Apply for Housing: First-Years

Important

Any student that submits their housing application between March 1st and May 1st will have access to the Roommate Matching and Choose Your Own Room processes. There is no preference given to students who submit their applications earlier within this two-month window. For example, an application submitted on May 1st will be reviewed the same way as an application submitted on March 1st.

First Year FAQs

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Housing Application Guide

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Roommate Matching Guide

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First Year

All first-year students at Baylor are required to live on campus for at least their first two semesters.

The housing application opens on March 1.

Residency Exemption

To qualify for a residency exemption from the first-year on-campus housing requirement the student must: 1) Have graduated from a McLennan County high school and choose to reside with a parent/legal guardian whose primary residence is in McLennan County, 2) are 21 years of age before the first day of class, 3) are married, or 4) have dependents. Please submit the Application for Residency Exemption to the Campus Living & Learning office.

Apply and be accepted to Baylor University.
Submit the non-refundable $500 enrollment deposit in g oBAYLOR.
Enroll with DUO Two-Factor authentication. This is required in order to access the Housing Application.
Submit Proof of Bacterial Meningitis Vaccination (more information in g oBAYLOR). Currently, proof of Bacterial Meningitis Vaccination is not required to be submitted to complete your Housing Application, but is required by July 15. Your classes will be canceled and you won't be able to move into your residence hall if this is not done by July 15!
Submit your housing application. You can return to the application to make changes using g oBAYLOR or the MyHousing link in the main menu above.
Note: Completing your Housing Application on or before May 1, allows you to access Roommate Matching and Choose Your Own Room. Students who complete the Housing Application after May 1 will be placed by Campus Living & Learning in late June.
The Housing Application requires you to select your top four preferences of communities in which you would like to live. These include the three Residential Colleges, the six Living-Learning C ommunities, and the First-Year Communities.
Note: When selecting your preferences, you will not be able to select a specific First Year Community (e.g. Kokernot, Penland, Martin, etc). If these halls are in your top four preferences, please select First-Year Community as a category.
Complete the short-answer questions in 2-3 sentences telling us why you would like to live in each of the communities you selected. Responses will be evaluated by the Program Director of the community you selected. If approved, you will continue to the next step.
Note: Approvals will be distributed in mid-May.
Participate in Roommate Matching beginning May 17.
Participate in Choose Your Own Room on one of our Choose Your Own Room days from May 30 - June 9. You will be notified of your assigned date and time slot for Online Room Self-Selection in mid-May.
Check the status of your application, community approval, or roommate matches anytime through the My Housing link at baylor.edu/CLL.
Students who do not participate in Choose Your Own Room will be assigned to an available room by the Campus Living & Learning staff. Students will be notified of their housing assignment in mid to late June.
Students who do not complete the housing application by May 31 are subject to forfeiting their spot in the incoming fall class.