee will be final.
First Year Live-On Requirement Forms:
Request for Exemption
Form (PDF)
Compelling Individual
Circumstances Narrative Form (PDF)
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