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Campus Housing

Important Dates

DATEDESCRIPTION
August 19-23Residence Halls open for check-in. Check in dates and times will be assigned.
September 7First day to submit requests for Fall 2026 assignment changes
September 15First day to make application for Spring 2027 and Fall 2027/Spring 2028
October 8Fall 2027 – Spring 2028 Reapplication deadline for priority assignment for current residents
October 9First day current residents can apply for assignment queue where Housing staff will make assignments
October 15 Deadline for Fall 2026 residents to cancel housing reservation for Spring 2027 semester and receive full refund of Spring 2027 prepaid rent deposit for those graduating and not returning to take classes at MTSU *Reminder we do not accept cancellations from current residents returning and taking classes at MTSU
October 26Room lottery process opens for current residents who completed Fall 2027 – Spring 2028 applications by reapplication deadline on 10/8/2026
November 6Room lottery process ends for current residents who completed Fall 2027 – Spring 2028 applications by reapplication deadline on 10/8/2026
November 6Last date to submit requests for Fall 2026 assignment changes
November 9First day to submit requests for Spring 2027 assignment changes
November 151st of 4:  Deadline to submit License Agreement Cancellation Request for review by Committee. Forms at MT Housing Portal under Forms/Agreement
November 15Deadline for Fall 2026 residents to cancel housing reservation for Spring 2027 semester and receive partial refund of Spring 2027 prepaid rent deposit for those graduating and not returning to take classes at MTSU *Reminder we do not accept cancellations from current residents returning and taking classes at MTSU
November 18Last date to submit requests for Spring 2027 assignment changes
December 12nd of 4:  Deadline to submit License Agreement Cancellation Request for review by Committee. Forms at MT Housing Portal under Forms/Agreement
December 4-10Residence Halls check-out within 24 hours of final exam
December 10Residence Halls check out exclusively for graduating students

DATEDESCRIPTION
January 23rd of 4: Deadline to submit License Agreement Cancellation Request for review by Committee. Forms at MT Housing Portal under Forms/Agreement
January 154th and final:  Deadline to submit Spring 2027 License Agreement Cancellation Request for review by Committee. Forms at MT Housing Portal under Forms/Agreement
January 15New Spring 2027 resident check in (9 am-6 pm). No assigned check in dates/times
January 16-18Residence Halls open for returning residents (9 am Saturday – 6:00 pm Monday). No assigned check in dates/times
January 29Fall 2027 – Spring 2028 deadline for new students to complete housing application in order to participate in room lottery process
February 1First day to submit requests for Spring 2027 assignment changes
February 22Room lottery process opens for new students who completed Fall 2027 – Spring 2028 applications by 01/29/2027
March 2Room lottery process closes for new students who completed Fall 2027 – Spring 2028 applications by 01/29/2027
March 26Last day to make Spring 2027 assignment changes
April 30 – May 6Residence Halls check out within 24 hours of final exam
May 8Residence Halls check out exclusively for graduating students

Date Room Lottery OpensDate Room Lottery Closes
Current on-campus residents with completed housing applications between 09/15/2026 and 10/08/202610/26/202611/6/2026
New students with completed housing applications between 09/15/2026 and 01/29/20272/22/20273/5/2027
*To be eligible for the room lottery process, your housing application must be complete by 10/08/2026 for residents who live on campus during Fall 2026 and by 01/29/2027 for new incoming students. The following must be received and processed in order for your application to be complete: housing application, prepayment, Meningitis A vaccination proof and notarized Financial Guarantor Addendum (if required). Please remember, when attempting to meet the deadline to allow 7 – 10 business days for processing.
**Students will start the room lottery process based on the date and time of application completion. Students will be divided into groups over the course of the week. Not everyone in a group will start the room lottery process on the same date or at that same time. Watch your MTSU email for information regarding your assigned date/time.
***If you fail to select and confirm your room before the room lottery close date, you will be assigned by housing staff.
****If your housing application is completed after 10/8/2026 for residents who live on campus during Fall 2026 and after 01/29/2027 for new incoming students, you will be placed on our assignments queue list to be assigned by housing staff.

Housing assignment information comes to MTSU email accounts, so check often.