Application for Exemption

New, incoming first-year students who have completed less than 30 credit hours post-high school, are required to live in Student Housing owned or managed residence halls, residential colleges, or apartments for two consecutive semesters – Fall and Spring, or Spring and Full Summer (Summer First Term and Summer Second Term) – unless they are approved for exemption from the first-year residency requirement.

Exemptions from the first-year residency requirement are approved only for the following:

• Students who are 20 years of age or older prior to the start of the academic year (age will be verified via admissions data)
• Students who will live with parents or legal guardians within a driving distance of 60 miles of the Oxford campus and commute (address will be verified via admissions data)
• Students who have graduated from high school at least one full year prior to enrollment at the university and have lived in college or university-owned or managed housing for at least two full semesters (proof required: letter from college or university housing department)
• Students who are married (proof required: marriage license)
• Students with children (proof required: child’s birth certificate).

If you qualify for an exemption based on the criteria listed above, then you may complete the Application for Exemption. 

New, incoming first-year students who have completed less than 30 credit hours post-high school who do not live in Student Housing owned or managed residence halls, residential colleges, or apartments and do not have an approved exemption from the first-year residency requirement, will be administratively charged for housing.