How to Obtain Housing For Next Year

How to Obtain Housing

For Next Year -

2024-25

How to obtain campus housing for next year:

1. Each student signs the Housing License Agreement by April 28.

Each student and/or member of a group should indicate their representative in the proxy section of their Housing License

Agreement. Requests after April 28 should be submitted using the Request for Campus Housing Assignment form

(available on 4/29)

One person from each roommate group OR any student signing up alone should

complete the 2024-25 Sign Ups Request Form

by April 28. This form allows you to submit your

roommate group’s names (if applicable) and assignment preferences. One group representative should fill this out for the

entire group. Each member of the group should indicate their representative in the proxy section of their Housing License

Agreement as mentioned above.

2. Residence Life will assign you and/or your group based on your best lottery

assignment number, preferences, and availability.

Each student will have a lottery number randomly

generated for them. When assigning groups, Residence Life will use the best number of anyone in the group.

3. Students who miss the deadline may request housing after April 28 by submitting a

Request for Campus Housing Assignment form

. These students will not be included in the lottery and

will be assigned based on the date of their request.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who should participate?

This process is for current undergraduate students who will be sophomores, juniors, and

seniors in the fall. Students may request housing in groups or request to have Residence

Life assign them to a roommate group. Incoming students, students transferring in, and

graduate students are not eligible for this process.

Am I required to live on campus?

Freshmen and sophomores are required to live in campus housing. Please see more

information about the housing requirement here

. Juniors and seniors are strongly

encouraged to live on campus and benefit from the amazing experience!

Where can I live?

Any returning student is eligible to live in the Residence Halls or Shire for next year. Most

sophomores will live in the halls, though a select amount may live in the Shire based on the

outcome of the lottery. Most juniors and seniors will live in the Village, and sophomores

are only eligible for the Village as part of a junior/senior roommate group. Students are not

guaranteed their preferences.

How should I set up a roommate group?

Residence Hall rooms and one-bedroom units will house two students, and two-bedroom

units will house four students as standard. Students are encouraged to form groups that fill

the units at these capacities. Students who do not form complete groups will be assigned

with others. Students may use the Roommate Resource

site as a tool to connect with

others. Groups may request a private bedroom for one or two roommates; however,

availability will be based on enrollment/demand and cannot be guaranteed. Please check

rates before requesting this option. APU does not offer oversubscriptions (triples).

How do I request housing apart from a group?

Students who do not wish to be part of a group but would like to be part of the lottery will

Agreement as well as the 24-25 Sign Ups Request Form. These students will have the option

of being matched with other students and/or request a private bedroom. Students will be

notified of their assignment over the summer, usually by the first week of July. There is no

guarantee that area or room type preferences can be met.

How will Residence Life make the assignments?

Students will have until April 28 to complete their Housing License Agreement and for their

group representative to complete the 24-25 Sign Ups Request Form. Every student must

sign the license agreement (listing the name of the group representative as their proxy),

while only one member of each group will represent the group by completing the 24-25

Sign Ups Request Form. Students signing up apart from a group will also complete both

forms. The Sign Ups form will allow a group or individual to communicate their preferences

of living areas, room types (Residence Hall room, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom/1-bath, 2-

bedroom/2-bath), upstairs or downstairs, general location in a complex, etc.

Residence Life will make assignments based on the information provided on the 24-25 Sign

Ups Request Form and in the lottery order that is randomly generated for them internally.

Sophomores will have a separate lottery from juniors and seniors. Requests received after

April 28 will not have lottery numbers generated and will be assigned after the initial

process is completed. Every member of the group must indicate their group

representative’s name as their proxy on their

Housing License Agreement.

Housing Options:

Click on the links below for floor plans, pricing,

and other info!

Adams Hall

Engstrom Hall

Shire Mods

Trinity Hall

Village

Renewing a Unit

For students who wish to request to renew

their current unit for 2024-25.

Eligible Units:

Any unit with the exception of RA rooms, ADA

units, Honors units, and LLC units are eligible.

To Qualify:

• At least 50% of the current 2023-24

roommate group must be part of the

renewal group for 2024-25 (one student

for a one-bedroom unit and two students

for a two-bedroom unit).

• Disputes between current roommates

regarding who can renew the unit will

forfeit any renewal.

• In addition, renewal requests must fill

the entire unit: two students for a one-

bedroom and four students for a two-

bedroom. Exceptions will include

students who are currently in a private

bedroom and would like to continue in

that configuration (as availability allows).

How to Apply:

1. Each student should complete the

Housing License Agreement

and indicate

the current occupants of the room in the

proxy section.

2. One of the current occupants of the

room should complete the

24-25 Sign

Ups Request Form for the group and

follow the instructions for unit renewal.

3. Submit both forms by April 28.

Important Note:

Students will be notified of their renewal

confirmation/assignment in late June/early

July. Students should also submit their

preferences in the event their unit is not

renewed. This option does not include leaving

belongings in the units over the summer.

FAQs

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How does the lottery process work?

A lottery number will be assigned to you by Residence Life and used internally by our

office when your group’s housing is assigned during the summer. Sophomore lottery

numbers will be assigned separately from junior and senior numbers. Juniors and seniors

will have priority over apartment spaces, while sophomores will have priority over

residence hall spaces.

Students will not be issued the number directly; rather the number will be assigned and

used internally by Residence Life. Our office will assign groups in order based on the

random draw for each student. The best number of all group members will be used for the

group. There is no guarantee that area or room type preferences can be met.

Is this a commitment?

Students may cancel their request without penalty before they are issued an assignment

(July 1st). Students may cancel their issued assignment before checking in; however, they

will incur a 5% termination fee (of the fall semester rate) for doing so. Students may not

cancel after they have checked-in. Rather, they must submit a petition to be reviewed by

the Office of Residence Life, which will either approve or deny the petition request.

Students who check into campus housing make a commitment to campus housing (and its

associated costs) for the entire academic year per the

Housing License Agreement.

Students who allow a proxy to represent them are making the same commitment.

Campus housing should not be used as a “back-up plan.” There is no commitment for

completing the License Agreement; however, once you check into an assigned room,

there is a binding commitment for both semesters.

When will I receive my assignment?

Students are typically notified of their assignment in early July via email.

How likely am I to get my preferences?

This is difficult to predict. Our team will do everything we can to give you your preferences

based on the information you provide and your group’s best internal lottery number. We

can make no guarantees of living area or room type preferences.

Does my class registration affect my housing assignment?

Yes, you must register for at least seven (7) class units for fall 2024 by the add/drop date.

If you are not enrolled at this time, your housing may be dropped and you will incur the

5% termination fee. If this happens, you will have to re-apply for housing after you

What if I need housing this summer?

Please see the information regarding summer housing on our Summer Housing Program

page.

Questions?

Residence Life would be happy to answer any questions you may have about the revised

process for obtaining housing for next year. Please feel free to email housing@apu.edu or

call our office at 626-812-3056.