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Housing Portal How To Videos

We've crafted a comprehensive guide to walk you through the process, ensuring a smooth and successful application. Below, you'll find detailed steps and helpful how-to videos for each stage, providing visual clarity to complement our instructions.

Pro Tip: For the best experience, use Firefox or Chrome browsers while navigating the housing portal. 

first-year renewal graduate

How to Apply for Housing

Our instructional videos cover all the necessary steps to complete your first-year housing application. While these instructional videos were originally tailored for first-year students, they also offer valuable insights for those engaging in the renewal process. For additional details on the renewal process, explore the Renewals page.

Part One - Required Steps

The video above is the first part of a two-part series providing comprehensive details about all the essential steps to complete your housing application. Successfully accomplishing the tasks outlined in this video before the June 4 priority deadline ensures you secure a housing assignment,

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  • Personal details 1:19
  • Accessibility accommodation process 2:37
  • Review information regarding the university immunization policy 3:12
  • Accept the Housing Terms and Conditions 3:43
    • Signing Housing Agreement for students under 18 – discussed in separate video below 4:38
  • Application fee 4:44

Part Two - Optional Steps

If you've successfully navigated through the essential steps outlined in Part 1, congratulations — you're on your way to securing your housing assignment. In this segment, we'll delve into the additional optional steps, such as Meal Plan selection, Special Interest Living, Roommate Profile and Roommates, Room Preferences, and Application Status and Booking. Plus, we'll provide insights into the Move-in Timeslot step, usually available starting in July. 

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  • Meal Plan 0:37
  • Special Interest Living - Living-Learning Communities (LLCs) 1:02
    • Fall semester applicants only
  • Next Steps 1:50
  • Roommate Profile 2:24
  • Roommates 2:47
  • Room-type Preferences 3:13
  • Application Status and Booking Summary 4:30
  • Move-in Appointment Timeslot 5:18

Roommates

Complete your roommate profile and/or roommate group at your convenience within the housing application. Note that roommate groups are capped at 2 people, which includes yourself and 1 roommate request. No need to finalize your profile or group before submitting the application; you can re-enter the portal anytime before the June 4 deadline to complete this step.Replace with your text

How to Complete Your Roommate Profile and Join a Roommate Group

Changing Roommate Group Leader and Verifying Group

Special Circumstances

If You're Under 18

Students under 18 who apply for housing are required to have a proxy agree to the Terms & Conditions of the Housing agreement. This video explains the process. 

Living Learning Communities

Discover how to apply for a Living-Learning Community (LLC) with our helpful step-by-step guide. Whether you have your eye on the Honors program or another exciting LLC opportunity, this video will navigate you through the process. Apply effortlessly within the housing application and anticipate notification from Honors or other LLC sponsors about your acceptance into the dynamic housing community

Move-in Appointment

Move-in can be a hectic time for you and your family. However, when everyone moves in by appointment, it spreads out traffic congestion and makes the process go more smoothly.

  • You must reserve a move-in appointment via the housing portal in mid-July/early-August
  • You will be notified via your UC-issued email when the appointment scheduler opens
  • Check our Move-in page for tips on what to bring and what not to bring

Renewal Process Walkthrough for Returning Students

Graduate Housing Application Process

You are strongly encouraged to open the housing portal in a separate tab so you can closely follow the instructions below.

  1. Click APPLY NOW below.
  2. Click the Login hotlink next to the large red arrow.
  3. Login using your UC username and password. It may take up to 72 hours to gain access after confirming your University admission.
  4. Click  the large red box entitled Monthly Rentals Graduate Housing Application. Do not press APPLY HERE. That will bring you to the undergraduate housing application.
  5. Select Monthly Rental 2024-2025 as your term.
  6. Choose the earliest date you would like to move into the apartment and the latest possible date you would move into the apartment using dates provided.
  7. Click Save & Continue.
  8. Click ADD PREFERENCE and select your first choice from the dropdown menu. Click ADD PREFERENCE to continue to add preferences.
  9. Click Save & Continue.
  10. Answer the Roommate Profile questions. Uncheck the box at the bottom of the page to hide your profile from others.  Otherwise, people can find you when trying to find a roommate and attempt to add you to their group.  Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  11. Search for roommates by clicking Search for Roommates by Details, Search for Roommates by Profiles or Suggest Roommates. Press GO BACK to return to the previous page.
  12. You must create or join a group to search for roommates. You can delete the group once you have finished searching.
  13. Click SKIP ROOMMATE SEARCH once you have finished searching.
  14. Press Save & Continue when you arrive at the Application Received page. You have completed the intake process. 

