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Return to Campus 2022-2023

Apply for Housing

  1. Log into the Good Living Portal
  2. Select Applications & Forms from the menu
  3. Select 2022-23 Housing Application

Preview the Resident Agreement which you will review & sign.

Room Selection Timeline

Room selection for returning students who have submitted their housing applications will occur in February, March, and April.
Apply by Friday, February 4 and you will select your room between February 22-25.
Apply by Friday, March 4 and you will select your room between March 22-25.
Apply by Friday, April 1 and you will select your room between April 12-15.
Apply by Friday, May 6 and you will select your room between May 17-20.
Submit your Housing Application after Friday, May 6 and your room will be assigned based on your application responses.
Your specific selection day and time will be sent to your Shepherd student email account closer to selection.

Residency Requirement

Resident Agreement

 The Resident Agreement is a legally binding commitment.
Be sure to read the Resident Agreement carefully when filling out your housing application. Only sign the Resident Agreement if you intent to live on campus for Fall 2022-Spring 2023. There are fewer options to cancel the Agreement after submitting. No need to rush if you are unsure; we accept Housing Applications throughout the school year. Read through the University’s residency requirement for more details.

Living Off Campus

 Students who plan to live off campus for the 2022-2023 academic year must (1) meet a qualifying exception criteria and (2) complete the Off-Campus Request on the Good Living Portal.
We urge you to not sign another lease or commitment until you have been notified of off-campus approval or you will have two financial obligations.

Living Requests

The third page of the Housing Application asks for your living preferences. This is where you can indicate a specific hall or living style. Consider the following options:

Same Room Type

 
  • Residents can apply to return to the same style of housing as their current room assignment.
  • Apartment-style: Dunlop & Printz apartments
  • Suite-style: West Woods, Miller
  • Potomac Place suites
  • Traditional-style: Shaw & Thacher Halls
  • We are no longer able to offer or guarantee same-room or same-building options.
  • Must apply by Friday, February 4 to be eligible.

Single Occupancy
  • Enables a resident to live in a room without a roommate.  The exact location of that single room cannot be guaranteed. 
  • Single occupancy room fees are higher than the feeds for double occupancy rooms.  See here for current costs that can be used for estimating purposes.
  • Residence Life plans to offer 100 single occupancy rooms across apartment-style and suite-style housing. An additional 60 will be held in traditional halls, Shaw and Thacher. This is separate from single rooms granted based on an approved Housing accommodation. 
  • A waiting list will be developed if more students request singles than are available. Singles will be awarded based on class year seniority and date when Housing Application and housing deposit are received.
  • Must apply by Friday, February 4 to be eligible.

Gender Inclusive
  • Available in Potomac Place, West Woods suites, Dunlop Hall, & Printz Hall.
  • Residents must match with enough roommates to fill all spaces within suites and apartments.
  • If someone leave the roommate group, time will be given to re-fill the vacancy. If the vacancy is not filled, re-assignment will be arranged.

Honors Housing
  • As space permits, Honors students may live in Martin Hall, a suite-style building within West Woods. On your Housing Application, be sure to include Honors in your living preferences when prompted. To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Honor or Residence Life.

Roommate Requests

After you and your roommate(s) have all submitted Housing Applications, you can match one another using the Roommate Request option found on the Good Living Portal. If you have any issues, please contact our office.

Contact Us
Residence Life Office, Miller Hall Lower Level
Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday
304-876-5172
residencelife@shepherd.edu