CWRU has a two-year residency requirement. If you have attended another college or university for one year, you will be assigned to second-year housing. Second-year students must live on campus unless they are commuting from their parents' permanent home within 40 miles of campus. Upperclass students, including exchange and third- and fourth-year transfer students, are eligible but not required to live on campus.
Second–year students
On your Roadmap, you will need to have your uploaded photo ID approved before you can complete the housing application. On your application, you can select a preference for a specific building or roommate. Assignments are completed on a rolling basis throughout the summer, and assignment information is sent via email.
Overview of the housing application
- Housing application: This is the official application that indicates that you will be living on campus. On this application, you will choose your meal plan option and agree to the terms and conditions of the Residence Hall Agreement.
- Vaccination status statement: Ohio Revised Code section 1713.55 requires that every student submit a statement on their vaccination status for meningitis and hepatitis B before they can live on campus. The form must be submitted online before you can continue working on the housing application.
- Lifestyle characteristics: This list of four questions about your lifestyle will help you find a roommate and choose a room with someone who closely matches your lifestyle characteristics.
- Gender-Inclusive Housing (GIH): The Gender-Inclusive Housing program is a housing option in which students live in housing not based on the residents’ sex. For more information, please visit our website regarding Gender-Inclusive Housing.
- Room type preference: You can indicate your room type or building preference. Preferences will be taken into consideration when completing your housing assignment.
- Medical accommodations: If you have a medical condition that you feel requires a specific medical accommodation, please contact Disability Resources to discuss what medical documentation you are required to provide to their office. Disability Resources informs our office of all approved medical accommodations, and we will note all students’ needs in our database. If a student is given an accommodation for a single room, we will assign that accommodation to the student first. For more information, please visit the website about Medical Accommodations.
- Fall move-in: New students will move in either Saturday, August 15 or Sunday, August 16. On the housing application, you will be asked to indicate which day you’d prefer to move in. You’ll be assigned a move-in day and timeslot based on this preference, to help plan for your travel to CWRU. Move-in day preferences can be adjusted through July 1.
Plan to commute from home?
On MyHousing, complete the Housing Release Request form, found under the Special Housing Request link. We will notify you via email once we verify your ability to commute.
Upperclass students
CWRU does not require upperclass students (those who attended another college or university for at least two years) to live on campus. CWRU has a limited number of upperclass housing rooms available. If you are interested in living on campus, please contact Housing (housing@case.edu or +1 216.368.3780) to discuss your options.