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  • Spring 2022 Housing Requests can be made via Housing Portal from Oct. 15 to Nov. 1.
  • Students who want to live off-campus early will enter an Off-Campus Lottery rather than submit a petition.
  • Students should expect to live on-campus until/unless released in writing. 
  • Updates about Housing Requests and Releases will be communicated by Nov. 12.
  • On-campus moves will take place between Nov. 29 and Dec. 5.
  • Students with vacancies should either pull in a roommate of choice or expect a student may select that space during Spring Only Housing Selection. 
  • Spring Only Housing Selection for students returning to campus will take place on December 8 (selection times are Eastern Time).
Good Afternoon-

We hope this message finds you well as you begin Fall Break. We are happy to share details associated with our Spring 2022 Housing Processes with you.

The Spring 2022 Housing Process will be available in the Housing Portal at go.wfu.edu/housingportal beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, October 15, and closing at 9 a.m. on Monday, November 1.

Spring Only Housing Selection (for students returning to campus) will take place on Wednesday, December 8, 2021.

As a part of the Spring 2022 Housing Process in the Housing Portal, you will have three options: Room Change Request, Pull-In Request, and Off-Campus Lottery. Additional details about each are available below.
On-Campus Room Changes
Students looking to change rooms on-campus for the Spring 2022 semester may submit a request in the Housing Portal. 
  • Requests will be processed in the order they are received and based on available vacant spaces during the Fall 2021 semester. 
  • Students will be informed about the status of their requests by November 12 via email. 
  • If approved to move, students MUST complete their move between November 29 and December 5. 
  • Students will have 72 hours after check-in to complete their move and check-out of their old space.
  • To request a room change to or within Block Housing and Residential Engagement Communities, please contact your group leader, as they will work with our office on an updated roster for the Spring semester.
Pull-In Requests
In the event of a vacancy in their room, the remaining resident may pull in a new roommate of choice rather than having a new roommate assigned via Spring Only Housing Selection or by the Office Residence Life and Housing.
  • To pull in a new roommate, the current resident must complete the pull-in section of the Room Change Request form. 
  • Students with a current vacancy during the Fall 2021 semester may pull in current residential students or students returning for the Spring 2022 semester (e.g., from abroad, or returning after a semester off, etc.). 
  • Students who have a roommate departing (or moving) for the Spring 2022 semester may only pull in students returning for the Spring 2022 semester. They may NOT pull in current residential students, as the move would not be able to be completed before the December 5th deadline.
Release from Residency Requirement
Wake Forest University views living on campus as integral to a liberal arts education and the Wake Forest experience. In support of that view, Wake Forest University has a six-semester residency requirement.

Students with less than six semesters of housing credit should not make any plans to live off-campus unless they have been released in writing from the residency requirement by the Office of Residence Life and Housing.

Off-Campus Lottery
As a part of the Spring 2022 Housing Process, students may choose to enter the Off-Campus Lottery. This indicates a desire to live off-campus prior to fulfilling the residency requirement. As the Office of Residence Life and Housing finalizes the number of students able to live on campus for the spring semester, they will use random selection to release the appropriate number of students.

For more on the Off-Campus Lottery process, please watch the informational video below.
Disability-Related Accommodations 
In support of students with disabilities, the Office of Residence Life and Housing has a wide variety of housing and dining options on-campus which can accommodate the vast majority of disability needs. Students who need to request a disability-related accommodation should visit our website to begin the request process. For the Spring term, all students should provide complete documentation for consideration by November 15th.

Please note that a release from the University’s six-semester on-campus housing requirement is generally not considered a reasonable accommodation. Most housing or dining accommodations can be made among the current residential facilities on campus. Students seeking an accommodation to live off-campus should explain in their request (and in providers supporting documentation) how living off-campus meets their needs in ways the University cannot in either on-campus or in University-sponsored housing (Crowne Apartments and/or Deacon Station).
Spring 2022 Housing Selection
Students returning to the Reynolda Campus for the Spring 2022 semester will select their housing for the Spring Semester online on December 8, 2021. 
  • Additional details will be provided in early November.
  • You will be required to self-select your actual spring room and meal plan via the Housing Portal. 
  • An email from the Office of Residence Life and Housing will be sent to your WFU email account with log-on times by December 1.
  • This email will contain specific instructions on self-selecting your spring room and meal plan.
  • Please note that log-on times will be based on Eastern Standard Time (EST).
  • An availability list will be available on December 3.
  • Room selection will take place on December 8.

As you plan for the semester ahead, please let us know if you have any questions about the options available to you. As always, if you have any questions give us a call at 336-758-5185 or email us at housing@wfu.edu.

Best -

Zach Blackmon, Ph.D., MBA
Associate Director of Operations
Office of Residence Life and Housing | Wake Forest University
336-758-5185 | housing@wfu.edu | rlh.wfu.edu