(A) Purpose
Shawnee state university (SSU) has an obligation to ensure that
housing policies and programs exist that will maximize the educational
potential of the residential life of the university.
(B) Residence life as an educational
experience
(1) In addition to the other forms
of education it practices, Shawnee state university endorses and supports the
particular value of higher education as provided by a residential campus
community. Residential settings offer students unparalleled opportunities to
gain from social interactions and other life experiences that characterize
on-campus housing and dining.
(2)
When residential living is part of an organized program, the educational and
personal gains from simple access and participation can be substantial. For
these reasons, SSU develops and maintains programs that ensure the residential
experience contributes insignificant ways to the total education of
students.
(C) University
housing requirements, restrictions and prohibitions
(1) As a condition of admission and continued
enrollment, all freshman and sophomore students in their first and second years
of attendance and who have completed less than sixty hours of college credit
beyond high school who live more than
twenty-five
fifty
miles from campus are required to live in university housing, to the extent
that space is available, and to take their meals in dining facilities as
provided in meal plans approved by the university. Under this policy, a
freshman is defined as a student who has
not earned
twenty-nine or
fewer college credit
hours beyond high
school graduation
as of the start of the academic
year and a sophomore is a student who has
earned less than sixty hours
at least thirty hours of college credit beyond high
school graduation
as of the start of the academic
year. For the purposes of the preceding sentence only, credit earned
through Ohio college credit plus or a similar program, or credits earned
through high school advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses
shall not fall within the definition of "college credit."
This paragraph shall apply to students enrolling at
the university for the first time after summer of 2021.
(2) All varsity student athletes
and/or international students receiving any
institutional
athletic scholarship assistance
and all international students are required to
live in university housing, to the extent that space is available, and to take
their meals in dining facilities as provided in meal plans approved by the
university.
These student athletes are also required to
maintain a meal plan of at least twelve meals per week while enrolled at the
institution.
This paragraph shall apply to
student athletes and international students enrolling at the university for the
first time after summer of 2021. Commuter varsity student athletes who live
with a parent or guardian at the residence of a permanent address defined in
their admissions application are exempt from the requirement of this paragraph
if that permanent residence address is within twenty-five miles of
campus.
(3) Exceptions to
the on-campus housing
and meal plan requirements
in paragraphs (C)(1) and (C)(2) of this rule include the following: married
students, single parents with full or shared custody of children, veterans,
students over the age of twenty-three, transfer students with more than sixty
transferred credits earned beyond high school graduation
(international students and students on athletic
scholarships do not fall within this exception),
students living with one or both of their
parents, and other extraordinary circumstances as determined by the
vice president for advancement and enrollment
management or designee
chief enrollment
officer.
(4) Individuals
prohibited from student housing
(a)
Individuals are prohibited from living in and/or visiting university-owned or
managed residential facilities if they:
(i)
Have been convicted of any felony of violence, and/or
(ii) Are a convicted sex offender,
and/or
(iii) Have been convicted of
a felony or were found responsible for an offense as a juvenile which would be
a felony if committed by an adult and have not completed their associated
sentence, probation, and/or parole, whichever applicable.
(b) The university may exclude other
individuals from university housing based upon health, safety and/or conduct
reasons in accordance with procedures and/or guidelines approved by the
president.
(D)
Terms and conditions for student residents
As a condition to living in student housing, students will be
required to agree to requirements established by the university, which may be
in the form of a housing contract. Failure to fully and accurately complete the
contract may be a reason to exclude a student for university housing. The
housing contract form shall be approved by the vice
president for finance and administration
chief
enrollment officer.
(E) The board of trustees will retain
authority for establishing rates for residential housing and meal
plans.
(F) Guidelines
The university will have guidelines for student housing and
residence life that may be produced in electronic form. Such guidelines will be
approved by the president.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
3362-3-12
Effective:
12/15/2023
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3362.03
Rule Amplifies: 3362.03
Prior Effective Dates:
09/04/2007, 07/24/2008, 05/12/2014, 09/21/2015, 12/27/2018,
04/03/2021