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The University of Mississippi

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. The Application for Exemption is completed within the Student Housing Portal. There is no fee to complete the Application for Exemption. Student Housing will review each submitted application and notify the student via Ole Miss Gmail whether the application has been approved or denied. Students with an approved Application for Exemption are exempt from the first-year and transfer residency requirement.

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.

 

   
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