Continuing Resident Process

EXPLORE

  1. Explore available housing options and identify your preferred community and room type.
  2. Review the fees and meal plan requirements for the community where you would like to live. 
  3. Review the Important Dates and Deadlines. 

PLEASE NOTE: Continuing residents are students who are currently living on campus.

APPLY

  1. Log into the Housing Portal using your SF State Student ID number and password and click on the apply link to start your application.
  2. After completing the application, pay the initial payment. Information about the initial payment can be found on the fee schedule. 

Please Note: Your housing application will not be complete until you have submitted the initial payment. 

SELECT YOUR ROOMMATE

(UPN & UPS communities only)

Once the roommate selection process opens, returning residents who applied for UPN & UPS will be allowed to select their roommate.

View below for more information about the Roommate Selection Process. 

Please Note: Roommates will be assigned for Residents who apply for MSQ, TCS, or those who apply after the Roommate Selection Process ends.  

SELECT YOUR ROOM

(UPN & UPS communities only)

Returning residents who apply to the UPN or UPS communities will receive a room selection timeslot to select their room. Room availability is first-come, first-serve.

Click the 'Important Dates & Deadlines' button to see when the room selection timeslots will be available on the Housing Portal.

View below for more information about the Room Selection Process. 

Please Note: Rooms will be assigned for residents who apply for MSQ, TCS, or those who apply after the Room Selection Process ends.

Academic Year 2025-2026

FEBRUARY 2025

TBD | Housing application opens

MARCH 2025

TBD | Deadline to apply for housing in order to participate in the roommate and room selection process
TBD | Roommate selection starts 
TBD | Roommate selection ends
TBD | Housing application deadline for MSQ residents who want to stay in the MSQ community
TBD | Room selection timeslot notifications sent

APRIL 2025

TBD | Room selection starts 
TBD | Room selection ends
TBD| Reservation notifications start

MAY 2025 

TBD | Move-in Confirmation form available on the Housing Portal 

JUNE 2025

TBD | Move-in Confirmation deadline 

AUGUST 2025

TBD | Move-in*

*Students will be assigned a specific move-in date and time.

PLEASE NOTE: All dates are subject to change.

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Roommate & Room Selection Process

step 1 - apply for housing by March 10, step 2 select your roommate(s) March 11-14, Step 3 Receive a room selection timeslot - March 25, Step 4 - select your room April 2-5
Communities Available for Roommate & Room Selection | UPN & UPS

Eligibility

To be eligible to select your roommate(s) and rooms, all applicants will need to:

  • Be a current in-room resident for spring 2024.
  • Complete a 2024-2025 housing application, sign the License Agreement, and pay the initial payment.
  • Consent to Roommate Selection during application.

Roommate Selection Steps

Step 1 - Form a roommate group (group leader only), Step 2 - Search for and select your roommates (group leader and residents without a group), Step 3 - Accept your roommate invitation - any resident who receives a roommate invitation
Roommate Selection Process How-to Video

Roommate Group Size

Roommate groups can consist of 2, 3, or 5 people total. Below are the recommended group sizes for each unit layout:

  • 1 bedroom | 2 people
  • 2 bedrooms | 2 or 3 people
  • 3 bedrooms | 2 or 3 or 5 people

Discuss and decide upon a group leader and unique group name with the other member(s) of your group. Group leaders will start at step 1. The remaining group members will skip step 1 and move to directly to step 2.

STEP ① | Form A Roommate Group (Group Leader Only)

  1. Log into the Housing Portal and click the ‘Select My Roommate’ button.
  2. Click the ‘Continue’ button to confirm the 2024-2025 Housing term.
  3. Click the ‘Continue’ button on the roommate selection ‘Welcome’ page.
  4. Click the ‘Create a Group’ link.
  5. Enter a group name, check the checkbox, and click ‘Save Group’.
  6. Click the ‘Search for Roommate by SF State ID’.
  7. Enter one of your preferred roommate’s SF State ID and click ‘Search’.
  8. When your roommate’s information is displayed, click the button to send your roommate an invitation to join the roommate group.
  9. Repeat step F-H for your remaining roommates until your roommate group is complete.

STEP ② | Accept Your Roommate Invitation (Remaining Members of the Roommate Group)

  1. Once your group leader has added you to your roommate group, an invitation will be sent to your SF State email account.
  2. Log into the Housing Portal and click the button ‘Accept My Roommate Invitation’.
  3. On the ‘Roommate Groups’ page, click the ‘Accept’ or ‘Decline’ button.

STEP ③ | Proceed to the Room Selection Process When It Becomes Available on April 2 – 5, 2024 (All Members of the Roommate Group)

STEP ① | Search for a Roommate

  1. Log into the Housing Portal and click the ‘Select My Roommate’ button.
  2. Click the ‘Continue’ button to confirm the 2024-2025 Housing term.
  3. Click the ‘Continue’ button on the roommate selection ‘Welcome’ page.
  4. Click on the 'Search for Roommate by Profile*' and select the profile criteria that you want to search.
  5. Check the 'Exclude Results that Cannot be Added' box and click ‘Search’.
  6. Optional: Click the ‘View Profile’ button for any student you’d like to learn more about.
  7. Optional: Send the student a message by clicking the ‘Send Message’ button.
  8. Once you have decided on who you want to room with, click the button to send an invitation to the person you want to be roommates with. The person you selected will be sent an email to accept or deny your roommate request.

* You can also click the 'Suggest a Roommate' link to have the system find profiles that are similar to yours.

STEP ② | Proceed to the Room Selection Process When it Becomes Available on April 2 – 5, 2024

Room Selection Steps

March 25, 2024 | Room selection timeslot notifications sent
April 2 – 5, 2024 | Room selection process available

THINGS TO KNOW

  • All applicants will be assigned a timeslot to make their room selection on the Housing Portal. An email will be sent to your SF State email reminding you to log into the Housing Portal to view your assigned timeslot.
  • If you are not part of a roommate group, you will select a room only for yourself. If you are part of a roommate group, only the group leader will select the rooms for each roommate and assign beds.
  • Your timeslot does not guarantee a space in housing. Room type and building availability is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

ROOM SELECTION STEPS

  1. The group leader or applicants who didn’t select roommates should complete the following steps.
  2. During your assigned timeslot, log into the Housing Portal and click the ‘Make My Room Selection’ button.
  3. Click the ‘Continue’ button to confirm the 2024-2025 Housing term.
  4. On the ‘Room Selection’ page, filter the results according to your preferred room type as desired.
  5. Click the ‘Select’ button for your preferred building and room type from the available options to add the selection to your shopping cart. Make room selections for the additional members of your roommate group (if applicable).
  6. On the ‘Bedspace Assignments’ page, click the dropdown to assign a bed to yourself and each member or your roommate group (if applicable). Click ‘Assign Bed(s)’ to continue.
  7. Review the room and bedspace assignments to confirm they are accurate. Click the ‘Reserve Bedspace(s)’ button the finalize your reservation.

IMPORTANT | Once you add your first room type to your shopping cart, you will have 10 minutes to checkout. If you do not check out within 10 minutes, the space you selected will be removed from your shopping cart and made available to other students. The timer is displayed on the top menu bar next to the shopping cart icon.

Room Selection Process How-to Video