Campus housing is under the Division of Business Affairs and the Department of Residential Life. First-time freshmen and new transfer students will receive necessary information to access the online Housing Application after they have been accepted to the University. Continuing students will have access to the online application during the room sign up period spring semester.
A $25 non-refundable application fee and a $200 room reservation fee must accompany each housing application for first-time freshmen and new transfer students. Current residents, who re-apply for their housing, will pay a $50 room reservation fee and a $150 prepayment of their fall housing. A student entering the Residential Life system and properly maintaining occupancy for continued semesters would only pay the application fee once. The room reservation fee of $50 must be paid each subsequent year prior to an assignment being made.
Any student not returning to the residence hall system by a designated deadline, may be required to fill out a new housing application and they must also submit a $25 application fee as well as the $100 room reservation fee prior to an assignment being made
Students residing in university housing must abide by all university policies and procedures, the Student Code of Conduct as outlined in the Student Policy Manual and the Guide to Residence Hall Living. Both documents are located on the Residential Life website at www.ulm.edu/residential life.
ULM has an established GPA requirement; therefore all students residing in Madison Hall, Masur Hall, Ouachita Hall, University Commons I and University Commons II must maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA at all times. The Bayou Village Apartments has a required 2.3 cumulative GPA and a 24 earned hours requirement; the Health Science section of University Commons II has a required 3.0 cumulative GPA and Bayou Suites which is the scholar’s hall has a 3.5 cumulative GPA for first time freshmen and a 3.3 cumulative GPA for continuing and transfer students.
Available Housing
There are many different styles of housing available. Ouachita Hall and Masur Hall South are female only suites and Madison Hall is a male only suite style building. Masur Hall North, University Commons I, University Commons II and Bayou suites are co-ed within the building but they are the same gender within a suite or by floor. The Bayou Village Apartments are co-ed buildings and floors but same gender within the apartment. Ouachita Hall, Madison Hall, Masur Hall are double occupancy suites with shared bathrooms. University Commons I is a double occupancy room with a shared bathroom. University Commons II and Bayou Suites are private bedroom suites with a shared bathroom. The apartments are 1 bedroom/1 bathroom, two bedroom/2 bathrooms and four bedroom/2 bathrooms with each person having a private bedroom.
Amenities
Madison Hall, Ouachita Hall, the suites and the apartments all have individually controlled heating and air conditioning units. All campus housing has high speed data connections, cable TV with HBO and local telephone service.
Each apartment is fully furnished; they include a washer and dryer, as well as a kitchen equipped with a stove, refrigerator, microwave and dishwasher.
Private rooms are available in some residence halls at an additional cost when space is available. All students living on campus are required to contract for on-campus meals. Both room and meal contracts are executed on an academic year basis.
All residence halls and apartments adhere to the University “no smoking” policy. Students may smoke in designated areas but not in their rooms. For health and safety reasons pets of any kind are not permitted in the residence halls or apartments at anytime or for any reason.
Off-Campus Exemption Request
The following policy, approved by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors, governs student residence on the campus: “ALL UNMARRIED FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO LIVE IN ON-CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALLS AS LONG AS SPACE IS AVAILABLE.”
In order to be fair and consistent in considering exemptions from the on-campus residency requirement, students who believe they meet the criteria for an allowable exemption should first contact the Office of Auxiliary Enterprises in person for correct information concerning appropriate procedure and documentation. Students seeking exemption from the requirement must complete and submit an Off-Campus Housing Request application packet obtained in the Office of Auxiliary Enterprises. Applications must be submitted must be made THIRTY (30) DAYS prior to the first day of registration for the semester of the exemption. Approval to live off campus must be granted from the Office of Auxiliary Enterprises BEFORE the student makes any binding arrangements to live off campus. STUDENTS VIOLATING THE HOUSING POLICY WILL BE REQUIRED TO MOVE INTO THE RESIDENCE HALL SYSTEM AND PAY FULL ROOM AND MEAL CHARGES FOR THE PERIOD IN WHICH THE VIOLATION OCCURRED. The University-endorsed allowable exemptions are:
- Students TWENTY-ONE (21) years of age or older.
- Students living with a parent, grandparent, married sibling or legal guardian in permanent housing within 50-miles of Monroe. Neither rented nor leased apartments, townhouses or condos meet this requirement unless the property is owned by the student or his/her parents. These are the only familial relations recognized by the University and the student must submit notarized letters of permission from both the relative and the parents.
- Students living in property they themselves own or in property owned by the student’s immediate family. A copy of the deed, bill of sale, or title must be submitted along with a utility receipt.
- Students classified as veterans with at least twenty-four (24) months active duty. A Form DD-214 must be submitted.
- Students with a severe medical problem. A letter from the student’s physician must be submitted. Asthma and allergies are not generally considered to be a severe medical condition and are specifically excluded.
- If you are a part-time student. A form must be signed in the Office of Auxiliary Enterprises.
- If you are a graduate student.
Students who have been denied an exemption for off-campus living by the Office of Auxiliary Enterprises may appeal to the Housing Appeals Committee. Please note that decisions rendered by the Housing Appeals Committee will be final. |
