Second-Year Applicants

Classification

Current first-year students who will be going into their second academic year.

Residency Requirement

Students who were classified as first-year students in Fall 21 are required to live in on-campus housing for their first two years at UNCW regardless of credit hours. View more information about this housing requirement.

Submit a Residency Waiver Request

Meal Plan Requirement

Second-year students living in Terrapin Hall and Loggerhead Hall will be required to participate in a Hawk Meal Plan. Second-year students living in University Suites will be required to participate in a Block 125 meal plan or can choose to participate in a Hawk Plan. See additional information regarding meal plans.

Early College Students​

Regardless of how you are evaluated for admission, you will be considered a first-year student upon enrollment. This allows you to remain in consideration for housing, learning communities, honors, scholarships, and other special programs reserved for new, first-time freshmen. You will be a first-year student with college credit.

Housing Options

Second Year Students have the option of living in one of the following residence halls:

• Terrapin Hall
• Loggerhead Hall
• Seahawk Crossing
• Seahawk Village
• University Suites
• Seahawk Landing
• Plato's Lofts

Time Period: February 25- March 12

• Roommate groups, room type, and location preferences will be taken into consideration when assignments are generated.
• After March 12, you will be assigned a randomized assignment priority number which will be used to determine your place in the assignments process.
  • If you have formed a roommate group, the member with the lowest number should designate themselves as the group leader as that will determine your placement.

Keep in mind

• Roommate groups can be up to four people.
• There will be multiple rounds of assignments starting with the Seahawk Apartments.
• After each round, assignments will be posted* and those students who were not assigned a space will have the opportunity to re-configure their roommate group size in preparation for the next round.
  • *students should remain on top of their UNCW email to track application progress.
• There are a limited amount of spaces that can accommodate roommate groups larger than four. We will provide the process to request those spaces in advance of the application opening.

Other Important Information

• Academic Year 25-26 Housing Application Fee will be $150.00
• The Cancellation Deadline for students who are not attending the University in the fall is April 1, 2025. Cancellations received after this date will incur a $250.00 late cancellation fee.

To view these video tutorials, please use your UNCW single sign-on information. Email schraders@uncw.edu if you have any questions about accessing the application video tutorials.

How to Login to the Housing Portal

How to fill out the housing application

How to complete roommate group selection

Housing accommodations for students with documented disabilities are determined based on the need for equal opportunity, and not based on a perceived “benefit” to the student. Please note: disability status does not impact one’s position in the queue (i.e., waitlist); however, should a housing assignment be granted, appropriate accommodations will be addressed. Students currently waiting for on-campus assignments are encouraged to visit the DRC Forms Page while waiting, as this may help expedite necessary adjustments to the room or facility.

Students with disabilities living in UNCW residential buildings who need an accommodation in order to have equal access to the housing environment must make their requests known well in advance of their planned move-in date to ensure their needs can be appropriately met (see HRL’s Campus Living Handbook [PDF]). Requests for disability-related accommodations must be initiated with the Disability Resource Center and will require appropriate documentation.