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Apply for Housing
New/Incoming Students:
Please review our information on submitting your housing agreement for the upcoming
academic year.
Please review our information on submitting your housing agreement for the upcoming academic year.
Note that the $100 deposit is due when sending/submitting the agreement if that is not on file. The housing deposit is $50 refundable/$50 non-refundable.
Note: This is for Fall 2026/ Spring 2027
The fall 2026/Spring 2027 agreement will go live on Ocober 15, 2025 via MyCentral!
We encourage students to submit via MyCentral when possible.
If you require a PDF agreement to download, print and mail in, please email housing@ucmo.edu to request.
View instructions on how to submit an agreement at ucmo.edu/housingfaq
View all Residence Hall Options at ucmo.edu/residencehallliving
Need help with your Network ID/Login for MyCentral, visit HERE!
Your UCM ID/700# was included in your welcome letter/email from Housing.
For new transfers/new students who meet eligibility for apartments, you may submit an application for an apartment via MyCentral.
View more information on apartment living and eligibility at ucmo.edu/apartmentliving
Do know that apartments operate on a waitlist, and if not offered, students required to
live on campus will have to submit a residence hall agreement as well and be assigned
within a residence hall.
Current Students/Residents
Housing Re-Application for Fall 2026 / Spring 2027
View our timeline for reapplication including room selection HERE and down below.
Note that current residents will choose their own room for their second year and beyond via room selection. Students must submit a residence hall agreement for every academic year. Submit your Agreement via MyCentral.
View all information on apartment application and reapplication HERE and down below.
First and second year students (less than 21 years of age or 60 UCM accepted credit hours) as well as new transfers (with less than 48 UCM accepted credit hours) are required to live on campus as part of the Board of Governors policy.
See the link below to download specific year/term housing applications. As a more economical and sustainable option, we more highly encourage students to submit their agreement via MyCentral
Watch our how-to video on submitting your residence hall agreement via MyCentral Here!
Safe and Inclusive Living (SAIL) Community
University Housing at the University of Central Missouri is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all students residing in the residence halls. Part of the commitment is providing gender inclusive housing options for students who identify as transgender, gender-nonconforming, non-binary, and their allies. Gender Inclusive Housing furthers UCM’s non-discrimination policy in regards to gender identity and/or expression.
Learn more about Safe and Inclusive Living Community at ucmo.edu/sail
Apartment Applications
View Apartment Options at ucmo.edu/apartmentliving
The process below is for apartment process for the upcoming academic year. Current students who meet apartment eligibility and wish to apply for any current apartment availability/waitlist can do so via MyCentral. The apartment application is located under the housing section in the Student Records and Registration menu. The application remains open for the upcoming fall and spring semesters for which a student may apply. Applications for Fall 2025-Spring 2026 are currently live. Applications for Fall 2026-Spring 2027 academic year will go live on December 2, 2025.
New Applications
Spring 2026 applications are currently live.
Applications for 2026-2027 will go live on December 15, 2025 at 8:30 am.
Visit our Apartment Living page to view requirements to live within our various apartments on campus. By submitting an application, you will be placed on the apartment waitlist. New students will be offered apartments on a first-come first serve basis based on the time of their submitted application.
The application remains open and offers on rolling basis including through Spring
semester of the next academic year.
Submit your application Via MyCentral. Please see how-to-guide on apartment applications at ucmo.edu/housingfaq.
New applications will require $100 deposit at the time of submission (unless you previously submitted a residence hall agreement and it is currently on file). Note that for Fall 2024 and beyond, the deposit amounts are split to $50 refundable, $50 non refundable.
Apartment Re-Application
Students who do currently live in our on campus apartments and wish to remain in their SAME apartment or same apartment type (example, changing from your current 2 bedroom in The Crossing to another 2 bedroom) will come in to resign their agreement based on the timeline below. Failure to re-sign agreement for the next year will cause students to lose their apartment and require to re-submit an application.
Reapplication for apartments begins in spring semester (see timeline below)
Students currently living in on-campus apartments already and wishing to relocate to a different on campus apartment complex, or different apartment type in their current complex (i.e. two bedroom to a four bedroom), MUST re-apply and get on the wait list.
