Residency Requirements and Exemption Requests

All single, full-time, undergraduate students under the age of 21, having fewer than 60 hours, or less than four academic semesters living on campus, are required to live in university residence hall facilities. Exception is made for students residing with their parents in the parents’ primary residence within 50 miles of the Richmond campus as determined by an official state map. Full-time students must be 21 years of age, have completed 60 hours prior to the first day of class of any given semester or lived in campus housing for four academic semesters to live off-campus for that semester. Students failing to meet this requirement will be assessed the lowest-price residence hall fee and board fees where appropriate.

Please be advised that only housing arrangements contracted through the Office of Housing either through the office's website or by paper application provided by Housing will be considered an on campus living assignment for the purpose of fulfilling the University’s residency requirement.

If you DO meet the exception listed above (living with parents), an additional Living with Parent Verification form must be completed to request the exception. Please log into the housing portal and click on Request Info. 

IF YOU DO NOT MEET THE UNIVERSITY’S RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR OFF-CAMPUS LIVING YOU MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STEPS BY JULY 15 TO PREVENT THE ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING CHARGES.

1. Go to the EKU Housing Portal.
2. Log in and click on Request Info.
3. Click on whichever form is appropriate for your situation (Request for Housing Exemption or Verification of Living With Parents). 
4. Complete the form and submit it to the Housing Portal, attaching any relevant information.

Until an exemption is approved, housing charges will be assessed at the lowest-price residence hall fee and board fees where appropriate. All paperwork and supporting documentation must be received before classes begin. Requests submitted after the commencement of classes, if approved, will see charges reduced according to the University’s refund schedule. EKU’s Colonel Compass lists all deadlines associated with each term. Completed forms and relevant information should be uploaded in the Housing Portal. 

Falsification of information subjects the student to applicable fees and/or disciplinary procedures. Regardless of age, certain regulations apply in residence halls. The University reserves the right not to contract with persons who are currently violating the terms and conditions of a housing contract, who have previously violated the terms and conditions of a housing contact, who have violated University rules or regulations, or who have a past due balance with the University.