Housing

You need to first apply to Tarleton State University.  The deadline to apply for admission to Tarleton State University is July 31, 2013. You will receive your student UID #.

Don't know your student UID #? View the different types of accounts used by Tarleton students.

Residing on-campus creates an environment where students are more successful, therefore, Tarleton supports a live-on requirement of:

2 (two) academic years for:

• All "First Time" students who are under 21 years of age, prior to the start of his/her registered semester
• All "Transfer" students who are under 21 years of age with less than 12 (twelve) credit hours, prior to the start of his/her registered semester

1 (one) academic year for:

• All "Transfer" students who are under 21 years of age with 12 (twelve) credit hours or more and less than 60 (sixty) credit hours, prior to the start of his/her registered semester

Students who meet the requirements while in an academic year Housing Contract will be required to fulfill the applicable contract. Please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions for more information about on-campus requirements.

• Please complete the "Create Your Tarleton Success Story" portion of the Housing Application/Contract to help us better meet your needs.
• Foster students need to communicate year around housing needs by contacting our Housing Assignment Coordinator at 254-968-9447.
• Students with physical facility requirements for special needs should register with Student Disability Services. Please contact 254-968-9400 or visit www.tarleton.edu/sds.

Students assigned in a residence hall environment will be required to purchase a minimum 10 meal plan. Students assigned in an apartment environment and who commute to Tarleton have the option to purchase any available meal plan. First year students assigned to an apartment environment will be required to maintain a minimum 10 meal plan.

Fall 2012 Meal Plan Options

1. Once logged in, under Options, click Application and then Apply.
2. Choose the appropriate Application Period, and confirm your Primary Profile information.
3. Read and abide by the Housing Contract for the appropriate year.
4. Choose Meal Plan Preferences - not available at this time but coming soon.
5. Choose Building Preferences.
6. Choose Specific Roommate choices.
7. Read over Your Application Summary carefully.
8. Click "Continue" to confirm your application.
9. Click "Create Your Tarleton Success Story" and select the appropriate application period.
10. Respond to the questions in the section and click "update" to save your changes.
11. Click on the "Online Deposit" link to pay your deposit using a credit card.

You can pay your $100 deposit using one of the following methods:

• Pay with Mastercard/Visa/Discover On-Line
• Mail Check or Money Order issued to "Tarleton State University":
  Tarleton State University
  Residential Living & Learning
  Box T-0280
  Stephenville, TX 76402
• Pay in person by Debit/Credit Card:
  Tarleton Cashier's Office
  Inside the Administration Building
• Pay in person by Cash, Check, or Money Order:
  Residential Living & Learning
  Tarleton Center, Room 205

*Each method requires that you provide the student's first and last name and student UID #.

Congratulations!  Once each step of the housing application is complete,

• On-line Housing Application is complete
• Deposit is received
• Admission to Tarleton is confirmed

you are eligible for assignment on-campus. Fall 2013 New Applicants assignment process is availble now. If you are an admitted student and you have submitted your housing application and deposit, please wait approximately 1-2 business days for your housing application to be processed and completed before attempting the self-assignment process.

Fall 2013 First time in college students and transfer students with less than 30 hours may complete the assignment process if the Housing Application has been completed and without proof of Bacterial Meningitis vaccination. Proof of vaccination must be submitted to Magnus Health Systems no later than August 1, 2013. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in the removal of your registered courses and removal from your on campus housing assignment. Students who provide proof of Bacterial Meningitis between August 1, 2013 and August 17, 2013 will be re-assigned based on space availability.

Keep in mind your deposit is one-time only and will remain on file for as long as you are a resident of on-campus housing.  Refer to your Housing Contract for cancellation dates to qualify for a deposit refund.

