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Residency Requirements

Full-time students at William Woods University are required to reside on campus unless they meet the requirements for living off-campus or the University has terminated their housing agreement. Residents requesting approval for commuter status or off-campus living must complete the Residential Status Change Form in Owlnet. The Director of Residence Life and Community Standards will review off-campus housing request. 

Residents must meet one of the following four categories to qualify for commuter status: 

  1. Residents who reside with parent(s)/guardian(s) and live within 60-miles of the campus. [Said address must be established as the sole, legal and permanent residence of the parent(s)/guardian(s).
  2. Residents who are 23 years of age on the first day of the semester classes.
  3. Residents who are married or have children.
  4. Residents who are fifth-year seniors and have 90 credit hours.

Residents who do not meet the requirement for commuter status may submit a formal appeal for an exception to the on-campus living requirements. 

  1. Residents are permitted one appeal per academic year. 
  2. All appeals must be in writing, attached to the Appeal for Off-Campus Living Exception form, and submitted to the Vice President of Student Life via studentlife@williamwoods.edu. 
  3. All appeals must set out specific and detailed reasons for the appeal. There must be a compelling reason to waive the on-campus housing requirement.
  4. The Vice President of Student Life will notify the students of the decision within ten (10) business days of receipt of the appeal.
  5. The decision of the Vice President of Student Life is final and no other appeals will be considered or reviewed for the same academic year.  

All notifications and decisions will be sent to the student’s William Woods University student email.

Residential students are required to be enrolled full-time. Residents enrolled full-time but needing to change to part-time can request permission to remain in a campus residence hall. Residents should meet with the Vice President of Student Life to make such a request.