First Year Live-On Exemption
First-year undergraduate students are required to live on campus inside the residence halls; however, we do allow students to request exemptions. If you are a student from Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, St. Clair, or Talladega county and do not wish to live on campus, we ask that you submit a request for exemption form online through THD Self Service, beginning October 10. Our preference deadline for exemptions is August 1.
- You will need your MyJaxState username and password to log onto THD Self Service.
- First-year residents are required to live on campus and are not eligible for cancellation unless the resident is no longer enrolled in classes at Jax State. Once a first-year student is assigned and accepts a key, they are no longer eligible for exemption or cancellation.
- Students may not request an exemption for the spring semester after they have lived on campus for the fall semester of the same academic year.
- First-year students switching to all online classes and/or students who are wanting to commute for the spring semester are not eligible for an exemption after living on campus during the fall semester.
International Student Information
- First-year international students that are under the age of 21 are required to live on campus and must submit an International Student Live-On Exemption Request on THD Self Servce if they are seeking approval to live off campus.
- If the International Student Live-On Exemption request is denied, the student is responsible for submitting a New Freshman Application and paying the $200 nonrefundable application fee.
- Students who will be living in Crow, Curtiss, Daugette, Dixon, Fitzpatrick, Logan, Meehan, North Village, Patterson, Salls, or Sparkman Hall are required to purchase a meal plan. For more information, please visit Campus Dining Services. Students with food allergies/special diet concerns, please call Chef Brian Cosby at (256) 782-8330 to set up a meeting.
- International Students that are over the age of 21 are not required to live on campus but are required to submit the International Student Off Campus Housing Survey on THD Self Service.