The online application will be available beginning October 1, 2009.  You must submit a complete application, including the housing contract and the $250.00 deposit ($25.00 application fee and $225.00 housing prepayment) in order for Housing and Residential Communities to receive your application and in order for you to be eligible for online room selection in spring 2010.  You will receive e-mail notification later in the year regarding the date that you will be eligible to go online and select your residence hall room.

To apply for housing, go to www.mybama.ua.edu and log in, using the user name and password assigned by Undergraduate Admissions.  The link to the housing application is located in the “Currently on myBama” section.

You should apply for housing as soon as you are admitted to the University and pay your $200.00 Freshman Enrollment Deposit.  The date on which you can first select your residence hall room is determined by 1) your housing application date, 2) living-learning community participation, if any, and 3) any special needs.  In other words, the earlier you apply for housing, the sooner you get to pick your room and the more choices you will have.  The preferred deadline for students selecting a living-learning community, including honors housing, is March 1, 2010, and the preferred deadline for all other incoming freshmen is April 1, 2010.  Students who apply after this date are not guaranteed participation in the online room selection process or campus housing.

If you have a medical need affecting your housing, please fax your request, along with detailed medical documentation on your physician’s letterhead, to Housing and Residential Communities at 205-348-7135.  The deadline to submit requests is March 1, 2010. Requests submitted after this date may not be met, due to space constraints.  Please note, special accommodation is not made in cases of ADD or ADHD.

Due to the many social and academic benefits associated with living on campus, all incoming freshmen are expected to live on campus, unless exempt from this requirement.  Students who will live in the legal residence of their parent or guardian may be exempt from living on campus.  Other requests will be considered on a case by case benefit.  All students who believe they qualify for an exemption should submit the Freshmen Exemption Form by July 15, 2010.

If you do not attend the University, you can receive a refund of your $225.00 prepayment by canceling in writing by July 1, 2010.  To cancel your housing application, e-mail chewitt@sa.ua.edu.  Include your CWID, name, and the the reason you are cancelling your application. Because the prepayment is refundable, you are strongly urged to apply for housing, even if you have not made your final decision regarding the school you will attend.  Your room selection date is determined in part by the date that you apply for housing.

You will be eligible for certain residence halls based upon your freshman status, your gender, and any living-learning community participation.  For example, you must be a male student in the College of Engineering in order to be eligible to live in Bryant Hall.  Students must be admitted to the Honors College in order to live in Honors Housing.  Other living-learning communities are connected to other residence halls. The residence halls that you are eligible to select will show up for you during online room selection.

Living-learning communities connect a student’s academic interests with his/her living environment, providing a supportive environment in which residents have a shared college, major, or academic program.  There are many different living-learning communities at UA, with varying requirements for admission and different expectations for participants.  Please note, participants in some living-learning communities will be assigned by the HRC assignments staff and require application to, and acceptance by, the program before assignment can be made.

According to current HRC policy, only current residents and incoming freshmen in the Honors College can select a space in honors housing.  Please keep that in mind as you select your housing for your freshman year.

You will have many choices as a sophomore and above, but these will be determined, in part, by gender and by living-learning community participation.  You also have the ability to move off campus beginning as a sophomore.