Hastings College Residency Requirement

The Hastings College residency requirement reflects a commitment to personal growth through on-campus residency and serves to uphold the overall mission of the college.  All first-year, sophomore and junior students, including Hastings area students, are required to live on campus unless they meet one of the criteria below:

• Reside with their parent or legal guardian in their primary residence within a 30 mile radius of Hastings, Nebraska for the entire academic year (notarized documentation upload required)

• Are in a registered marriage or domestic partnership (documentation required)

• Are a single, custodial parent (documentation required)

• Will turn 22 before the start of the full academic year (on or before the first day of Fall classes)

• Have their Associate’s degree after attending another institution, and will turn 21 within the school year.

• Request for a Special Exemption due to Financial Issues (approval of this exemption will be evaluated by the Housing Committee and requires FASFA as well as financial aid award documentation.)

• *Bryan Students Only* Have 8 or less non-nursing credit hours to complete during course of study

All medical accommodations (housing or meal plan) need to be approved separately through the Accommodations process - Dr. Sophia McDermott is the contact person for that process (sophia.mcdermott@hastings.edu.)

Off-Campus Request

***Students who believe they qualify for an exemption to the 3 year residency requirement may apply for consideration using this form. 

 Deadline for returning students to apply for an exemption for Fall 2025/Spring 2026 is March 26, 2024!   Students who have already met the 3 year residency requirement do NOT need to fill out an off-campus exemption form - we'll take care of that for you. ;-)

For those exemptions requiring documentation, please have the required verification documents ready for upload before completing the form:

• Living with Parents requires this signed and notarized form (downloadable here) with two forms of physical proof that the parent/guardian has established a current residence at the address provided.

• Married or in Domestic Partnership requires proof of registered Marriage or Domestic Partnership License.

• Single Custodial Parent requires proof of birth certificate

• Associate's Degree from another college or university requires copy of official transcript or degree.

• Financial Aid exemption requires that the student has filled out the FASFA, submits screenshots of your financial aid award(s) from the Financial Aid Self-Service Portal and also a letter detailing your financial need(s) for living off-campus.

Those in violation of the off-campus residency policy or who falsify information to meet criteria are subject to being billed full room and board rate. If it is determined that a student, while under the 3 year residency requirement policy, is inhabiting an off-campus residence, while also maintaining an on-campus residence simply for appearances, and have confirmed a new off-campus address, they are subject to being removed from the housing system and being billed full room and board rates