{"id":76,"date":"2025-04-09T14:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T18:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/residencelife\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2025-04-25T15:19:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:19:37","slug":"on-campus-living-requirement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/residencelife\/prospective-and-incoming-students\/new-student-housing\/on-campus-living-requirement\/","title":{"rendered":"On Campus Living Requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Residence Life and Housing<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">On Campus Living Requirement<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-two-year-requirement\">Two Year Requirement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Mary Washington believes that living on campus is an integral part of a student\u2019s complete educational experience; therefore,&nbsp;<strong>all full-time students who are admitted as residential students in their first year are required to live on campus for two full academic years<\/strong>. Transfer students admitted in the fall as residential students are required to live on campus for two semesters, and transfer students admitted in the spring as residential students are required to live on campus for one semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exceptions may be made for students who:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>are married<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>are 23 years of age or older before the first day of the fall semester<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>have dependent children living with them<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>are living with a parent, grandparent, or guardian within 30 miles of the University of Mary Washington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>have a college-endorsed internship or clinical placement, or are student teaching outside the Fredericksburg area (approved by UMW Academic Affairs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To be granted an exception for reasons other than those listed, the applicant must be very specific and extensive in their explanation of the significant, uncontrollable, and unforeseen extenuating circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to be approved to live off campus, incoming students must consult with Admissions staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Year Requirement The University of Mary Washington believes that living on campus is an integral part of a student\u2019s complete educational experience; therefore,&nbsp;all full-time students who are admitted as residential students in their first year are required to live on campus for two full academic years. 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