West Texas A&M's current policy for living off campus states that eligible students have to be at least 21 years of age or have 60 post-high school hours. We believe that all students with at least 60 credit hours, including the hours students earned in high school, should be allowed the option to live off campus.
Students work hard for high school credit hours whether it be to accelerate their graduation or to save money. This demonstrates increased responsibility and work ethic. To be fair, when a student reaches 60 credit hours, they should get the full benefits of their work accomplished in high school. Students who took the initiative in high school to get college credit hours shouldn't be penalized by having to spend a higher percentage of their time at WTAMU in the dorms (unless they want or choose to). By letting all students with 60 hours (including high school hours) have the opportunity to live off campus, it will allow:
- Adult maturity- learn how to be responsible
- Students to gain life experience for 2 years if they plan on graduating in 3 years
- Less distraction from dorm social life
- Students to eat healthier
- More room for the growing freshman class next year
- Help students afford the rising cost of fees next year
- Year-round housing for students
- Students to create rental history
- Freedom and privacy
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Updates
Reached 500 supporters
December 13, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
November 6, 2015
71 Comments
I can afford to live off campus (and it actually turn out to be cheaper), but because of the 60 credit requirement I'm forced to stay in the dorms and pay money I actually don't have.
It is because they will lose too much money. Amazing to me at 18 a young adult can go fight for our country but can not attend a college without living in their dorms. Stupid!!!
I feel that requiring one semester of on campus living is sufficient. Having lived in both on campus housing and off, I can honestly say that I performed better as a student living off campus. There were many less distraction and I was able fully experience life as an adult.
As a parent with two children attending WTAMU, I am fully in favor of allowing these young adults to live off campus with NO restrictions. I believe that is a choice to be made by the students and their parents, not the university.
Agree with this 100%! I shouldn't have to request to live off campus when I'm 4 hours short of 60 hours post high school. If they included high school dual credit hours, I would have 86 at the end of spring. Come on WT! Not even Texas Tech makes them stay on campus until 60 hours are reached!!
WT is behind the times, no other 4 year insitution has such absurd requirements. Making sophomores live on campus is ridiculous.
I would also like to see single semester contracts for the dorm. Not full year.
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West Texas A&M's current policy for living off campus states that eligible students have to be at least 21 years of age or have 60 post-high school hours. We believe that all students with at least 60 credit hours, including the hours students earned in high school, should be allowed the option to live off campus.
Students work hard for high school credit hours whether it be to accelerate their graduation or to save money. This demonstrates increased responsibility and work ethic. To be fair, when a student reaches 60 credit hours, they should get the full benefits of their work accomplished in high school. Students who took the initiative in high school to get college credit hours shouldn't be penalized by having to spend a higher percentage of their time at WTAMU in the dorms (unless they want or choose to). By letting all students with 60 hours (including high school hours) have the opportunity to live off campus, it will allow:
- Adult maturity- learn how to be responsible
- Students to gain life experience for 2 years if they plan on graduating in 3 years
- Less distraction from dorm social life
- Students to eat healthier
- More room for the growing freshman class next year
- Help students afford the rising cost of fees next year
- Year-round housing for students
- Students to create rental history
- Freedom and privacy
Picture from:
WTAMU. Digital Image. News Channel 10. Web. October 29, 2015. http://www.newschannel10.com
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
December 13, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
November 6, 2015
71 Comments
I was one of those freshman that had 30 dual credit hours coming into college and I had to live in the dorms an additional year because my hours weren't from WT. I this this is a great idea, if student are responsible enough to get those hours in high school they shouldn't be punished they should be rewarded.
I can afford to live off campus (and it actually turn out to be cheaper), but because of the 60 credit requirement I'm forced to stay in the dorms and pay money I actually don't have.
It is because they will lose too much money. Amazing to me at 18 a young adult can go fight for our country but can not attend a college without living in their dorms. Stupid!!!
I feel that requiring one semester of on campus living is sufficient. Having lived in both on campus housing and off, I can honestly say that I performed better as a student living off campus. There were many less distraction and I was able fully experience life as an adult.
As a parent with two children attending WTAMU, I am fully in favor of allowing these young adults to live off campus with NO restrictions. I believe that is a choice to be made by the students and their parents, not the university.
Agree with this 100%! I shouldn't have to request to live off campus when I'm 4 hours short of 60 hours post high school. If they included high school dual credit hours, I would have 86 at the end of spring. Come on WT! Not even Texas Tech makes them stay on campus until 60 hours are reached!!
WT is behind the times, no other 4 year insitution has such absurd requirements. Making sophomores live on campus is ridiculous.
I would also like to see single semester contracts for the dorm. Not full year.
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I was one of those freshman that had 30 dual credit hours coming into college and I had to live in the dorms an additional year because my hours weren't from WT. I this this is a great idea, if student are responsible enough to get those hours in high school they shouldn't be punished they should be rewarded.