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Sonoma State University
Housing Services
1801 East Cotati Ave.
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Tele: (707) 664-2541
Fax: (707) 664-4158
First Time Freshman
Applying for the Fall & Spring
About ninety percent of the first time freshman (FTF) class lives on campus in the Residential Community. A typical FTF would be considered a student who has never attended a University before and has just recently graduated from high school. We like to house our FTF in the same areas so it allows them to live with students they are taking classes, which helps build a better and more interactive community.
Be Admitted to SSU
Once you are admitted to SSU, you will receive information about how to apply for Campus Housing. You will need to return the Housing Request form as soon as possible, as the received date and the paid Enrollment Reservation Deposit (ERD) date - determine your campus housing assignment priority. Campus housing is not guaranteed. In the past the demand for campus housing has exceeded the supply so it is to your advantage to return the HPR form and pay the ERD as soon as possible.
Important Notice: Your admissions letter will give you a web address to the online Admissions Guidebook where you can access the Housing Request form. If you try to submit the Presently Enrolled version, it will be discarded.Pay your Enrollment Reservation Deposit (ERD)
In order to receive an offer of campus housing you must first pay the Enrollment Reservation Deposit. Since the demand for campus housing exceeds the supply, it is to your advantage to return this ERD as soon as possible.
Return the Housing License Agreement (HLA)
Campus housing license agreements will be mailed on a space available basis to first time freshman who have the earliest return dates for both the Housing Request form and the paid ERD. In order to reserve a campus housing space, you will need to sign and return the HLA along with the first housing payment prior to your expiration date. HLA's are mailed the middle of March for the Fall term and early November for the Spring semester.Your Room Assignment Packet
Around the middle of July (for Fall semester and late December for the Spring term), you should receive your room assignment, campus telephone number, University mailing address and the name and email address of your roommate. Every effort will be made to honor the room assignment requests you indicated on your returned license agreement, but particular assignments can not be guaranteed. Your actual assignment all depends on your assignment priority date (established by returned date of your Housing Request form) and how many students with earlier priority dates have requested the same accommodations.