1. Go to the Housing Application website and click on "Apply and Maintain your Housing Here."
2. Log in using your University Identification Number (UID#) as the username and the secure password you selected.
3. Once logged in, click on "Self-Assignment" on the left hand side and then click "Select New Room." Click "Continue" to save and advance throughout the assignment process.
4. To identify available spaces, click on the "Advanced Search" option.
5. Next, complete the search criteria (building preference and gender) and click "Continue" to see available rooms that meet your criteria. Page through the available spaces by selecting "Next" and "Last."
6. If you are unable to find spaces in your desired residence hall, select a different residence hall or search by gender only to see spaces available in your gender.
7. Select the space you desire and then click "Lock Room."
8. Choose your space and select "Continue," followed by "Continue Without Plan."

Fall 2013 First time in college students and transfer students with less than 30 hours may complete the assignment process if the Housing Application has been completed and without proof of Bacterial Meningitis vaccination. Proof of vaccination must be submitted to Magnus Health System no later than August 1, 2013. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in the removal of your registered courses and removal from your on campus housing assignment. Students who provide proof of Bacterial Meningitis between August 1, 2013 and August 17, 2013 will be re-assigned based on space availability.

Occasionally assignments change due to cancellations. We encourage you to check your assignment and roommate information throughout the assignment period.

• Click this link to access the Housing Application website
• Enter your username (UID#) and secure password
• Click "Assignments" from the left side navigation options
• Click "Room Assignments"
  
  • The letter represents the first letter of the name of the residence hall to which you have been assigned. The number represents your specific room:
    • B=Bender Hall
    • F=Ferguson Hall
    • H=Hunewell Hall
    • HA=Hunewell Annex Hall
    • G=Gough Hall
    • M=Moody Hall
    • T=Traditions Hall
    • C=Centennial Hall
    • LE=Legends Hall
    • LG=Legacy Hall
    • BC=Bosque Crossing Apartments
    • TV=Texan Village Apartments
    • V=Venture Apartments
    • L=Lone Star Apartments
• Click on "Roommates"
  • Your roommate's name and email address has been provided. We encourage you to begin building a relationship with your roommate and make plans for personalizing your residential space.

Note: Each Room Change Request is honored in the order it was received and room change requests are not guaranteed. Verification of room change will be visible once processed in the "Assignments" link of the Housing Application website (processing usually takes approximately 48 hours).

• Log in to the Housing Application Website (Process not available at this time)
• Click "Apply and Maintain your Housing Here"
• Enter your Username & Password
• Click "Assignments" on the left menu tree
• Click "Room Assignments"
• Click on the bottom (lowest) "Bed Space" and a change room screen will appear
• Enter 08/18/2012 as the effective date
• Search "building" to see if any options appear
• Select a bed space if you locate one that is desired
• Repeat the steps to change the spring assignment by clicking on the upper (highest original) "Bed Space"
• Enter 01/13/2013 as the effective date 
• NOTE: When searching a building choice-all available bed spaces will show. Please refer to the codes listed below to determine which hall the available spaces are indicating:
  • B- Bender Hall
  • F- Ferguson Hall
  • G- Gough Hall
  • M- Moody Hall
  • H- Hunewell Hall
  • HA- Hunewell Annex Hall
  • T- Traditions Hall
  • C- Centennial Hall
  • LE- Legends Hall
  • LG- Legacy Hall
  • TV- Texan Village Apartments
  • BC- Bosque Crossing Apartments
  • L- Lone Star Apartments
  • V- Venture Apartments

Residing on-campus creates an environment where students are more successful, therefore, Tarleton supports a live-on requirement of:

2 (two) academic years for:

• All "First Time" students who are under 21 years of age, prior to the start of his/her registered semester. Students with dual credit and AP credit are still classified as a "First Time" student.
• All "Transfer" students who are under 21 years of age with less than 12 (twelve) credit hours, prior to the start of his/her registered semester.

1 (one) academic year for:

• All "Transfer" students who are under 21 years of age with 12 (twelve) credit hours or more and less than 60 (sixty) credit hours, prior to the start of his/her registered semester.

Students who meet the requirements while in an academic year Housing Contract will be required to fulfill the applicable contract. Please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions for more information about on-campus requirements.

Students who indicate a desire to be released from their second year residential requirement must indicate that preference at the end of their housing application. Students with the highest grade point average will be given priority if students are released from their second year residential requirement.

