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The Housing Selection Process

Below are important steps and notes about the room selection or auto-allocation process for returning students and first-time students. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Housing Assignments for First-Year Students!

September

Housing Application Opens For New Students!

First-Time Students can now sign up to live on campus! Paying the $100.00 Housing Application Fee is a crucial step in the housing application process. Although the date that you complete the application determines your housing priority, you won’t receive a room assignment unless you pay the $100.00 Application Fee.

September

September - June

Complete Application & Pay Housing Deposit!

Students have the opportunity to complete their application and pay their $100 Housing Application Fee. During this time, students have the ability to choose their room placement preferences and select their ideal roommates. 

September - June

June - July

Rooms Are Assigned to New Students!

Students who have paid their deposit from September until now will receive their room assignment based on their preferences and the date that their deposit was paid.

June - July

August

Move-In Day Weekend!

Students will pick up their new key and move-in to their new home for the year! Welcome home, Colonels!

August

HOUSING ASSIGNMENTS FOR RETURNING STUDENTS!

If you are interested in seeing a ‘How-To’ Guide for filling out the Returning Student Housing and Meal Application, please click the button below:

Housing Application Tutorial

Mid-February

Housing Application Opens

Returning students fill out the application or exemption form. No additional deposit is necessary.

Mid-February

February - March

Roommate Grouping Time

Returning students group with other returning students for their potential roommate for the next semester.

February - March

Mid-March

Lottery Times Sent Out

Returning students will be assigned a lottery timeslot based on the amount of earned credit hours that they have completed. This timeslot will be when they choose their Fall semester room from rooms that are still available. This PDF shows you ‘Instructions – How To Choose A Room ‘ will assist you in choosing a room.

Mid-March

Mid-March

Lottery Process Runs

During a returning student’s lottery timeslot, they will choose which room they want for the next semester from rooms that haven’t yet been chosen. 

Mid-March

Mid-April

Waitlist Is Available

A waitlist is made available for students who may not have received a room that they had in mind. From here, room changes are conducted when we are able to accommodate the request.

Mid-April

CONTACT INFORMATION

Office of Residential Living

Office Location:
Office of Residential Living | Brady Complex Clubhouse
Mailing Address:
PO Box 2061
Thibodaux, La 70310
Phone: 985-448-4479
Fax: 985-493-3310
E-mail: housing@nicholls.edu
Weekdays | 8:00am – 10:00pm —- Weekends | 10:00am – 10:00pm

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