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Information About Off-Campus Living

Application

Application for Fall Semester
Local students commuting from their parent's current place of residence should submit and Application to Commute from Parent(s) Home.

• Seniors (93+ credit hours) and students 22 years old or older prior to the first day of the semester will be able to select off-campus housing through their housing form in BruinData. Students 24 years old or older will automatically be assigned off-campus housing.
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• Students in their fourth year out of high school should e-mail housing@georgefox.edu in order to be considered for off-campus housing.
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• Married students who are not seniors and who are under 22 years of age should e-mail housing@georgefox.edu in order to be considered for off-campus housing.
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• Spring Semester
  All requests for off-campus housing for the spring semester should be sent to housing@georgefox.edu.

Transfer Students
Transfer students are expected to abide by the University residence requirements. Even if the student has established a place of residence locally, transfers should plan on living on-campus unless otherwise qualifying under the policy. Only those credits that have officially transferred will be considered in determining off-campus eligibility.

Appeals and Exceptions
Generally, the University does not make exceptions to the residency requirement. Students who wish to seek an exception should do so in writing at least 1 week before the close of the off-campus application period. Please do not attach additional documentation to your appeal. The housing department will contact you regarding specific additional documentation if needed. Please note that most requests that do not fall within University policy are not considered.

Finding Off-Campus Housing
Availability of off-campus housing varies from season-to-season and year-to-year. The following resources may be helpful in locating off-campus housing. Current students may check the Off-Campus Housing folder in BruinBoards. The Newberg Graphic and McMinnville News-Register have local housing listings in their classified sections.

Information for Community Members
The University does not actively advertise or coordinate local housing; students are responsible for arranging their own off-campus living housing. If you have housing available you may write a short description of what is available including your contact information. E-mail this description to housing@georgefox.edu. We will post this to the "Off-Campus Housing" folder in BruinBoards. This will be available only to George Fox community members for 30 days. The university does not provide advice about the feasibility of purchasing local housing units for renting or leasing to George Fox students or employees. Nor will the University provide information, specifically or in aggregate, about students living off-campus.