Residence Life: Rooming Assignments
The Process of Applying for a Room and Roommates on Campus
Returning students have the opportunity to apply for housing for the upcoming fall semester in the preceding spring semester. Students who have reached senior status based on credit hours will have the first opportunity to apply for housing. The students who have reached junior status will follow, and then those who have reached sophomore status will have the final opportunity to apply for priority housing. Each group based on credit hours will have one full week during which the Office of Residence Life will accept applications from the specified group only. Once this week is over, the next group based on credit hours will have an opportunity to reserve any open rooms. These three weeks and the groups based on credit hours always coincide with those of priority registration for classes. Please note that priority is given to students with higher credit hours earned only during their specified week, so make sure you pay close attention to the dates. Click here for Re-applications for Student Housing.
Once the returning students have had an opportunity to reserve rooms on campus, the Office of Residence Life will begin processing new student applications. New students should start by filling out the Application for Residence Life. Please read the instructions at the top of the page carefully. Any new student requesting a private room will be placed on a waiting list based on their date of application. Once it is determinable whether private rooms will be available based on space, applicants will be assigned to private rooms based on the waiting list. This process usually occurs in early August, as it is difficult to determine space ability until this time.
Roommate Requests
Every attempt is made to honor building, room and roommate requests. When individuals wish to room with each other, both parties must make the request. Room assignments are made only after the applicant is officially accepted to CU, has completed a housing application and has paid the $50 room reservation fee and a $200 security deposit. The $50 room reservation fee simply guarantees that there will be space saved in Residence Halls for the student. Official room and roommate assignments will not be issued until the $200 security deposit is paid. It is important to note that no guarantees are made for specific rooms or roommates until all fees are paid.
Room Deposit/Assignment Deadlines
Room assignments for the fall will be made starting July 1, which is the deadline to pay the $200 security deposit for the fall. Room assignments for the spring will be made starting January 1, which is the deadline to pay the $200 security deposit for the spring. Any student applying for campus housing after the deadlines will not be guaranteed housing. Each student will be notified of the assignments by mail or e-mail within three weeks of the security deposit submission deadline. Students, new and returning, who have reserved rooms on campus must become official by the deadline. If they do not become official by the posted date for the given semester, students will lose their room reservation and will need to re-apply for housing once they do become official after the deadline.
Room Changes
At the beginning of each semester, one full week after the final student check-in, the Office of Residence Life will offer a one-week window of time for room and roommate changes. Residents who wish to make a room change within the residence hall should contact their Resident Director during this week - the earlier the better chance the student will have to be moved. If the change involves roommates, all residents affected by the move must agree to the change. Resident Directors will submit the room change request to the Director of Residence Life based on availability. Residents changing rooms within the same hall must follow standard check-out and check-in procedures. Failure to follow this process can result in disciplinary action and an improper room change fee assessment.
Room Consolidation
At the beginning of each semester, the Office of Residence Life will conduct a Room Consolidation of all double rooms that are not fully occupied. At the beginning of each semester, a resident assigned to a double room where he/she is the only occupant may be given the option to buy-out the other half of the room effective for the remainder of the semester if space permits. Those individuals who do not wish to enter into a buy-out will be required to choose a roommate from a list of residents in the same housing category.
Disclaimer
The University cannot guarantee on-campus housing for every student, and the University reserves the right to change both the building and room assignments of any resident. Additionally, the University reserves the right to deny housing or to remove residents from residence halls when the actions and behaviors of the individual are not conducive to group living and/or when the individual does not respect institutional policies or property.
Returning students have the opportunity to apply for housing for the upcoming fall semester in the preceding spring semester. Students who have reached senior status based on credit hours will have the first opportunity to apply for housing. The students who have reached junior status will follow, and then those who have reached sophomore status will have the final opportunity to apply for priority housing. Each group based on credit hours will have one full week during which the Office of Residence Life will accept applications from the specified group only. Once this week is over, the next group based on credit hours will have an opportunity to reserve any open rooms. These three weeks and the groups based on credit hours always coincide with those of priority registration for classes. Please note that priority is given to students with higher credit hours earned only during their specified week, so make sure you pay close attention to the dates. Click here for Re-applications for Student Housing.
Once the returning students have had an opportunity to reserve rooms on campus, the Office of Residence Life will begin processing new student applications. New students should start by filling out the Application for Residence Life. Please read the instructions at the top of the page carefully. Any new student requesting a private room will be placed on a waiting list based on their date of application. Once it is determinable whether private rooms will be available based on space, applicants will be assigned to private rooms based on the waiting list. This process usually occurs in early August, as it is difficult to determine space ability until this time.
Roommate Requests
Every attempt is made to honor building, room and roommate requests. When individuals wish to room with each other, both parties must make the request. Room assignments are made only after the applicant is officially accepted to CU, has completed a housing application and has paid the $50 room reservation fee and a $200 security deposit. The $50 room reservation fee simply guarantees that there will be space saved in Residence Halls for the student. Official room and roommate assignments will not be issued until the $200 security deposit is paid. It is important to note that no guarantees are made for specific rooms or roommates until all fees are paid.
Room Deposit/Assignment Deadlines
Room assignments for the fall will be made starting July 1, which is the deadline to pay the $200 security deposit for the fall. Room assignments for the spring will be made starting January 1, which is the deadline to pay the $200 security deposit for the spring. Any student applying for campus housing after the deadlines will not be guaranteed housing. Each student will be notified of the assignments by mail or e-mail within three weeks of the security deposit submission deadline. Students, new and returning, who have reserved rooms on campus must become official by the deadline. If they do not become official by the posted date for the given semester, students will lose their room reservation and will need to re-apply for housing once they do become official after the deadline.
Room Changes
At the beginning of each semester, one full week after the final student check-in, the Office of Residence Life will offer a one-week window of time for room and roommate changes. Residents who wish to make a room change within the residence hall should contact their Resident Director during this week - the earlier the better chance the student will have to be moved. If the change involves roommates, all residents affected by the move must agree to the change. Resident Directors will submit the room change request to the Director of Residence Life based on availability. Residents changing rooms within the same hall must follow standard check-out and check-in procedures. Failure to follow this process can result in disciplinary action and an improper room change fee assessment.
Room Consolidation
At the beginning of each semester, the Office of Residence Life will conduct a Room Consolidation of all double rooms that are not fully occupied. At the beginning of each semester, a resident assigned to a double room where he/she is the only occupant may be given the option to buy-out the other half of the room effective for the remainder of the semester if space permits. Those individuals who do not wish to enter into a buy-out will be required to choose a roommate from a list of residents in the same housing category.
Disclaimer
The University cannot guarantee on-campus housing for every student, and the University reserves the right to change both the building and room assignments of any resident. Additionally, the University reserves the right to deny housing or to remove residents from residence halls when the actions and behaviors of the individual are not conducive to group living and/or when the individual does not respect institutional policies or property.
