ATTENTION: We currently have received more 2024-2025 upperclass housing applications than we can accommodate for students in the residence halls. Students may be placed on a waiting list.
Your answers will help us provide you with roommate suggestions once you get to the Roommate Request page.
You must disclose if you have ever been convicted of a felony, or are obligated to register under the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registration Act or the Mary Rippy Violent Offender Registration Act.
The preferences collected on this page will only be used if you are not assigned to your same room or you do not participate in room selection (refer to the room selection information below).
Selecting a meal plan is optional.
These pages include listing FERPA, missing person and emergency contacts, a meningitis waiver and the terms and conditions of the contract.
All students are required to pay this fee.
Review the selections you have made and submit your application.
To be eligible to be assigned to your same room, you must rank Same Room Sign-Up as your first preference on the Floor Plan Preferences page and complete your Traditions Square Apartments application by March 1*.
If you are assigned to your same room, you will receive confirmation of your assignment in early March and you will not need to participate in room selection unless you want to change your room.
* Students who submit waitlist applications will not be eligible for Same Room Sign-Up. The waitlist may start prior to March 1. Please complete your housing application as soon as possible.
If a student selects Same Room Sign-Up, they cannot create a roommate pair.
To participate in room selection you must complete your housing application. During room selection, you will get to select your exact room!
Room selection access times will be determined by application completion date. Keep an eye on your OU email account for more information about the room selection process!
During room selection, you will get to select your exact room!
To participate in room selection, you must complete your housing application. Room selection access times will be determined by application completion date. There is limited inventory in the Residence Halls, so complete your application as soon as possible for the best chance to select your preferred room!
Keep an eye on your OU email account for more information about the room selection process!
In order to log in to the housing portal using your OUNetID or OU email address, you will need to set up your OU account at accounts.ou.edu, if you have not already done so. In addition, you will be required to sign various pages of the application with your 9-digit Sooner ID, so make sure you have that handy.
Some other helpful items to have ready are contact information (phone number(s) and email address) for anyone you might designate as a Proxy or emergency contact, and 9-Digit Sooner ID numbers for any potential roommates you know you want to request.
Upon completion, you will receive an email with a summary of your selections and a copy of the terms and conditions of the contract.
A parent or legal guardian who has the legal authority to make decisions about their student’s education and living arrangement when their student is less than 18 years old.
Students under the age of 18 who are entering into a housing contract are required to designate a Proxy.
Your Proxy should be a person, such as a parent or legal guardian, who has the legal authority to make decisions about your education and living arrangement while pursuing an education.
During the application process, you will designate a Proxy by entering their name, email address and relationship to you. Your Proxy will receive an email from housinginfo@ou.edu with a link to complete the agreement.
A copy of the student’s meningitis waiver and terms and conditions of the contract. The Proxy may be held responsible for violations of the contract while the student is under the age of 18.
Students under the age of 18 will not be able to complete their application until their Proxy has completed the agreement.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act is a federal law that requires the University to keep your education records confidential. This means the University cannot disclose these records to others without your permission, which may include your parents or legal guardians. More information about your rights is located at FERPA (ou.edu/ferpa).
Your Proxy will have limited access to your housing information if they are not also listed as a FERPA contact.
Forming a roommate pair will allow a student to select open beds for themselves and another student during the room selection process.
You can have one confirmed roommate to form a roommate pair.
You will receive an email, from housinginfo@ou.edu, to your OU email account and your personal email (if we have one on file for you).
Yes, you will have the option to send your potential roommate a message via the housing portal where you can exchange contact information should you choose to do so.
You will be able to view outgoing, incoming and mutual requests on the Roommate Request page of your application as well as the Summary and Agreement page.
If you participate in room selection, you are welcome to choose any open space available. When viewing a room that already has an occupied space, you will be able to see the current occupants’ names and send them a portal message. You can connect with them to determine if you want to select that room.
If you choose a space in an already occupied room or if you select a vacant room and another student selects the other space later, you will be able to see all current occupants’ names and OU email addresses on the Room Selection home page once you select your room. You can connect with them to determine if you want to keep that room or change it.
If you do not participate in room selection, housing will place you based on your application preferences and lifestyle questions.
During room selection, you will get to select your exact room! Every student will be given a room selection access time and access times will be assigned based on application completion date. More specific information about the process will be provided to you during the spring semester. Keep an eye on your OU email account so you don't miss any important information!
We collect preference information from all students just in case they do not participate in room selection.
All students will receive a room selection access time and access times will be assigned based on application completion date. The sooner you complete your application, the better your chances of receiving an early access time. Log in as early as your access time allows.
Current residents of Traditions Square Apartments will be eligible to be assigned to their same room if they rank Same Room Sign-Up as their first preference and complete their application by March 1. Students assigned to their same room will be notified in early March and will not need to participate in room selection unless they want to change their room. Traditions residents who are not assigned to their same room should participate in room selection.
Current residents of the Residential Colleges and Residence Halls will not be able to request their same room.
You can cancel your application until you move in via the housing portal.
Traditions Square
You will be charged cancellation fees based on the date you complete the cancellation form as follows:
Residence Halls
Cancelling a signed contract will result in a $300 Housing Administrative Fee.
Keep an eye on your OU email account so you don't miss any important information!
