Eligibility Requirements
Student Eligibility Requirements
Faculty/Staff Eligibility Requirements
Residents of Student Apartments must be associated with the University of Utah as students, faculty, or staff. Students receive priority on the waiting list and will be considered for an apartment before faculty or staff.
Only one family may occupy each family student apartment. A family is defined as a legally married couple or single parent and their children or legal dependents. Housing of persons other than those listed above is not allowed without prior written approval from the Director or his/her designee. Legally married couples permanently residing with or without dependent children or single parents permanently residing with dependent children are eligible for family student apartments. In the East or West Village apartments, spouses and/or dependent children must live with an eligible resident at least nine (9) months out of the year. Student Apartments may ask that a resident show legal proof that he or she has more than fifty (50) percent custody of the children who will be residing with him or her.
Single student apartments are available in Medical Plaza one and two bedroom units. Roommates are accommodated only in Medical Plaza single student apartments. All roommates must meet the student eligibility requirements.
The resident certifies that he or she is eligible for residency under the regulations established by Student Apartments and will maintain eligibility throughout the term of this agreement. Student Apartments reserves the right to require documentation of proof of marriage, academic status, and other records, according to University Policies and Procedures.
Student Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must be currently admitted to the University of Utah before they will be assigned housing at University Student Apartments. Residents that move in from April 1 – November 15 must enroll for and earn the required number of credit hours Fall Semester of that year. Residents that move in from November 16 – March 31 must enroll for and earn the required number of credit hours that Spring Semester.
Undergraduates must enroll for and earn a minimum of nine (9) credit hours two (2) semesters per calendar year.
Graduate students must be admitted into a University graduate program. Graduate students must enroll for and earn a minimum of six (6) credit hours of coursework or three (3) credit hours of Thesis Research (#6970/7970) or Faculty Consultation (#6980/7980) two (2) semesters per calendar year. Continuing Registration (#7990) does not count towards Student Apartments housing eligibility requirements since it does not count toward credit hours earned for a graduate degree.
Eligibility requirements will be verified each Fall and Spring Semester. To remain eligible, residents must earn the appropriate number of credit hours two (2) semesters per calendar year. Residents wishing to substitute Summer Semester eligibility for Fall or Spring Semester (of the same calendar year) must notify Student Apartments by filling out the proper form at the Main Office. This form must be submitted to the Main Office prior to the beginning of the semester that will be replaced by Summer Semester. Requests to substitute Summer Semester for Fall or Spring Semester will be subject to an approval process. Residents moving in after July 15th will not be able to substitute Summer Semester for Fall Semester of that year.
Student Apartments will consider the first person listed on the rental application for family student housing as the eligible resident and the only one verified as fulfilling eligibility requirements. The eligible resident can be changed by filling out the proper form at the Main Office. Changing the eligible resident must be done prior to the beginning of the semester the change is to take effect. All roommates are required to meet the student eligibility requirements.
Letter grades of W (withdrawal), V (audit), I (incomplete), E (fail), EU (unofficial withdraw), and NC (non-credit) do not count towards Student Apartments’ eligibility requirements. Only one repeated course may be counted towards eligibility requirements. Correspondence courses and Division of Continuing Education workshops and seminars count towards eligibility if they are taken for credit and completed in the semester in which they are to count.
Spouses may combine their credit hours during the same semester to meet eligibility requirements by filling out the proper form at the Main Office prior to the beginning of the semester. Spouses combining credit hours will need to earn the following minimum number of credit hours depending on their University status:
Undergraduate students - Each spouse will need to enroll for and earn a minimum of six (6) credit hours per semester.
Graduate students - Each spouse will need to be admitted into a University graduate program. Each spouse will need to enroll for and earn a minimum of three (3) credit hours of coursework or two (2) credit hours of Thesis Research (#6970/7970) or two (2) credit hours of Faculty Consultation (#6980/7980) per semester. If one spouse is enrolled for two (2) credit hours of Thesis Research or Faculty Consultation and the other spouse is still working on graduate coursework, they would need to enroll for and earn a minimum of three (3) credit hours. Continuing Registration (#7990) does not count towards Student Apartments housing eligibility requirements since it does not count toward credit hours earned for a graduate degree.
One spouse as an undergraduate student; one spouse as a graduate student - The undergraduate spouse will need to enroll for and earn six (6) credit hours. The graduate spouse must enroll for and earn three (3) credit hours of coursework or two (2) credit hours of Thesis Research (#6970/7970) or two (2) credit hours of Faculty Consultation (#6980/7980) per semester. Continuing Registration (#7990) does not count towards Student Apartments housing eligibility requirements since it does not count toward credit hours earned for a graduate degree.
Graduating residents must submit either a 30-day Intent to Vacate notice or a Graduation Extension Application to the Main Office before the final day of class of the last semester they enrolled in any credit hours. Graduation Extension Applications are subject to an approval process. Graduating residents granted a Graduation Extension will be allowed to reside in Student Apartments for up to one (1) additional semester.
Student residents wishing to change to faculty/staff status must have lived at Student Apartments and earned the required number of credit hours the previous Fall and Spring Semesters and be benefits eligible full-time faculty/staff with a .75 FTE or higher before they are eligible to change their status. Requests to change eligibility status from student to faculty/staff must be submitted on the proper form to the Main Office and will be subject to an approval process. If granted, approval is for a maximum of one (1) year.
If a resident wishes to receive special consideration because of individual circumstances they may appeal per Section 4.11 of the Resident Handbook.
All residents failing to meet eligibility requirements must submit a 30-day Intent to Vacate notice to the Main Office as soon as they become ineligible.
Faculty/Staff Eligibility Requirements
Students receive priority on the waiting list and will be considered for an apartment before faculty/staff.
To be eligible to live at Student Apartments as faculty/staff, residents must be benefits eligible full-time faculty/staff with a .75 FTE or higher. Faculty/staff who do not receive their income directly from the University may be required to show proof of University affiliation each semester.
Any applicant assigned an apartment based on faculty/staff eligibility will be allowed to live at Student Apartments as faculty/staff for a maximum of two (2) years.
If a resident wishes to receive special consideration because of individual circumstances they may appeal per Section 4.11 of the Resident Handbook.
Faculty/staff changing to student status must submit the proper form to the Main Office and will be subject to the student provisions previously outlined.
All residents failing to meet eligibility requirements must submit a 30-day Intent to Vacate notice to the Main Office as soon as they become ineligible.
