Living Learning Communities
Living-learning communities (LLCs) are specialized living areas centered around a common theme shared by the residents who live there.
Living-learning communities (LLCs) are specialized living areas centered around a common theme shared by the residents who live there. Programming and community-building efforts focus on this common theme to create a more immersive and beneficial experience both inside and outside of the classroom.
For the 2025-2026 academic year, there will be five different living-learning communities offered: STEM, Arrupe, Leadership, Honors, Wellness, and Exploring.
Types of Living Learning Communities
The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) LLC is designed for students who have declared an academic major or undeclared major concentration in the STEM fields. To be eligible for the STEM LLC, a student must be enrolled in a qualifying major at the time housing placements are being made.
These majors include:
- Nursing
- Biology
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Engineering Physics
- Environmental Science
- Interdisciplinary Physics
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Undecided: Science, Mathematics, and Health
The Honors LLC is designed for students who have been accepted into the Honors Program. To be eligible for this LLC, a student must be accepted into the Honors program at the time housing placements are being made. For more information on this programs, please contact your enrollment manager.
The Arrupe and Leadership Scholars LLC is designed for students who have been accepted into one of these Scholars Programs. To be eligible for this LLC, a student must be accepted to and be part of one of these programs at the time housing placements are being made. For more information on these programs, please contact your enrollment manager.
The Wellness LLC is dedicated to fostering the overall health and well-being of students by providing comprehensive wellness solutions. Our mission is to empower students to thrive academically, emotionally, and physically through personalized wellness programs, mental health resources, nutrition guidance, and fitness initiatives.
The Exploring LLC is dedicated to guiding students who have not yet declared a major, helping them navigate their academic and career options with confidence. We provide personalized support, career exploration resources, and hands-on experiences to empower students in discovering their passions and strengths.
How to Live in an LLC
If you are eligible for and interested in any of the aforementioned LLCs, you can indicate your interest in the Living Requests portion of the Housing Application. If you complete your Housing Application and wish to update your LLC preferences at a later date, either due to a change of heart or change of eligibility status, you will need to contact the Office of Residence Life directly. Living request changes will not be accepted after the Housing Application closes at 11:59 pm on June 1st, 2025.
Roommates and LLCs
Students interested in pursuing housing in an LLC are still able to self-select roommates if you so choose. However, placement preference is given to individual students and roommate pairs or groups in which all students meet the eligibility requirements for the LLC first.
Self-selected roommate pairs or groups in which there is a member of the group not eligible for the LLC will only be considered for placement in the LLC if, and only if, there is still space after all other fully eligible and interested parties are placed into the LLC.
