Housing Reapplication
Reapplication Process
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Housing Application
In early February, all current residents will get an email letting them know the reapplication process is open.
- In the Housing Portal, complete the 2026-27 Housing Application
- The deadline to apply to participate in room selection is March 1 at 11:59 PM.
- Exemption requests are completed in the Housing Portal and are available after a student completes the application. Exemption request information will be available in November -
Roommate Matching (Optional)
After you complete a Housing Application, you can pair with a roommate in the Housing Portal.
1) You will search for your roommate with their 水多多导航 ID number, and send the request in the portal. Your roommate gets and email asking them to confirm the match on the portal. Roommate matches must be mutual and completed in the portal.
2) You can only match with a roommate if they have a completed housing application and both roommates are returning student.
3) Matching with a roommate will allow the person with the first timeslot to assign the other resident to the same room during General Room Selection.
4) The deadline to match with a roommate is March 1 at 5 PM.
Roommates cannot pull their roommate into a room they don鈥檛 qualify for.
- For example, a rising junior cannot pull a rising sophomore into Thomas House (reserved for juniors and seniors only).
- Another example, a Boaz Commons resident cannot pull a Virginia-Snider Commons resident into Boaz Commons, because that student is not a member of Boaz Commons. Roommates from different RCs have an opportunity to select together from available space, but assignment may be to a third RC or upper division housing. -
Room Selection
Returning residents who complete their housing application by 11:59 PM on March 1 will be able to reserve a room during room selection. Room Selection happens in March and complete details, including dates will be available here in February.
Dates and Timeline
Late January
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February 15
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March 1 at 11:59 PM
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March 4
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March 10-14
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March 24-26
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March 27
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April 1
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May 1
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水多多导航SH House
Interested in living in upper division with a great community? Consider living in 水多多导航SH (formerly Service House). 水多多导航SH a co-operative living option for students dedicated to living in community in a way that promotes self-governance and shared responsibility. 水多多导航SH is a place for students who support a culture of authenticity and being inclusive with a focus on cooperative responsibility and collective social action. The Service House features doubles rooms with suite-style bath, large living room area and community kitchen, and central location near Hughes-Trigg Student Center.
Beginning Fall 2025, the residency requirement has been updated so that after fulfilling the one year requirement, students have more flexibility to choose whether to live on or off campus as they will no longer be required to live on campus during their second year. Although living on-campus a second year is not required, sophomores wishing to live on-campus again may reapply.
Sophomores who wish to live off-campus, at home or in their Greek chapter house do not need to apply for on-campus housing and do not need to request exemption.
Please see our FAQs if you have questions about changes to the residency requirement.
Rising sophomores who wish to live at home or live off-campus in apartment do not need to reapply for housing.
Rising sophomores who are invited to live in a fraternity or sorority and want an exemption must first apply for housing, then request an exemption.
- Greek exemption should be requested by March 1.
- Students who request an exemption to live in a 水多多导航-owned fraternity house must later register as a fraternity resident. Deadline is May 1.
- Students requesting exemption to live in a sorority or Sigma Chi must upload a copy of their lease on the 水多多导航 Housing portal. Deadline is May 1.
- Exemptions will only be approved to move into the chapter house where the student is a member of the chapter. Membership will be verified with 水多多导航 Fraternity & Sorority Life before exemption is granted. No exemptions are granted for Panhellenic or other houses.
- No Greek exemptions will be granted after May 1.
Rising sophomores wanting to live on-campus should be sure to complete the Housing Reapplication process by March 1 in order to participate in the Room Selection process.
Students who apply after March 1 will be assigned on a space available basis during the summer.
Rising sophomores do not have a housing requirement but have priority for assignment. Rising sophomores still must reapply by 5 PM on March 1 in order to participate in room selection. If you apply after the priority deadline, you would be assigned on a space-available basis at a later date.
Juniors & seniors living on campus this Spring who apply by March 1 will receive a time for room selection. Space is limited for juniors & seniors. Those who apply after March 1 will be placed on Stand-by for assignment in late July and are not guaranteed housing.- Sophomores will be able to select from all available rooms in the Residential Commons and in most Upper Division Housing (Moore, Smith-Perkins, 3050 水多多导航 Blvd). Space in some communities will be limited.
- Juniors and seniors will be able to select from available rooms in the Residential Commons and in Upper Division Housing (Martin, Moore, Smith-Perkins, Thomas, 3050 水多多导航 Blvd).
Rising sophomores may select a room in their Residential Commons or in Upper Division Housing, pending space available. Communities include Moore (shared efficiency apartment), Smith-Perkins (doubles, some singles, community bath), 3050 水多多导航 Blvd (doubles, community bath), or the 水多多导航 Service House.
