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New Student Housing Checklist

Apply for Admission to the University
mySFA Credentials:
Reminder: Admissions will mail your SFA Credentials upon application to University. MySFA credentials are important in order to proceed in the housing application process. mySFA Log-in Help
Housing Options and Rates:

Housing Facilities
Meal Plan - All on campus residents are required to have a meal plan and will default to a 7/14 meal plan (except lumberjack Village B Unit, Garner or University Woods).
Rates

On-Campus Requirement:
For the fall and spring terms, students who have completed less than 60 hours or who are younger than 21 years of age reside and dine on campus to discover the full university experience. For the summer terms, students are not required to live on campus.

Applying for Housing:
In order to apply for university housing a $50.00 (step #5) deposit will be requested when completing housing application. Second $50.00 will be required when completing contract. (Step # 7) in order to guarantee a housing assignment. Each student is required to have a $100.00 deposit on file while living on campus.

To start in the Fall term - complete the Fall Housing Application
To start in the Spring term - complete the Spring Housing Application
To start in the Summer term and continue for the Fall - complete both the Summer and Fall Housing Application
Spring, Summer, Fall Application

Changing Original Preferences on Housing Application:
In order to change the original preferences on your Housing application (step#5) must be complete.

Instructions for changing housing application preferences
Housing assignment available:
Note: Housing applications are accepted approximately one year prior to the semester of application.

Assignments will only be made for students who have been admitted to the University (step #1) and paid the first $50.00 deposit (step #5). Assignments are made based on the date the Housing Application is received and the date they are admitted to the university. Students who are admitted late, apply for housing late, fail to sign their contract by the deadline, or have been suspended and readmitted late, may not receive a permanent assignment until the first day of class. (access to assignments will be not be available on Monday and Tuesday’s to complete new assignments)

Fall: June 1st
Spring: November 1st (only facility assignments will be available, unit and roommate assignments will be given at check-in)
Summer: May 1st (only facility assignments will be available, unit and roommate assignments will be given at check-in)
Instructions on How to View My Housing Assignment
- Complete the contract with the second $50 deposit by the deadline and then see your unit and roommate information. Reminder: Unit and roommate information is only available for Fall semesters, spring and summer school will be assigned at check-in.
- View the instructions on how to complete the Housing contract.
PDF copy of Housing contract

Change Meal Plan - All on campus residents are required to have a meal plan and will default to a 7/14 meal plan (except lumberjack Village B Unit, Garner or University Woods).
Roommate Information (available after contract and second $50.00 is complete for fall only):

Change Unit or Facility (after receiving assignment and contract completed):

Fall (access to assignments will be not be available on Monday and Tuesday’s to complete new assignments)

Cancelling Housing assignment: (must meet requirements - review PDF of Housing Contract) In order to get deposit refunded), student must cancel by the following dates:

Fall: July 20
Spring: December 20
Summer 1 & 2: May 20
Instruction on how to Cancel housing
If student continues to be enrolled in SFA and you have been assigned a meal plan, your meal plan election will remain on your account unless you cancel it. You may view more information about this at the meal plan.

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