Housing Information for Undergraduates
Who Wish to Live in University Housing
If you are interested in on-campus University housing for the Fall 2010 semester, please read the following very carefully:
University housing offers the advantages of its proximity and convenience to classrooms, dining services, the library, and other campus facilities and services. In addition, staff members are available in each residential community to assist students with any needs, questions, or concerns.
To apply for on-campus housing you must be accepted to the University, pay the required deposit, and request on-campus housing.
First-year freshmen are housed in one of the 24 undergraduate residence halls. If your class level is above that of a freshman, you may apply to live in one of the apartment communities (Hillside or Susquehanna). Information about all the residence halls and the apartment communities can be found at http://reslife.binghamton.edu.
NOTE: There are times during the academic year when most of the residence halls close – for example, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, and Spring Break. In Fall 2010, the University will also have a break at the beginning of the term (September 4 – 12). If you need on campus housing during those times, you must request BREAK HOUSING when you apply for housing. Break Housing is available in the apartment housing in Hillside and Susquehanna Communities as well as in Whitney and Champlain Halls in Dickinson Community, Mohawk Hall in College-in-the-Woods, Lehman Hall in Hinman College, and Windham Hall in Mountainview College.
Once you pay your deposit (a $200 non-refundable housing deposit is included in the $350 new student enrollment deposit), you will receive information on how to access your Binghamton University e-mail account. You will then receive notification at your Binghamton University e-mail address that you can go on-line to complete the housing preference form. It is during this time that you indicate which community you prefer and if you need break housing.
You will then receive notification of your housing assignment via your BU e-mail address prior to the opening of the University for the Fall 2010 semester.
Please note that once you are on campus and accept a key or move personal possessions into your assigned room, suite, or apartment, you are bound to live on campus for the entire of the academic year.
After you pay your enrollment deposit, be sure to check your BU e-mail account periodically for important information from the University and Residential Life! For answers to your university housing questions, contact: Office of Residential Life: (607)777-2321, Fax (607)777-4350, or E-mail reslife@binghamton.edu. Also review the information on the web at http://reslife.binghamton.edu