MyHousing allows you to take care of all your room arrangements— application, deposit, contract, room assignment, roommate selection, and more— all online. Take control of your living arrangements, and do it when it works for you.
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Application Information
- The MyHousing system works with most browsers - but older versions may not be supported.
- To complete your application, you’ll need your BlazerID and a credit/debit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover) to pay the application fee and prepayment. All first-time freshmen starting in a fall term must pay the Freshman Enrollment Deposit prior to applying for housing.
- Students who may require special accommodations should register with UAB Disability Support Services at (205) 934-4205.
Fees
$25 non-refundable application fee due at time of application
$250 prepayment due at time of applicationMyHousing
The MyHousing system lets you do the following online:
- Apply for on-campus housing
- Submit your housing prepayment
- Request a roommate
- Sign your housing contract
- Find the perfect roommate with automated preference matching (for freshmen with no specific roommate in mind)
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Fall 2025 Freshmen Housing Application Process—Important Dates
Please note that the timeline below may be subject to change.
November 1, 2024 at noon CDT
First Time Freshman (FTF) Housing Application opens.
November 1, 2024 until February 28, 2025 (5:00pm CST)
FTF who apply during this timeframe will be allowed to choose their own room (in June) from a select number of rooms available in Blazer, Gold, and McMahon Halls.
February 28, 2025 (after 5:00pm CST) until Fall Term begins
FTF who apply during this timeframe will be assigned by the Housing Assignments Team.
March 3, 2025 at noon CST
RoomSync app opens and FTF may begin forming their roommate groups in myHousing. FTF can request one FTF roommate. Instructions will be emailed to applicants who applied earlier than this date and added to application and finish emails for future applicants.
Process: Student initiates request in myHousing, and it sends an email to their roommate preference asking them to join their “group”. Student must respond and accept or deny the request (this will send an email back to the original student letting them know the reply). If the student does not respond, request is considered denied. If either student removes themselves from the group, MyHousing sends an email to the other letting them know of the change. This gives the process total transparency and puts students in the driver’s seat. Only students with a completed application (including parental/guardian signature) can participate or be invited to a roommate group.
June 1, 2025
Cancellation Deadline to receive 250.00 prepayment back. Request must be submitted through MyHousing. Cancellations are accepted after this deadline; however, the 250.00 prepayment is forfeited, and an additional cancellation penalty may be assessed.
June 2, 2025 at 5pm CDT
Roommate Request Deadline: all roommate groups must be complete by this date. Unaccepted roommate requests are considered denied. There will be no additional roommate group changes after this date. Students who are not in a completed roommate group will be assigned based on the answers to the roommate matching questions in myHousing.
June 9—13, 2025
FTF who applied by February 28th deadline will have the opportunity to select their room online from a select number of rooms available in Blazer, Gold, and McMahon Halls. On June 6th, they will receive an email with step-by-step instructions, and a log in time. They can log in any time between their log-in time and the deadline on June 13th to select a room. They will be allowed to pull in 1 roommate if: that person has submitted a housing application, AND they have a valid roommate group (indicates a mutual request).
July 1, 2025
Assignment information sent to UAB email (to those who did not select a room, or did not have the option to select their own room).
July 14, 2025
Assignment information sent to UAB email (new or updated assignments only).
July 21, 2025
Last day to request a change or swap. After assignments are sent in June, a link will be available in myHousing where students may request a change. Requests will be granted based on space availability only.
July 28, 2025
Assignment information sent to UAB email (new or updated assignments only).
August 4, 2025
From this date forward, assignments will be sent out as they are made/updated.
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Returning Housing Residents - Fall 2023
Please note that the timeline below may be subject to change.
February 1, 2024 at noon CST
Fall 2024 application (Reapp) opens for Spring 2024 housing residents.
February 19, 2024 at noon CST
Fall 2024 application opens for incoming Fall 2024 transfer students.
March 8, 2024 at 5pm CST
Fall 2024 Reapp ends and application closes. Application closes for transfer students.
March 11, 2024 at noon CDT
Fall 2024 notification list opens. All current UAB students and incoming transfer students can add themselves to this list and will be notified (via UAB email) if the Fall 2024 housing application opens again. Based on demand for on campus housing, it is not guaranteed that additional applications will be accepted.
March 18, 2024 at noon CDT
Returning students with a completed housing application may form roommate groups.
