Prospective Residents & Guests

Application & Contracting Process (2009/2010)

Applications
The application for Student Housing is not binding, but places the student’s name on the list that requests that Student Housing send him or her a contract.

• Applicants must be admitted to RFUMS prior to applying to housing
• All students seeking housing-new and returning, must apply for housing
• Students must fill out an application and return it to the Office of Student Housing by the suggested deadline of March 13, 2009 to be entered into the early admit lottery
• After the lottery, applications are accepted on a continuous basis

Click HERE for Application

Contracts
Student Housing Contracts are a binding agreement between the student and the University.

• Contracts are granted based on a lottery drawing of all applications submitted by March 13, 2009
• Students will be granted contracts by lottery number and preferences
• Each student must apply for one of the contract periods listed below

Contract Period I:	May 1, 2009-April 30, 2010
Contract Period II:	August 1, 2009– May 31, 2010

• Contracts will be issued at the beginning of April per the lottery results
• General Move-in information will be emailed at the beginning of July.
• Contracts after the lottery will be based on application date and availability of preferences

Assignments

• Assignments will be made according to lottery number and preferences
• Students can apply for one of five assignment types:

Single Students

1. Individual One-Bedroom: 

   One student requesting a private, single apartment

2. Shared Two-Bedroom: 

   One student requesting to share a double only with a specified apartment mate. Both students must request each other on the application (if an entire two bedroom apartment is not available the applicant will not be issued a contract).

3. Individual Two-Bedroom: 

   One student requesting to live in a double with an assigned roommate
   (Roommate preference is an option but if an entire two bedroom apartment is not available each student may receive a contract in separate apartments) OR Student Housing assigns a roommate.

   Families

4. Family One Bedroom:

   One student requesting to share a single with a family member

5. Family Two Bedroom:

   One student requesting to share a double with up to three family members

• On their application, students have the ability to notify Student Housing that they choose to waive their preferences if it allows them to receive a contract. (see application for explanation)
• General move-in information will be emailed at the beginning of July.

Important Dates
March 13, 2009	Applications due to Student Housing by 4:00 p.m.
Week of March 16 or 23, 2009	Lottery
Week of April 6, 2009	Contracts distributed to new students via email.
April 24, 2009	Contracts Due to Student Housing by 4:00 p.m