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FRESHMAN RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT |
A two-semester residency
requirement at Indiana University of Pennsylvania has
been implemented beginning with the 2006-2007 academic
year. The residency requirement has been implemented to:
• Support student academic success. Similar to national
results, research at IUP indicates that students living
on campus consistently achieve higher grades than their
counterparts residing off campus. As an example, during
the fall 2004 semester, first semester freshmen living
on campus achieved an overall semester grade point
average of 2.72, while students residing off campus
achieved an overall semester grade point average of
2.16.
• Enhance student development. The residential
experience allows students an opportunity to interact
with peers and participate in a number of programs and
activities that stimulate and challenge a student’s
personal and intellectual growth and development.
• Assist students in making a smooth transition to
university life. Research has shown that students living
on campus are more satisfied with their living
environment, are more satisfied with their college
experience, and have a greater retention and graduation
rate than their off-campus counterparts. The Office of
Housing and Residence Life staff are available to assist
students and serve as a resource for students
experiencing adjustment issues to college life.
In addition to the above, living on campus provides a
number of other advantages, including the following:
• Close proximity to classrooms, dining halls, the
library and recreational facilities;
• Fully furnished rooms with a number of amenities,
including a high speed internet connection, cable
television, and local phone service;
• An opportunity to live on an academic specialty or
special interest floor/cluster; and
• A living environment which emphasizes residential
safety, including buildings locked 24/7 with card
access, security cameras at exterior doors, alarmed
exterior doors, professional and paraprofessional staff
that patrol within and around residential buildings, as
well as sprinkler systems and smoke detectors in all
student rooms and common areas.
All freshmen are required to reside on campus.
Exceptions to this requirement include students who:
• Commute no more than 50 miles from the home of their
parents or guardian;
• Are married;
• Have dependent children living with them;
• Are veterans of military service; or
• Students who are 21 years of age or older.
Students requesting an exemption to IUP’s residency
requirement must complete a “Residency Requirement
Exemption Request Form” available from the Office of
Housing and Residence Life, Clark Hall, room B-31,
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705.
The printable form may also be downloaded by clicking on
the following link:
Freshman Residency Requirement Exemption Request Form
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