Important Dates

October 8

• Spring 2026 processes available via the Housing Portal
• Spring Intent
• Off-Campus Lottery
• Winter Break housing requests

October 22 (9 a.m. EST)

• Deadline for ALL students to submit their Spring Intent
• Deadline for Off-Campus Lottery Entry
• Deadline to submit requests for Winter Break housing

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 3-5

• Any approved on-campus room changes 
• Dec 3 - Check in between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
• Dec 5 - Check out by 2 p.m. 

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.

Winter Break Housing

The University offers housing for students who require housing for the entirety of the break. There is an added cost of $1,150 for break housing and students may be required to relocate.

Students who only need a few nights of housing at the start or end of the break should make their own off-campus housing arrangements via hotel, short-term rentals, etc.

Students should be aware that there will be reduced University services during Winter Break (including dining). The University will be closed from December 22 through January 5.

The request process for winter break is now open. Note: you must submit your Spring Intent before being able to request Winter Break Housing. 

Requests for Winter Break housing may be submitted on the Housing Portal before 9 a.m. EST on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

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

Room Change Requests

Students who wish to request a room change on campus for the Spring 2026 semester may submit their request through the Housing Portal starting October 29.

Students may only request room changes to spaces that are currently vacant for the Fall 2025 semester. Future (Spring 2026) vacancies will not be considered for room change requests. 

• Requests will be processed in the order they are received.
• Students will be informed about the status of their requests by November 21, 2025, via their WFU email. 
• If approved to move, students MUST complete their move as outlined below:
• December 3 - Check in between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Residence Life and Housing office
• December 5 - Check out by 2 p.m. at the Residence Life and Housing office

To request a room change within 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.

Pull-in Requests

If you have (or will have) a vacancy in your room (or unit) and wish to pull a specific student into that space, please review the information below. 

Current Fall Vacancies 

• If you are pulling in a current on-campus resident during the Fall 2025 semester, please use the existing Room Change Request process under the Housing process in the Housing Portal. 
• If you are pulling in a student who is currently abroad during Fall 2025, submit your request through the Spring Housing Process on your Spring 2026 booking starting October 29.

Expected Spring Vacancies

• You may only pull in students who are currently abroad in Fall 2025 for spaces that are being vacated at the end of the Fall 2025 semester. 
• These requests must be submitted through the Spring Housing Process on your Spring 2026 booking starting October 29.

If your unit has (or will have) multiple vacancies, please ensure your roommate group discusses and submits only one pull-in request.

Note that pull-in requests are simply that, a request. We do our best to honor as many requests as possible, but this may not always be possible due to various factors. 

Students who are requested to be pulled in will receive a confirmation from Residence Life and Housing by November 21, 2025.