 | How do I apply for campus housing?
First, apply to University through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at www.lsu.edu/admissions. Once you receive your PAWS login and password, apply to Residential Life online at www.lsu.edu/housing under “Incoming Students” link. Click on “Apply Online” and complete and submit the form.
For Edward Gay and Nicholson Apartments, apply online at www.lsu.edu/housing under "Incoming Students" or download and complete the application form (48K, Adobe Acrobat). Applications can also be picked up from the front desk. Return the completed form with a housing reservation fee to Residential Life.
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Do I have to submit any money with the application?
Yes, a housing reservation fee of $150 is required at the time of application. If you are applying for a residence hall or East and West Campus Apartments you will need to pay this fee online with a credit card or inline check. Edward Gay or Nicholson apartment’s fee should be dropped off with the application.
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When should I apply?
We suggest eight to twelve months in advance. Since assignments are made by a priority number based on the date we receive your application, early submission increases your chances of being assigned to your first choice of building or type of room.
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Is there a deadline for applying for housing?
No. However, assignments are made according to the date the application is received.
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Must I be admitted to the University before I can apply for housing?
No, however, you must submit an admissions application before submitting a housing application. After the Admissions office receives your application, you will receive your PAWS ID and password. If you subsequently provide all of the materials required by the Admissions office to evaluate your application and are then denied admission, you will receive a full refund of your housing reservation fee after you notify our office.
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What should I do if I apply for housing and then change my mind?
Notify the Department of Residential Life in writing. If we receive your cancellation by July 1 for a fall application, December 1 for spring, or May 1 for summer, you will receive a $100.00 deposit refund. If we receive your cancellation after those dates, the entire housing reservation fee will be forfeited. If you pay or defer your rent through the Advanced Billing System, and we receive your cancellation before the residence halls open, the full rent will be refunded. If we receive your cancellation after the halls open, you will remain responsible for a major portion of the rent.
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Am I required to live on campus?
For Fall 2008 and Spring 2009, there is no on-campus residency requirement.
Am I required to eat on campus?
If you are an entering freshman and choose to live in a residence hall, you must participate in a dining plan during your first year. Otherwise, there is no requirement.
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If I choose to live on campus, how long must I stay there?
If your assignment is in an Edward Gay or Nicholson apartment or if it is for spring or summer in a residence hall or East Campus Apartment, your contractual obligation is just for that term. If you are assigned to a residence hall or East and West Campus Apartments for fall, you will be required to sign an academic-year contract obligating you for both that fall and the following spring semesters.
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Do I have to be a student or enrolled full-time to live on campus?
For fall or spring semesters, you must be enrolled full-time in a regular academic program at LSU's Baton Rouge campus or Law School. Correspondence study and Continuing Education courses do not qualify. If you are cross-registered with another school, your primary enrollment that semester must be at LSU. For summer, you may be full-time or part-time.
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Can I live in the apartments if I am a freshman or not married?
The East and West Campus Apartments are restricted to single upper-class and graduate students.
First priority for the Edward Gay and Nicholson apartments is given to married students whose spouses live with them and to student parents who have legal custody of minor children living with them. Second priority is given to single graduate students. Undergraduate students age 21 or over may also be accepted if space is available.
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My friend and I want to be roommates. What should we do?
If you are applying for a residence hall or East and West Campus Apartments, submit your housing applications together, request each other as roommates in the space provided on the applications, and request the same buildings and types of rooms. If you are applying for an Edward Gay or Nicholson apartments, after you are assigned as the "renting student" to a specific apartment, you may choose up to three additional roommates who are duly enrolled graduate or upperclass students 22 years or older of your gender.
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How do I change my building or roommate preference?
If applying for a residence hall or East and West Campus Apartments, you must notify us in writing either via fax or email to reslife@lsu.edu . Changes are not accepted verbally.
Nicholson and Edward Gay residents must fill out a transfer form. If the transfer is granted, a $50 transfer fee will be applied to the students account. Please note that 3 days are given to transfer, at which time the student pays for both apartments during double occupancy.
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Can I get a private room? What will it cost?
If sufficient residence hall space is available, we will honor a request listed in your preferences on your application to rent any double room as a private. Typically we cannot guarantee a private for the fall. Rent for a private room is 1.5 times the rent per person for a double room. All bedrooms in the East and West Campus Apartments are private.
