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New Student Housing Checklist

  1. Apply for Admission to the University
  2. mySFA Credentials:
    Reminder: Admissions will mail your SFA Credentials upon application to University. MySFA credentials are important in order to proceed in the housing application process. mySFA Log-in Help
  3. Housing Options and Rates:
    • Housing Facilities
    • Meal Plan - Reminder - All on campus residents are required to have a meal plan and will default to a 7/14 meal plan (except lumberjack Village B Unit, Garner or University Woods).
    • Rates
  4. On-Campus Requirement:
    For the fall and spring terms, students who have completed less than 60 hours or who are younger than 21 years of age reside and dine on campus to discover the full university experience. For the summer terms, students are not required to live on campus.
  5. Applying for Housing:
    In order to apply for university housing a $50.00 (step #5) deposit will be requested when completing housing application. Second $50.00 will be required when completing contract. (Step # 7) in order to guarantee a housing assignment. Each student is required to have a $100.00 deposit on file while living on campus.
  6. Housing assignment available:
    Housing applications are accepted approximately one year prior to the semester of application. Assignments will only be made for students who have been admitted to the University (step #1) and paid the first $50.00 deposit (step #5). Assignments are made based on the date the Housing Application is received and the date they are admitted to the university. Students who are admitted late, apply for housing late, fail to sign their contract by the deadline, or have been suspended and readmitted late, may not receive a permanent assignment until the first day of class. Complete the contract with the second $50 deposit by the deadline and then unit and roommate information will be available to view. Unit and roommate information is only available for Fall semesters, spring and summer semesters will be assigned at check-in.
    • Fall: June 1st (building, room and roommate information available)
      • If you have an assignment of 000N or 000R, you have not been assigned a permanent space at this time. Therefore, you do not have a roommate assignment. The following are reasons why a student may be a 000N or 000R:
        1. Your admission date to the university (after the end of May)
        2. Your application date for housing. Note: We have been accepting applications for the fall 2008 semester since 09/01/2007.
        3. You have been suspended and readmitted late.
        4. You indicated the same housing preference multiple times therefore there were not various options.
        5. Your housing preferences were predominantly for returning student facilities.
      • Assignments will be made weekly check housing services to see if you have received a permanent assignment.
    • Spring: November 1st (only facility assignments will be available (noted as 000N or 000R under housing services), unit and roommate assignments will be given at check-in)
    • Summer: May 1st (only facility assignments will be available (noted as 000N or 000R under housing services), unit and roommate assignments will be given at check-in)
    • Instructions on How to View My Housing Assignment
  7. Change Meal Plan - All on campus residents are required to have a meal plan and will default to a 7/14 meal plan (except lumberjack Village B Unit, Garner or University Woods).
  8. Roommate Information (available after contract and second $50.00 is complete for fall only):
  9. Change Unit or Facility (after receiving assignment and contract completed):
  10. Cancelling Housing assignment: (must meet requirements - review PDF of Housing Contract) In order to get deposit refunded), student must cancel by the following dates:

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