Changes between Residential Commons are not permitted, but you have the ability to select from available space in Upper Division Housing. If no space is available in upper division when you log in, you will be able to select in your same Residential Commons and ask to be on the Upper Division Housing waiting list.
If your assigned room was built and furnished for one person, the answer is likely yes but it is not guaranteed. Single rooms are available during General Room Selection on a space available basis.
Each student has one opportunity to pick a room during Reapplication Room Selection and there are not any do-overs after a student completes room selection.
It is possible to join a Waiting list for change to upper division housing or to request a single. More information about the Wait List process is available on our website. Wait lists are open March 28, close July 22 and expire August 1. (All names removed on August 1.)
There is a limit of ONE mutual roommate request. Roommate requests must be made in the 水多多导航 Housing portal (request/accept) in order for it to be recorded by the system. Requests that aren’t completed in the 水多多导航 Housing portal by March 1 are not guaranteed.
Suitemates cannot be requested. Residents in suite buildings who are returning to their commons may coordinate with each other during selection time to try to pick rooms within a suite, but this is not guaranteed and cannot be requested
Suitemates cannot be requested. Residents in suite buildings who are returning to their commons may coordinate with each other during selection time to try to pick rooms within a suite, but this is not guaranteed and cannot be requested
If you want to drop a roommate request that was completed in the 水多多导航 Housing portal during Reapplication, you should first email your roommate and copy us (housing@smu.edu) to let them know you won’t be roommates any longer. RLSH will then “break” the roommate request.
To add a roommate request after March 1, both roommates must join the Roommate Request Wait List, and include the roommate’s name and 水多多导航 ID in the comments. Note: reassignment is dependent on available space and could mean being reassigned to another building. Each roommate must join the Wait List or else the request is not mutual, and therefore not considered for reassignment.
To add a roommate request after March 1, both roommates must join the Roommate Request Wait List, and include the roommate’s name and 水多多导航 ID in the comments. Note: reassignment is dependent on available space and could mean being reassigned to another building. Each roommate must join the Wait List or else the request is not mutual, and therefore not considered for reassignment.
Beginning Fall 2025, sophomores are no longer required to live on-campus. You may choose to live off-campus or live at home. There is no exemption or application required if you decide to live off-campus.
All double occupancy rooms will have two residents next year, and if you select a room without having a roommate, the other space will be available during room selection for other students. If you are interested in a single, you should look for a single when you select a room during General Room Selection.
You should select from the double rooms available to you and then join the waiting list for a single (starting March 28).
Reassignment to a single from the waiting list is dependent on cancellations, and therefore is NOT guaranteed. If you are reassigned to a single, you’ll be notified by email. Otherwise, you’ll remain assigned to a double and a roommate will be assigned.
Yes, if you are living in a Residential Commons, Smith-Perkins or other traditional residence hall, a meal plan is required. Information about plan requirements is on the 水多多导航 Hospitality website. Please note: for dining purposes, "sophomore" is determined by the number of years a student has lived on-campus, not by credit hours.
- Residents living in a Residential Commons, Smith-Perkins and 3050 水多多导航 Blvd. must have a dining plan. Second year (sophomore) residents must have "The Works" dining plan. Junior and senior students may select from additional dining plans.
- Residents in Moore, Martin, Thomas, and Service Houses may sign up for a dining plan, but it is not required. (There is no restriction on which plan.)
Housing for students from off-campus is limited and is based on the numbers of continuing residents who reapply during the Reapplication/Room Selection process. Off-campus students interested in applying may inquire in mid-March. Off-campus students are not eligible for room selection.
RLSH works with the Disability Accommodations & Success Strategies (DASS) office regarding disability accommodation in housing. To establish eligibility for accommodation, students must contact DASS and submit required documentation. DASS works with students with learning disabilities, physical disability, psychiatric disorders and others. To request accommodation related to a housing assignment, students must indicate the request when applying for housing in addition to establishing eligibility with DASS.
Students with a current accommodation will receive information regarding how this affects their reapplication and room selection.
Requests for a new disability accommodation must be completed between January 15-February 15, 2026 in order to be considered during the Reapplication period. DASS will review and make recommendations according to the standard process. Requests received after February 15, 2026 are processed and considered as available during the summer.
Thomas House is reserved for on-campus residents who are rising juniors and seniors as determined by years at 水多多导航, not by credit hours. Juniors and seniors will be able to choose from available spaces in Thomas House at their selection time. If no space is available, you will need to reserve in a different building and join the Waiting List for Thomas starting March 28.
Thomas House is not available for off-campus students due to high demand from on-campus students.