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Colorado Mesa University Residency Policy

Freshman and sophomore students who are under 21 years of age and not residing with their parents in Mesa County are required to live on campus. Students must carry a total of 12 or more semester credit hours at Colorado Mesa University to reside in College owned housing. Requests to commute from a parental residence outside Mesa County must have approval from the Director of Residence Life.

The following exemptions allow for an automatic exemption to the residency policy upon completion of this request to Residence Life:

  1. Students living in Mesa County, at the full-time established residence of a parent/legal guardian;

  2. Students who are at least twenty one (21) years of age prior to the beginning of the subsequent fall or spring semester;

  3. Married before application to CMU Residence Life.

Students not meeting any of the above exemptions who desire to live off campus must submit the Request for Contract Release Form to Colorado Mesa University Residence Life with any supporting documentation, if required.

Requests for exemptions from the residency policy, along with all supporting documentation, must be submitted on or before August 1 for the fall semester or December 1 for the spring semester.