Who has to live on campus?

Full-time, single undergraduate students who have been out of high school less than four long semesters (two years), are required to live in campus housing. Students may submit a petition to live off campus if they meet one of the following criteria:

1. The student lives with an adult member of his/her immediate family (immediate family is defined as a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, legal guardian, or sibling who is 21 or older).
2. Medical reasons documented by a physician. 

A petition to live off campus must be submitted every semester until the student has been out of high school for four long semesters (two years). Part-time students and upperclassmen are allowed to live in campus housing only as space permits. Financial hardships are not considered as possible exemptions to the campus housing policy.

On a yearly basis, residents in each residence hall will have the opportunity to vote for the visitation policy of their choice.

During visitation periods, visitors will sign in and out; residents who have guests will leave their doors open; and RA’s will be required to monitor the halls. The Dean of Campus Life reserves the right to withdraw visitation privileges for all residents at any time.

Residents in Katie Rogers and Johnson Hall have visitation as listed below:

1. Katie Rogers Hall: Every Saturday night, from 7:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m.
2. Johnson Hall: Every Friday night, from 7:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m.

Residents in the Living Center and Courtyard have as listed below:

1. Courtyard - Visitors will be allowed in residents’ rooms every day of the week, from 6:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m. Note: Each Courtyard reserves the right to take a house vote in order to reduce the number of visitation hours each week.
2. Living Center: Visitors will be allowed in residents’ rooms every day of the week, from 6:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m.

Residents are permitted to have overnight guests of the same sex upon approval by the resident’s roommate and the hall supervisor. Guests cannot stay longer than three nights. All visitors, regardless of gender, must be escorted by a resident at all times. No one under the age of 16 is permitted to spend the night during the school term.

Freshmen are required to be in the residence hall by 1:00 a.m. every night. Eligible sophomores, juniors, and seniors do not have a curfew. However, the University cautions all residents against staying out past 1:00 a.m. Residents do so at their own risk.

Most rooms are furnished with

• a twin-size bed
• dresser
• desk
• mini-blinds
• closet
• sink
• individual Internet connections
• single telephone connection
• voicemail and unlimited local calls (No long distance service is provided)
• cable

• linens
• clothes hangars
• alarm clock
• laundry supplies
• quarters
• small sewing kit
• postage stamps
• toiletries
• stereo
• television
• athletic equipment
• towels
• desk lamp
• telephone
• computer
• curtains (if desired – Note: only tension rods may be used to hang curtains)
• small microwaves
• small refrigerators (One refrigerator with a maximum of 4.3 cubic feet and a maximum amperage of 1.35 is allowed in each room)
• a multi-plug power strip with an internal fuse or a heavy duty, U.L. approved extension cord

• halogen or torchiere-type lamps
• pets of any kind
• candles
• incense
• appliances with exposed heating elements
• any form of weapon (firearms, switchblades, knives, all hunting-related equipment, all arrow related guns and bows, paint-ball guns, bb guns, pellet guns, air-soft guns, blow guns, and designated martial arts equipment – See Student Handbook for further clarification).
• electric frying pans or grills
• drugs, alcohol, or tobacco products of any kind
• drug paraphernalia

Students are encouraged to decorate their rooms to reflect their personality. Any damage incurred in room decorating (i.e. nail holes, screw holes, chipped paint, etc.) will be the responsibility of the resident. All room decorations should be reflective of the morals and values of Lubbock Christian University.

Specific floor plans and photos of the dorms are available on Housing section of the LCU website.

Only the Courtyard, Living Center, and campus apartments are open year-round. Johnson Hall and Katie Rogers Hall are closed during the summer, Christmas vacation, and Spring Break.