Process: Student initiates roommate group request in myHousing, and it sends an email to their roommate preference asking them to join their “group”. Student must respond and accept or deny the request (this will send an email back to the original student letting them know the reply). If the student does not respond, request is considered denied. If either student removes themselves from the group, it sends an email to the other letting them know of the change. This gives the process total transparency and puts students in the driver’s seat. Only students with a completed application (including parental/guardian signature) can participate or be invited to a roommate group.
April 1, 2024 at 5pm CDT
Roommate group selection closes. No additional requests will be accepted after this deadline.
April 22, 2024
First round of assignments emailed to applicants (UAB email).
May 20, 2024
Second round of assignments emailed to applicants (UAB email).
June 1, 2024
Cancellation Deadline to receive 250.00 prepayment back. Request must be submitted through MyHousing. Cancellations are accepted after this deadline; however, the 250.00 prepayment is forfeited, and an additional cancellation penalty may be assessed.
Application numbers will be monitored after cancellation deadline. If at any point during the summer additional applications can be accepted, students on the notification list will be notified (UAB email) in date order of their addition to the list.
June 17, 2024
Third round of assignments emailed to applicants. (UAB email)
June 30, 2024
All returning students must be registered for Fall 2024. Students who are not registered will lose their housing assignment and will not be put back on the waiting list for a new assignment until they are registered for at least 9 hours.
July 8, 2024
Fourth round of assignments emailed to applicants (UAB email).
July 22, 2024
Last day to request a change or swap. After assignments are sent in April, a link will be available in myHousing where students may request a change. Requests are not guaranteed and will be granted based on space availability only.
August 5, 2024
From this date forward, assignments will be emailed (UAB email) as they are made/updated.
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Transfer Students | Fall 2023
Please note that the timeline below may be subject to change.
February 19, 2024 at noon CST
Fall 2024 application opens for incoming Fall 2024 transfer students.
March 8, 2024 at 5pm CST
Fall 2024 application closes for transfer students.
March 11, 2024 at noon CDT
Fall 2024 notification list opens. All incoming transfer students can add themselves to this list and will be notified (via UAB email) if the Fall 2024 housing application opens again. Based on demand for on campus housing, it is not guaranteed that additional applications will be accepted.
March 18, 2024 at noon CDT
Transfer students with a completed housing application may form roommate groups.
Process: Student initiates roommate group request in myHousing, and it sends an email to their roommate preference asking them to join their “group”. Student must respond and accept or deny the request (this will send an email back to the original student letting them know the reply). If the student does not respond, request is considered denied. If either student removes themselves from the group, it sends an email to the other letting them know of the change. This gives the process total transparency and puts students in the driver’s seat. Only students with a completed application (including parental/guardian signature) can participate or be invited to a roommate group.
April 1, 2024 at 5pm CDT
Roommate group selection closes. No additional requests will be accepted after this deadline.
April 22, 2024
First round of assignments emailed to applicants (UAB email).
May 20, 2024
Second round of assignments emailed to applicants (UAB email).
June 1, 2024
Cancellation Deadline to receive 250.00 prepayment back. Request must be submitted through MyHousing. Cancellations are accepted after this deadline; however, the 250.00 prepayment is forfeited, and an additional cancellation penalty may be assessed.
Application numbers will be monitored after cancellation deadline. If at any point during the summer additional applications can be accepted, students on the notification list will be notified (UAB email) in date order of their addition to the list.
June 17, 2024
Third round of assignments emailed to applicants. (UAB email)
July 8, 2024
Fourth round of assignments emailed to applicants (UAB email).
July 22, 2024
Last day to request a change or swap. After assignments are sent in April, a link will be available in myHousing where students may request a change. Requests are not guaranteed and will be granted based on space availability only.
August 5, 2024
From this date forward, assignments will be emailed (UAB email) as they are made/updated.
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Summer Housing
April 2, 2024 at noon CDT
Summer 2024 housing application opens.
Summer term housing is in Camp Hall. All students must be enrolled in summer classes for the entire term they request housing.Summer Term Dates of Term Rate Cancellation Deadline 14 week May 5 - August 10 2837.25 April 19 at 5pm CDT May Term May 5 - June 1 789.75 April 19 at 5pm CDT 10 Week May 31 - August 10 2076.75 May 22 at 5pm CDT Summer A May 5 - June 23 1433.25 April 19 at 5pm CDT Summer B June 23 - August 10 1404.00 June 7 at 5pm CDT Select your term carefully. After you submit your housing application, you will not be able to shorten the length of your contract.
Cancellation deadlines are listed for each term. Any cancellations after the stated deadline will result in a cancellation penalty of $250.00. -