Spring Only

Learn how to apply for spring housing.

The spring housing application opens November 1 for incoming and returning students. Students are assigned housing based on the date the housing application is completed, so we suggest you apply as soon as the application opens. Housing is not guaranteed for the spring, although we are typically able to accommodate all housing applicants. 

Please review the Spring 2025 Housing Contract, which you will sign via DocuSign during the housing application process. 

Application Process

The most important thing you can do if you want to live in campus housing is to complete your housing application as soon as possible once the application opens. Read how below.
  • New Students

    Before you can access the housing application, you need to pay the $400 College of Charleston enrollment deposit.

    The spring housing application opens November 1 at 9:00 a.m. If you just paid your College of Charleston enrollment deposit, you'll be able to take these next steps 12 hours after making your deposit.  

    To apply: 

    • Log into MyPortal and click the MyHousing/Dining tile.  
    • In the MyHousing/Dining portal, click the Apply for Housing/Meal Plan button.  
    • Pay the $50 housing application fee.  
    • Complete your housing application. Designate your housing emergency contact, answer profile questions, select a meal plan, let us know your building preferences, indicate a roommate preference (optional), and electronically sign your housing contract.
    • For students under the age of 18, your parent or guardian will also be required to electronically sign the housing contract.  
  • Returning Students Not Currently Living on Campus

    The spring housing application opens November 1 at 9:00 a.m.

    To apply: 

    • Log into MyPortal and click the MyHousing/Dining tile.  
    • In the MyHousing/Dining portal, click the Apply for Housing/Meal Plan button.  
    • Pay the $200 housing prepayment and the $50 application fee. 
    • Complete your housing application. Designate your housing emergency contact, answer profile questions, select a meal plan, let us know your building preferences, indicate a roommate preference (optional), and electronically sign your housing contract.
    • For students under the age of 18, your parent or guardian will also be required to electronically sign the housing contract.

    Housing Prepayment

    If you have concerns about making the $200 housing prepayment and have applied for or received financial aid (loans, scholarships or grants) for this academic year, continue reading this paragraph. You can apply to have the $200 housing prepayment deferred. To get the deferment, you will need to complete a prepayment deferment page within the housing application, where you will upload an electronic copy of your current academic year FAFSA Summary Submission (FSS) from the FAFSA webpage listing College of Charleston. Please have this ready when you apply. Once you complete the deferment page, Campus Housing will review your submission within 24 hours (except weekends). You will receive an email once the deferment has been processed. At that time, you will be able to finish completing your application.  

Roommates

While we will do our best to accommodate two (maximum) students who would like to room together, we cannot guarantee roommate placement. You will be able to request one roommate in your housing application on the Hall Preferences page. Both students will need to have completed the housing application and must list each other as desired roommates to be placed together. 

Housing Assignments for Spring

Beginning in December, Campus Housing will assign students who have completed their housing applications. Anyone who has completed their housing application by December 1 will receive their placement via email by December 20. Students who complete a housing application after December 1 will be assigned and emailed no later than January 3.

Cancellation

If you no longer wish to live on campus, you may cancel your housing application by clicking on the Cancel Application button on the homepage of the MyHousing/Dining portal.

Cancellation penalties will apply based on the date of cancellation. Please refer to your Spring Housing Contract for the penalty fees associated with your cancellation date.