HOUSING PRIORITY AND ASSIGNMENT POLICY

The College for Creative Studies offers student housing on a first come, first served basis. Housing will not be assigned to a student without a complete Housing File.

REQUIREMENTS FOR HOUSING

To be assigned a space in housing, a student must have a complete Housing File in the Housing Office.

A complete file consists of the following completed forms and payments:

• Completed Housing Application (including health insurance, resident acknowledgement, and local Detroit doctor)
• $350 First Housing Payment
• $200 Housing Application Deposit

APPLICATION DEPOSIT

Your Housing Application Deposit is refundable until May 1st for the Fall term and December 1st for those only applying for the Winter term. After these dates, if you choose to withdraw your Housing Application, your $200 Housing Application Deposit will be forfeited. Notification of withdrawal from housing must be sent in writing to the Housing Office.

Please Note: All residents in student housing are required to be full time students. Full time is defined as twelve (12) or more credit hours a semester.

The only exception to this policy is a senior who does not need to take twelve (12) credits during his/her final semester in order to graduate.

FIRST HOUSING PAYMENT

If you choose to withdraw your housing application and you have an outstanding balance at that time with the College, your first housing payment will be applied towards your outstanding balance. If you do not have an outstanding balance, your first housing payment will be refunded. Please note that withdrawals from housing must be submitted in writing to the Housing Office.

SUITE ASSIGNMENTS

Suite assignments are made on the following criteria:

• Complete Housing File
• Gender
• Physical Limitations
• Seniority Date
• Preferences

Your seniority date is the date your first Housing Application Deposit was recorded with the CCS Business Office.

Please be aware that your indicated suite preference (2–3 person or 4 or more person) is just that, your preference.

CCS may not be able to honor your specific preference.

To request a specific suitemate, the request must be mutual. The name or names of the individuals who desire to live together must appear on each application. If these names do not appear on each application, the request for specific suite mates will not be considered.

UNABLE TO PROVIDE HOUSING

In the event that housing fills prior to your Housing File being completed, you will be notified and asked if you would like to be placed on the housing wait list. If CCS is unable to provide housing, the Housing Application Deposit and the first Housing Payment will be refunded to you.

After housing fills up, the waitlist will give priority to first year students and out of state students. It is important to complete the housing application process before it fills up.

THE PROCESS

• Acceptance to CCS
• Send in Commitment Form and Fee to the Office of Admissions- $100
• Complete Online Housing Application. Send in housing application deposit ($200) and first housing payment ($350) to the Housing Office. Make sure to put the student’s ID on the payment.
• Housing Assignments will be made on a first come, first served basis for students with a complete housing file.
• After housing fills, the waitlist will give priority to first year students and out of state students. It is important to complete the housing application process before it fills up.

SUITE MATES AND MOVE-IN

Suite assignments are generally mailed out in early August.* This will indicate your suite assignment and list the names, addresses and phone numbers of your suite mates. We encourage you to contact your suite mates to discuss living arrangements. Please be aware that suite assignments are subject to change.
Move-in day for new & transfer students is Sunday, August 28th and move-in day for returning students is Saturday, September 3rd between 9 am and 4 pm for the Fall 2011 term. Please make the necessary arrangements to arrive on this day, between 9 am and 4 pm. The day and times of move-in are not negotiable. There are numerous students moving in and this requires a large amount of coordination.

Suite and suite mate assignments are made without regard to race, creed, color, affectual/sexual orientation, religion or national origins.