Housing Process Timeline
View Housing Important Dates to learn other important dates related to housing.
Housing Process Timeline for Current Penn State Students
- This timeline shows the dates that are applicable for eligible students to participate in the housing process to live on campus for the next academic year.
- Students currently living off-campus at University Park are not eligible to participate in the housing process, but can add name to the Waitlist at a later date.
- Incoming first-year students do NOT follow this timeline!
- Learn more about the process by viewing the Housing Process FAQs
| Contract Term |
Date | Time | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2020 | October 1, 2019 | Noon | Housing Waitlist opens in eLiving for Spring 2020 housing. Offers will be released starting in November. |
| 2020-2021 | October 1-31, 2019 | Noon | Eligible students submit a request to #LiveTheTradition for 2020-2021 in eLiving |
| 2020-2021 | October 11-13, 2019 | During Parents & Families Weekend, attend an Information Session about the 2020-2021 Housing Process. | |
| 2020-2021 | October 13, 2019 | 11:00am - 4:00pm | Housing Fair, Alumni Hall HUB. Penn State Housing will be present at fair to answer any questions about on-campus housing process. |
| 2020-2021 | November 4, 2019 | Noon - 5:00pm | Invitations sent to eligible Special Living Option students (for SLO space only). Invitation expires Noon Thursday November 7. |
| 2020-2021 | November 7-21, 2019 | Noon - 5:00pm | Invitations sent to students to view available housing options (invitations sent on Mondays and Thursdays after 12:00pm, and will be received by 5:00pm). Invitations will also be sent in February. |
| 2020-2021 | December 1, 2019 | Noon | Housing Waitlist opens in eLiving for 2020-2021 housing for students who are NOT eligible to participate in the lottery process. |
| 2020-2021 | December 1, 2019 | Noon | Housing Options Waitlist opens (available only for students with an accepted 20-21 HFS Contract). Waitlist options include Nittany Apartments, White Course Apartments, Eastview Terrace, Suites, single rooms, renovated space, and Special Living Options. |
| 2020-2021 | December 1, 2019 - January 31, 2020 |
Noon | Eligible students submit a request to #LiveTheTradition for 2020-2021 in eLiving |
| 2020-2021 | February 3, 2020 | Noon - 5:00pm | Invitations sent to students selected to live in sorority chapter housing (for sorority space only). Invitations expire Noon Thursday February 6. |
| 2020-2021 | February 6-27, 2020 | Noon - 5:00pm | Invitations sent to students to view available housing options (invitations sent on Mondays and Thursdays after 12:00pm, and will be received by 5:00pm) |
| Summer 2020 | TBA | - | Information about requesting on-campus housing for summer 2020 |
updated: August 2, 2019