Upperclassman Housing Assignments

Returning Students with a Submitted Housing Application

We would like to provide you with the following helpful information: 

• The self-selection process remains open until June 15th. Spaces will go into the pool for selection as they become available through cancellations and room changes.  

• Cancellations tend to follow trends, and we expect an increase in available spaces around the end of the Fall Semester and early January, and during the month of April in advance of the May 1st deadline. 

• If your plans change and you will be living off campus, please submit a cancellation via the myHousing portal.  

GVSU Housing appreciates your interest in living on campus and your patience throughout this process. 

Roommate and room assignment information is subject to change. To access your most up to date room assignment & roommate contact information, follow the steps below:

1. Go to your myHousing portal.
2. Your housing assignment and roommate information will be listed under "My Assignments" in your myHousing portal.

Contact housing@gvsu.edu for additional housing assignment questions or concerns.

Returning, Transfer & Graduate students participate in room selection. You may self-select a specific unit based on the building, floor, unit, bedroom, and roommates that you would like. Note: roommate requests must be mutual.  After applying for housing: Select WHERE you would like to live, via the Housing Selection process in your myHousing portal.  For Fall-Winter the selection of rooms, begins in December. 

You can choose between our apartments on the Allendale Campus (Calder, Grand Valley Apartments, Laker Village, South C, D & E and VanSteeland), the Downtown Campus (Secchia and Winter), or a Living-Learning Community.

The room Selection Process opens in December and will remain open until June 15th. When you apply for Housing, you will automatically be added to the Selection Process. 

How to Select Rooms During Room Selection

Any student requesting a specific housing assignment based on a medical condition must register with Student Accessibility Resources. Housing accommodations will be coordinated based on SAR advisor recommendations, date of application, and space availability.

After picking a room, you can switch it anytime using the room change selection process. Feel free to make changes as often as you like until June 15th. This gives you flexibility to adjust your choice until that date. As spaces open up through cancels and changes, they will go back into to the available inventory for selection.  Our advice is to be patient and check back frequently.

 If you would like to move to a Living Learning Community, please contact the housing office via email at myhousing@gvsu.edu. 

Room change requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and processed on an individual basis pending space availability. Space is limited and reassignment is not guaranteed. You are encouraged to work with your RA and Community Director staff to assist you with any roommate concerns you may be experiencing. 

If you no longer intend to live on campus for a future semester in which you have an active application, please go to your myHousing portal to cancel your application.

1.    Login with your user ID and password. 

2.    Click on Apply / Cancel / Forms.

3.    Click on Cancel Your (semester) Housing Application. Make sure that you click on the correct semester that you are canceling. 

4.    Fill out the few questions and submit. 

5.    You will receive a copy of your cancellation letter in the mail. 

Cancellations for Fall and Spring/Summer semesters received prior to May 1st are eligible for a refund of the $75 application fee. Cancellations for Winter semester received prior to November 1 are eligible for a refund of the $75 application fee.

The submission of the Cancel Form will cancel your housing application and contract for the semester selected. If you are seeking to make a CHANGE to a future housing assignment, do not submit a Cancel Form. Please see room change requests information.