Off-Campus Request

Illinois Wesleyan University is an independent, residential, liberal arts university. 

Students who wish to apply for Off-Campus housing must meet one of the following guidelines:

• Live six semesters in University-approved housing: residence halls, Greek chapter houses, or semesters abroad
• Married
• Over the age of 22
• Be primary guardian for a child
• Living locally with parents
• Extreme medical conditions (permission and documentation necessary through the Office of Student Accessibility Services and ORL)

In any of these cases, permission must be obtained through the Office of Residential Life (and/or Student Accessibility Services) by completing an online request form in MyHousing and further documentation may be required for some claims. 

For students requesting to commute/live locally with parents, Commuter Approval Form also needs to be completed and returned to ORL. Starting with the Fall 2025 academic term, students requesting to commute/live locally with parents will need to live within 30 miles of IWU's campus.

Applications are available through the student's MyHousing Portal and approval will be granted on an ongoing basis, beginning in December each year. Failure to complete an off-campus request or renewal by the stated deadline will result in a $250 late notification charge. For students who choose live off-campus, financial aid is usually limited to tuition and fees.