Current and Transfer Student Application Process
The 2024-2025 Housing Application Process marks an important period for current and transfer students to apply for housing for the upcoming academic year. The application process ensures that students can explore their options for on-campus living.
We offer three types of room selection through the housing application process.
- Same Room Renewal is when a current resident selects their same room to live in for the upcoming term. Residence Halls that are eligible for Same Room Renewal are non-first-year and non-ADA spaces in the following buildings: LLCs 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8, McConnell Hall, Stevenson 2-4 and the North Campus Communities.
- General Room Selection is when a current resident selects any of the available rooms for the upcoming term that they are eligible for. The following buildings are not eligible for selection: The Tower, Willey, Gooding, Ballard, Stevenson 1st floor, McConnell basement, LLC 1, LLC 4, LLC 5 (1st and 3rd floors only) and LLC 8 (1st and 3rd floors only) and all rooms designated for ADA accommodations.
- Open Room Selection is after Same Room Renewal and General Room Selection have ended. Open Room Selection is open to any current or transfer student who does not have a room assignment so they may select from the remaining spaces available. At this time students with a room assignment can also complete a room change if they decide they are interested in a different available room. Once all rooms are filled Housing and Residence Life will open a housing waitlist.
Application Process for Current and Transfer Students
Starting March 28, the 2024-25 Residence Hall Housing Application will open for current residents, transfer students and any student who is not a First-Time Freshman.
Current residents who complete their housing application by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, Thursday, April 11, will have the first opportunity to select their room.
Individually assigned room selection timeslots will be utilized for the 2024-2025 Housing Application process. Following the priority application deadline, applicants will be notified of their assigned timeslots through their Vandal email. Timeslots will be assigned to students currently living on-campus. New Transfer students can choose a room, without a timeslot, on or after April 26 when open room selection begins.
Same Room Renewal timeslots will be assigned based on the location the student currently lives. General Room Selection timeslots will be assigned randomly. In both cases, students must complete the Housing Application prior to 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, April 11, to receive an assigned timeslot.
During assigned timeslots, applicants can use the Housing Portal to choose an available room for the 2024-25 academic year. Students will only be able to view available spaces during their specifically assigned timeslot. If a student logs into their housing application outside of their assigned timeslot, they will be redirected to log out of the Housing Portal and to return during their timeslot.
Residents currently living in eligible spaces will have the first opportunity to reserve their same room for the upcoming academic year. This process must be complete by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, Thursday, April 18.
Rooms in the following buildings are eligible for renewal:
- LLCs 2, 3, 5 (floors 2 and 4 only), 6, 7 and 8 (floors 2 and 4 only), McConnell (floors 1, 2 and 3 only), North Campus Communities, Stevenson (floors 2, 3 and 4 only)
- Spaces used for accommodations are not available for renewal
Same-Room-Renewal timeslots will be assigned by location.
- Monday, April 15
- LLC 5 @ 10 a.m. and LLC 3 @ 3 p.m.
- Tuesday, April 16
- LLC 8 @ 10 a.m. and LLC 7 @ 3 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 17
- LLC 2 @ 10 a.m. and LLC 6 @ 3 p.m.
- Thursday, April 18
- Stevenson @ 10 a.m. and McConnell/NCC @ 3 p.m.
Students who do not complete or skip the Same Room Renewal phase will receive a new room selection timeslot for the General Room Selection period. This information will be communicated through email on Friday, April 19.
From Monday, April 22 to Thursday, April 25, current residents who did not participate in Same Room Renewal can participate in the General Room Selection process. Residents occupying non-renewable spaces and those who did not participate in Same Room Renewal can access room selection during their individually assigned room selection timeslot. General Room Selection timeslots will be assigned randomly, without consideration of the date of completion of the housing agreement.
Non-Renewable Communities: The following communities are designated as non-renewable for the upcoming academic year and will not be available for selection:
- Ballard, Gooding, Willey and Stevenson 1st floor
- LLC 1, LLC 4, LLC 5 (1st and 3rd floors only) and LLC 8 (1st and 3rd floors only)
- McConnell (basement only)
- Theophilus Tower
- All spaces designated for ADA accommodations
Starting Friday, April 26, any current student or transfer student who has completed a 2024-25 Residence Hall Housing Application may select their room from any remaining available spaces.
Room Self-Selection will close Saturday, June 1, or sooner if all available spaces are filled. When all available spaces are filled Housing and Residence Life will create a waitlist and applicants on the waitlist will be assigned a room by Housing & Residence Life if a space becomes available.
Students who decide to cancel their housing application or housing assignment must do so by July 1. If a student cancels their housing application or room assignment after July 1, they will receive a $350 cancelation fee. Any student who cancels their room assignment after picking up their room key will be subject to all fees outlined in the Residence Hall and Dining Services License Agreement and Residence Hall Handbook.
How to cancel:
Canceling your housing application is simple. We would certainly like you to live with us but understand that this may not be the best option for you. Complete the cancel application form in the Housing Portal to cancel your application before move in. If you have any questions, contact us at 208-885-6571 or housing@uidaho.edu.
Transfer and returning student move in begins at 8 a.m. Pacific time, Thursday, Aug. 15. You can select a thirty-minute check-in window through the housing portal. Checking into the room includes picking up a room key, getting directions to their room, picking up a VandalCard, getting a parking permit, etc. Once students are checked in, they may begin moving their belongings into their new room. The move-in process does not need to be completed during the thirty-minute check-in time.