On-Campus Living

Freshman LIFE Students  

• Live on-campus in a typical freshman residence
• Have live-in residential peer supports
• Are working on navigating campus, and becoming involved in the social aspects of being a college student
  • This includes club membership, sporting events, and volunteering in the community

Sophomore LIFE Students

• Live in University owned, apartment-style housing, off of main campus
• Use the campus shuttle to get to main campus
• Have live-in or live-near residential supports based on their individual needs
• Continue to participate in a wide variety of extracurricular activities (required)
• Have experiential learning opportunities that include:
  • Meal planning and grocery shopping
  • Food safety and appropriate food storage and handling
  • Kitchen safety and cooking
  • Cleaning and apartment maintenance
  • Budgeting

 Junior LIFE Students

• May continue to live in University owned, apartment-style housing with or without live-in supports
  • Have experiential learning opportunities in the residential setting
• May have opportunities to live on or off campus with friends, and without residential supports (decisions based on assessment data, and student safety)
• Continue to participate in a wide variety of extracurricular activities (required)

Senior LIFE Students

• May continue to live in University owned, apartment-style housing with or without live-in supports
  • Have experiential learning opportunities in the residential setting – if needed
• May have opportunities to live on or off campus with friends, and without residential supports (decisions based on assessment data, and student safety)
• Continue to participate in a wide variety of extracurricular activities (required)

All LIFE Students

• Receive social support through a structured mentoring/tutoring program
• May participate in most campus activities, groups, or events that are open to other non-degree seeking students on campus. Participation in a wide variety of extracurricular activities is required;
• Have social mentors to assist them in identifying activities and groups that match their interests and often accompany them to events
  • Because LIFE students are non-degree-seeking, they are ineligible to participate in NCAA sanctioned varsity athletics

Specially Designed Instruction

Independent Living

• Daily living skills, self-determination, and interpersonal skills are enhanced through:
  •  Classroom instruction
  • Daily engagement in campus life, activities, and social interactions
  •  Experiential learning in their residence halls.
  • Assessment scores are used to determine students’ current level of knowledge and to design instruction focusing on individual student goals.
  • One-on-one or small group instruction in reading, consumer math, and health advocacy. 

Career Development

• The LIFE Program provides a Career Curriculum designed to help individuals master the work readiness skills they need to be successful in a changing workplace.
• Students receive classroom instruction along with real-life experience through volunteer, paid, and unpaid internship opportunities.
• Seniors in the LIFE Program have the opportunity to participate in full-time internships in inclusive settings
  • The internship is a one-year employment preparation program that takes place entirely at the workplace
  • Total workplace immersion facilitates a seamless combination of classroom instruction, career exploration, and hands-on training through worksite rotations
  • The program culminates in individualized job development
  • Employment outcomes for LIFE Interns
  • 2020/2021:  87.5% in integrated employment
  • 2021/2022: 100% in integrated employment 

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LIFE Program
Coastal Carolina University
Prince Building 123
100 Tom Trout Drive
P.O. Box 261954
Conway, SC 29528-6054

life@coastal.edu 

Phone: 843-349-2665