To live on or off campus?

At Brevard, we believe living in a group setting is an extremely important part of the college experience. And it’s an experience that’s rare outside of the college years. So, we require most of our full-time students to live on campus. A full-time student is defined as one carrying twelve (12) or more hours during a regular academic semester or six (6) or more hours during a summer session. 

The exceptions to Brevard’s on-campus housing requirement are married students, students commuting from their parent or legal guardian’s home in Transylvania or one of the contiguous counties, and those students who meet the eligibility requirements of the Division of Campus life for off-campus residence.

Students who are eligible to apply to live off-campus are those students (1) who are free from academic or disciplinary probation and (2) who become 21 years of age no later than the end of the semester for which application is made to live off campus. A student who achieves senior status before turning age 21 is eligible to apply to live off-campus. An application to live off-campus must be submitted to the office of Campus Life at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the academic semester in which the student wishes to live off-campus.

Commuter Students

If you meet the requirements and opt to live off-campus you will be considered a commuter. If a commuter has a change of address, that student is required to notify the Registrar of the new address, in writing, within fifteen (15) days of the change of address. Commuters must be in compliance with all Brevard College policies.