Apply for Housing: Current Residents
NOTE: A $150 non-refundable prepayment is required to start the application. Please take this into consideration prior to starting your application.
2023-2024 Housing Application Process
The 2023-2024 Housing application process for current residents, new transfers, commuters looking to move on-campus, and all graduate-level students reopens for late applicants on Monday, July 10, at 10 a.m and will fully close in preparation for fall opening on Friday, August 11, at 5 p.m.
Please be advised that we are sold out of all singles apartments (Brown, Munson, and Cornell) and singles in the Village. A limited number of doubles in our apartments areas and in the Village are available. A limited number of spaces in double rooms are available in the residence halls.
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 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.
- 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.
Policy Changes/Updates
Before you apply, please make sure to note the following changes to our policies regarding Family Housing and pet cats in Cornell Courts. Starting Fall 2023, Family Housing and the pet cat policy will be discontinued. Disability Resource Center approved Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) will still be allowed when submitted and approved by the posted deadlines.
We have also clarified our Apartments eligibility language: To be eligible for any of our apartment options for the 2023–2024 academic year, students must reach the age of 20 by 12/31/2023 and have attempted and passed at least 55 credit hours at the time of application.
Housing Application Basics
$150 Housing Prepayment Expand dropdownAll students, regardless of scholarship/financial aid status, are required to submit a $150 non-refundable prepayment at the start of the housing application. This prepayment cannot be waived or charged to the student account.
The prepayment is non-refundable. Regardless of reasoning, this payment will not be refunded.
Online prepayment via the housing application gives students instant access to proceed. 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.
If you choose to mail your prepayment, you MUST follow the directions listed within the housing application. Mailed prepayments will take significant time to process and will cause a delay in your ability 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.
Reserve Your Room Expand dropdownINFO COMING 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, Brown, Munson, Cornell, 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. In August, you will return to this section of the application and continue through the Move-In Items section.
Eligibility & Availability
University Apartment Eligibility & Availability Expand dropdownTo be eligible for any of our apartment options for the 2023–2024 academic year, students must reach the age of 20 by 12/31/2023 and have attempted and passed at least 55 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 for a chance of securing an apartment.
Once apartments 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 apartments pick an alternative space on campus so that they have housing secured; we can switch assignments later if/when a space becomes available.
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.