Apply for Housing

*NOTE: You must be admitted to the University before you can apply for housing.

Application Start Dates:

• Academic Year 2023-2024:  Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 9 a.m.
• Spring ONLY 2023: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 9 a.m.

Before you begin, you will need:

• User name and password:  If you have not activated your new student account, activate your account; your user name and password will be generated there. 
• Credit or debit card for $150 housing deposit

To apply for housing:

• Login to the myBuff Portal using your username and password.
• Choose the myHousing icon, located in the top right corner.
• Select "Apply for Housing!" at the top of the screen.
• Choose the term for which you are applying (i.e. Academic Year 2022-2023).
• Pay the $150 housing deposit and follow the instructions to complete the application. 

*NOTE: Returning students must complete the reapplication process by May 1 or risk losing hall/room assignment, lose priority room selection as a returning student, and may have to pay an additional deposit and reapply for housing.

• March 20-23: Reapply for the SAME room (or lose it) - visit myHousing in the myBuff Portal
• March 24-28: Displaced students (students will receive an email if they are affected),
                         reapply for a NEW room or hall - visit myHousing in the myBuff Portal
• March 29-April 3: Reapply for a NEW room or hall - visit myHousing in the myBuff Portal
• March 20-May 4*:  Moving off-campus, graduating or leaving WTAMU - visit the Office of Residential Living

*Keep in mind that if you fall under the University housing requirement, you may not qualify to move-off campus unless you are graduating or withdrawing.  There are housing exemptions available for students who qualify; exemptions are considered but rarely granted.  It is recommended that you sign-up for an on-campus room even though you apply for an exemption; if you are not approved for the exemption, you will at least have an on-campus room you WANT to be in.  For more information regarding the housing requirement and exemptions, visit the Requirements page.

Summer and Intersession housing applications typically open mid- to late- April. Students will receive notification in their WTAMU email when the application officially opens.  While strongly encouraged, summer enrollment in courses is not required to live in on-campus housing. 

• May Intersession: May 7-27 (at 12pm)
  • Founders Hall  |  $275  |  To sign up, login to the MyBuff Portal then click the myHousing icon
• Summer I: June 1-July 7 (at 12pm)
  • Founders Hall  |  $575  |  To sign up, login to the MyBuff Portal then click the myHousing icon
• Summer II: July 7-August 12 (at 5pm)
  • Founders Hall  |  $575  |  To sign up, login to the MyBuff Portal then click the myHousing icon

Summer Meal Plan Options can be found on our Rates & Payments page.

Winter Break Housing is only available to students currently living on campus. Winter Break Housing is included in the established housing rates, but students must sign up for it online; break housing does not include the “Closed-Campus” period when the University is closed for the Christmas/New Year’s holiday (see the University Calendar for details). Jarrett Hall is the only residence hall that offers housing during this period.

To sign up, login to the MyBuff portal then click the myHousing icon.

• December Break: December 9-23
  • Must vacate the building no later than 10:00am on December 23.
  • Must have a current (Fall) assignment to stay. 
• January Break: January 1-13
  • Able to check in January 1 at 3:00pm.
  • Must have a current (Fall) and a Spring assignment to stay.
• Closed-Campus (CC) Housing: December 23-January 1
  • Only available to CURRENT residents of Jarrett Hall.