First Year Live-On Requirement

First Year students who attend Georgia Southern University are required to live in on-campus housing during their first year of enrollment.

This policy, implemented in the Fall of 2009, requires all first year students to live in on-campus housing. Created after a careful review of national research into the academic, personal, and developmental benefits of on-campus living, the Georgia Southern University President’s Council determined that Georgia Southern would re-institute this requirement for all first year students.

The President’s Council also created several standing exemptions that students could use to request to be exempt from this policy. Students whose personal situation qualifies them for an exemption are not automatically granted one, but rather are given the choice of whether to live on-campus and receive the benefits of living on-campus or filing for an exemption. To read more about the benefits of living on campus, click here.

You may use the chart below to determine whether or not you are eligible for an exemption to the First Year Live-On Requirement. If you fall in the Exempt Column for any of the reasons below, you are able to request an exemption to the requirement.

		Required to Live on Campus	Eligible for an Exemption
Age		I will be under 21 as of May 7, 2011	I will be over 21 as of May 7, 2011
Marital Status		I am single	I am married
Military Service		I have less than 1 year of active duty military service	I have 1 year or more of active duty military service
Parent		I do not have a dependant child or I will not be the primary custodian of my child	I am the primary custodian for a child (under 18)
# of credit hours accepted by GSU		I have less than 30 credit hours	I have more than 30 credit hours
Residency			-> Live with parent/legal guardian -> in parent’s primary residence -> in Bulloch, Bryan, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins or Screven County

Students can apply for an exemption from the First Year Live-On Requirement online beginning November 1, 2009.

Please note: Even if you qualify for an exemption, you MUST complete the online request form by May 1, 2010 for the 2010-2011 academic Year.

Click here to access the First Year Live-On Requirement Exemption form.