Apply for housing

Before you can access the housing application, you must have applied to the University. By applying to the University, you will receive your NSHE student identification number (or NSHE ID) within 24-48 hours. 

Make sure you log into MyNevada regularly and complete all items on the "To Do List." Keep your NSHE ID for your records. You will need it to complete your application.

Review our housing and dining options and identify a residence hall or living learning community that's right for you. Make sure to review the application timeline has additional information regarding dates and deadlines related to the application process.

1. Login to our online application portal
2. Review your demographic and contact details, and make sure to include missing and emergency contact information
3. Select your roommate & assignment preferences (including gender-inclusive housing options)
4. Select your top three building preferences & preferred meal plan

All first-year residents who are under the age of 21 and have not previously lived on campus are required to purchase a Silver, Blue, or Gray meal plan during the entire License Term, regardless of housing assignment.

Read and agree to the License Agreement. The License Agreement encompasses the entire academic year. If you are under 18, have a parent or guardian fill out the guarantor form. 

A $300 down payment is required to submit the application. If you have extenuating circumstances and cannot make this payment, please contact our staff at (775) 784-1113 to make other payment arrangements before proceeding with your application.

If you are interested in a Living Learning Community, you must complete the following steps:

1. Apply for housing
2. Indicate "Yes" to “Interested in LLC” in the application
3. Rank your top three LLC Preferences in the application – this will be used to help match you in an LLC.  Reasons a student may not be placed in their first preference include the choice not matching their major (ex. choosing Engineering LLC while being a Journalism major) or the first preference LLC being full at the time of application.
4. If a student has a preferred roommate, both students need to be part of the same LLC.  For example, both students would need to be part of the Business LLC (and majors in the College of Business).

By participating in a Living Learning Community, you indicate that you understand and agree to the following:

• Students will take part in the shared LLC course designated for their community.  All LLC courses count toward the Silver Core requirements for graduation.
• Students who select to live in an LLC  will have a $50 per semester student fee (total is $100 per Academic Year).  This fee helps cover items like LLC-specific programs, academic mentors who assist with in-hall tutoring, and LLC resident assistants.  This fee will be added when your Housing assignment is made, confirming that you are assigned to a space in a Living Learning Community.
• All policies and procedures as outlined in the License Agreement apply to Living Learning Community Housing.
• Consistent with all our housing options, Living Learning Community Housing room assignments/placements are not guaranteed.

To apply for Gender-Inclusive Housing, you must complete the following steps:

1. Apply for housing
2. Indicate "Yes" to gender-inclusive housing in the application
3. To be eligible for this housing option, you must complete the gender-inclusive Housing application and list any preferred roommates. Roommates must be mutually requested.

By applying for gender-inclusive housing, you indicate that you understand and agree to the following:

• All policies and procedures as outlined in the License Agreement apply to gender-inclusive Housing.
• You are committing to maintaining an inclusive, welcoming and affirming living environment.
• If a student moves out of the room for any reason (e.g. voluntary room change, roommate conflict, cancellation, judicial removal or suspension, etc.), Residential Life has the right to change the room assignment.
• Gender-inclusive Housing is not designed to provide students with a room- or building-selection advantage.
• Consistent with all our housing options, gender-inclusive Housing room assignments/placements are not guaranteed.

*Gender-inclusive Housing is not a living option intended for students in a relationship with each other.

About gender-inclusive housing

Residential Life strives to accommodate student's individual requests for safe, inclusive, accessible housing, regardless of students' gender identity or sex assigned at birth.

We have three options for students who prefer this housing:

1. Gender-inclusive housing by suite/apartment - A residence hall suite or apartment with roommates determined without regard to biological sex or gender identity. These individuals share a restroom (toilet, shower, sinks, etc.) within their unit.
2. Gender-inclusive housing by room - A residence hall room with a roommate(s) determined without regard to biological sex or gender identity. These individuals with share a community restroom (toilet, shower, sinks, etc.) in the community that is separated by sex (male restroom, female restroom).
3. Gender-inclusive communal housing - An entire residence hall floor where all individuals in the community live without regard to biological sex or gender identity (including roommate pairings, if applicable).  These students share two gender-inclusive bathrooms that have private stalls for toilets with partitions going nearly to the floor and ceiling and shower stalls with partitions going nearly to the floor and ceiling with individual changing areas.

Gender-inclusive housing provides an affirming, safe, and supportive environment for transgender students, gender-nonconforming students, and the larger LGBTQIA+ student community. Gender-inclusive housing participants must commit to maintaining an inclusive and welcoming living environment.

As noted in the license agreement (included within the housing application and on the Housing Resources page), the University is not responsible for loss or damage to you or your guests; personal property or injury to you or your guests, regardless of cause wherever situated, due to fire, smoke, power outage, theft, water, electric surge, or any other similar or dissimilar casualty or cause.

We strongly recommend you purchase insurance for your personal property and to carry liability insurance.  The University does not provide this coverage. At this point in the housing application (on February 2, 2024), you will be directed to an external website to learn more about renter's insurance, after which you will be brought back into the application to finalize it.

If interested, learn more about how to protect your property with renters insurance.

Review your application. Does each section look correct? If yes, submit your application to complete the process. If no, return to any incomplete sections, make necessary changes, and submit your application to complete the process.