Skip Menu

Housing Sign-up Information

For the 2023-2024 Academic Year, housing applications will open on these dates:

  • New Students: January 2023
  • Transfer Students: January 2023
  • Current Students Living on Campus: February 2023

Please read the information below carefully and follow these instructions.

Information for All Students

This housing application/contract is a legally binding agreement. You and your parents/legal guardians are urged to carefully read the terms and conditions of the contract before you sign it and proceed with your application. If you are under 18, a parent or legal guardian must also sign this contract. Even if you are over 18, we ask that your parent/legal guardian review this contract so they understand that you are entering into a legally binding agreement.

If you decide not to attend Morehead State University or choose not to live in housing after you complete the process, you are responsible for terminating this contract. You will also forfeit your housing prepayment (new students) or pay the applicable Contract Break Fee(s) (returning students). You must terminate this contract via email to housing@moreheadstate.edu from your MSU student email account. You will receive an email confirmation from the Office of Student Housing that your contract has been canceled. This applies to new and returning students. No other form of termination or intent to terminate will be accepted unless otherwise specified. The official termination date of this contract will be when the Office of Student Housing receives the termination notification. For returning students, the timing of your termination notice determines the amount of the Contract Break Fee.

We will communicate with you through your MSU email account. Please check it regularly and understand that failure to check it does not relieve you from any obligations under this contract.

Sign-Up Procedures

Tab Information

This process is for first-year students who have recently graduated high school and are attending MSU for the first time in Fall 2023 as full-time students. This process also applies to current MSU students without an existing residence hall assignment or current attendees of Craft Academy who will be attending MSU after their Craft Academy graduation.

After you have applied to MSU, been accepted, and submitted your enrollment deposit, follow these steps: 

  • Go to the Housing Management online tool.
  • Log in with your MSU ID number and MSU password (Use "mXXXXXXX" as your ID and the password you set).
  • Click on "Applications" at the top of the screen.
  • Select "First Year Student Housing Application"
  • Be sure to select that you are a first-time freshman.
  • Make sure you read the contract and understand what you are signing. It is a legally binding document. (Note: If you are under 18, you will be asked for contact email information for a parent/legal guardian. Your application is not complete until they log in to the provided link and sign.)
  • There are three total pages:
    • The first is for you to sign
    • The second is the bulk of the application.
    • The third page will direct you to a payment portal to submit your $150 deposit.
  • On the screen through PayPal that provides your receipt information is a link to return to the vendor's page. You MUST click that hyperlink to officially submit your application.
  • If you are under 18, your parents/guardians will receive a verification code they need to input. Once that is completed, your application is complete.
  • After submission, you will receive an email verifying your completion.

This process is for students transferring from another college (this does not apply to dual credit students).

After you have applied to MSU, been accepted, and submitted your enrollment deposit, follow these steps:

  • Go to the Housing Management online tool.
  • Log in using your MSU ID number and MSU password (Use "mXXXXXXX" as your ID and the password you set).
  • Click on "Applications" at the top of the screen.
  • Select "First Year Housing Application"
  • Be sure to select your classification as a Transfer Student.
  • Make sure you read the contract and understand what you are signing. It is a legally binding document. (Note: If you are under 18, you will be asked for contact email information for a parent/legal guardian. Your application is not complete until they log in to the provided link and sign.)
  • There are three total pages:
  • The first is for you to sign
  • The second is the bulk of the application.
  • The third page will direct you to a payment portal to submit your $150 deposit.
  • On the screen through PayPal that provides your receipt information is a link to return to the vendor's page. You MUST click that hyperlink to officially submit your application.
  • If you are under 18, your parents/guardians will receive a verification code they need to input. Once that is completed, your application is complete.
  • After submission, you will receive an email verifying your completion.

  • Go to the Housing Management online tool.
  • Log in using your MSU ID number and MSU password (Use "mXXXXXXX" as your ID and the password you set).
  • Click on "Applications" at the top of the screen.
  • Be sure to select your classification as a Current MSU Student.
  • Make sure you read the contract and understand what you are signing. It is a legally binding document. (Note: If you are under 18, you will be asked for contact email information for a parent/legal guardian. Your application is not complete until they log in to the provided link and sign.)
  • There are three total pages:
  • The first is for you to sign
  • The second is the bulk of the application.
  • The third page will direct you to a payment portal to submit your $150 deposit.
  • One the screen through PayPal that provides your receipt information is a link to return to the vendor's page. You MUST click that hyperlink to officially submit your application.
  • If you are under 18, your parents/guardians will receive a verification code they need to input. Once that is completed, your application is complete.
  • After submission, you will receive an email verifying your completion.

  • Go to the Housing Management online tool.
  • Log in using your MSU ID number and MSU password (Use "mXXXXXXX" as your ID and the password you set).
  • Click on "Applications" at the top of the screen.
  • Select "Returning Student Housing Application."
  • Make sure you read the contract and understand what you are signing. It is a legally binding document. (Note: If you are under 18, you will be asked for contact email information for a parent/legal guardian. Your application is not complete until they log in to the provided link and sign.)
  • After submission, you are finished. Please check your MSU email for additional information on room selection and when you will be able to select your space. Please check your MSU email, as we will frequently communicate dates and times for processes to you.
  • March 1: Additional information will be sent to your MSU email about same-room sign-ups, the apartment process, and room selection. 

Frequently Asked Questions

There are. To be eligible to apply and subsequently live in Eagle Lake Apartments, Mays Hall Apartments, or Normal Hall Apartments, students must have 48 credit hours and at least a 2.5 GPA.

In general, students who complete the transfer student application will be placed in an upperclass residence hall as first-year halls are staffed and programmed specifically for first-year students and their unique adjustments. However, if you feel like you would benefit from more focused attention and efforts, please reach out and we will work with you.

Yes. Building designations are being decided for 2023-2024, but a limited number of spaces will be reserved for first-year and upper-level students to live together.

All full-time students under the age of 21, who have not completed four semesters of residence, are required to reside on campus. If your parent/guardian lives within 50 miles of campus, you're married, you're a single parent, or other specific circumstances you may apply to commute. However, you must have an Exemption Request Form (waiver request) on file with Student Housing.

Any student seeking to live with particular people must match with them via their housing self-service portal prior to selecting a room. Additional instructions will be sent via email prior to room selection processes including same-room sign-ups. Please be aware that if you fail to match and confirm room pairings, there is no guarantee that the pairing will be able to be accommodated. If you are an upper-class student attempting to live with first-year students or vice versa, please reach out to our office to complete and/or be assigned. Your process will be a bit different.

If you need a residence hall assignment that allows you to stay in the hall during University closures (Thanksgiving break, winter break, and spring break), please sign up for designated break housing when your commitment time comes for room selection. As a reminder, university apartments are break housing.

If you are in need of a residence hall assignment that allows you to stay in the hall over University closed periods (Thanksgiving break, winter break, and spring break), please sign up for a space in Alumni Tower when your commitment time comes for room selection. As a reminder, university apartments are also break-enabled spaces.

Yes. Even if you are in a special interest group that assigns your housing for you (student-athletes, first-year Honors students, etc.) you still need to complete a housing contract. You may be able to disregard room selection processes, though, and you should confirm with your organization for further placement information and process.

Building designations and specific populations are still being determined for 2023-2024 and will be announced and published before the room selection processes begin.

Contact Us

Office of Student Housing

200 Earle Clements Lane
Alumni Tower West
UPO 2525
Morehead, KY 40351

EMAIL: housing@moreheadstate.edu
PHONE: 606-783-2060
FAX: 606-783-5062

mountain footer