Returning Student Housing
Returning Student Housing Guide
This may not be your first time going through the Housing Selection Process, but we have been doing this for years. Let us guide you so all you have to worry about is how you are going to accessorize your new space and all the new friends you are going to make next year.
Returning students who have not lived on campus for two years (four semesters) as of the 2025 Fall semester are required to live on campus unless you meet one of our housing exemptions.
Housing & Meal Plan Application
In order for returning students to select on-campus housing, you will need to log in to your MyBGSU and navigate to the "Housing & Residence Life" section, click "Housing and Meal Plan Application" and complete the following:
- Accept the terms of the on-campus housing and dining agreement.
- Make the $200 initial housing payment.*
- Submit health and emergency contact information.
- Complete the lifestyle questionnaire.
- Select a meal plan. New students must select a custom meal plan option.
- Optional: Students who wish to apply to live in a learning community will be able to do so during this step. Students can also form a Room Selection Group (RSG) during this step.
Please note: The day you make your housing payment does NOT determine your Room Selection Time. Room Selection Times are 100% randomized.
* The $200 initial housing payment is completely refundable until May 1, 2025, if you decide you no longer want to attend BGSU.
After you have completed your Housing & Meal Plan Application your next step is the Room Selection Process. This process is managed through your BGSU Housing Portal and is where you will find all residence halls with returning student rooms available for selection.
March 12 | Room Selection Times Emailed
Room selection times will be sent after 3 p.m. EST
Students who have paid their $200 initial housing payment by March 10, will receive a room selection time sent to your BGSU email account after 3 p.m. EST. Selection times are randomized by a computer and are not based on completed credit hours or initial housing payment date.
Please note: This does not include students who are placed in a chapter-affliated Greek townhouse.
March 18-20 | Returning Student Room Selection
Returning student room selection takes place 9 a.m. to 4 pm. each day.
The room selection process will open in your BGSU Housing Portal at your designated selection date and time. The room selection process will be on a first come, first served basis with everyone who has access at the same time, or before you.
Steps During Room Selection
- Students will need to log in to their Houisng Protal according to their room selection time that was emailed to them and can be found on their Housing Portal home screen.
- This process will be on a first come, first served basis with everyone who has access at the same time, or before you.
- Information on how to select a bed for the person you formed a Room Selection Group with is listed on the roommates page.
- The room selection system will remain open until 9 a.m. on March 21. Students wanting to make changes or select a different room after March 21 will need to complete the Room Change Request Form located in your Housing Portal under "Manage My Housing" which opens on March 31.
IMPORTANT: In order to make sure space is available for everyone, the Office of Student Housing may need to move room assignments to a different room to accommodate for space. It will be the same type of room in the same building but the room number or the floor may be adjusted. This is in accordance to the Housing Agreement signed by all residential students.
Updated: 11/27/2024 02:27PM