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Student Housing Policy

Brigham  Young University seeks to promote a living environment for students  that is consistent with the moral principles of The Church of Jesus  Christ of Latter-day Saints and conducive to study and learning.  Accordingly, the university has established this Student Housing Policy  to assist single students in adhering to the high ideals and principles  of behavior expected at BYU.

Two-Semester Housing Requirement

For  their first two semesters as a BYU student, all single undergraduate  students must live (1) in BYU on-campus housing, (2) in BYU off-campus  contracted housing, or (3) with qualifying family members. This applies  to all single BYU undergraduate students, including transfer students,  who are matriculated, meaning they have been admitted to a  degree-seeking program.

Completion of both spring and summer academic terms qualifies as one semester.

Qualifying family members are parent(s), stepparent(s), grandparent(s), married uncle or aunt, and married sibling.

Any exception must be approved in writing by the BYU Off-Campus Housing Office.

Single, matriculated students who have completed two semesters at BYU  are eligible but are not required to live on-campus or in BYU  off-campus contracted housing.

Sex-Separated Housing Requirement

All  single students not living with qualifying family members are required  to live in dwelling units only with persons who are the same sex as the  student. BYU’s Off-Campus Housing Office may grant exceptions in certain  circumstances, such as for siblings of the same family living together  in the same dwelling unit provided there are no other single persons in  the dwelling unit.

Single BYU students who choose to live in non-BYU-contracted  off-campus housing (community housing) are still required to abide by  the requirement to live only with persons who are the same sex as the  student. Single BYU students who find themselves in individual dwelling  units where sex-separation is not maintained, that is, where a roommate  (or apartment-mate or housemate) who is a member of the opposite sex has  moved in, are required to find other housing arrangements, at the  student’s cost.

Single BYU students who live in community housing are encouraged to  choose roommates who abide by and respect the principles contained in  this policy. BYU’s Off-Campus Housing Office is a resource to single BYU  students who live in community housing and experience difficulties with  roommates who are not following this policy’s sex-separated housing  requirement or this policy.

Conduct

BYU students are required to abide by the Church Educational System Honor Code (CES Honor Code) “at all times and in all things, and in all places”  (Mosiah 18:9). BYU students must refrain from acting inconsistently with  the CES Honor Code or any other applicable university policies.

The CES Honor Code commitment to “encourage others in their  commitment to comply with the Honor Code” applies in the context of  on-campus housing, BYU contracted off-campus housing, and in community  housing. Though the university is unable to require non-BYU students to  abide by the CES Honor Code, BYU students should encourage their guests  to abide by the CES Honor Code and this policy while visiting BYU  students in their dwelling units.

It is a privilege to live in on-campus housing and in BYU-contracted  off-campus housing. Violating the CES Honor Code or this policy may  result in an eviction from, and a loss of eligibility to live in,  on-campus housing and BYU-contracted off-campus housing.

Visitors

Opposite  sex visitors of single BYU students in on-campus housing, BYU  contracted off-campus housing, and in community housing are permitted to  visit in living rooms and kitchens and are not permitted in bedrooms or  private hallways, except when visiting Helaman Halls as outlined on the  housing website.  The use of bathroom areas by members of the opposite sex is not  appropriate unless emergency or civility dictate otherwise and then only  if the safety and privacy of other residents are not jeopardized.

Visiting hours for individuals visiting single BYU students in  on-campus housing, BYU contracted off-campus housing, and in community  housing begin after 9:00 a.m. and extend until 12:00 midnight. Friday  night visiting hours extend until 1:30 a.m. BYU contracted off-campus  landlords may establish a shorter visiting period if written notice is  given to students.

Because Helaman Halls does not have common living rooms, visitors of  the opposite sex are permitted to visit in bedrooms during certain days  and times as approved by Residence Life.

Current Address

All  students must provide the current street address of their local  residence (not a post office box). Students must verify their address  each semester or term using the Change Residential Address link. Single students living with a qualifying family member must  submit a family declaration at the time they begin living with the  qualifying family member.