Dear Students,

We hope you have had a positive start to the Spring 2024 semester.

We are writing to remind you about the 2024-25 Academic Year Housing Application. Students required to live on campus who do not have a completed application on file prior to February 23, 2024, will not be able to form a group nor select their own room; instead they will be assigned a room on campus after the Housing Selection Process concludes, over the summer.

The required portion of the General Housing application contains terms and conditions and a lifestyle questionnaire. Students interested may also continue the application and complete several optional applications for different communities (Greek, Program, Theme, BRDD Community, Special Interest). You will receive a confirmation email after completing the General Application portion of the application and again when you submit any additional applications.

Students wishing to apply for a Religious Housing Request must do so by the deadline on February 23, 2024 by 11:59 PM via the supplemental application in the housing portal. Students applying for a disability-related accommodations must apply by the priority deadline of February 23, 2024 by 11:59 PM in order to receive a placement prior to General Housing Selection. Students who apply for disability-related accommodations must submit by the priority deadline to receive a housing offer prior to General Housing Selection. Students who do not meet that priority deadline will receive accommodation offers following General Housing Selection based on the availability of space. 

If you plan to study abroad for the Fall 2024 semester, you still need to complete the housing application. There is a page on the application that will capture your study abroad plans and provide information about spring housing options for students returning from studying abroad.

Thank you for your attention to this important information regarding living on campus next year. 

If you have any questions, please reply to this email or attend our office hours.

Amanda Surgens

Director of Residential Operations

Office of Residential Life

Box 1864

Providence, RI 02912

Phone: (401) 863-3500

Housing Selection Timeline

February 5 - 23 – Housing Application open for ALL Students (Non-Seniors) (general selection, Greek, Program, Theme & Special Interest Housing)

• Any non-senior student bound by the housing requirement MUST submit an application to live on campus.

• Those students who submit their application prior to Feb. 23rd will be able to participate in either the self-selection process or be considered for an allotment in the Greek process if applicable

• Students who are eligible for non-resident status (commuters, seniors, married students, RUE students, rising Brown-RISD Dual Degree third year students, and students 23 years or older) may accept non-resident status via the Non-Resident Intent Form, available via the Forms process.

February 23 - Housing Application Closes for EVERYONE (GPT & Special Interest Deadline)

• All students bound by the residency requirement must submit a housing application (even those intending to apply for Junior Off Campus Lottery)

• Deadline to indicate desire to participate in Greek Organization’s Housing Allotment

• Deadline to Indicate desire to live in Program, Theme or Special Interest Community

February 20 - March 6 – Junior OCP Application

• Rising juniors wishing to live off campus will complete the form to express interest to live off campus. (This is an application to be exempt from the On-Campus Housing Requirement Policy).

  • All juniors should submit their Housing Application for on-campus housing (prior to the Feb. 23rd deadline) even if they intend to submit this Off-Campus Interest form.

  • The Office of Residential Life strongly discourages students or their families from signing any lease without confirmation from our office that the exemption has been granted. The signing of a lease for off-campus housing is not justification for receiving off-campus approval, and the signing of a lease - and any resulting financial difficulties - will not result in non-resident status.

• Those released from this residency requirement will be selected through a randomized lottery process.  

March 1 - 11 – Junior Off-Campus Permission/Release

• Staff will contact those selected through the random lottery to go off campus on a rolling basis.

• Student acceptance of Off-Campus status is due on March 21.

March 21 - Students Acceptance of Community Offers Due (GPT & SI)

March 25-April 5 - GPT Leadership submits placement data to Leadership

March 25 - Group Formation begins for Room Selection 

• Rising juniors and sophomores (who did not previously apply or accept placement through the GPT & SI process) will submit their application for on-campus housing for 2023-2024.

• All students living on campus for Academic Year 2024-2025 must have a Completed Housing Application submitted prior to February 23 in order to select housing through the General Selection process and Group Formation process.

• Students required to live on campus who do not have an application on file prior to April 4 will be assigned a room on campus after the Housing Selection Process concludes, over the summer.

April 6-11 – Roommate Group Pairing & Timeslots

• All students with completed applications (that do not already have an assignment for Fall 2024) will be given a timeslot for selection.

• Students going through General Selection may form roommate group pairings. (Students should be prepared to change their groupings based on room availability at their assigned timeslot). 

April 9 - 11 – General Selection Days

• All students who applied for on-campus housing and who were not placed through any other process will select their room(s) for 2024-2025.

• All students living on campus that were not previously given an assignment through a previous process will select their on-campus assignment for the following academic year.

April - August - Late Assignment & Housing Agreement

• Once General Selection has concluded, any student that did not select their own room or accept a placement into a community will be assigned by the Office of Residential Life.

• Prior to moving onto campus in the Fall, all students will be required to digitally sign the Housing Agreement.