Room and Apartment Selection
Students who apply for Fall 2012 university housing during the Priority Housing Application Period (April 16-23, 2012) will be eligible to participate in the room selection process and/or the Campus Housing Information Fair.
A point system will be used to determine the priority order in which students will select apartments/rooms. Points are awarded based on the year a student entered UCSC (with priority given to seniors, juniors, and then sophomores) and college affiliation.
| Year of Entry* | Priority Points | College Affiliation** | Priority Points | ||
| 2008 or 2009 | 9 | Affiliate | 9 | ||
| 2010 | 6 | Non-Affiliate | 6 | ||
| 2011 | 3 | ||||
| * Additional points will be assigned to transfer students to place them in their appropriate class level. | |||||
| ** College affiliation is applicable only for room selection at the 10 colleges. College affiliation points will not be awarded to those applying to The Village, Redwood Grove, or University Town Center, where students from all colleges are equally eligible. Priority at these communities is based solely on year of entry. | |||||
Pre-Selection
Eligible students wanting to reserve a space early and bypass the Room Selection process may choose to participate in one of the following Pre-Selection options at the community to which they applied. Students must submit a declaration form to their housing office by April 30, if they are interested in any of the Pre-Selection options. Your housing office will then notify you of what time you can make your housing selection on May 14.
Apartment Group Pre-Selection
All colleges/Redwood Grove are setting aside some apartments exclusively for full apartment households. Apartment groups must be able to fill an entire apartment, and may consist of students from your college or other colleges. Priority will be given based on the collective points of all household members.
Residence Hall Group Pre-Selection
Select a cluster of residence hall rooms with a group of friends to create your own “neighborhood”. Your group must include a minimum of three applicants, and may consist of students from your college and/or other colleges. We’ve even had groups of up to 25 students able to select an entire floor! Priority will be given based on the collective points of all group members (averaged by total number of group members). (Bonus: Rate Saver—lock in the 2011-12 room and meal plan rate for 2012-13!)
Room Selection
The Room Selection process will be held in two phases:
Community Room Selection (May 15-16)
Eligible students will be invited to select a space at their applied-for-community either individually or as part of a group.
- By May 11, students who are eligible to participate in room selection (based on priority points) will receive a Room Selection Invitation Email at their UCSC email address. The email will contain an access code and appointment time to log in to Student Housing Online and make a housing selection.
- If you do not receive an invitation email, you will not be able to participate in the online room selection process. You will still have an excellent chance of getting university housing by attending the Campus Housing Information Fair on May 18, or by working directly with your Housing Coordinator to identify available options.
All Campus Supplemental Room Selection (May 17)
- Students who were invited but did not select a space during the Community Room Selection process will be eligible to select from any remaining spaces at other communities, either individually or as part of a group.
- Eligible students may login to Student Housing Online beginning at 7:00am (Pacific Time) to select from available spaces.
- Spaces will be limited to those not selected during Community Room Selection.
Campus Housing Information Fair
Friday, May 18, 2012
Merrill Cultural Center
Time: 10am - 1pm
After the room selection process ends, Housing staff from all residential communities will be available to meet with students who are seeking a change in their room assignment, as well as students still seeking Fall 2012 housing.
Unable to attend the Housing Information Fair? Authorize a proxy (PDF) to attend and select a space on your behalf.