2012-2013 Housing Sign-Up
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What is Sign-Up?
Housing Sign-Up allows students currently residing in University Housing to choose their rooms and roommates for the following academic year. When Sign-Up begins, you’ll be able to go online and see which rooms are available in each building, floor by floor.
While we try to offer returning students a variety of great spaces—from recently renovated halls to University apartments—we can’t guarantee that a specific campus location, hall, or room type will be available.
There are three main Housing Sign-Up phases:
- Michigan Learning Communities
- Theme Communities
- Open Sign-Up
How Does it Work?
The first step is Sign-Up registration, which will take place January 17 to 25. If you’re thinking about returning to University Housing, then you’ll definitely need to register in this period, so save the dates!
Once you have registered, you’ll get an email with your Sign-Up selection date and time by dates published on the last page of your completed sign-up registration. This is your time to go online, view available rooms in each building, floor by floor, and each apartment, and select your room or apartment. Whether your selection time is earlier in the process or later depends on your Sign-Up priority.
What’s My “Priority”?
Eligible students who register and participate in the Housing Sign-Up will receive a selection appointment time based on the number of complete semesters (terms) they have resided in University Housing:
| Housing Sign-Up 2012-13 | |
|---|---|
| Priority Brackets | |
| Highest Priority | 2 or fewer terms |
| Second Priority | 3-4 terms |
| Third Priority | 5-6 terms |
| Lowest Priority | 7 or more terms |
Students are randomized within each priority bracket; this means students in the highest priority bracket may not obtain their first or second choice buildings. We encourage you to consider other buildings and room types should your top choices not be available at your selection time.
The student with the lowest priority determines priority for group and roommate assignments.
Who Can Sign-Up?
All undergraduate students currently residing in University Housing who plan to be enrolled for Fall Term 2012 are eligible to participate in Housing Sign-Up.
If you want to return to on-campus housing after living off campus, you can still apply for on-campus housing. Students currently enrolled in classes on the Ann Arbor campus should complete an application beginning February 23 at the Housing Information Office.
Need a Roommate?
Our online Roommate Finder will be available starting January 11, 2012. You will be able to log on, create your own profile and search the profiles of other students who plan to return to University Housing via the Sign-Up process. New incoming students and those who are currently living off campus cannot be selected as roommates. View our Roommate Finder Tutorial here.
Sign-Up Registration
To participate in Housing Sign-Up, you must register online between January 17 to 25. Just come back to this webpage, where you’ll find the links you need and some instructions to get you set up.
Those who complete the registration process will receive their selection time via their University of Michigan email account prior to the start of the room selection process. Watch for emails from housing@umich.edu and take steps to ensure that our emails are not going to your spam folder/trash.
During Housing Sign-Up Registration, you will be asked to identify your:
- Preferred room type
- Roommates or group members
How to Register
For full instructions on how to navigate the online registration process, view our tutorials with helpful screenshots.
- Registration Tutorial
- Roommate Finder Tutorial
- Understanding your Appointment
- Searching for and Selecting a Room
- Submitting your Contract
Sign-Up with Roommates or a Group of Friends
When you go online to register, you must request each person that you want to be included in your group or roommate set using U-M ID numbers.
- Every person you request must also request you in the system.
- Every member of the group must live in the residence halls currently.
- All members of the group/roommate set must be approved for the same theme(s) and/or room/apartment type(s) so you should decide together, in advance, what your choices will be.
- Every member of the group/roommate set must register by January 25.
- All members of the group/roommate set must have confirmed status showing on the registration site to be valid.
- Roommates who will share a room must be of the same gender. As a roommate set, your housing selection priority is based on the roommate with the most number of terms in University Housing.
- Groups may include up to eight students and may include both males and females. Your group's housing selection priority is based on the group member with the most number of terms in University Housing.
- You will receive advance email notification about your assigned selection time, so check your U-M Webmail account often.
5, 6, or 8 Person Suite Selection
If you are interested in residing in a suite housing 5, 6, or 8 people, you will need to indicate your interest on your Housing Sign-Up Registration, and your group will need to complete and submit a suite request form by January 25.
Each suite requires a separate request form. Forms must be entirely completed (i.e., must have five people for a 5 person suite, six for a 6 person suite, or 8 for an 8 person suite) with all student signatures.
Suite types and their applicable forms are available in the table below.
| Suite Type | Location and number of suites | Eligibility Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Person Suite | North Quad (4 male, 4 female) | All applicants must have attended an International Impact open house in November. |
| 6 Person Suite | Alice Lloyd (1 male, 1 female) | |
| 8 Person Suite | Alice Lloyd (1 male) |
Students with Needs Requiring Special Housing Accommodation
University Housing strives to provide reasonable and appropriate accommodations for students with verified disabilities.
Students who seek ADA-related housing accommodations must complete the process to disclose their disability to University Housing, formally request an accommodation using the form linked below, and provide documentation as required in the review process. Examples of accommodation include: deaf or hard of hearing students who require a room with a strobe fire alarm, or students in wheelchairs who require a room in close proximity to a roll-in shower for a student in a wheelchair.
