Rules Governing Student Life
2008
• Implemented on 1 July 2008
Appendix I: Housing Regulations ............................................................ Residence hall life is one of the most valuable experiences of a student’s college years. This environment of close association provides an opportunity to learn to balance properly the opposing claims of individual freedom and the rights of others. One element of good citizenship is sensitivity to the rights of others. Thus, you should be open to the requests of others to stop behavior that infringes on their rights. Even more desirable is the development of a sense of self-discipline so that you are intuitively aware that certain acts (e.g., loud playing of music) are ruled out because you know that they are bothersome to others. A student may have his privilege to live on campus withdrawn for a specified period for any infraction of regulations which indicates unsatisfactory citizenship in the residence hall or fraternity house. In this event, the student may be removed from his campus housing, with no refund
1. Housing Policy
Hampden-Sydney College has a four-year residential requirement. Only registered students and College-assigned occupants may reside in College-owned facilities. All students are required to live on campus unless they have received a formal exemption from the College’s housing policy. Exemptions are granted upon annual receipt of required written requests for the following reasons. • Student is married, and commuting to campus from a home shared with a spouse • Student lives with parents/guardian and is commuting to campus from family home within 30 miles of campus, or within 45 minutes of Hampden-Sydney College. • Student has completed eight, full-time (12 credit
Housing Assignments
The College tries to grant the preference of each student in making housing assignments and roommate pairings. However, there may be occasions where some assignments have to be changed in the interest of the total housing program. The Associate Dean of Housing and Residence Life assigns roommates for freshmen. Mutual roommate requests submitted by June 1 will be granted. Housing assignments for upperclassmen are determined by a room choosing process. The rising senior with the highest overall academic standing is given the first chance to make a housing selection. Selection times then run down through the classes in order of credit hours earned and cumulative grade point average.
of residence hall rent or change in his boarding contract allowed. He may have to live off campus if he is to remain enrolled in the College or he may be banned from his place of residence for specific hours of each day. In the event that he withdraws from the College, there shall be no refund. Written application for permission to live on campus again must be submitted to and approved by the Associate Dean of Housing and Residence Life. Disregard of the following standards, as well as other rules, may subject individuals and entire halls or sections of residence halls to disciplinary action. The entire Code of Student Conduct applies. All students should be familiar with the rules stated in the Housing Regulations. Fraternity house managers and theme house resident advisors must live in Room #1 of their respective houses for the academic year.
hours or more) semesters at Hampden-Sydney College The College may make exceptions to this housing policy for students wishing to live off campus, normally only when enrollment exceeds housing capacity. A limited number of off-campus housing assignments (third party landlord) are made available each year in the room choosing process outlined under Housing Assignments. Students are advised that signing a lease or rental agreement with a third party landlord does not exempt them from the College’s Housing Policy, and leases or rental agreements should not be signed unless an off-campus housing assignment has already been obtained during the annual housing selection process. The demand for space in College housing is typically greater than the supply of rooms available during housing selection. If all housing options have been claimed during a student’s selection time, he will be assigned to a To Be Announced (TBA) Housing wait list. Students on a TBA waitlist will have their housing assignment made by the Associate Dean of Housing and Residence Life before the start of the Fall Semester. TBA assignments will be based on available housing options and the requests made by the student. More information about this process is available on the Residence Life website. Room and roommate assignments for the upcoming Fall semester are available on a student’s TigerWeb account.
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