Residence Life: A Sense of Belonging

Community. Laughter. Growth. Cooperation. All of these things are part of residence life at Marietta, and all of them contribute much to your overall college experience.

You'll feel a sense of belonging as soon as you claim your room keys and decorate your walls. Let's face it, there's something about "close quarters" that easily translates to close friendships! Those friends may be your roommates, or other members of your residence hall, male or female, who serve as your first friends when you arrive on campus as a new student. It's a special bond that grows over time, even as you move out and move on.

Because we believe in the value of residence living, we require full-time students to live on campus (or in campus-related housing). But "require" is a loose term—once you discover all the great things about living in a community with your fellow students, we think you'll agree it's a really good arrangement.

To view the Residence Life Calendar,
visit the College's Master Calendar and click "Residence Life" and "Go to Calendar."

2008-2009 Online Room Selection Guide and Housing Applications Now Available

Download the Room Selection Guide (PDF).

Residency Requirement

As a private, residential, undergraduate College, Marietta College requires all students to reside in college-owned or college-related housing for eight semesters, unless the student(s) meet one of the following exceptions:

• Has resided in a college residence hall for at least eight (8) semesters prior to making the request

• Has reached the age of 23 prior to the term(s) for which the request is made

• Is married

• Is living with a parent/guardian within a sixty-mile radius of the college

• Is enrolled in eleven (11) hours or less credit hours

• Has received permission from the Dean of Students for special circumstances.

Students may request permission to live off-campus by filing a Residential Requirement Waiver Application (PDF) with the Director of Residence Life.

Students will be billed for room and board as residential students if this approved application is not on file in the Office of Student Life.

A waiver application must be received by the Office of Residence Life 30 days prior to the first day of classes in the semester you are applying to live off-campus.