The Procedure to Request Disability Housing Accommodation form for the Housing Sign-Up process is available online. This form must be submitted no later than the end of the Housing Sign-Up registration period, January 25, 2012.
Begin the Sign-Up Process
Find the option below that best describes your housing preference and follow the simple steps to secure your place in campus housing for next year.
Live in a Michigan Learning Community
By thinking, studying, living, and learning with others who share and understand your aspirations, you can maximize both your academic and personal experiences at Michigan. Each of the programs listed here is associated with a U-M academic department. Students who want to apply to live in a Michigan Learning Community next year should contact the MLC staff for information and instructions.
| Michigan Learning Community | Location 2012-2013 |
|---|---|
| Global Scholars Program | North Quad |
| Health Sciences Scholars Program | Couzens |
| Honors Program | South Quad |
| Living Arts | Bursley |
| Lloyd Hall Scholars Program | Alice Lloyd |
| Max Kade German Residence Program | North Quad |
| Michigan Community Scholars Program | West Quad |
| Michigan Research Community | Mosher-Jordan |
| Residential College | West Quad |
| Women in Science and Engineering Residence Program | Mosher-Jordan |
Step 1: Select a room in your MLC
Date and process to be determined by each MLC.
Step 2: Submit your Housing Contract - February 2, 2012, at 11:59 PM
Live in a Theme Community
Join a Theme Community and you'll discover a resource for connecting with peers, mentors, and campus resources. While there are no academic requirements, a Theme Community allows you to explore and experience the University with others students who share your interests.
As a member of a Theme Community, you will be encouraged to:
- Actively participate in programs and events.
- Work with others to take ownership of the activities within the Hall.
- Have a strong voice in defining and creating the program throughout the year.
| Theme Community | Location 2012-2013 |
|---|---|
| Adelia Cheever Program | Newberry |
| International Impact | North Quad |
| Sophomore Year Experience | Stockwell |
Step 1: Attend "Theme Week" session for priority in selecting rooms in Theme Communities - November 6-10, 2011
Step 2: Register for Housing Sign-Up - January 17-25, 2012
Step 3: Select a room - February 2, 2012
Step 4: Submit your Housing Contract - February 2, 2012, at 11:59 PM
Your contract must be submitted by this date and time in order to finalize your room selection for next year. Room prices vary; carefully review your contract price before submitting it.
Your contract must be submitted by this date and time in order to finalize your room selection for next year. Room prices vary; carefully review your contract price before submitting it.
Live in a Residence Hall or Northwood I/Northwood II Apartment for Fall and Winter Terms
Step 1: Register for Open Sign-Up - January 17-25, 2012
Step 2: Select a room available from the following halls:
- Alice Lloyd
- Barbour/Newberry
- Bursley
- Couzens
- Fletcher
- Northwood I or II
- South Quad
5, 6, or 8 Person Suite Selection
If you are interested in residing in a suite housing 5, 6, or 8 people, you will need to indicate your interest on your Housing Sign-Up Registration, and your group will need to complete and submit a suite request form by January 25.
Each suite requires a separate request form. Forms must be entirely completed (i.e., must have five people for a 5 person suite, six for a 6 person suite, or 8 for an 8 person suite) with all student signatures.
Suite types and their applicable forms are available in the table below.
| Suite Type | Location and number of suites | Eligibility Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Person Suite | North Quad (4 male, 4 female) | All applicants must have attended an International Impact open house in November. |
| 6 Person Suite | Alice Lloyd (1 male, 1 female) | |
| 8 Person Suite | Alice Lloyd (1 male) |
Step 3: Submit all appropriate request forms from each roommate - January 25, 2012
Triple or Quad Room Selection
February 7, 2012, by 11:59 PM
If you are interested in a triple or quad room, you and all of your roommates will select a room on this day. A total of three roommates are required to select a triple room; four are required to select a quad room. (See the information above concerning 5, 6, or 8 Person Suite Selection and Signing Up with Roommates or A Group of Friends.) If you need to find additional students to me this requirement, you may use the online Roommate Search tool, but you should begin your search as soon as possible—all roommates must request each other in the system prior to registration closing.
Step 3: Submit all housing contracts (you submit your contract and your roommate/s must also submit)
Within 24 hours of room selection
Your contract (and your roommates' contracts) must be submitted within 24 hours of your room selection to finalize your selection for next year. Room prices vary; carefully review your contract price before submitting it.
Single Room, Double Room, and Apartment Selection
February 8-10, 2012, by 11:59 PM
All available single rooms, double rooms, and apartments are selected during this time period. A wide variety of both are available. If you want to find another student with whom to share a double room, use the online Roommate Search tool. A very limited number of spaces in double rooms will be available for students without roommates.
Step 3: Submit your Housing Contract within 24 hours of room selection
Your contract (and your roommate's contract, if applicable) must be submitted within 24 hours in order to finalize your room selection for next year. Room prices vary; carefully review your contract price before submitting it.
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