Within the realm of the total educational concept, residence hall living provides opportunities for social, intellectual, and recreational growth. It is through this concept that residence hall living at UT Martin is a special experience. Residence hall living offers several advantages to the UT Martin student. First, a resident of the residence halls lives directly on campus and is therefore directly involved in the campus scene. The resident has a better understanding of the university's function and is better informed as to the cultural, social, and recreational opportunities available.
Convenience is also an advantage of residence hall living.
Students who live on campus are within walking distance of all academic buildings, the library, food services, Boling University Center, and all recreational and sports facilities. Within the residence halls, there are several services available to the student. Some of these would include regular housekeeping service, emergency message service, mail services, cablevision, telephone service and direct access to the latest computer technology. Year after year, studies of UT Martin freshmen and sophomores have shown that they achieve higher grades living on-campus than living in apartments or mobile homes. In view of the educational advantages and academic needs on campus and the desire to provide campus housing at minimum cost to students, the university requires all single freshmen and sophomores, except those living with their parents, to live on campus.