New Incoming FTIC Students
Fall 2026 – Spring 2027
Housing Application Opens
October 20, 2025 10:00 am
ROOMMATE GROUP INFORMATION
If students are looking to be in a roommate group while doing the housing application, the group must be completed and verified BEFORE selecting the bed spaces.
Roommates cannot be added after a bed space is assigned.
- FTIC Residency Requirement
- Summer 2026 Housing Application
- Housing Application Fee
- New Student Texan Orientation
- Priority Date
- Off Campus Exemption
- Mail Services
Tarleton supports a live-on campus requirement of one year for new incoming students (first time in college and freshmen). Students about to graduate or have already graduated from high school or have earned GED and have not yet attended a post-secondary institution for one long semester (i.e., Fall or Spring), are considered first-time in college (FTIC) new students.
Students who have earned college credits before graduating from high school (AP or Dual Credits) or took classes immediately after graduating from high school (during the summer), are also considered FTIC new students regardless of earned credit hours. FTIC new students are required to reside on-campus their first academic year unless requesting and receiving approval for an Off-Campus Exemption
If you are living on campus, you are required to have a meal plan, if you do not select, the meal plan 17 will automatically be chosen and added to your bill.
Summer 2026 Housing Application Details
The Summer 2026 Housing Application will open 4/1/2026 and close 6/15/2026! Student Housing Portal
Housing Assignments:
- All New Incoming FTIC (First Time in College) Students will be assigned to Centennial Hall.
- All Continuing and Transfer Students will be assigned to Integrity Hall.
All housing assignments will be made by the Residence Life Office. Students are encouraged to submit their applications early to ensure timely processing. No application fee is required to complete Summer application.
For questions or assistance, please contact the Residence Life Office.
To complete your on-campus housing application, a $150.00 non-refundable application fee is required at the time of submission. Your application will not be processed or considered complete until this fee is paid.
If you are experiencing financial barriers related to the application fee, please contact the Residence Life office at housing@tarleton.edu for assistance.
It is important to register for New Student Texan Orientation – within the housing application, as it will be a required step in the housing application before you can select a room. Housing application will remain open as long as there are spaces on campus available to select for your student.
If student needs to reschedule an orientation, they would need to contact New Student Programs.
Priority Housing Application Deadline: February 12, 2026
To maximize your chances of securing your preferred residence hall for Fall 2026–Spring 2027, submit your housing application by February 12, 2026. While this does not guarantee your first-choice hall, applying by this date provides you with the best opportunity to secure your preferred residence hall priority consideration.
Housing applications for FTIC students will remain open as long as space is available, but after the deadline, assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis and options may be limited.
Apply early to ensure the smoothest transition to life at Tarleton.
Off-Campus Housing Exemption for FTIC Students
Tarleton State University requires all First Time in College (FTIC) students to live on campus for their first academic year. However, students may request an off-campus exemption if they meet specific criteria.
To apply for an exemption, students must complete the Off Campus Exemption Form. Exemptions are considered on a case-by-case basis and must be approved by Residence Life.
Exemptions to Campus Residency Requirement
- The student graduated from high school at least one year prior to the start of the semester.
- The student will be 21 years of age prior to the start of the semester.
- The student is a married student or a single parent with at least one dependent child.
- The student currently resides, and will continue to reside, in the established primary residence of a family member (parent, legal guardian, sibling, aunt/uncle, grandparents) within 45 miles of Tarleton State University’s Stephenville Campus.
- The student will reside with a sibling who is a registered student at Tarleton State University and will reside at the address that is located within 60 miles of Tarleton State University’s Stephenville Campus.
- A transfer student who has completed college credits in a long semester (Fall – Spring) after graduation from high school.
- The student is taking 8 credit hours or fewer as a part-time student.
- The student has a financial hardship.
All Tarleton students living on campus are furnished a post office box. For large packages that don’t fit in your mailbox, students receive an email to their go.tarleton account advising them a package is available for pickup at the Post Office. Please visit the Thompson Student Center to receive your T-box number and your mailbox key when you arrive on campus.
When sending mail to a student, use the following format:
Student Name
1333 W. Washington St. T-####
Stephenville, TX 76402
The Tarleton Post Office is an approved postal delivery location and you can receive your overnight letters and/or packages with your T-box address.
IN HALL MAILBOXES – Heritage, Integrity, Traditions, Honors, Texan Hall – larger packages will be delivered to TSC Post Office.
We look forward to having you as part of our Tarleton family!