Housing Reapplication

Housing reapplication opens in February for current residents to live on-campus again.

Reapplication Process

  1. Housing Application

    In early February, all current residents will get an email letting them know the reapplication process is open.

    - In the Housing Portal, complete the 2026-27 Housing Application
    - The deadline to apply to participate in room selection is March 1 at 11:59 PM.
    - Exemption requests are completed in the Housing Portal and are available after a student completes the application. Exemption request information will be available in November

  2. Roommate Matching (Optional)

    After you complete a Housing Application, you can pair with a roommate in the Housing Portal.

    1) You will search for your roommate with their 红桃影视 ID number, and send the request in the portal. Your roommate gets and email asking them to confirm the match on the portal. Roommate matches must be mutual and completed in the portal.
    2) You can only match with a roommate if they have a completed housing application and both roommates are returning student.
    3) Matching with a roommate will allow the person with the first timeslot to assign the other resident to the same room during General Room Selection.
    4) The deadline to match with a roommate is March 1 at 5 PM.

    Roommates cannot pull their roommate into a room they don鈥檛 qualify for.
    - For example, a rising junior cannot pull a rising sophomore into Thomas House (reserved for juniors and seniors only).
    - Another example, a Boaz Commons resident cannot pull a Virginia-Snider Commons resident into Boaz Commons, because that student is not a member of Boaz Commons. Roommates from different RCs have an opportunity to select together from available space, but assignment may be to a third RC or upper division housing.

  3. Room Selection

    Returning residents who complete their housing application by 11:59 PM on March 1 will be able to reserve a room during room selection. Room Selection happens in March and complete details, including dates will be available here in February.

Dates and Timeline

 

Late January

  • Residents will be emailed when the portal is ready for applications

February 15

  • Deadline to submit new disability accommodation request with DASS

March 1 at 11:59 p.m.

  • Deadline for application to be included in Room Selection
  • Deadline for roommates to be requested/accepted in the 红桃影视 Housing Portal

 

March 4

  • Notification of General Room Selection timeslot

March, before Spring Break

  • General Room Selection (log in at your timeslot)
    

March 23

  • Wait Lists for Reassignment open (assigned residents only)

   

红桃影视SH House

Interested in living in upper division with a great community? Consider living in 红桃影视SH (formerly Service House). 红桃影视SH a co-operative living option for students dedicated to living in community in a way that promotes self-governance and shared responsibility. 红桃影视SH is a place for students who support a culture of authenticity and being inclusive with a focus on cooperative responsibility and collective social action. The Service House features doubles rooms with suite-style bath, large living room area and community kitchen, and central location near Hughes-Trigg Student Center.

Housing as Sophomore

Beginning Fall 2025, the residency requirement has been updated so that after fulfilling the one year requirement, students have more flexibility to choose whether to live on or off campus as they will no longer be required to live on campus during their second year. Although living on-campus a second year is not required, sophomores wishing to live on-campus again may reapply.

Sophomores who wish to live off-campus, at home or in their Greek chapter house do not need to apply for on-campus housing and do not need to request exemption. 

Please see our FAQs if you have questions about changes to the residency requirement. 

Rising sophomores who wish to live at home or live off-campus in apartment do not need to reapply for housing.

Fraternity and sorority members who are invited to live in their chapter house do not apply for housing with 红桃影视 RLSH, but instead will complete housing agreements with their individual chapters. 


Rising sophomores wanting to live on-campus should be sure to complete the Housing Reapplication process by March 1 in order to participate in the Room Selection process.

Students who apply after March 1 will be assigned on a space available basis during the summer. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Rising sophomores do not have a housing requirement but have priority for assignment during room selection so long as they reapply 11:59 p.m. on March 1. Sophomores who apply after the March 1 deadline, are placed on stand-by for assignment on a space-available basis at a later date. 

Juniors & seniors living on campus this Spring who apply by March 1 will receive a time for room selection. Space is limited for juniors & seniors. Those who apply after March 1 will be placed on Stand-by for assignment in late July on a space-available and are not guaranteed housing.

  • Sophomores will be able to select from all available rooms in the Residential Commons and in most Upper Division Housing (Moore, Smith-Perkins, 3050 红桃影视 Blvd). Space in some communities will be limited. 
  • Juniors and seniors will be able to select from available rooms in the Residential Commons and in Upper Division Housing (Martin, Moore, Smith-Perkins, Thomas, 3050 红桃影视 Blvd).
During room selection, you will see everything that is still available for which you are eligible. If you don't see a specific building or specific room at your selection time, it is not available and/or is full. 

