[General] in or on the campus?

[jiamajia]

English teachers of the Chinese origin give such a rule:

in the university
on the campus

Sounds like 'in the campus' is not accepted English. Is that so? Thank you.

 

[emsr2d2]

English teachers of the Chinese origin give such a rule:

in the university
on the campus

Sounds like 'in the campus' is not accepted English. Is that so? Thank you.

Not only would I say that it should be "on", but also that "the" isn't always necessary.

I'm a student at Southampton University.
Do you live in town?
No, I live on campus.

However, it is required sometimes:

I'm going to play tennis.
Where?
At the courts on the university campus.

 

[Barb_D]

It is the same on this side of the Atlantic.

 

[Tdol]

I'm going to play tennis.
Where?
At the courts on the university campus.

This sounds to me as if the speaker is possibly not a student there.

 

[emsr2d2]

This sounds to me as if the speaker is possibly not a student there.

That's a good point. I imagine if you were a student there, you would probably say "At the courts on campus". Thanks.