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The Housing Application Process


Beginning fall 2010, all admitted first-time freshmen from outside the SDSU service area will be required to live on campus for their first year. In addition, all first-time freshmen participants in the University Honors Program will be required to live on campus. The university continues to highly encourage all students to live on-campus at least two years while studying at the university. If you are required to live in on-campus housing, you must submit the completed license agreement and $800 initial payment by the May 1 Intent to Enroll deadline or your admission will be cancelled.

A completed License Agreement includes all required documents and the initial $800 payment. Completed License Agreements must be received and processed no later than 4:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Saturday, May 1, 2010. Student housing preferences will be considered, but students will be assigned to a single or double space depending on availability on a first-come, first-serve basis.

If you are required to live in on-campus housing, you must submit the completed liscense agreement and $800 initial payment by the Saturday, May 1, 2010 Intent to Enroll deadline or your admission will cancelled. If ANY Liscense Agreement documents or payments are received after Saturday, May 1, 2010, the students housing assignment priority date will be the date the last document and/or payment is received.

Returning residents are guaranteed a space in on-campus housing when a completed License Agreement is received and processed by the Office of Housing Administration by Monday, April 19, 2010. A completed License Agreement includes all required documents and the initial $800 payment. Completed License Agreements must be received and processed no later than 4:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Monday, April 19, 2010. If ANY License Agreement documents or payments are received after Monday, April 19, 2010, the student will not be guaranteed on-campus housing. Their housing assignment priority date will be the date the last document and/or payment is received.

 

STEPS TO APPLYING FOR ON-CAMPUS HOUSING


STEP 1 :

You can apply for a License Agreement once you have applied for admission and received your SDSU RedID. Log into the SDSU WebPortal and indicate your interest in on-campus housing (select the semester in the dropdown menu -- e.g., Fall 2010) in the Admission Status section of your account. 

STEP 2:

The License Agreement will be available in early March to admitted students when University Cashiers posts the $400 Intent to Enroll payment.  Therefore, the sooner you submit your Intent to Enroll payment, the sooner you will be granted access to the License Agreement.  Intent to Enroll payments made online through CASHNet will be posted immediately while payments that are delivered or mailed will be posted after University Cashiers receives and processes the payment.

STEP 3:

SDSU has a wide variety of residential learning communities; find the one that’s right for you! Try our “hall selector” Web site at http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/housing/find-your-hall.html if you’re not sure which community is right for you.

STEP 4:

You may have many questions about on-campus living; visit our comprehensive list of Most Frequently Asked Questions at http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/housing/faq.html from the Office of Housing Administration.

STEP 5:

Complete Living Choices. The online License Agreement process requires you to complete your Living Choices online but you must download, print, sign and mail all other License Agreement documents and make the initial $800 payment. Online changes to your Living Choices will be allowed at any time prior to Monday, May 24, 2010 for the academic year (Thursday, December 23, 2010 for spring semester) unless otherwise notified. The information that you provide will be used in assigning your room, roommate, meal plan (if applicable), and residential learning community.

STEP 6:

Complete the Student Housing License Agreement. Complete all Licensee (the student) and Guarantor of Payment (parent/guardian or other) information.To be guaranteed housing, sign and return all the applicable completed License Agreement documents and the initial $800 payment by May 1, 2010. However, priority for assignment will be on a first-come, first-serve basis based on the date your completed License Agreement is received and processed by the Office of Housing Administration. 

For students who are paying by mail, we strongly recommend allowing extra time for payments to be received and recorded by the University Cashiers, as we are not responsible for delays in the mail.

**International students should contact the International Student Center Program Coordinator at sclinton@mail.sdsu.edu BEFORE you start filling out the License Agreement documents. There is important information that you will need before you can complete the License Agreement. 

Step 7:

Complete the following forms (if applicable):

  • Information About Meningococcal Disease and Immunization form. This form is required for all first-time freshmen. (This data will be transmitted electronically to OHA).
  • International House (I-House) Supplemental Application is required for those interested in residing in the International House Living Community at Chapultepec residence hall. (This data will be transmitted electronically to OHA).

Step 8:

PRINT – SIGN – MAIL all of your License Agreement documents (facsimile copies will not be accepted):

  • Student Housing License Agreement — San Diego State University 2010-2011
  • The initial $800 payment (Paid online or by mail).
  • 2010-11 Residence Hall Initial Payment coupon (if applicable).
  • Information About Meningococcal Disease and Immunization form (for first-time freshmen only). (This data will be transmitted electronically to OHA).
  • International House Supplemental Application (if applicable). (This data will be transmitted electronically to OHA).

Step 9:

Print and keep a copy of the Terms & Conditions and Policies & Regulations for future reference. You will be expected to abide by these policies.

Step 10:

Monitor your WebPortal. It is the your responsibility to check the WebPortal for updates about your License Agreement documents and to expedite returning corrected or missing documents. Your SDSU WebPortal, Housing Admin screen will update daily with important messages as documents are processed. If your account does not say "Received by Office of Housing Administration," within three weeks of mailing, call the OHA office to confirm receipt.

When your completed License Agreement is processed, you will be mailed a signed copy of your License Agreement and a residence hall Space Confirmation.  Receipt of these two items is confirmation that a space has been reserved for you.  Your specific hall and room type assignment along with your roommate information will be available in the SDSU WebPortal: your room type in late-July and your specific hall and roommate in early-August.  A move-in guide will also be available to help you prepare for your move.

CAUTION! Prevent mail delays. Newly admitted first-time freshmen that the Office of Housing Administration receives and processes a completed License Agreement document and the initial $800 payment no later than 4 PM Pacific Standard Time on Saturday, May 1, 2010 will be guaranteed a space in on-campus housing. For all applicants, the Office of Housing Administration will receive and process ALL completed License Agreement documents on a first-come, first-serve basis. For all applicants, if ANY License Agreement documents or payments are incomplete or received after Saturday, May 1, 2010, the student will lose their housing assignment priority date. Their new housing assignment priority date will be the date the last document and/or payment is received. The Office of Housing Administration cannot be responsible for delays in the mail delivery.

 

Financial Aid and the Application Process

If you will be receiving financial aid, you still must submit your initial $800 payment with your signed and completed License Agreement documents. Students should keep in mind that financial aid disbursements are not made until just before classes begin. Since housing spaces are reserved on a first-come, first-serve, space-available basis depending upon when we receive and process your completed License Agreement documents and initial payment, you should plan on making the initial $800 payment using your own funds. If you are waiting for the disbursement of student loan funds, you are responsible for making all payments due until those funds become available. Complete your loan process early.

If you are a new undergraduate SDSU student for fall 2010, from a family with low income, and you have applied for financial aid, the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will notify you if you are eligible to postpone all or a portion of the initial payment.  Log on to AidLink to check your financial aid status. All questions regarding postponement eligibility should be directed to the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.