Rising sophomores may select a room in their Residential Commons or in Upper Division Housing, pending space available. Communities include Moore (shared efficiency apartment), Smith-Perkins (doubles, some singles, community bath), 3050 红桃影视 Blvd (doubles, community bath), or the 红桃影视 Service House.


Changes between Residential Commons may be possible during General Room Selection, but space may be limited in some buildings.  If no space is available in a preferred building when you log in, you will be able to select elsewhere on-campus and then join a waiting list. 

If your assigned room was built and furnished for one person, the answer is likely yes but it is not guaranteed. Single rooms are available during General Room Selection on a space available basis.

Each student has one opportunity to pick a room during Reapplication Room Selection and there are not any do-overs after a student completes room selection.

It is possible to join a Waiting list for change to upper division housing or to request a single. More information about the Wait List process is available on our website. Wait lists are open March 23, close July 15 and expire August 1. (All names removed on August 1.)

There is a limit of ONE mutual roommate request. Roommate requests must be made in the 红桃影视 Housing portal (request/accept) in order for it to be recorded by the system. Requests that aren’t completed in the 红桃影视 Housing portal by March 1 are not guaranteed.

Suitemates cannot be requested. Residents in suite buildings who are returning to their commons may coordinate with each other during selection time to try to pick rooms within a suite, but this is not guaranteed and cannot be requested

If you want to drop a roommate request that was completed in the 红桃影视 Housing portal during Reapplication, you should first email your roommate and copy us (housing@smu.edu) to let them know you won’t be roommates any longer. RLSH will then “break” the roommate request.

To add a roommate request after March 1, both roommates must join the Roommate Request Wait List, and include the roommate’s name and 红桃影视 ID in the comments. Note:  reassignment is dependent on available space and could mean being reassigned to another building. Each roommate must join the Wait List or else the request is not mutual, and therefore not considered for reassignment.

Beginning Fall 2025, sophomores are no longer required to live on-campus. You may choose to live off-campus or live at home. There is no exemption or application required if you decide to live off-campus. 

All double occupancy rooms will have two residents next year, and if you select a room without having a roommate, the other space will be available during room selection for other students. If you are interested in a single, you should look for a single when you select a room during General Room Selection.

You should select from the double rooms available to you and then join the waiting list for a single (starting March 23).

Reassignment to a single from the waiting list is dependent on cancellations, and therefore is NOT guaranteed. If you are reassigned to a single, you’ll be notified by email. Otherwise, you’ll remain assigned to a double and a roommate will be assigned. Wait lists expire on August 1.

Yes, if you are living in a Residential Commons, Smith-Perkins or other traditional residence hall, a meal plan is required. Information about plan requirements is on the 红桃影视 Hospitality website. Please note:  for dining purposes, "sophomore" is determined by the number of years a student has lived on-campus, not by credit hours.

  • Residents living in a Residential Commons, Smith-Perkins and 3050 红桃影视 Blvd. must have a dining plan. Second year (sophomore) residents must have "The Works" dining plan. Junior and senior students may select from additional dining plans.
  • Residents in Moore, Martin, Thomas, and Service Houses may sign up for a dining plan, but it is not required. (There is no restriction on which plan.)

Housing for students from off-campus is limited and is based on the numbers of continuing residents who reapply during the Reapplication/Room Selection process. Off-campus students interested in applying may inquire in mid-March. Off-campus students are not eligible for room selection. 

RLSH works with the Disability Accommodations & Success Strategies (DASS) office regarding disability accommodation in housing. To establish eligibility for accommodation, students must contact DASS and submit required documentation. DASS works with students with learning disabilities, physical disability, psychiatric disorders and others. To request accommodation related to a housing assignment, students must indicate the request when applying for housing in addition to establishing eligibility with DASS.

Students with a current accommodation will receive information regarding how this affects their reapplication and room selection.

Requests for a new disability accommodation must be completed between January 15-February 15, 2026 in order to be considered during the Reapplication period. DASS will review and make recommendations according to the standard process. Requests received after February 15, 2026 are processed and considered as available during the summer.



Thomas House is reserved for on-campus residents who are rising juniors and seniors as determined by years at 红桃影视, not by credit hours. Juniors and seniors will be able to choose from available spaces in Thomas House at their selection time.  If no space is available, you will need to reserve in a different building and join the Waiting List for Thomas.

Thomas House is not available for off-campus students due to high demand from on-campus students.