New Incoming FTIC/Transfer Students
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SUMMER 2025 HOUSING APPLICATION NOW OPEN ON THE STUDENT HOUSING PORTAL – For more information go to https://www.tarleton.edu/housing/summer-housing-2025/
Tarleton State University Housing Application Process: Priority Date for Incoming New Students – January 31, 2025
We are excited to welcome new students to Tarleton State University! To ensure the best selection of on-campus housing, we encourage all incoming students to complete their housing application by our Priority Date of January 31, 2025*
*Priority date for F25-S26 applications is January 31st, 2025 for best chance of preferences in hall selections. This is still not a guarantee that you will get the hall you want to live in to select, since this is never guaranteed. But your chances are greatly increased by this date above. FTIC application will remain open as long as there are spaces on campus available to select for your student..
IF YOU ARE ENCOUNTERING BARRIERS WITH THE HOUSING APPLICATION FEE ($100.00), PLEASE CONTACT OUR HOUSING OFFICE AT HOUSING@TARLETON.EDU.
Submitting your application by this date guarantees priority consideration for housing assignments and provides you with the best opportunity to secure your preferred residence hall or apartment. While housing will remain available after the priority deadline, spaces may become limited, and assignments will be made on a first-come, first-served basis.
We recommend completing your housing application as soon as possible to ensure a smooth transition to life at Tarleton. For detailed instructions and to start your housing application, visit https://tarleton.starrezhousing.com/StarRezPortalX
We look forward to having you as part of the Tarleton family!
Room Change Requests for Fall 2025 – Spring 2026
Students wanting to request a room change should email the Housing Office at housing@tarleton.edu. All change requests are subject to availability.
Before You Apply
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) 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 students regardless of earned credit hours.
OFF CAMPUS EXEMPTION FORM
FTIC students are required to reside on-campus their first academic year unless requesting and receiving approval for an Off-Campus Exemption. A student may request an exemption to the campus residency requirement for one of the reasons below by submitting the Off Campus Exemption Form on the Student Housing Portal.
Each Off Campus Request should be carefully reviewed for required documentation as a part of the submission process.
Exemptions to the Campus Housing Residency Requirement – A student may request an exemption to the campus residency requirement for one of the following reasons:
*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 45 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.
Students who meet the requirements while in an academic year Housing Contract will be required to fulfill the remainder of the academic year’s contract.
View other important information for residents of campus housing here.
