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Living on Campus

Campus Residency Policy

Central Michigan University’s campus residency policy requires that freshmen and sophomore students live in a residence hall. Those who reach the four-semester requirement at midyear are required to complete the full term of the agreement for the academic year (fall and spring semester). The sophomore requirement may be waived in years when space is not available on campus.

Residency Policy for 2018-2019

The four-semester requirement will be waived for the 2018-2019 academic year with these exceptions:

• Students who have not completed 24 credit hours by the end of spring 2018.
• Students on CMU merit and talent-based scholarships of $2,500 or greater.

These students are required to live on campus their sophomore (second) year.

Exceptions to the policy will usually be granted if special circumstances are outlined prior to the signing of the residence hall agreement. Exceptions include:

1. Living at home with parents and commuting within a 60-mile radius.
2. Married and living with your spouse.
3. Veteran with one or more years of active service.
4. Enrolled for six semester hours of credit or less.
5. Special or guest student.
6. 21 years of age or older.

All Office of Residence Life housing contracts are for one academic year. If a student does not qualify for an exception to the policy at the beginning of the year, the student must fulfill the agreement even though he or she may become eligible for an exception during the year. Requests for exception must be submitted in writing to the Office of Residence Life.

Residence Halls

CMU has 22 coed residence halls in four residential communities. Each Community offers a Student Success Center, where student service professionals work as a team to help residents become successful students. This team includes an Academic Advisor, a Counselor in Residence, and a Success Coach. In addition, other professional staff are in various locations throughout the communities and include Assistant Directors for Residence Life, Residence Hall Directors, and Community Police Officers in the Towers and East Communities. All residence halls are tobacco and smoke free for the health of all students.

Questions concerning the residence halls should be addressed to the Office of Residence Life, Ronan Hall, Room 270, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859. 989-774-3111, fax 989-774-6410 or e-mail at reslife@cmich.edu.

Residential Colleges

As a joint venture with faculty members in several departments, the Office of Residence Life will offer the following residential colleges for the 2018-2019 academic year:

• Business Residential College
• Education and Human Services Residential College
• Health Professions Residential College
• Science and Engineering Residential College
• The School of Music Residential College
• Public Spirited Scholars in Residence

Theme Halls

In addition to Residential Colleges, several halls are also home to students who have a common interest or are recipients of a specific scholarship. These include:

• Honors Program Residential Community
• Leader Advancement Scholars
• Multicultural Advancement and Lloyd Cofer Scholars
• Transfer Student Community

Note: Residential Colleges and Theme Halls comprise one or more floors of a residence hall, so students who do not have an interest in a specific academic program may still apply for these halls, with the exception of the Honors Program Residential Community.

University Apartments

There are 390 university apartments available on campus. One, two, three, and four bedroom apartments are assigned according to date of application.

Eligibility for single students to live in our apartments are as follows:

• The applicant must be a full-time CMU student.
• Graduate students
• Single undergraduate students who have completed two semesters of college
• Veteran with one or more years of active service

Eligibility for family housing:

• The applicant must be a full-time CMU student.
• Student and spouse with their children living with them
• Single student living with child/children
• Student and spouse without children
• Student living with child/children and roommate approved by the Office of Residence Life

The majority of our single student apartments are furnished. Family units vary depending on the community. Rates include utilities, cable, internet, and local telephone service. Contracts are available for the entire academic year or the summer sessions. Application process is online and requires a global ID and active password.

Questions concerning the University Apartments should be addressed to the Office of Residence Life, Ronan Hall, Room 270, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859; 989-774-3111, fax 989-774-6410, or e-mail at reslife@cmich.edu.

Campus Dining

Campus is conveniently covered with 15 dining locations that open as early as 7:00 a.m. and close as late as 2:00 a.m. From residential restaurants, to the food court, convenience stores, coffee houses, and more…the dining options at CMU allow you quality, variety, and convenience-all at a great value-no matter where you’re located on campus. We offer a satisfying mix of products, locations, and menus that are state of the art, trend topping, and often nationally recognized.

Four residential restaurants on campus provide sit-down, all-you-care-to-eat meal service to both on- and off-campus students, faculty, and staff through the use of flexible meal plans. Numerous retail stores on campus, including the food court, coffee houses, and convenience stores, offer the flexibility of paying with FLEX Dollars, among other forms of payment, for quick snacks or complete meals. Off-campus students, faculty, and staff can log on to www.cmu.campusdish.com to enroll in the convenience of a meal plan that offers the right mix of meals and FLEX Dollars to fit your busy campus schedule. Load additional FLEX Dollars onto your plan online at any time to ensure you’re set for the semester.

For health conscience students, CMU Campus Dining serves up online nutritional analysis for on-campus residential restaurants at www.cmu.campusdish.com. Computer kiosks at the entrance to each residential restaurant allow guests to make educated dining decisions by reviewing the nutritional content for the foods they plan to eat. The Campus Dining website also offers current hours of operation, daily menus for on-campus restaurants, voluntary meal plan sign-up, reloading of FLEX Dollars, Campus Dining contact information, email special subscriber offers, employment information, catering guides, and much more.

On campus restaurants include: Real Food on Campus (RFoC), Fresh Food Company (FFCo.), Robinson Residential Restaurant, Merrill Residential Restaurant, the Down Under Food Court, Goodies To Go, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Java City Coffee House - Park Library & Health Professions Building, C3 Convenience Store, C3 Express, the Market, Northside Market, Trackside at the SAC, Tidbits snack store, and athletic concessions. Visit www.cmu.campusdish.com for a campus map with all dining locations.

Questions regarding dining on campus should be directed to the CMU Campus Dining office, located in Ronan Hall 260, at 989-774-6406. To enroll in a meal plan or compliment your current plan with additional FLEX Dollars, visit www.cmu.campusdish.com. We all eat on campus, why not save money doing it!