Important Dates

October 8

• Spring 2026 processes available via the Housing Portal
• Spring Intent
• Off-Campus Lottery

October 22 (9 a.m. EST)

• Deadline for ALL students to submit their Spring Intent
• Deadline for Off-Campus Lottery Entry

October 29

• Off-Campus Lottery outcomes released
• Pull-in and room change requests for Spring 2026 available via the Housing Portal

November 15

• Deadline for pull-in, room change, and disability-related accommodation requests for Spring 2026

December 10

• Spring 2026 Housing Selection between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST

January 6

• Deadline to decrease your Spring 2026 meal plan selection

Spring Housing Intent

All students (on-campus or abroad) must submit spring intent by October 22. This intent lets our office know your plans for the spring semester.

Please visit the Housing Portal to complete your spring intent. If you have any questions about Spring Intent, please click here to learn more.

Off-Campus Lottery

Students who have earned at least four housing credits may enter the Off-Campus Lottery. This indicates a desire to live off-campus before fulfilling the residency requirement. 

As Residence Life and Housing finalizes the number of students able to live on campus for the spring semester, they will use random selection to release the appropriate number of students.

The deadline to enter the Off-Campus Lottery is Wednesday, October 22. Off-Campus Lottery outcomes will be released by the end of the day on Wednesday, October 29. 

Students with less than six housing credits should not make plans to live off-campus unless they have been released from the residency requirement, in writing, from Residence Life and Housing.

Please view this step-by-step guide on how to enter

Pull-in Requests

If you are hoping to be pulled into a vacancy that currently exists or will exist for Spring 2026, please ensure that the remaining resident has submitted a pull-in request asking for you to be pulled in starting October 29.

To request to be pulled into Block Housing or a Residential Engagement Community, please contact your group leader, who will work with our office to update the roster for the Spring semester.

Students who are requested to be pulled in will receive a confirmation from Residence Life and Housing by November 21.

Spring-Only Housing Selection

Spring-Only Housing Selection

• Students participating in Spring-Only Housing Selection will select their room and meal plan for the spring semester on Wednesday, December 10, via the Housing Portal.
• Selection times and an availability list will be available on December 5 in the Housing Portal.
• All selection times will be between 10 am and 4 pm EST, so please plan accordingly.
• You will receive an email to your WFU email address with specific instructions by December 5. 
• Please note that options will be limited; you are not guaranteed the ability to select a roommate group or a roommate of your choice. You may need to fill an empty bed in a double room with an existing roommate.
• You should plan for roommate groups no larger than two people. 
• We anticipate that Martin Hall will be available for selection in Spring 2026.

Disability-Related Accommodations

If entering the off-campus lottery, please wait for those outcomes before submitting a disability-related accommodation request. 

In support of students with disabilities, Residence Life and Housing has a wide variety of housing and dining options on campus that can accommodate the vast majority of disability needs. 

Students who need to request disability-related accommodation should visit our website to begin the request process. For the Spring term, all students should provide complete documentation for consideration by November 15. 

Students returning from abroad should pay particular attention to question four on the request form, which asks, “Have you previously requested accommodations for the CURRENT functional limitation? If so, what specific accommodations were provided? If not, what are the specific reasons for requesting now?”.

In most circumstances, the University is able to provide reasonable accommodations that allow the student to fulfill the University's residency requirement without an early release. In the request process, students should specify their housing needs (e.g., single room, limited-use kitchen), not a preference for "off-campus".