Eligibility to Live On Campus
Financial Standing
The applicant's financial accounts with the university must be current before a contract will be considered for eligibility. Each contractor must be a student at Wichita State University. Below is a list of the eligibility criteria for each hall.
Fairmount Towers
- Any Wichita State Student may live in Fairmount Towers as long as there is enough space to accommodate all freshmen.
- Freshmen are required to live in Fairmount Towers or Brennan Hall unless they qualify for a Freshman exemption.
- Fine Arts Floor. Students with a major in Fine Arts may live on this floor.
- Honors Floor. Students in the Emory Lindquist Honors Program may live on this floor.
- Engineering Floor. Students with a major in Engineering may live on this floor.
- Shocker Scholarship Floor. Students involved in an athletic program or students receiving university scholarships may live on this floor.
- Health Professions Floor. Students with a major in Health Professions may live on this floor.
- Extended Quiet Hours. Students seeking a living environment in which no noise should be heard in the hallway 24 hours a day may request to live on the Extended Quiet Hours Floor.
Brennan Hall
- All students are eligible to live in this special community.
- Like Fairmount Towers, every room in Brennan is "suite style" with two rooms sharing a private bath.
- Approx. 120 beds are available to residents.
Wheatshocker Apartments
- Sophomore status (30 credit hours at WSU).
- Transfer Student with sophomore status (24 credit hours earned after graduation from high school).
- Two semesters in Fairmount Towers or Brennan Hall.
- Married couple. A copy of the marriage license must be provided with the application card and contract. Single parent or couple with child or children (no more than two children living in one apartment under the discretion of the Director of Housing and Residence Life). A copy of each child's birth certificate must be provided with the application card and contract.
- 21 years of age or above.
Exemptions:
All exemptions must be requested in writing to Housing and Residence Life at least two weeks prior to the anticipated contract period stated.
- All students who have less than sophomore status with the university must complete a Freshman Exemption form to request exemption from living in Fairmount Towers or Brennan Hall.
- Students who have not fulfilled the Freshman residency requirements will be blocked from advising and registration.
- Students must also agree to immediately report any change in marital status or residency of dependent children. Students must provide family status information within five days of it being requested.
Contract Renewal
All residents must renew their contract for each academic year and summer session at Housing and Residence Life, 1845 Fairmount Box 141. Preference will be given to residents who renew their
contract during the Contract Renewal period in the spring semester.
Subleasing
Subleasing of any room/apartment at Fairmount Towers, Brennan Halls, or Wheatshocker Apartments is prohibited.
Cancellation
Students who leave the university for reasons of graduation or military activation (not enlistment) will not be assessed a cancellation fee, but will be required to pay for the weeks in residence
and any incidental charges. All other cancellations may be subject to a cancellation fee. For more information please see a copy of the appropriate contract for specific details of the cancellation
policy.
Room/Apartment Condition Report
A room/apartment condition report (RCR/ACR) will be provided for each resident. The resident is responsible for accurately documenting all existing damage in the assigned room/apartment. Any damage
not noted at the time of check-in will be repaired after the resident checks out of their living space, and repair charges will be assessed to the resident's housing account.
The RCR/ACR is used when conducting the inspection at the time the room/apartment has been vacated. Any damages found at the final inspection that are not listed on the RCR/ACR will be charged to the Fairmount and Brennan resident's account and against the Wheatshocker resident's deposit. Any charges in excess of the deposit will be billed. In the event that damages are recorded without a resident accepting responsibility, the total amount assessed for the damage will be divided between all of the residents in the room/apartment.