Does Wake Forest have a live-on requirement?

Wake Forest has a six-semester residency requirement, subject to housing availability. 

• Students are expected to fulfill the residency requirement consecutively, barring time away from the University (e.g. Continuous Enrollment Status-CES, withdrawal, etc.). 
• Students living in University housing or studying abroad during the fall or spring semester earn a housing credit as of the census date each semester. 
• Students who are away from the University (e.g. CES, withdrawal) as of the census date do not earn a housing credit for that semester. 
• Transfer students will receive a housing credit for each fall or spring semester completed at full-time status at another institution. Residence Life and Housing will work with the Office of the University Registrar on these evaluations. 

The University strives to provide on-campus housing for residential students who have fulfilled the residency requirement and desire to continue living on campus, subject to housing availability. 

Students who have been released from the residency requirement may request a return to housing; these requests will be reviewed based on availability.

To learn more about our live-on requirement, please follow this link.