Residence Policy Waiver Requests - University of North Georgia

UNG Residence PolicyResidence Policy Waiver RequestsFull-time students who are accepted on the Dahlonega campus of UNG and who have notearned 60 semester hours or lived four semesters in university housing must live on campus.Students may live off-campus if:• they live with and commute daily from the permanent legal residence of parent(s) orgrandparent(s) within a fifty-mile radius from campus• married or divorced• 21 years of age or older• have completed two years of successful active military service• A waiver of this policy will be considered in individual cases for unique hardships. Prospectivestudents should submit requests to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.Find the policy on the University of North Georgia website at http://ung.edu/undergraduateadmissions/ung-residence-policy.phpStudents who live on campus for their first two years:• Meet more diverse people• Develop stronger interpersonal skills• Are more likely to hold leadership roles on campus• Have more contact with faculty, staff, and other students• Earn higher GPAs• Are more likely to graduate on timeRequests for a waiver of the Residence Policy should be based on a unique hardship and notsimply on a preference to live off-campus. This policy is part of the UNG experience on theDahlonega campus and has a positive impact on students and the Dahlonega Universitycommunity.A student requesting a waiver of the Residence Policy should put his/her request in writing(email is acceptable) to the Dean of Students at deanofstudents-dah@ung.edu. The requestshould outline the details related to the unique hardship and should include any documentsthat would support or verify the hardship need.• Example: A student requesting a waiver based on a medical need should includeappropriate medical documentation from a physician or appropriate student disabilitydocumentation.

• Example: A student requesting a waiver based on a unique financial hardship shouldinclude appropriate Financial Aid paperwork including Pell eligibility and additionfinancial aid review.Approval of Residence Policy waiver does NOT release a student from his/her current housingcontract obligations. The student should review the Housing Contract for contract cancelationterms.Because of the lack of available housing over the last year, the Residence Life Office has issuedtemporary waivers of the Residence Policy. These waivers are given to returning studentsduring the normal housing application process in March and April prior to the Fall semester.These waivers are NOT based on unique hardship, and are only offered during a limited time asthe University recognized the impact of living on campus during the first two years.