Housing and Meals
All full-time students under the age of 21 and enrolled in at least 12 hours of coursework each semester are required to live on campus or at home with a parent, legal guardian, sibling (over the age of 25), or grandparent within a 40 mile radius of campus. All students must complete an application through the Office of Residential Life, either for on-campus housing or for off-campus residency. All residential students board at the Dining Hall, located in the Student Union Building. Meals are provided at regular, stated hours seven days per week. Commuting students are provided additional Flex Dollars to use in the Dining Hall or at the Firehawk Café. Commuting students may purchase meal plans.
Student Apartments (2004) consist of two multilevel structures, housing 116 students; each apartment has four single bedrooms, two full baths, a small kitchen and dining area, and washer/dryer facilities.
Criswell Hall (1964) provides comfortable living quarters for female students. This building has a guest lounge, a resident lounge for the private use of the students, a laundry room, the resident director’s apartment, and a chapel. Located in an elevated position, it commands a panoramic view of the campus.
Upperman Hall (1951) is a residence hall housing both men and women. The first wing of this building was constructed in 1951, remodeled in 1970, and upgraded in 2004. A second wing was added in 1970.
Oakwood Academic Excellence Apartments, purchased by the University in 2011, serve as a residence hall for academically high-achieving students. Students must have lived on campus for at least one year and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or higher to qualify to live in the Oakwood Apartments. Each apartment has two bedrooms with a closet, bed, chest of drawers, and cable connections. Each apartment also has one bathroom, washer and dryer, and a kitchen with a full-sized refrigerator and stove.