Housing Forms and Documents

Housing Forms - Future Students

Living in Local Area Form and Petition for Release

Most UNC students live on campus for their first year and beyond. If you plan to apply for exemption or release from this requirement you can find forms to fill out through the UNC Housing Portal at the link below:

2025-2026 Petition for Release from First-Year Live On Requirement
2025-2026 Residency Requirement Exemption - Local Area Students

You can also find our full live on requirement for the 2025-26 year below.

Live On Campus Requirements 2025 - 26

All newly enrolled students who meet the criteria outlined below, are required by university policy to live-on campus for two-full semesters.

• Are 20 years of age (or younger) on the first day of classes for the fall term of the academic year;
• Enrolled in six (6) or more credits at the UNC Greeley Campus;
• Have not requested and been granted an exemption prior to the start of their chosen entry term. Students will be able to petition to be released from this requirement for the following reasons:
  • Active Military Service
  • Change in Family Circumstance
  • Dependency of a Minor Child
  • Financial Hardship
  • Graduation (Outside of Contract Timeline)
  • Job (which requires you to live away from the local area, during the academic year)
  • Marriage
  • Pregnancy
  • Qualifying Disability
  • Sexual Violence
  • Student Teaching (which requires you to live away from the local area, during the academic year)
  • Study Abroad at another institution (which requires you to live away form the local area, during the academic year)
  • Study Abroad at UNC ending
  • University Sponsored Internship (which requires you to live away from the local area, during the academic year)
• Are not living in the local area with their legal guardian;
• Are a first-time, first-year student (as defined by the Office of Admissions)
• Are a transfer student (as defined by the Office of Admissions) who has not previously enrolled at another accredited institution for at-least two consecutive semesters at full-time status, or, who earned fewer than 24 credit hours by the start of the term (excluding all dual/concurrent enrollment credits).
• Credits earned through Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) or concurrent enrollment with high school do not apply

• UNC defines the Local Area as students living with their parent or guardian in the following ZIP Codes: 80638, 80639, 80632, 80633, 80631, 80620, 80646, 80634, 80615, 80623, 80644, 80624, 80651, 80645, 80543, 80551, 80546, 80550, 80534, 80622, 80650, 80539, 80547, 80621, 80528, 80542, 80610, 80520, 80530, 80525, 80527, 80513, 80553, 80537, 80523, 80522, 80538, or 80524.

Housing and Residential Education requires the Living in Local Area Form or Petition for Release to be filled out if you want to live off campus during your first year. The following steps for this process are: 

1. Login to your Housing Portal with your university credentials.
2. If you are eligible for Living in the Local Area you will see an application called 'Residency Requirement Exemption - Local Area Students - 2025-2026 under Recommended Actions or your Applications. Complete this form to request exemption from the live on requirements because you intend to live with your parent or guardian in one of the zip codes listed above.
3. First-Year Students: If you would like to petition for release from the first-year live on requirement based on one of the listed requirements above you will need to complete the 'Petition for Release from First-Year Live On Requirement - 2025-2026 application under Recommended Actions or your Applications. Complete this form for consideration of exemption. Housing and Residential Education staff will reach out to you regarding your status of this request after submission.

This release may affect the student’s financial aid, so please contact the Financial Aid Office at ofa@unco.edu if you have questions.