Housing Requirement

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette follows the University of Louisiana System policy that requires that all unmarried, full-time first-time freshmen students, regardless of age or emancipation status, live in campus residential halls as long as space is available.

A full-time, first-time freshmen student at UL Lafayette is defined as a student who has graduated from high school and has not attempted any college coursework. Dual enrollment courses do not qualify as college coursework.

First-year freshmen who begin classes in the summer or fall term must reside on campus for the fall and spring semesters. First-year freshmen who begin classes in the spring are required to reside on campus for the spring semester only.

On-campus housing is defined as campus housing managed by the UL Lafayette.

If the student would like to be exempted from this requirement, a Housing Exemption form MUST be submitted on the Housing Portal and be approved. 

In accordance with the housing expectation, all first-year, full-time students are required to live in University Housing communities for the entirety of their first year unless they meet one of the following criteria to be considered for an exemption:

• Age 21 years or older as of the first day of fall classes
  • Documentation to provide: None. Date of birth will be verified within UL Lafayette Housing Portal.
• Married as of the first day of fall classes
  • Documentation to provide: Marriage certificate
• Custody of one or more dependent children
  • Documentation to provide: Latest tax return (redacted) to show children claimed as dependent OR a birth certificate of dependent(s)
• Part-time enrollment
  • Documentation to provide: None. University Housing staff will verify on the 14th day of class.
• Military Service
  • Documentation to provide: DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and/or Leave and Earnings Statement
• Medical and/or Disability
  • Submit the Housing Exemption request form via the housing portal and also contact the Office of Disability Services for next steps. Exemptions and accommodation requests are not retroactive.
• Reside with parent or legal guardian within a 50-mile in-state radius of campus
  • Documentation to provide: None. Your ZIP code auto-populates into the housing exemption request. Review the failure to comply information below.
• Reside in a property within a 50-mile in-state radius of campus that is owned by, but not occupied as a primary residence, an immediate family member (parent, legal guardian, or grandparent) with a bill of sale prior to October 1, 2017
  • Documentation to provide: Bill of sale
• Other compelling individual circumstances, such as financial hardship, or other circumstances not covered by the above criteria. These requests will be reviewed by committee.

Failure to Comply

Students who fail to comply with the housing expectation and/or who provide false or misleading information in connection with a request for exemption could be subject to the posting of published room rate charges for the term of enrollment to the student’s account for each semester in which the student does not comply, and/or subject to the student accountability process, which could include referral to the Dean of Students office.