Keep your housing timeline on track
Stay on top of important deadlines, secure your preferred on-campus housing option, and plan ahead for a smooth, successful application process.
New Students
All students new to the OSU-Cascades campus; including first-year, transfer, and graduate students.
Second Thursday in February: Housing Application Available
Housing Application will be open to all new students.
May 31: Priority Deadline for Housing Accommodations
On-campus housing accommodations for students are provided by Residential Education and Housing, in collaboration with Disability Access Services (DAS). Students starting Fall term must submit their request by this date. Requests for disability-related accommodations received after May 31 will be approved on an "as available" basis.
Housing accommodation information
May 31: Fee-Free Cancellation Deadline
Plans can change. Students who cancel their housing contract but remain enrolled at OSU-Cascades may do so at no additional cost until May 31. After May 31, students who cancel their housing contract but continue their enrollment at OSU-Cascades may be subject to a cancellation fee. Please see the Cancellation section of our Room and Dining Contract for more information.
Please keep in mind that first-year students are required to live on campus under our First-Year Experience Live-On Policy. Limited exemptions to this policy are available.
June 1 to June 30: Roommate Matching Available
Online roommate matching is optional. Housing staff will assign a roommate to students who choose not to select their own roommate.
Learn more about roommate matching
- In order to participate in roommate search or matching, students must complete all of the following:
- Sign their Housing Contract.
- This includes a parent/guardian signature if student is under 18 at the time of signing their housing contract.
- A non-refundable $50 Contract Fee will be due upon signing. The housing contract will not be considered signed until this fee is paid. (Deferment will be available)
- Pay their Advance Tuition Deposit (ATD), except for Degree Partnership Program participants, or students who are exempt from the ATD.
- Sign their Housing Contract.
July - September: Room Assignments and Roommate Matching
Students who did not participate in roommate search/selection will be matched with roommates/suitemates and assigned a room.
- Room assignment notifications will be sent on a rolling basis beginning in the last week of July.
- Email notifications are sent to students' ONID email.
- We encourage students to connected with their roommate(s)/suitemates once they receive their assignment.
- If, after receiving their assignments, students would like to request a room change, they mayemail housing@osucascades.edu.
Returning Residents
All students who complete their housing contract for the previous academic year will receive early access to complete their housing application and have the opportunity to self-select their room for the following year.
First Thursday in February: Housing Application & Room Self-Selection Available
Housing Application will be open to all new students. Students who complete their application (by signing their contract) on opening day will receive priority status on the Single Room and Apartment waitlists. Students who complete their application after opening day may still request a single room or apartment, however they will be placed lower on the waitlist.
Roommate search and room self-selection will be available to all returning students upon signing the contract.
Learn more about roommate matching
May 15: Priority Deadline for Housing Accommodations
On-campus housing accommodations for students are provided by Residential Education and Housing, in collaboration with Disability Access Services (DAS). Students returning for Fall term must submit their request by this date. Requests for disability-related accommodations received after May 15 will be approved on an "as available" basis.
Housing accommodation information
May 31: Fee-Free Cancellation Deadline
Plans can change. Students who cancel their housing contract but remain enrolled at OSU-Cascades may do so at no additional cost until May 31. After May 31, students who cancel their housing contract but continue their enrollment at OSU-Cascades may be subject to a cancellation fee. Please see the Cancellation section of our Room and Dining Contract for more information.
June 30: Roommate Search & Room Self-Selection Close
Returning students have until June 30 to select their rooms and roommates. If students would like to make changes to their room selection they may email housing@osucascades.edu for assistance.
July - September: Room Assignments and Roommate Matching
Students who did not participate in room self-selection and/or roommate matching will be assigned a room and/or matched with roommates/suitemates.
- Room assignment notifications will be sent on a rolling basis beginning in the last week of July.
- Email notifications are sent to students' ONID email.
- We encourage students to connected with their roommate(s)/suitemates once they receive their assignment.
- If, after receiving their assignments, students would like to request a room change, they may email housing@osucascades.edu.