Housing Sign-Up for First-Year and Transfer Students
2023-2024 academic year housing selection
After being admitted and paying your $175 enrollment reservation deposit, you'll be sent an email to your CMICH account containing our Residential Community Living Guide that contains important housing information.
You're three easy steps away from your new home at CMU! Please read the following steps carefully to understand the online housing sign-up process.
Step 1: Start your housing application.
The housing application will open at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9. Check your CMICH email for our Residential Community Living Guide with important housing information.
Log into housing.cmich.edu with your CMU global ID and password. If you do not remember your global ID or password, contact the CMU Help Desk at 989-774-3662.
In the housing application, you'll select your meal plan, fill out a lifestyle profile and create roommate groups. All steps can be revisited in the application.
Step 2: Submit your first housing payment of $350 by May 1, 2023.
To defer/postpone, please email reslife@cmich.edu with your name and student ID number.
To pay by electronic check or credit card, log into centrallink.cmich.edu using your global ID and password and select View/Pay my Bill.
Please allow 48 hours from the date of application for the first housing charge to appear on your account.
Step 3: Select your housing assignment.
Apply online according to this schedule:
- Monday, June 5 at 9 a.m.-Thursday, June 8 at midnight: Open shopping for accepted Living Learning Community students
- Monday, June 12 at 9 a.m. until midnight: Open shopping for Campbell, Kesseler, Kulhavi and Northwest Apartments
- Wednesday, June 14 at 9 a.m. until midnight: Open shopping for Carey and Cobb
- Friday, June 16 at 9 a.m. until midnight: Open shopping for East Community halls
- Thursday, June 22 at 9 a.m.-Friday, June 23 at midnight: Open shopping for South Community halls
- Monday, July 10 at 9 a.m.-Thursday, July 13 at midnight: Open shopping for Living Learning Community students accepted after June 8
- Monday, July 17 at 9 a.m.-Thursday, July 27 at midnight: Open shopping for all remaining spaces for students admitted after June 23
You'll receive an email to your CMICH account in May with detailed instructions about housing selection.