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When will I receive my assignment? (Residence Halls Only)
Assignment status can be found by going to www.lsu.edu/housing, selecting Incoming Students, Room Assignment / Roomate Status,
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How can I find out my room number and/or information about my roommate? (Residence Halls Only)
Upon request, we will provide your room number and your roommate's name and home address. You can also visit http://www.lsu.edu/housing, click "Incoming Students", click "Room Assignment/Roomate Status", and then login to PAWS. Once logged in to PAWS, you can click "View Housing Status"
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If I am unhappy with my room or roommate, can I change? (Residence Halls Only)
Yes, as long as space is available. Two to three days are set aside to process room changes during the second week of classes. No changes are allowed during orientation, registration, or the first week of classes.
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What are the requirements to live in Laville Honors House?
You must be enrolled in LSU's Honors College.
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May I tour the buildings or see my room ahead of time?
Tours of residence halls are available at 1:30 p. m. and 3:00 p. m., Monday - Friday, excluding holidays. If you have any questions, please call 225/578-8663. No appointment is needed - just show up at Grace King Hall a few minutes prior to one of the two daily tours. Please note that it will not be possible to show you a specific room. To see Edward Gay or Nicholson Apartments, contact the apartment office at the rear of the Edward Gay complex located at the east end of the laundry building, or call 225/334-5198.
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When do I pay the rent?
For a residence hall or East and West Campus Apartments, rent is usually included with tuition and other fees in the fee bill mailed to your home address. You are required to return the stub with your payment or a signed deferment contract by a deadline several days before the semester starts. If you apply after paying your fee bill, the rent will be assessed to your account in the Office of Bursar Operations, 125 Thomas Boyd Hall. For an apartment, you must tell us in advance whether you prefer to pay rent by the semester on your fee bill or by the 10th of each month in the Office of Bursar Operations.
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What should I bring?
You should supply a mattress pad and bed linens (extra long twin bed size), a pillow, and bath linens. We also recommend an alarm clock, desk lamp, beverage glasses, electric fan, iron, clothes hangers, and/or a laundry bag. Window blinds or shades are provided in each room, but you may bring fire-resistant curtains or drapes.
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What about furniture?
Most residence hall rooms have a single bed, a study desk, a chair, a bookshelf, drawer space, and closet space for each person. In newer halls, most furniture is built-in. Most of our furniture is free-standing and can be moved around to suit your taste or to accommodate some other item you might provide such as an easy chair or floor lamp. East and West Campus Apartments have similar furniture in each bedroom and a fully furnished living room and kitchen in each apartment. Edward Gay and Nicholson apartments are not furnished except for a full-size refrigerator and stove.
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What about refrigerators, microwaves, or carpet?
Rooms in residence halls are not carpeted. You may bring your own carpet, a microwave, and a refrigerator if it is no larger than five cubic feet and 120 watts. Hot plates, George Foreman grills, toasters or other appliances with large heating elements are not permitted in the residence halls.
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Are portable air conditioners allowed?
No. All rooms have air conditioning, and some rooms have ceiling fans.
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Are pets allowed?
Pets are prohibited in the residence halls, East and West Campus Apartments. Pets are also prohibited in the Edward Gay and Nicholson Apartments, except for fish in 20 gallon aquariums or smaller.
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Can I have a car on campus?
Yes, but you must register the car, which can be accessed through the link to parking on the LSU home page and pay an annual parking fee of $39, which is usually collected on the fee bill for the Fall term. You will receive a parking tag to hang from your rear view mirror at all hours on weekdays (day or night) when parked on campus. In addition, during hours of zoned parking (7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday), you will be restricted to parking in a limited area of the campus near your residence hall or apartment. Nicholson and Edward Gay residents will have to trade their commuter tag in for one stating their respective place of residency. This tag allows the same privileges as a commuter tag, but also allows the student to park in his/her apartment complex with out being ticketed.
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How do I contact the Department of Residential Life?
By mail:
Department of Residential Life
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
By e-mail:
reslife@lsu.edu
In person:
Room 99, Grace King Hall, LSU campus
(On the northeast corner of Highland Road and South Campus Drive across Highland Road from the rear patio of the LSU Union Building)
By phone:
225/578-8663 - Residence Halls, East & West Campus Apartments Applications and Information
225/334-5198 - Edward Gay and Nicholson Apartments Applications and Information
225/615-2005 - Cox Communications Cable TV Subscriptions and Information
225/578-8663 - Residential Life Administration
By fax:
225/578-5576 - Residence Halls and East Campus Apartments Information
225/334-5197 - Edward Gay and Nicholson Apartments Information
225/578-5576 - Residential Life Administration
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