Applying for Housing

New Student Instructions

All first and second year undergraduate students, except those noted below, are required to reside in a College residence facility unless a petition for off-campus living is approved by the Vice President for University Life. Exceptions, as noted on the off-campus housing waiver, are:

a) Commuter students residing with parent(s) or legal guardian
b) Caregiver for young or elderly
c) Age 21 or older
d) Completed 60 or more academic credits
e) Married
f) Special needs with a medical disability that cannot be accommodated by Alvernia University residential living

To apply for on-campus housing please complete the following:
1) Complete a housing application form to the right and submit it to the Office of Residence Life along with a $250 non-refundable housing deposit.
2) Each application will be dated upon receipt. All housing applications will be processed by the Office of Residence Life beginning on June 15. Priority is given to applications in date order whenever possible, it is your advantage to submit the application as early as possible.
3) After all housing assignments are complete, the student will be sent a housing packet, New Resident Newsletter and a Housing Contract to review and sign. The student will need to return the completed, signed contract and all required medical forms before a room a room assignment can be confirmed.

Returning Student Instructions

Important dates

Requirements for Participate in Housing Selection

A student is eligible to participate in housing selection if she/he meets the following conditions:
•    Have paid a non-refundable $250 housing deposit to the Student Billing Office by Tuesday, April 3^rd.
•    Are registered for 12 or more credits and matriculated by Tuesday, April 3^rd.
•    Have completed a housing application and returned it to the Office of Residence Life by Tuesday, April 3^rd.

Any student who does not meet each of these conditions cannot go through housing selection. After housing selection has taken place, students who have missed the deadline will be housed as they meet the requirements.

Please look at the Housing Selection Guidelines for more detailed information on returning student housing selection.