Offers are sent to UC email accounts if an available apartment matches preferred apartment type and desired move-in dates. 

Complete the following steps in the housing portal within two business days of the offer email to accept your apartment offer:

  1. Click ACCEPT OFFER below.
  2. Click the Login hotlink next to the large red arrow.
  3. Login using your UC username and password.
  4. Click the large red box entitled Monthly Rentals Graduate Housing Application.
  5. Click CONTINUE for term Monthly Rental 2024-2025 on the Term Selector page.
  6. Indicate you are accepting the offer by using the drop-down menu. Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  7. Enter your student number (M Number) to accept the offer. Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  8. Review the UC Immunization Requirements page.  Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  9. Use the drop-down menu to answer whether you will be adding occupants.  Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  10. If you have occupants, provide the name, date of birth and relationship to you for each person. Click +Add New Field to add additional people. Click SAVE & CONTINUE. If you don't have occupants, press SAVE & CONTINUE on the no occupants confirmation page.
  11. Use the drop-down menu to answer whether you will be adding roommates who do not currently live in the apartment.  Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  12. If you have new roommates, provide the name and UC username to you for each person. Click Click SAVE & CONTINUE. If you don't have roommates, click SAVE & CONTINUE on the no additional roommates confirmation page.
  13. Add the name of the primary leaseholder. Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  14. Click SAVE & CONTINUE at the Pay Application Fee page.
  15. Review the application fee charge ($150). Click PAY NOW. Pay the $150 fee at the shopping cart page. Enter your email adddress to receive a receipt.
  16. You will be brought to the page that indicates you have successfully accepted your room offer.

You will be sent instructions on how to pay the security deposit once all the tenants in the unit accept their offers and pay their application fees.

Complete the following steps in the housing portal within two business days of the offer email to decline your apartment offer:

  1. Click DECLINE OFFER below.
  2. Click the Login hotlink next to the large red arrow.
  3. Login using your UC username and password.
  4. Click the large red box entitled Monthly Rentals Graduate Housing Application.
  5. Click CONTINUE for term Monthly Rental 2024-2025 on the Term Selector page.
  6. Select declining the offer by using the drop-down menu. Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  7. Enter your student number (M Number) to confirm your decline. Click SAVE & CONTINUE.

You have successfully declined your apartment offer.

Complete the following steps in the housing portal to accept renewal for 2024-2025:

  1. Click RENEW NOW below, opening in another tab so you can follow along with these instructions.
  2. Click the Login hotlink next to the large red arrow.
  3. Login using your UC username and password.
  4. Click  the large red box entitled Monthly Rentals Graduate Housing. Do not press Apply for Housing unless you want to live in an undergraduate residence hall.
  5. Click RENEW for term Monthly Rental 2024-2025 on the Term Selector page.
  6. Indicate you are accepting by using the drop-down menu. Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  7. Enter your student number (M Number) to confirm renewal. Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  8. Use the drop-down menu to indicate whether you will have occupants (non-UC affiliated family members) staying in your room. Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  9. Add name, date of birth and relationship for each occupant if applicable. Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  10. Answer whether you will be adding new roommates not currently staying with you using the drop-down menu. Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  11. Add name and UC username for each new roommate. Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  12. Add the name of the primary leaseholder. Rent charges will be placed on the primary leaseholder's StarRez account for payment through our portal. Click SAVE & CONTINUE.

You have successfully declared your intent to renew your apartment for next year. Your lease will be sent through DocuSign once it is available.

Complete the following steps in the housing portal to decline renewal for 2024-2025:

  1. Click DECLINE NOW below, opening in another tab so you can follow along with these instructions.
  2. Click the Login hotlink next to the large red arrow.
  3. Login using your UC username and password.
  4. Click  the large red box entitled Monthly Rentals Graduate Housing. Do not press Apply for Housing unless you want to apply to live in an undergraduate residence hall.
  5. Click RENEW for term Monthly Rental 2024-2025 on the Term Selector page.
  6. Indicate you are declining the offer by using the drop-down menu. Click SAVE & CONTINUE.
  7. Enter your student number (M Number) to decline the offer. Click SAVE & CONTINUE.

You have successfully declared your intent to decline renewal.