Self-selection process
Living in an on-campus residence hall or furnished apartment for an academic year? You get to participate in a self-selection process where you pick your building and room! This process has a few simple steps that vary by class standing. Please check the timelines on this page to see important dates and deadlines that apply to you. After completing an application, make sure you regularly check your @wayne.edu email for reminders and next steps.
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Start here to review the 2024-25 self-selection and contract process timeline.
First-year students
Returning residents
Upperclass and transfer students
First-year students
Monday, January 29, 2024
First-year Student Sign-up Opens
Review and sign the Housing License Agreement (HLA) and update student information online with the non-refundable $125 processing fee. Please note this is a legally binding agreement between the student and the university once it is electronically signed. Students under 18 must have their legal guardian review, agree to, and sign HLA.
Wednesday, March 8-Friday, July 5, 2024
First-year Student Self-Selection Room Selection Period Opens
- First-year students will be able to see and select from open spaces in First-Year Residential Experience buildings (Chatsworth Suites and Ghafari Hall) during their assigned selection time or any time after.
- If a student wants to room with another person, they will need to state which room they are choosing. Each student must sign up and select the same room to be considered a roommate in the Self-Selection Portal.
Wednesday, March 20-Friday, July 5, 2024
First-year Student Self-Selection Room Change Period Opens
- During this period, students can change their room selection once per day.
- Students must have an existing assignment to request a change.
- First-year student housing options in Towers Residential Suites and Atchison will also be available at a later date.
- Be sure to review the costs of each type of room before confirming the room change; rates vary by building and room type.
Returning residents
Monday, January 29, 2024
Priority Sign-up Opens
Review and sign the Housing License Agreement (HLA) and update student information online with the non-refundable $125 processing fee. Please note this is a legally binding agreement between the student and the university once it is electronically signed. Students under 18 must have their legal guardian review, agree to, and sign HLA.
- The students completed agreement date and time will determine when they can select a room. The earliest application dates will be the earliest access for students to select a room.
- Students can select to return to their same room until Sunday, February 18, 2024. (This is the only time in which returning students can do this.) If you want a different room, you can create a roommate group or wait to be assigned a room selection date and time.
Monday, March 4, 2024
Returning Resident Roommate Selection Period Opens
After a student has completed their license agreement and submitted the non-refundable $125 processing fee, students will be eligible to create a roommate group. This allows the captain (the person in the group with the earliest application date and time) to select a room and bring members of the roommate group into the room assignment.
- All roommates must select or approve each other as roommates in the Self-Selection Portal.
- Please discuss your room type and room number preference with your roommates during this time.
Tuesday, March 6, 2024
Returning Resident Self-Selection Room Period Opens
- Students will receive a self-selection date and time in your WSU Email before the period opens.
- Students will be able to select the building, room type, and room number during the assigned selection time or any time after.
- Roommate Groups: The person with the earliest application date and time will be your Roommate Group Captain. They will be able to select a room and bring members of the roommate group into the room assignment. Please discuss your room type and room number preference with your roommates prior to the selected date and time.
Wednesday, March 8-Friday, July 5, 2024
Returning Resident Self-Selection Room Change Period Opens
- During this period, you can change your room selection once per day.
- You must have an existing assignment to request a change.
- Be sure to review the costs of each room type before confirming the room change as rates vary by building and room type. The room change process will end at midnight on Friday, July 5, 2024.
Upperclass and transfer students
Monday, February 19, 2024
General Contract Opens
Review and sign the Housing License Agreement (HLA), update student information online, and submit the non-refundable $125 processing fee. Please note this is a legally binding contract between the student and the university once it is electronically signed. Students under 18 will need their legal guardian to review, agree to, and sign HLA.
- A student’s completed contract date and time will determine when they can select a room. The earliest contract dates will be the earliest access to select a room. Alternatively, you can create a roommate group upon immediate completion of the application.
Monday, March 4, 2024
Roommate Selection Period Opens
- After completing your agreement and submitting the non-refundable $125 processing fee, students will be eligible to create a roommate group. This allows the captain (the person in the group with the earliest application date and time) to select a room and bring members of the roommate group into the room assignment.
- All roommates must select or approve each other as roommates in the Self-Selection Portal.
- Please discuss the room type and room number preference with your roommates during this time.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Self-Selection Room Period Opens
- Students will receive a self-selection date and time in their WSU Email before the period opens.
- Students will be able to select the building, room type, and room number during the assigned selection time or any time after.
- Roommate Groups: The person with the earliest application date and time will be your Roommate Group Captain. They will be able to select a room and bring members of the roommate group into the room assignment. Students are asked to discuss room type and room number preference with their roommates prior to the selected date and time.
Friday, March 8-Friday, July 5, 2024
Self-Selection Room Change Period Opens
- During this period, students will receive a self-selection date and time in their WSU Email before the period opens.
- Students must have an existing assignment to request a change.
- Be sure to review the costs of each room type before confirming the room change, as rates vary by building and room type. The room change process will end at midnight on Friday, July 5, 2024.