1. Once logged in, under Options, click Application and then Apply.
2. Choose the appropriate Application Period, and confirm your Primary Profile information.
3. Read and abide by the Housing Contract for the appropriate year.
4. Choose Meal Plan Preferences.
5. Read over Your Application Summary carefully.
6. Click "Continue" to confirm your application.
7. Customize your application by completing the "Create Your Tarleton Success Story" section.

Keep in mind that your deposit is one time only and will remain on file as long as you are a resident of on-campus housing. Refer to your Housing Contract for cancellation dates to receive a deposit refund. As a returning student, it is not necessary to submit another housing deposit. 

• Please complete the "Create Your Tarleton Success Story" portion of the Housing Application/Contract to help us better meet your needs.
• Foster students need to communicate year around housing needs by contacting our Housing Assignment Coordinator at 254-968-9447.
• Students with physical facility requirements for special needs should register with Student Disability Services. Please contact 254-968-9400 or visit www.tarleton.edu/sds.

Students who indicate a preference to reside in a shared bedroom in the Bosque Crossing 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom apartments will be assigned in our office during the week of February 25, 2013. Students will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis.

All other students will complete the self-assignment process using the following schedule:

1. Log in to the student website using your University Identification Number as the username and the secure password you selected when you completed your housing application/contract.
2. Once logged in, click on Self Assignment and then:
   1. Keep Your Room beginning March 4, 2013. Current residents will be able to reserve their current room through March 6, 2013
   2. Select New Room beginning March 18, 2013. Current residents will be able to:
      1. Reserve any available space in the building they currently live in through March 20, 2013.
      2. Reserve any available space in any building on campus between March 25, 2013. Students wishing to search all available spaces on campus will be assigned times to access the self-assignment process beginning March 25th.
3. Click Continue.
4. To select a new room (Option becomes available beginning March 25, 2013), log in and access the "Self-Assignment" link during your assigned time. To identify available spaces, click on the Advanced Search option.
5. Complete the search criteria and click Continue to see available rooms that meet your criteria.
6. Click the "go" link to lock the room you prefer select the "I Want" box for the space you prefer. A "valid" message will enable you to click on "continue" to select your preferred bedspace. If you receive an "invalid" message, please select a different available room.
7. Click Continue until you receive a confirmation that your room has been selected.

Note: Assignments change as cancellations are received and the Housing Application/Contract preferences are used to identify each student's desire for a room change. If a student was not able to secure a preferred assignment during the self-assignment process, the Housing Assignment Coordinator will review preferences and re-assign students based on application submission date and space availability. Verification of room change will be visible once processed in the "Assignments" link of the Housing Application website (processing usually takes approximately 48 hours).

Students will also be able to search available spaces and make room assignment changes during (TBD) Summer 2013.

• Log in to the Housing Application Website beginning (TBD).
• Click "Apply and Maintain your Housing Here"
• Enter your Username & Password
• Click "Assignments" on the left menu tree
• Click "Room Assignments"
• Search the top two listed "Bed Spaces" and click on the bottom of the top two "Bed Space" links and a change room screen will appear
• Enter 08/17/2013 as the effective date
• Search "building" to see if any options appear
• Select a bed space if you locate one that is desired
• Repeat the steps to change the spring assignment by clicking on the upper "Bed Space"
• Enter 01/12/2014 as the effective date 

NOTE: When searching a building choice-all available bed spaces will show. Please refer to the codes listed below to determine which hall the available spaces are indicating:

• B- Bender Hall
• F- Ferguson Hall
• G- Gough Hall
• M- Moody Hall
• H- Hunewell Hall
• HA- Hunewell Annex Hall
• T- Traditions Hall
• C- Centennial Hall
• GR-Grove
• LE- Legends Hall
• LG- Legacy Hall
• TV- Texan Village Apartments
• BC- Bosque Crossing Apartments
• L- Lone Star Apartments
• OT- Oak Tree
• V- Venture Apartments