Applying for Housing

New students who are accepted and enrolled at the College by the deadlines established by the Admissions Office are eligible for on campus housing. Transfer and new students should apply for housing through the Admissions Office at the time of their acceptance to the college.

Incoming New Students

To be considered for on-campus housing, an accepted student must pay the $100. enrollment fee and have a Residence Hall Request Card on file with the Admissions Office by May 1. Students are sent the Residence Hall Request Card in their acceptance packet from the College. ONLY those students who complete the above criteria will be offered on-campus housing.

At the end of May, all students who paid the enrollment deposit and had the request card on file are sent a room offering packet. The room offering packet contains the housing contract, a roommate selection form, a residence hall preference card, an emergency card and an offering letter. Students who are offered a residence hall space will be given a mid-June deadline in which to pay a $214.00 room deposit and to submit their signed Housing and Dining Contract and other forms in the packet. Actual room assignments will be made according to the date on which your deposit is received. Therefore, students who return their deposits early have a better chance of getting their first choice of room. ONLY those students who return the contract and housing forms along with the $214. room deposit by the designated deadline are guaranteed a space in the residence halls for the fall semester.

The $214.00 deposit consists of the following:

• $100.00 Non-Refundable Room Reservation which will be credited to your total bill for the spring semester (only if you live on campus for the full academic year).
• $100.00 Damage Deposit which will be credited to your account at the end of the academic year, minus the cost of any damages or other fees owed to the Office of Residential Life and Housing (i.e. disciplinary fines, movie fines, etc.).
• $14.00 Non-Refundable Hall Dues which goes to your building Residence Hall Council for programming activities and events.

Rooms are contracted for the entire academic year and the terms of the contract require the purchase of a meal plan. Every effort is made to place students according to their hall preference, depending on the availability of the spaces. Students, who have met all deadlines and requirements, are sent their room assignment, the name and contact information for their roommate (if applicable) and information regarding the move-in schedule for the residence halls in early August.

Any students who miss the May 1 deadline or the mid-June deadline can place their name on the wait list by contacting the Office of Residential Life and Housing. The wait list is then used during the academic year to fill any vacancies that occur.

Please contact the Office of Residential Life and Housing at (401) 456-8240 if you have any questions about the above information.