Returner Student Contract

Once the housing contract and parental verification are completed, the student will be added to a roommate matching group automatically in Residential Self-Service. At that point, students can search for potential roommates within their group based on 11 different attributes provided in the housing contract. Additionally, students can create a Roommate Profile under Personal Information, allowing them to further describe themselves. This profile can be visible during the roommate matching process to help facilitate better connections.

Already have a desired roommate in mind? No problem! You can search for that person in Residential Self-Service and match with them there. If your chosen roommate does not appear in the search results, they likely haven't completed the housing contract yet. Check with them to ensure it is complete before contacting our office.

Please note, the max size a roommate group can be is 4 students (Charger Village Addition & Charger Village Original) and 3 students (Southeast Campus). When you enter room selection, we cannot guarantee that there will be enough space available to accommodate the entire roommate group. There is a possibility that the roommate group will need to be split up into different suites. We recommend having that conversation with your group prior to the start of room selection.

We encourage you to take the roommate matching search into your own hands! If you do not participate in the roommate matching process, you will be assigned random roommates.

For assistance with roommate matching, watch our step-by-step how-to video that will guide you through the process.

Students who completed the housing contract in Step 1 will be provided a room selection time based off of when they submitted the contract. Selection times will be generated prior to room selection. Students will log into Residential Self-Service when their selection time and date have arrived to select a room for the 2025-2026 academic year. Once students confirm their room selection, they will receive an official assignment letter sent to their UAH email address.

Room selection will take place from Monday, February 17th, to Monday, February 24..

Any students whose parental verification is not complete will not be eligible to participate in room selection. Students will receive a notification via email if this part is not complete prior to room selection starting.

Any student who does not receive a housing assignment during the room selection of the Returning Student Housing Process (RSHP) is automatically placed on a waiting list for 2024-2025 housing. After housing staff has assessed any remaining space available, they will start assigning students from the RSHP waitlist first to those spaces. This process will continue as space becomes available until all students on the list have been provided a housing assignment.