How to Apply

• Apply early!  Deadline is Monday, March 9, 2009 at 5 p.m.
• Look for the online application information starting February 12, 2009.
• Participation in the Return Housing Process is voluntary, but one must participate in order to be eligible for on-campus housing for the 2009 - 2010 academic year.  
• Submit your Online Application - Visit the 2009 - 2010 Return Housing Online Application Instructions to best understand the online application process.   Here are the application instructions.  Complete the Online process and submit the $250 application fee of which $50 is nonrefundable.  Payment may be made online or made in person to the Office of Finance. Be sure to print out the deposit form to submit with your payment if not using the online payment option.
• Read your ODU email -   and know for the first time that you can check your Leo online account to see when your application is complete.  Applications are complete when the Office of Housing and Residence Life has received both the completed application and $250 prepayment. 
• Students will receive their priority point scores by March 13, 2009 via their ODU email address.  It is important to stay informed on the return housing process.

University Village and Nusbaum Special Exemption for Residents

University Village and Nusbaum Apartment residents with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0, no current record of student conduct through the Office of Student Judicial Affairs, and wish to remain in the same room of the same apartment during the 2009-2010 Housing and Dining Agreement Period are eligible to bypass the Return Housing Points Process. Eligible students have until March 9, 2009 to exercise this option by completing the online application and 2009-2010 Housing and Dining Agreement as well as submitting the $250 application fee ($50 is nonrefundable).  An application is considered complete when the Office of Housing and Residence Life receives both the completed application and the $250 prepayment. 

To get started, follow this link:  For more information on the entire process go the Office of Housing and Residence Life website and click on Return Housing 2009-2010.

Residents who desire to take advantage of this exemption must apply between February 16, 2009 and March 9, 2009.  You will be receiving an electronic survey to complete as part of this exemption process.  The survey will be sent to your ODU email address.  Students must complete the survey within the specified time frame to bypass the return room selection process and guarantee their current space for the next year.  Students must complete the online application and submit their $250 application fee by March 9, 2009 to qualify for this exemption.

University Village or Nusbaum residents who wish to move to another apartment or room within their current apartment or do not meet the cumulative and judicial standard must apply for Return Housing and choose a room through the Return Housing Process.

If a student is assigned to University Village and Nusbaum after March 2, 2009, they will be ineligible to bypass the Return Housing Process for the 2009 - 2010 agreement period.  To be eligible for a room change into the University Village or Nusbaum during the 2008 - 2009 agreement period, you must have submitted a Room Change Request form by February 6, 2009.  Requests are granted based on space availability.

Virginia House

NOTE:  The 1st and 2nd floors of Virginia House are designated for newly admitted first-year Honors College Students.  Only current students with a 3.0 Cumulative GPA can select 3rd Floor of Virginia House. The 4th Floor Virginia House is open to all current ODU students.

New Spring 2009 Residents (new freshmen and transfers)

Students entering Old Domino University starting Spring 2009 are eligible to participate in Return Housing Room Selection.  Students must complete the online application and submit their $250 application fee (of which, $50 is nonrefundable) by March 9, 2009.  Scores for these students will be determined by the following:

Transfer students:  Transfer GPA will be utilized for cumulative GPA and all other points are applied as designated.

Spring 2009 First Semester Freshmen:  These students will not have a college GPA during the time of the Return Housing Process.  In order to support our newest members to our college environment and community, this year's Return Housing Process provides a place holder cumulative GPA, which will afford these students the opportunity to be competitive in the return housing process. All other point categories will be applied to each student based on individual activity.

Dominion House

Opening Fall 2009, Dominion House is designed for single, upperclass or graduate students ready for most of the conveniences of home, with  the joys of having someone else cook for you and clean the dishes.  This building is the final building to be completed in the Quadrangle.  It houses 280 students in three, four and five bedroom suites with two bathrooms in each unit. The majority of units are four person suites (49); the next most common unit is the three person suite (23) and finally, Dominion House boasts three, five person units, one located on each floor (2nd, 3rd and 4th).  Each unit is fully furnished.

The Dominion House is located in the center of campus near Webb University Center, just off of 49th Street.  The Dominion House is conveniently located next to the new state of the art recreational facility which replaces the old Health and Physical Education building. Compared to our other residence halls, the Dominion House is unique because each suite contains a common living room, two bathrooms per unit and bedrooms are private with locking doors.  Residents can take advantage of private or group study areas within the building and a kitchenette is located on each floor. 

Agreement Period

Dominion House opens on August 15, 2009 and remains open until May 31, 2010.  It is an Academic Year Option-open during breaks and holidays.    The Dominion House features individual leases per resident, so you're only responsible for your own rent payment

Students living in Dominion House will be required to be on a full-meal plan.  Please visit the Card Center's website for an explanation of all meal plans.

Amenities

Room Style: Three, Four and Five person suites with private bedrooms and common area space.
Coed
Beds:  Twin
Mattress Size: 36" x 80"
Bathrooms: Two bathrooms per suite, regardless of the number of individual bedrooms
Cable TV
Internet Access
Local Phone Service
Other Amenities:

• Kitchens located on each floor
• Privacy Blinds
• Study Lounges
• Centralized Laundry Room
• Community Room
• Vending Machines
• Convenience Store

Dominion House Graduate Section and Quiet Study Floor

The Quiet Study Floor is designed for students who desire a quiet study and living atmosphere highly conducive to studying in a suite style residence hall setting.  Assignment to the Quiet Study Floor is a result of personal choice.  Students whose lifestyles are not in conjunction with the design of the floor atmosphere are encouraged to seek reassignment during the open room change period.

A graduate student section has been designated on the top floor of Dominion House to provide a scholarly environment that affords our graduate students a new lifestyle option.  

Foundation House

The Virginia Business & Professional Women's Foundation House (VBPWF) is a unique cooperative living option for academically talented female Virginia residents.  Residents form a small close-knit community where teamwork and personal development beyond the classroom is valued.

Applicants must demonstrate high academic promise and financial need.  A special application and interview process is required.  Qualified residents receive a room scholarship which pays for all costs associated with the occupancy, maintenance, and operation of the Foundation House.

As a group-living community, residents are expected to fully contribute to the overall management of the House through the sharing of household tasks, health and safety inspections, program development and house governance.

All bedrooms are non-smoking rooms furnished with two beds, two desks with chairs, two dressers, and a closet.  Five baths are shared by the residents.  The Foundation House's contract leasing period covers Fall and Spring semesters.  A kitchenette is available to residents.  However, residents interested in purchasing a meal plan, may visit the Card Center's website for an explanation of all meal plans.  For information on applying for this residence here is a link to the following website.