Policies & Guidelines
As a resident of our halls, you are encouraged to read and familiarize yourself with the Housing Resident Handbook to fully understand what living in the residence halls at MSU means. In this handbook, you will find policies, guidelines, and expectations of residential students that help make our halls your home away from home.
Living in University Housing at Morehead State University carries with it an inherent amount of rights and responsibilities. As described in the Student Handbook, our residents are expected to familiarize themselves with their rights and responsibilities on campus as MSU students. The Dean of Students serves as the chief student judicial officer at Morehead State and maintains all disciplinary records, organizes disciplinary committees and supervises their operations, serves as liaison to the University attorney in litigious matters involving students, investigates the facts in cases, and makes provisional decisions in cases subject to review.
The Eagle Student Handbook provides you with MSU's policies on behavior, plagiarism, alcohol, drug, and tobacco policies, as well as offers valuable resources for students in crisis or to help build a vibrant community on campus through your actions and responsibilities.
Housing Waiver Request Process
Students seeking an exemption to the Morehead State University On-Campus Residency Policy should familiarize themselves with this process before submitting their Housing Waiver and associated documentation. Waivers are due July 1st for Fall, and December 15th for Spring or a late fee will be assessed. The applications will close September 15th for Fall and February 1st for Spring.- Log in to Housing Self-Service via My.MoreheadState.
- Select “Applications.”
- Select "Housing Waiver”
- Answer all the questions
- Upload all required documentation requested in the last question and submit
Once all documentation is submitted, the Office of Student Housing staff will perform an initial review of your Waiver Request. A response (either approved or denied) will be sent to your MSU email within ten business days.
If your Waiver Request is approved, you will see pending charges for mandatory housing and dining removed from your account within seven days of approval. If you are currently under contract to live on campus, you must cancel your housing contract via email to housing@moreheadstate.edu.
Approval of a waiver does not cancel your contract automatically. Please note: Most waivers are valid for the entire academic year, and you will need to submit a new housing waiver for each subsequent academic year that you wish to be exempt from the On-Campus Residency Requirement. The Office of Student Housing reserves the right to grant a waiver for a shorter period pending case-specific circumstances or details. Additionally, if your information changes (change of residence address, etc.) during the approval period, you must notify the Office of Student Housing via email and may need to resubmit and recertify your waiver request.
If your Waiver Request is denied, and you would like to pursue living on campus, visit the Apply for Housing page for application instructions. Should you feel that additional consideration of your waiver request is needed, you can pursue a waiver appeal in truly rare/exceptional circumstances, see Waiver Request Appeal Information.
Contact Us
Office of Student Housing & Residence Education
200 Earle Clements Lane
Alumni Tower West
UPO 2525
Morehead, KY 40351
EMAIL: housing@moreheadstate.edu
PHONE: 606-783-2060
FAX: 606-783-5062
