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 2025- 26 self-selection and contract process timeline.
First-year students
Returning residents
Upperclass and transfer students

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First-year students

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
First-year Student Housing License Agreement Opens

Students should 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.

After a student has completed an HLA and submitted the non-refundable $125 processing fee, they will be eligible to create a roommate group. This allows the captain (the person in the group with the earliest HLA date and time) to create a roommate group and bring members into a roommate group.

Wednesday, March 19-Sunday, August 10, 2025
First-year Student Self-Selection and Room Change Period Opens

A student's completed agreement date and time will determine when they can select a room. The earliest agreement submission date will determine the earliest access for students to select a room. 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. 

• During this period, students can change their room selection once per day. (Students must have an existing assignment to request a change.)

• Be sure to review the costs of each type of room before confirming the room change; rates vary by building and room type.

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Returning residents

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Returning Resident Housing License Agreement Opens

Students should 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.

After a student has completed an HLA and submitted the non-refundable $125 processing fee, they will be eligible to create a roommate group. This allows the captain (the person in the group with the earliest HLA date and time) to select a room and bring members of the roommate group into the room assignment.

• All roommates must approve each other in the Self-Selection Portal.
• Please discuss your room type and room number preference with your roommates during this time.

Monday, March 3, 2025-Sunday, March 16, 2025
Returning Resident Self-Selection and Room Period Opens

Students will receive a self-selection date and time in your WSU Email before the period opens. The student's completed agreement date and time will determine when they can select a room. The earliest HLA dates will be the earliest access for students to select a room.

• Students can select to return to their same building until Sunday, March 16, 2025. (This is the only time in which returning students can do this.) After this time, returning residents can select a building/room type with the general student body. If you want a different room, you can create a roommate group or wait to be assigned a room selection date and time.
• Also, during this period, students will be able to change their 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. 

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Upperclass and transfer students

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
The Housing License Agreement Opens for Upperclass and Transfer Students

Students should 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.

After a student has completed an HLA and submitted the non-refundable $125 processing fee, they will be eligible to create a roommate group. This allows the captain (the person in the group with the earliest HLA date and time) to create a roommate group and bring members into a roommate group.

• All roommates must approve each other as roommates in the Self-Selection Portal.
• Please discuss your room types and room number preference with your roommates during this time.

Wednesday, March 19-Sunday, August 10, 2025
First-year Student Self-Selection and Room Change Period Opens

A student's completed agreement date and time will determine when they can select a room. The earliest agreement submission date will determine the earliest access for students to select a room. Students will be able to see and select from open spaces in upper-class buildings (Towers Residential Suites, Anthony Wayne Drive, The Thompson and University Towers Apartments) during their assigned selection time or any time after. 

• During this period, students can change their room selection once per day. (Students must have an existing assignment to request a change.)

• Be sure to review the costs of each type of room before confirming the room change; rates vary by building and room type.

Sign up