On-Campus Residency Requirements

At D'Youville University, we're dedicated to the student experience.

All first time in college students and first-year transfer students are required to live on campus until their sophomore year, at which point they may choose to commute. All students in the Physician Assistant and Occupational Therapy programs are required to live on campus for the first two years of study.

Benefits to Living on Campus

National statistics show that students who live in residence halls tend to perform better academically and are more engaged on campus. While living on campus students are easily able to:

• Build meaningful relationships with other students
• Easily attend campus events
• Join student clubs and organizations
• Study together and work on class projects
• Develop interpersonal skills
• Eat on campus with your friends
• Walk to class and save time commuting!

The Office of Student Engagement & Housing offers Living-Learning Communities. Staff has activities and workshops that help students new to residential living develop skills that include conflict resolution, civic engagement, adaptability, respect, compromise, and accepting the ideas and worth of those from diverse backgrounds.

Housing Policy Exceptions

Students who wish to speak about an exception to the housing requirement must meet one of the following circumstances and may fill out the Housing License Agreement Termination Petition Form to request to be released from their housing assignment:

• Married students (with proof of marriage certificate)
• Veterans and active duty service members (with proof of military service)
• Students who have dependent children or dependent family members (with proof of a tax return)
• Students who are under the age of 16 or over the age of 26 before September 1 of their first academic year
• Students who have a medical housing need that cannot be reasonably accommodated by the university
• Canadian commuter students (with proof of Canadian residency)
• Dependents of D’Youville faculty and staff

Students who do not have proof of one of the above circumstances will not be permitted to live off campus.

Housing License Agreement Termination Petition Form