2013 – 2014 - Barton College

65 Student LifeBookstoreThe Bookstore stocks all required textbooks and reading materials. It also carries a wide selectionof Barton College insignia items, including stationery and clothing, as well as other gift items, cards,art supplies, and school supplies. Purchases may be paid for by cash, personal checks, student debitcard, or by Discover, MasterCard, or Visa credit cards. The store is located directly behind theHamlin Student Center, and is open during the academic year and summer sessions from 8:00 a.m.to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The store has special opening hours to serve the WeekendCollege student.Post OfficeThe Post Office is located directly behind the Hamlin Student Center. This post office station isoperated by the College under contract with the United States Postal Service. Post office boxesare assigned to full-time residential students. United Parcel Service also delivers to this postoffice station.Shuttle ServiceThe Office of Student Activities provides a shuttle to and from the Raleigh-Durham InternationalAirport to assist residential students arriving at the beginning of school terms, returning homeat the end of school terms, and during school holidays. Shuttle times are posted in the Office ofStudent Activities. The student is responsible for making travel plans to coincide with shuttletimes. The student who wishes to utilize the shuttle service must register in the Office of StudentActivities two weeks in advance.Student HousingThe freshman and sophomore student is required to live in College housing when such facilitiesare available, unless the student is eligible to reside off-campus. In order to be released fromon-campus housing, the student must complete an “Off-Campus Housing Release Form,”(by June 15 for fall semester, and by December 15 for the spring semester), and must receivewritten approval from the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs. A release from campushousing does not imply a release from financial obligations in the Business Office. A student movingoff campus without permission of both offices may be billed for campus housing. Each student whois at least of junior academic standing is automatically eligible to live off-campus. Specific criteriafor housing release is delineated in the Barton College Student Handbook.Housing ApplicationApplication for campus housing must be submitted for each academic year or term for whichhousing is desired. The application process varies according to whether the student is newlyentering the College or continuing from a previous year. Readmission status is considered thesame as new-student status. The new student is required to indicate housing needs as part of theapplication process to enter the College. The continuing student is required to complete a housingapplication each year at a time announced by the Director of Housing. An application for campus