The New Student Housing Process is for incoming first-year, transfer, international and graduate students. First-year students are assigned with other first-year students as their roommates in our traditional residence halls of Cayuga, Johnson and Oneida halls (new first year students only), Hart, Waterbury, and Scales. All new first-year students are required to live on campus the first two years. All halls are staffed and offer programs to assist first-year students.
For Fall Enrollment
Students should complete their housing application online beginning March 1. Housing assignments will be available by mid-June.
For Spring Enrollment
Students should complete their housing application online beginning November 1. Housing assignments will be available by mid-January.
Housing Application Process
New Student housing assignments for the Fall semester will be available through the MyHousing portal by mid-June. New Student housing assignments for the Spring semester will be available by approximately mid-January. Once you’ve received your housing assignment, you can start to make plans to move in. If certain criteria are met, you may request an exemption from the University Housing Policy.
The Student Housing application is required and includes the opportunity to show interest in our Living Learning Communities and/or roommates. You can access the application within 48 hours of paying your admissions deposit.
Before beginning the housing application, follow the instructions in your offer of acceptance from SUNY Oswego and the new student checklist on the admissions application portal. Activate your SUNY Oswego email account and Laker Net ID at Laker NetID Activation.
The housing license is a 10-month period, excluding the summer. However, there is an option to apply for summer housing if needed.
Complete the New Student Housing Application.
- Login to the MyHousing portal.
- Select ‘Applications, Agreements, and Forms.’
- Select 'New Student Housing Application.'
Read and sign the Housing and Dining License.
- To agree to the terms of the License, provide your electronic signature in the box at the bottom of the page. The License is a binding agreement for the full 2024-2025 academic year.
- Select 'Continue.'
Answer the application questions.
- Select the appropriate answer to each of the required applications questions.
- Select ‘Continue.’
Select an LLC or Gender-inclusive option.
- Indicate any interest in a Living Learning Community (LLC) or gender-inclusive housing on your application.
- Select 'Continue.' A confirmation page will appear, notifying you that your Housing Application has been submitted.
- If you said yes to either interest in an LLC or gender-inclusive housing, return to the MyHousing portal to complete the appropriate agreements.
- Students who do not complete the agreement may be reassigned to other housing. Please note that we do our very best to honor your living interests; however, we cannot guarantee our ability to do so.
Submit a roommate request.
- Once the Housing Application is completed, return to the MyHousing portal main menu and select 'Room Selection.'
- Go to 'Select Roommates' from the menu, select the Term, and search for your mate using the search field (first and last name).
- Only students who have completed the Housing Application will be able to request or be requested as mates. Please note that mate-matching must be mutual to form a fully matched group. If your requested mate does not request or accept you as their mate, you will not be assigned a room together.
- You will not be able to match with mates once you or your mate has been assigned to a room.
