2020-2021 Housing Applications
Overview Information for all 2020-2021 Housing Processes
Off-Campus Housing
Off-Campus Application- Applications will be open November 22, 2019 at 9am EST
Applications are due January 24, 2020 at 5pm EST. Late Applications WILL NOT be accepted
REMINDER: Not all applications will be approved.
DO NOT SIGN AN OFF CAMPUS LEASE WITHOUT OFF CAMPUS APPROVAL
Application and Training Session are both mandatory to be considered for Off Campus Housing
Students must attend one of the following mandatory training sessions:
- Monday, October 21st at 5pm in Seegers 111-112
- Friday, November 22nd at 2pm in Moyer Miller Forum
- Wednesday, January 15th at 5pm in Seegers 111-112
- Thursday, January 16 at 5pm in Seegers 108-110
Emails pertaining to Off Campus Process will be posted in this section as well:
Off Campus Housing Email 9.25.2019
Class of 2020- Off Campus Policy Reminder
Class of 2023- Off Campus Policy Reminder
These emails are in .pdf format. If you would like to request them in a different format please email housing@muhlenberg.edu to request a specific file type that can meet your need.
Proxy
If you cannot attend a lottery process in person, you can designate a proxy to complete the selection for you.
Please complete the Proxy Form Here
- MILE Lottery Deadline: Wednesday, April 1, 2020
- General Lottery Deadline: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 for General Lottery
Fraternity/Sorority Housing Information
- Chapters are responsible for filling their house at 90 percent occupancy.
- Rosters for the 2020-2021 Academic Year are due Monday, February 10, 2020.
- Rosters are submitted to Housing & Residence Life by chapter house manager via Google form on this website.
- The form will be available by Monday, January 13, 2020.
- Students submitted on a roster for Fraternity/Sorority Housing are not eligible to submit a group application for MILE. They will not be approved for Off Campus Housing, MILE Housing, Group Interest Housing, or receive a general lottery number.
- If a house manager fails to submit a valid chapter roster by Monday, February 10, 2020, applications submitted by individual members of the chapter for Off Campus Housing, MILE Housing, Group Interest Housing will not be processed until a complete and valid chapter roster is submitted.
- Students with a diagnosed medical condition which may significantly impact residential living may submit a Special Housing Request through the Office of Disability Services. Unless an accommodation cannot be met through Fraternity and Sorority Housing, the accommodation will be made within the chapter house. Here is the link to the process, please read the application and components carefully and note the deadlines.
Group Interest Housing
- Applications are submitted via Google Form on this website.
- Applications will be available Monday, December 5, 2019.
- Student group leader must provide faculty staff advisor with the Group Interest Advisor Form 2020-2021 and ensure that it is either emailed to housing@muhlenberg.edu or turned into HRL in Prosser Hall by Friday, January 24, 2020.
- Group Applications are due Friday, January 24, 2020.
- The application is submitted by the group leader. The group leader must plan to live in the Group Interest Housing for the entirety of the 2020-2021 academic year.
- Approvals are sent to group leader by February 20, 2020.
- Group Interest agreement form and final roster are due February 27, 2020.
- Students with a diagnosed medical condition which may significantly impact residential living may submit a Special Housing Request through the Office of Disability Services. Here is the link to the process, please read the application and components carefully and note the deadlines.
MILE Lottery
MILE applications now have a two step process, including both an individual application and a group application. In order to select MILE housing, students must complete BOTH the Individual and Group Application.
- Individual MILE Applications are available Monday, December 2, 2019.
- Individual MILE applications are due Friday, January 24, 2020.
- Applications are submitted via Google Form on this website.
- Individuals receive conditional approval/denial Thursday, February 20, 2020.
- Conditional approval will include students' MILE group lottery confirmation code.
- Students with a diagnosed medical condition which may significantly impact residential living may submit a Special Housing Request through the Office of Disability Services. Here is the link to the process, please read the application and components carefully and note the deadlines.
MILE Group Applications
- One group application is submitted with each eligible member's confirmation code.
- Students studying abroad Fall 2020 may not submit a MILE Group Application. They will be housed according to the process for students studying abroad Fall 2020.
- MILE Lottery #s are released via Muhlenberg Email March 27, 2020. All group members receive the same number.
- Any student who is approved for an accommodation for the MILE Lottery, but does not receive a MILE property will have their approval rolled to the General Lottery Process.
- MILE Lottery is Thursday, April, 2, 2020 in the Seegers Event Space
- Students who are not able to attend MILE Lottery must designate a proxy to select for them.
General Housing Lottery
General Lottery is:
- Tuesday, April 21, 2020 for Class of 2021 and Class of 2022 in Memorial Hall LSC
- Thursday, April 23, 2020 for Class of 2023in Moyer Miller Forum
General Lottery - Students with a diagnosed medical condition which may significantly impact residential living may submit a Special Housing Request through the Office of Disability Services. Here is the link to the process, please read the application and components carefully and note the deadlines.
Students who are not able to attend General Lottery must designate a proxy to select for them.
Study Abroad
Studying Abroad (or in DC or NYC) Spring 2020?
Housing applications will be posted on the Housing & Residence Life website. For any application process, you can submit the form while logged into your Muhlenberg Google account. Please review the deadlines for each process to ensure that you do not miss any opportunities.
While studying abroad you are responsible for all housing application deadlines.
Designate a proxy for MILE Lottery or General Lottery
Study Abroad Spring 2020 Handout
Studying Abroad (or in DC or NYC) Fall 2020?
Off Campus Housing: For students planning to study abroad in Fall 2020 want to live off campus Spring 2021, you still must apply during the 2020-2021 application period. There is not a separate approval for the spring semester.
For all other housing processes and assignments, you will receive a housing preference form September 1, 2020. You can rank your housing preferences on that form to request your housing for the Spring 2021 semester.
Students with a diagnosed medical condition which may significantly impact residential living may submit a Special Housing Request through the Office of Disability Services. There is not a separate application process during the fall semester, so students studying abroad must complete the process using the established deadlines. Here is the link to the process, please read the application and components carefully and note the deadlines.
Studying Abroad (or in DC or NYC) Spring 2021?
Select housing using the deadlines for any of the 2020-2021 housing processes that you are eligible for.
If you are moving out at the end of the Fall 2020 semester and will have roommates remaining in your room/suite/apartment, we will work with them to fill the space in the room.
If you and all of your roommates are moving out, we will work with students returning to campus for Spring 2021 based on our established priorities for Spring selection.