North Georgia College & State University has established a residence policy for undergraduates designed to enrich their education. The residential program fosters relationships with other students who have similar curricular and co-curricular interests, and with faculty and staff. The experience is designed to provide leadership development and to enhance the student’s academic success.

Failure to comply with these policies may result in dismissal from the university. Failure to comply is defined as an act of providing misleading or false information during the admissions process or when applying for a waiver; or not moving into or maintaining residence in university housing when available.

NGCSU Corps of Cadets Participation Policy

The Corps of Cadets is a residential leadership experience which requires all cadets to live in a student-led military environment. Therefore, students in the Corps of Cadets must be enrolled full time and live on campus in designated residence halls. Cadets may live off-campus if they live with and commute daily from the permanent legal residence of parent(s) or grandparent(s) within Lumpkin, Hall, Dawson, or White counties, are married, are 23 years of age, or have completed two years of successful active military service. Cadets who have earned 90 semester hours may elect to leave the Corps to become civilian students. Those who leave the Corps prior to earning 90 semester hours will be ineligible to enroll in North Georgia courses for a period of one calendar year from the date of their withdrawal from the Corps.

The Office of the Commandant may consider waivers of this policy in individual cases for unique hardships. Prospective cadets should submit requests to the Cadet Recruitment Center, enrolled cadets to the Commandant.

NGCSU Residence Policy

Full-time students who have not earned 60 semester hours must live on campus. Students may live off-campus if they live with and commute daily from the permanent legal residence of parent(s) or grandparent(s) within Banks, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Towns, Union or White counties; are married or divorced; are 21 years of age or older; or have completed two years of successful active military service.

A waiver of this policy will be considered in individual cases for unique hardships. Prospective students should submit requests to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, enrolled students to the Office of Student Affairs.