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Housing options for Freshmen include the following residence halls: Queen’s Court Residential College (QCRC); the Residential College at Tierney Hall (RCTH); Alumni Court South, which contains both traditional housing and the Science Integrated Learning Community (SILC); Alumni Court North, and Hughes Hall. Information about all of these residence halls can be found here.
QCRC, RCTH, and SILC are our specialized Integrated Learning Communities (ILCs) for first year students. A brochure detailing these unique housing options will be mailed to you in April; you can also click here for more information.
After you review both the ILC brochure and the housing brochure, please fill out the Housing Application Card (RL-100) located on the inside back cover and return immediately. Complete all sections that apply to you. Most importantly, your signature must appear on the card. Failure to provide your signature will prevent you from receiving a Housing Assignment Confirmation. Your signature denotes that you have read the Residence Hall Agreement and you will abide by all rules and regulations stated in the Agreement. If you are under 18 years of age, you must have your parent or guardian co-sign the RL-100 card.
Please complete, sign and return the Housing Application Card to the Office of Residential Life within seven days of receipt. Housing will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis once the RL-100 card has been received.
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Once you have submitted your Housing Application Card, the Office will begin to make housing assignments. Students are notified of housing assignments in early August. Students will receive a letter indicating their housing assignment, as well as any roommate information. If you have not received a housing assignment by mid-August, please contact the Office of Residential Life at 718-817-3080. |
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| Housing Agreement Confirmation |
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Included in the August letter with your housing assignment will be your Housing Assignment Confirmation. This Confirmation must be signed and returned to the Office of Residential Life within seven days of your receipt. Keep a copy for your records. If at this time you no longer desire on-campus housing, written notification must be submitted to the Office of Residential Life or you may incur housing charges.
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| Coverted Triples, Designed Triples, and Quads |
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Converted Triples: Due to high demand for University housing, some double rooms in Alumni Court North, Alumni Court South, Queen’s Court and Tierney Hall at Rose Hill will be converted to triple rooms at a reduced cost. Students living in these converted rooms will pay a reduced rate only while living with an additional roommate and will be moved if space becomes available. If you would be interested in this type of housing, please check the appropriate box on the Housing Application Card (RL-100). When space becomes available, students in triple rooms may be required to de-triple into these open spaces and the housing charge will be adjusted to the higher rate. In the beginning of the Fall Semester after students move into housing, students in converted triples will be given forms to indicate their interest in detripling; only students who submit completed forms to the Office of Residential Life will be considered for detripling.
Designed Triples: A small number of rooms in Alumni Court South and Tierney Hall are designed triples. These rooms are larger than double rooms and converted triple rooms. Students in designed triples do not pay a reduced rate.
Quads: A small number of rooms in Tierney Hall and all rooms in Hughes Hall are Quads housing four students each. As these rooms are very spacious, students living in Quads do not pay a reduced rate.
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Freshman and Transfer Student move in is Sunday, August 31, 2008 and is a coordinated effort between students, parents, and many University departments across campus. Included in the August letter with your housing assignment will be a move-in card indicating the time frame you should arrive to campus to move into your housing assignment. Upon moving into your new residence hall, you will be invited to participate in a variety of Orientation activities; for details, please visit the Orientation Website here. |
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| Fordham’s Housing Guarantee |
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| All undergraduate students admitted with housing have a right to housing for four consecutive years, as long as there is no break in occupancy. If a student withdraws from housing or is dismissed, the right is revoked. |
| Commuter Students Interested in Housing |
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If you have been accepted to Fordham University but were not given housing by the Office of Admissions, please contact the Office of Residential Life at 718-817-3080 to place your name on our housing waitlist. The housing waitlist opens on April 1, 2008. Housing is extremely limited, and first year students on the housing waitlist often are not offered housing until the first few weeks of the Fall Semester. However, the Office of Residential Life has frequently been able to offer many freshmen housing from the waitlist for the Spring Semester. |
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| What Can I Bring With Me? |
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Be sure to check with your roommate to make sure you don’t bring duplicate items (like stereos, televisions, refrigerators, etc.). Items you should be sure to bring are:
- A couple of small wastebaskets for trash and recycling. Recycling is mandatory in residence halls.
- Linens (mattresses are 36" x 80" and require extra-long twin-sized sheets), pillows, blankets, towels.
- A cable-ready television set and coaxial cable for hook-up. Only one television is allowed per room.
- A laundry bag and hangers/closet organizers.
- Storage boxes that will fit under your bed.
- Telephone, desk lamp, alarm clock, first aid kit and flashlight.
- UL (Underwriters Laboratories) appliances only (hair dryers, coffee makers, etc.). Electric coffee makers are allowed, but they should have an automatic turn-off.
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| What Can I Not Bring With Me? |
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For safety and security reasons, the following items are NOT ALLOWED in Fordham's residence halls:
- Anything with an open heating element
- Hot plates/George Foreman Grills
- Microwaves (except in Walsh and BCH)
- Halogen lamps
- Toasters and toaster ovens
- Indoor grills
- Space heaters
- Air conditioners
- Refrigerators larger than 4.0 cubic feet
- Non-UL approved extension cords and surge protectors
- Candles
- Incense
- Pets
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| What Dining Services Are Available? |
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Meals are provided from the first day of the semester through the last day of exams, exclusive of University closings. All Rose Hill students, with the exception of those living in Walsh Hall and in off-campus housing, are required to participate in a meal plan. For further information, please refer to the dining brochures for your respective campus. The following plans are available:
Platinum Plan: Unlimited access to the main cafeteria from 7:30 a.m. until closing. This plan also includes $150 in declining balance to be usedat any of the University’s retail facilities.This plan costs an additional $287.50 per semester.
Gold Plan: Unlimited access to the main cafeteria from 10:30 a.m. until closing. This plan also includes $200 in declining balance to be used at any of the University’s retail facilities.
Silver Plan: Unlimited access to the main cafeteria from 10:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. This plan also comes with $425 in declining balance to be used at any of the University’s retail facilities.
Bronze Plan: Unlimited access to the main cafeteria from 2:30 p.m. until closing. This plan also comes with $300 in declining balance to be used at any of the University’s retail facilities.
Flex 10 Plan: Ten accesses to the main cafeteria each week. This plan also comes with $300 in declining balance to be used at any of the University’s retail facilities. |
