Off-Campus Housing

How to Apply for Off-Campus Approval

There is only one Off-campus process held each year with off-campus status approvals considered only for the entire academic year: Fall and Spring semesters. Students who will be away from campus during the Fall semester who desire to live off campus during the Spring semester must receive written approval to live off campus for the entire academic year.

Only current non-senior students may apply for Off-campus approval during the Fall Housing Selection process. Students may apply individually or as part of a group.

Each student listed on an application must submit all of the following elements before any student listed on the application will be considered for approval:

  • An Off Campus Application.
  • Successfully complete the module, "Putting the Pieces Together: Being a Responsible Member of the Ithaca Community." (Note: On passing the quiz at the end of the module, a student will be asked to enter his or her name and Ithaca College ID number before pressing the "Submit" button. The confirming E-mail automatically sent to housing@ithaca.edu will contain that identifying information only if it is supplied).
  • A Parent/Guardian approval E-mail or FAX if the student is under 21 years of age at the time the application is submitted.  E-mail approvals should be sent to housing@ithaca.edu; copies by FAX should be sent to (607) 274-1589. These must include the student's name, ID number, and the following two statements:
    • "My student has my permission to reside in off-campus housing beginning with the Fall 2011 semester."
    • "I understand that if my student is approved and accepts Off-campus status, that he or she will relinquish their guarantee of housing at Ithaca College."