Housing Assignments

Room assignments are made based on seniority. As a returning student you will have an opportunity to sign up for housing at the end of the academic year for the next year. As a new incoming student you will need to fill out and send in the Housing Application (Form #5). You will be assigned a room and roommate based on time of receipt of Housing Application and self identified compatibility. If there is a specific person with whom you want to room, please list them on the housing application and ensure they also list you as their roommate choice. Students who attend the April or May Campus Connection will have the opportunity to select a roommate at that event. You will receive your official housing assignment in the mail mid-summer.

It is important to talk to your roommate BEFORE you arrive on campus to make sure you don't both bring the same things. Discuss with your roommate how you want your room to be decorated. The first week of school you and your roommate will fill out a roommate contract, which will be facilitated by your RA in order to help the two of you set some guidelines for sharing the room.

The office of Residence Life will make every possible consideration in pairing roommates based on information contained in your housing application. The assignment process is extremely time consuming and will be completed as soon as possible sometime around mid-summer. There will be a mandatory room freeze until the Add/Drop period is over (approx. 2 weeks into the academic year). Requests for room changes will be accepted only after Add/Drop and must be made in writing to your RA. Your RA will have the specific form you will need to fill out to request a room change. If you do not self identify a new roommate you will need to attend a speed room-mating program in your hall to identify a new roommate. Once you have paired with a roommate you will be re-assigned to an empty room in your hall. A resident wishing to move may also select to move to a private room. Private rooms require an additional cost and are space limited. A resident requesting a private room will be placed on a private room waiting list and will be notified when a room becomes available.

Residents without a roommate after Add/Drop will be consolidated. Residents to be consolidated will be notified in writing of the process and time line for consolidation. Consolidation will be completed before fall break. Any individual consolidation that is necessary after fall break will be accomplished on a case by case basis.

All room changes must be approved by the Director of Residence Life. Any resident who changes rooms without prior approval will be required to return to their originally assigned room and will be charged an unapproved room change fee. Fees are outlined in the current Pride Guide.