FIRST-YEAR RESIDENCE HALLS

Residency Requirement

All entering students, of traditional age, need to declare their status as a resident or commuter through the Enrollment Reservation Form sent by the Office of Admission.  Those not commuting from home are required to live on campus during their first two years.  This policy also applies to those who transfer into the university as traditional first year students. Commuting is defined as living exclusively in the permanent and primary residence of a parent or legal guardian.

Once a student establishes his/her status as a resident, he/she must seek approval for a change of status to commuter.  Formal requests can be made through the Office of Residence Life for consideration by the housing contract review board.

Room Assignment Process

In general, room assignments for first-year students are made based on the date his or her housing deposit was paid.  Roommates are matched without consideration of housing deposit date.  Roommate pairs are then assigned to a room based on the earliest deposit date between the two roommates.

We will place students in the building of their preference, based on their deposit date.  When the building is full, we will maintain a waiting list for those students who did not make it into that building.  If a room opens up in that building, we will contact the next roommate pair on the waiting list and offer them the opportunity to move into that room.

Murphy Hall - Click here for more information

Pacelli Hall - Click here for more information

Sutowski Hall - Click here for more information