Apply for Housing: All Other Students
NOTE: A $150 non-refundable prepayment is required to start the application. Please take this into consideration prior to starting your application.
2024-2025 Housing Application Process
The 2024-2025 Housing application process for upper-class students, current upper-class residents, new transfers, commuters, and all graduate-level students will close on Monday, September 30 at 5pm.
Undergraduate students must be registered for the minimum (7) credit hours to apply. Graduate students must be registered for the minimum (6) credit hours to apply. Registration takes one business day to update into our application system.
Students cannot access the housing application if they have a hold on their student account. Once holds are removed from a student's account, they take one business day to update in our system.
What is available on-campus?
Four bedroom apartments in Lakeview - private bedrooms, with two shared bathrooms, shared kitchen, dining area, and living room. All apartments come with full size beds, a desk, dresser, sofa, chair, coffee table, end table, entertainment center, dining table with chairs. Kitchen has full size stove/oven, microwave, refridgator with ice maker, and a dishwasher.
- Double rooms in our residence halls -two students sharing one bedroom with either a shared bathroom in a suite or community bathroom. Double rooms come with an XL twin bed, desk with chair, dresser, shelf, and closet. All residence halls have air conditioning.
We do not have any single residence halls spaces, studio apartments, one or two bedroom apartments available.
Students who apply on or after August 12, will be assigned based on our current availability by our Housing Staff.
Please email us at [email protected] if you have any questions about applying. If you are ready to apply, please use the links on this page to start your application.
Please read through the “Housing Applications Basic” tab in the section at the bottom of this page for a step-by-step explanation of the application process.
Late applications cannot request roommates or suite-mates. If you have others you would like to live with, you will have to coordinate with them to find housing together from the remaining available spaces.
Application Access
- Please log-into our online application portal using your emich user name and password. You will also have to dual-authenticate with DUO in order to enter the application.
- Students must use Firefox, Chrome or Safari; Internet Explorer is not compatible with our system.
- Make sure to clear your cache prior to logging into the application. You should do this each time you log in to ensure proper performance.
Frequently Asked Questions & Additional Information
$150 Housing Prepayment Expand dropdownAll students, regardless of scholarship/financial aid status, are required to submit a non-refundable $150 prepayment at the start of the housing application. This prepayment cannot be waived or charged to the student account.
The housing application accepts credit cards and debit cards provided they also function as a credit card. The system will not accept debit only cards or prepaid credit cards.
Making the prepayment via the housing application gives students instant access to proceed. If a student chooses to mail their prepayment, they MUST follow the directions to do so listed within the housing application. Mailed prepayments will take significant time to process, as EMU staff is still largely remote and will cause a delay in being able to proceed with the application.
Housing & Dining Contract Expand dropdownStudents will work through an electronic version of the housing and dining contract before signing the document within the application. Answer Matching Questions Expand dropdownThe application contains roommate/suite-mate matching questions. Answer these questions as honestly as possible, and do not let others fill out the answers on your behalf. Write a Personal Description Expand dropdownAll students are required to write a short personal description.
Things To Include: If you are interested in a specific Living-Learning/Theme Community, please indicate that here.
Include your likes and dislikes, interests, hobbies, or anything that you would want potential roommates to know about you.
500 Character Limit: We recommend writing your description in a word processing document to track your character count (which is 500 characters including spaces). You can then cut/paste what you write into the text box.
Assignment Pending Expand dropdownOnce you have completed the personal description portion of the application.
Our Assignments team will assign you to a space on-campus. You will receive an email, once you are able to log back in and complete your application. You will be able to see your assignment at the end of the application.
Pick Your Meal Plan Expand dropdownMeal plans are the primary way that students pay for food and beverages while on campus. Our meal plans are comprised of meal swipes and Flex dollars, all of which are loaded onto your Eagle ID card.
Upperclass residents select meal plans based on where they reside. Meal plans are required in the residence halls and are not required in the Village, Lakeview, Westview, Cornell Courts, or 601.
Review Assignment Information Expand dropdownStudents will complete the application process when they reach The Assignment Information page. This page serves as a confirmation page for meal plan selections and room reservations details.
2024-2025 Upper-class Housing Options Expand dropdownBelow is a comprehensive list of upper-class housing options for the 2024-2025 year:
Village A & B - Sophomores and up can reside in this location. Single bedroom four-person suites (1 student per bedroom). 62 total single spaces are avilable in these two buildings. These buildings will remain open during University breaks.
Village C, D, E, & F -Sophomores and up can reside in this location. Seven-person suites consisting of three double rooms and one single room (2 students per double room, 1 student per single room). These buildings will remain open during University breaks.
Walton - Four person double suites (2 students per bedroom). No single options are available in this hall. This hall will open for all University breaks.
Sellers - Four person double suites (2 students per bedroom). No single options are available in this hall. This hall will close for all University breaks.
Wise - Two person double suites (2 students per bedroom). 9 single rooms exist in Wise, 3 male and 6 female. This hall will open for all University breaks.
Downing - Four-person double suites (2 students per bedroom, 4 students per suite). No single options are available in this hall. Non-honors is limited to the 1st and 2nd floors, Honors-Only on 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors. This hall will close for all University breaks.
Cornell Courts- Students MUST meet the Apartment eligibility criteria to be able to secure a space in this area. Single (1 student per apartment) and double (2 students per apartment) furnished options. There are 65 single 1-person apartments in this area. This area remains open during University breaks.
601 West Forest - Students MUST meet the Apartment eligibility criteria to be able to secure a space in this area. 601 consists of two 4-person and one 3-person apartments. Only VERIFIED groups of 3 or 4 that can fill an apartment will be considered for these spaces. Please reach out to housing for assistance with booking. This building remains open during all University breaks.
Lakeview - Students MUST meet the Apartment eligibility criteria to be able to secure a space in this area. Private bedroom (1 student per bedroom) apartments in a variety of layouts. Studio, 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, and 4 bedroom options available. Only 11 studio apartments and 5 one bedroom apartments are available for selection in Lakeview. This area remains open during University breaks.
Westview - Students MUST meet the Apartment eligibility criteria to be able to secure a space in this area. Private bedroom (1 student per bedroom) apartments in a variety of layouts. Studio, 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, and 4 bedroom options available. Only 2 studio apartments and 14 one bedroom apartments are available for selection in Westview. This area remains open during University breaks.
Cornell, Lakeview, and Westview Eligibility & Availability Expand dropdownTo be eligible for Cornell Courts or 601 West Forest Apartments for the 2024–2025 academic year, students must reach the age of 20 by 12/31/2024 and have attempted at least 55 credit hours at the time of application.
To be eligible for any Lakeview or Westview Apartments for the 2024–2025 academic year, students must reach the age of 20 by 12/31/2024 and have attempted at least 30 credit hours at the time of application.
Our apartment options sell out very fast (about 8 hours!). If you are interested in an apartment, you MUST apply and submit your prepayment during the priority phase to even have a chance of securing an apartment.
Village Residence Hall Availability Expand dropdownOnce spaces in the Village are sold-out, we maintain a wait-list for serious applicants only. Students must have an active application AND prepayment on file in order to be placed on the wait-list. You can email us at [email protected] to inquire about the waitlist.
Students need to be flexible and understand that the majority of our cancellations come in during the month of August.
We highly recommend that students who are unable to select a space in the Village pick an alternative space on campus so that they have housing secured; we can switch assignments later if/when a space becomes available.