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Graduate Housing Application Process

Housing Eligibility
All full-time students enrolled in a graduate program at Northeastern, you may apply to live in campus housing. Because space is limited, housing is not guaranteed.

Northeastern does not have accommodations for the school of Professional & Continuing Education, married couples, spousal equivalents, or dependent children. You can obtain information about alternative housing from Off-Campus Housing Services.


Applying for housing 

Deposit Amounts for 2009-2010

  • Fall - $200
  • Spring - $200
  • Summer I - $100
  • Summer II - $100

Graduate Students Currently Living On-Campus

Graduate and law students who lived on campus 2008-2009 are guaranteed housing for the upcoming year, provided they complete the application, sign the license agreement and submit their housing deposit(s) prior to April 15, 2009 at noon. To pay your deposit on-line, log-on to the myNEU portal and make a payment through NUPay.  If you are unable to pay your deposit on-line please contact our office.

Graduate Students New to On-Campus Housing

  • Step I: Complete the housing application

Graduate Students who would like to apply for university housing must submit a housing application by May 15, 2009.  Please indicate on the application all the terms for which you wish to apply.  You are also required to sign the 2009-2010 Residence Hall and Dining License Agreement at the time you apply for housing.

Once you have completed your application, you should return it to Housing & Residential Life. Our contact information is listed below.  International students should submit their application by fax or e-mail in order to avoid delays.

  • Step II: Housing Assignment Process

After the application deadline, housing applications will be randomly selected through a computer-generated program.  Students will either receive an offer for housing or be placed on a wait list for housing. 

All students who applied will be notified of their application status during the week of May 18th.

Students who receive an offer for housing will be required to submit non-refundable Housing Deposits for the terms they requested no later than May 27, 2009. 

Students who receive a wait list number will also be notified by mail at this time about their position on this list and will be provided with information about the process and next steps, as well as off-campus housing alternatives.

 

Student Rights and Responsibilities

All students living in space leased by Northeastern are bound to uphold the “Code of Conduct” as detailed in the University’s Student Handbook, as well as, the terms and conditions detailed in both the Guide to Residence Hall Living and the Residence Hall and Dining License Agreement.  Students whose behavior is not in accordance with these standards will be subject to disciplinary action.

At the time you receive your assignment letter, you will be provided with details of your move-in date and time.


Graduate Housing Options

Features in most of the apartment buildings include an intercom connection between each apartment and the lobby as well as front doors which are locked 24 hours a day with access for residents only.  Each apartment is furnished with a bed, bureau, desk, and chair for each resident.  All apartments have a kitchen table with chairs and one telephone and cable TV hook-up for the unit.  The kitchens have a stove and refrigerator provided. Living room furniture is provided in standard apartments.  All utilities are included, except telephone and cable TV.  You may access Northeastern’s e-mail and internet program through a modem and a telephone line.  ResNet is not available in leased properties.

Types of Apartments
The following descriptions will help illustrate what housing options are available.  All Northeastern apartments include utilities (except telephone and cable TV costs). 

Standard Living Arrangement
Standard living arrangement may be a bedroom in a 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, or 4+ person apartment.

  • Studio Apartment - A single studio apartment with a kitchenette and bathroom.

Economy Living Arrangement
Economy apartments are standard-size units that have been converted to accommodate an additional person.  For example, the living room has been converted to a bedroom.  In some cases, a larger double apartment may be used by three roommates as an economy triple at a reduced price. The two people sharing a room would pay less than the person in the single.

  • Economy single bedroom - A single bedroom in a shared apartment with a kitchen and bathroom and no common living area.