Commuter Students

Housing Application & Placement Process For Current Commuter Students:

In order to be placed into Eastern housing, you must first pay the non-refundable $250 Housing Deposit and fill out an Online Housing Application in eWeb (please use the instructions below). Students are NOT assigned to housing until both the non-refundable deposit is paid AND the housing application is submitted. You may lose your opportunity to live in your first choice hall if you pay the deposit early but do not submit the application. We use the data collected from this online application to record your hall preferences and attempt to match you with compatible roommates. It should only take a few minutes to fill out. We will no longer be accepting paper Housing applications.

In order to be placed in Eastern housing, all students must first pay the non-refundable $250 Housing Deposit.

Note: All incoming First-Year and Transfer/Re-Admit students must also pay the $200 Tuition Deposit at the time the housing deposit is paid.

Housing Deposit Payment Instructions

SPECIAL NOTE: You must click "add request" after selecting your hall choices or the system will not record your choice(s). If you do not click on "add request," your application will still be submitted, but without hall preferences and you will be randomly assigned to any open hall. Graduate spots are limited (4) and are only available in Low Rise Apartments.

• Disable Your Pop-Up Blocker
• Activate your Office 365 account
• Browse to https://www.office.com/apps, then click “Explore all your apps”. If you’re using your cell phone, you may need to first click the icon with nine dots in the upper left corner to access your apps.
• Scroll until you see an icon of a house, and the "My Housing Portal".
• Click on the icon for the "My Housing Portal"
• Click "Applications" on the left hand navigation menu.
• Select the Housing Application for the year and/or the term you are going to be living on campus. NOTE: Students applying for fall housing are requesting both fall AND spring housing and may not cancel their housing between semesters in an academic year, per the Housing Contract.
  
  1. Select the application type (pay attention to the correct semester you are trying to apply for)
  2. You must read and agree to the housing contract to continue.
  3. Add personal preferences and click continue.
  4. Add living preferences (select choice 1 and request hall type, then select hall and click "add request" or your hall preference will not save, you can then select a choice 2, 3, etc. but be sure to click "add request" after each choice or they will not save. Once you click "add request" the hall will pop up to the top of the screen and in red lettering will read "your room preference has been added."
  5. Click "continue" to submit the application.

• Eastern Connecticut State University is committed to providing equal access to its programs, services, and activities, including on-campus housing. The Office of Housing and Residential Life works closely with the Office of AccessAbility Services (OAS) to ensure students with documented disabilities are able to enjoy accessible on-campus housing. Please review the information included in the Accessible Housing Information brochure, located on the OAS website, to learn the process for requesting on-campus housing that is accessible to you. Students must complete this process every year, as accommodations do not roll from year to year.

If you are having trouble logging into Eastern Apps, or the My Housing Portal, please contact the HelpDesk at 860-465-4346.

Notes for Commuter Students Applying for On-Campus Housing:

• Students currently living off campus are not part of the April housing selection process that current resident students participate in.
• Commuters must follow steps 1 and 2 above to pay the non-refundable housing deposit and complete the application.
• Current resident students have priority for the next year's housing, which means that all resident students who participate in the housing selection process (by selecting a room or being placed on the wait list once spots are full) must be assigned to fall housing before any current commuter student is assigned.
• Current commuter students may not participate in the housing selection process that residents participate in. This means that your on-campus friends will not be able to find your name for the roommate matching or selection portion of the process, as you are not eligible for that process. The only exception to this is for students who are currently on Study Abroad, National Student Exchange, or participating in the Disney Internship program that lived on campus the last semester they were registered for classes at Eastern.
• After all resident students have been assigned to housing, we will work to assign commuters to housing. Students are placed based on the date the $250 non-refundable housing deposit was paid, (and only if an application has been submitted and you are registered full-time and do not have a past-due balance).
• While we do not guarantee housing, historically we have been able to accommodate all students who request housing, although it may not be with preferred roommates or in your preferred hall. Hall and roommate choices are taken into consideration when possible.
• Students are notified via their Eastern email address once they have been assigned. Historically, students in this category may not be assigned to housing until late July/early August.
• If, for any reason, we cannot offer you a bed, your housing deposit will be applied to your bill. However, if you are offered a bed and decide not to accept it, your deposit is non-refundable.

FAQs

When I try to log into Eastern Apps, I cannot log in. How do I log in if my password isn't working?
Please contact the HelpDesk at 860-465-4346 from Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm. The HelpDesk worker will be able to assist you.

I logged into eWeb. But, when I click "Housing & Residential Life", I don't see the housing application. All I see is a white page that reads, "Thank you. For security reasons, we recommend that you exit completely and close this browser". What should I do?
That window is supposed to open under the application window and should remain open until you finish your application. First, please disable your pop-up blocker. Click "Housing & Residential Life", if the white window pops up saying to close for security reasons, minimize that window and the application may be under it.

Annual Housing Contract

Eastern has moved to an annual housing contract. Any student who requests housing for the fall semester (by paying a non-refundable housing deposit, submitting the housing intent survey with the intent to return [for current residents only], or by submitting a housing application), have only until June 30th to cancel your request for housing to be released from the contract. After that date, a student can submit a Housing Contract Cancellation form, which will be reviewed by a committee to determine whether the student will be released from the contact. If a student is not released from their contract, the student will remain assigned to housing for the academic year and all housing charges will apply.More information about the Annual Housing Contract.