Housing Exemptions
In support of the Strategic Plan of Texas Tech University, the university requires students to live in the university residence halls. Institutional research suggests that students who live on campus are significantly more inclined to remain in college and achieve higher GPAs in comparison to students living off campus.
exemption compliance
Compliance with the university housing policy is a condition of enrollment, as set forth in the Student Handbook and the Undergraduate Catalog and approved by the Board of Regents. Subject to verification and authorization by the university, students will be given permission to live off campus provided any one of the exemption categories listed below is satisfied: Click here to download a copy of the Exemption Application.
- A student is residing and continues to reside in the established primary residence of her/his parents (or legal guardian) if it is within a 60-mile radius of TTU. The parents must have established their primary Lubbock residency at least six months prior to the request for an exemption. Legal guardianship must have been established by a court of law at least one year prior to a request for an exemption in order to be considered. Click here to download a copy of the Sworn Statement of Commuter Status Form.
- A student is married or has dependent children living with the student;
- A student is 21 years of age or over on or before the first day of classes of the initial semester of enrollment;
- A student has successfully completed 30 or more semester hours of academic credit prior to the student’s enrollment or re-enrollment. Credit earned by exam (Advanced Placement, CLEP, ACT, SAT) and hours received from concurrent high school credit are not considered.
- A student is awarded a university scholarship/sponsorship managed by a university department or college, which minimally includes the equivalence of the current academic school year’s room, board, tuition, fees, and textbooks (as estimated by the Student Financial Aid Office) during an academic school year. Upon prior approval from the managing department or college, the student may request to be exempted from living on campus. The managing department or college must provide verification in writing to University Student Housing prior to the student’s enrollment and/or re-enrollment to the university.
- A student has served in active military service, as verified by a discharge certificate (DD214);
- A student presents sufficient evidence of an extreme medical condition, as documented by her/his treating physician for which on-campus accommodations cannot be madeClick here to download a copy of the Medical Hardship Form.; or
- A student presents sufficient evidence of an extreme financial hardship condition based on similar guidelines as for Financial Aid. Click here to download a copy of the Financial Hardship Form.
- A student presents sufficient and satisfactory evidence of extreme or unusual hardship that will be intensified by living in the residence halls.
Please contact the Coordinator for Housing Compliance with any questions you have about the Housing Policy or the exemption process.
Email: Housing.isdm.exemptions@ttu.edu
Phone: 806-742-2661
Fax: 806-742-2696 or 806-742-0149