Students who wish to move from one apartment complex to another can apply when apartment applications go live on December 2, 2025 at 8:30 am.
Visit our Apartment Living page to view the requirements to live within our various apartments on campus. Waitlist students will be offered apartments on a first-come, first-served basis based on the time of their submitted application.
The application remains open and offers on a rolling basis, including through Spring 2026 (for the current 2025/2026 academic year), and will follow the same process for 2026/2027.
Students are to follow the application process that is provided below. Students applying for the first time for apartment living may also see the timeline for apartment offering dates.
Apartment Reapplication and NEW offer Timelines for 2026-2027
See the timelines below for apartment re-application and new offers for apartments
for Fall 2026 / Spring 2027
Offers for the current 2025/2026 academic year, including spring 2026, are offered
on an ongoing basis.
See the timelines below for apartment re-application and new offers for apartments
for Fall 2026 / Spring 2027
Offers for the current 2025/2026 academic year, including spring 2026, are offered
on an ongoing basis.
- January 13-16: Current residents of The Crossing wishing to stay in their same apartment complete their agreement via the Housing Office
- January 20-21: Current residents of The Crossing wishing to move to another apartment within The Crossing complete their agreement for the different apartment via the Housing Office
- Starting January 27: Apartments will begin being offered to new applications on a rolling basis via email for The Crossing (offered based on the time the application is received). New offers are sent via email, accompanied by deadlines for acceptance.
*Current residents wishing to reapply for their same apartment or a different apartment within their current complex (matching the same apartment type) must complete a new agreement in person at the University Housing office located in Ellis Complex, L23.
- February 9-11: Current residents of Foster-Knox/Nickerson/Todd Apartments wishing to stay in their same apartment, complete their agreement via the housing office
- February 12-13: Current residents of Foster-Knox/Nickerson/Todd Apartments wishing to move to another apartment within their current apartment complex, complete an agreement for the different apartment via the housing office
- Starting February 16: Apartments will begin being offered on a rolling basis to new applications via email for Foster-Knox/Nickerson/Todd Apartments (offered based on the time the application is received). New offers are sent via email, accompanied by deadlines for acceptance.
*Current residents wishing to reapply for their same apartment or a different apartment within their current complex must complete a new agreement in person at the University Housing office located in Ellis Complex, L23.
- March 2-12: Current residents of Greenwood Park/Central Village wishing to stay in their same apartment, complete agreement via housing office.*
- March 16: Apartments will be offered to new applications on a rolling basis via email for Greenwood Park/Central Village (offered based on the time the application is received). New offers are sent via email, accompanied by deadlines for acceptance.
*Current residents may renew their current apartment only. If a student wishes to
have a different apartment type in the same complex, they must complete a new application
on MyCentral via the online apartment application.
Current residents wishing to reapply for their same apartment within their current
complex (matching the same apartment type) must complete a new agreement in person
at the University Housing office located in Ellis Complex, L23.
Residence Hall Re-Application Process*
*Current Residents for the following year
2026-2027 - Returning Residents
Students are highly encouraged to continue with residence hall room selection process if they are placed on the apartment waiting list to still have the highest chance of their first-choice residence hall living space. Visit our Pricing Information page to view the various rates for residence hall living. Please note that the UCM Board of Governors does not approval room/board rates until later in the spring semester.
Reapplication Timeline for 2025-2026
Fall 2026/Spring 2027
Step 1:
Complete your on-campus housing agreement on MyCentral by February 15th to be eligible for the first round of online sign-ups/selection
Step 2:
Sign up on the date that applies to you to choose your room, roommate, and/or suitemates (instructions will be emailed to students). To see full residence hall living options, visit our Residence Hall Living page.
See important dates below.
Re-Application Timeline
Important Room Sign-Up/Selection Dates:
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February 15: Last day to submit your housing agreement to be eligible for the FIRST round of online room sign-up/selection
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February 24-26: Room retention sign-up (if you want to keep your current room) for those who currently reside on a floor that will be designated an upper-class floor next year.
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March 3: Online open sign-up/selection begins for those who submitted agreements by The Priority Deadline (open selection to live in any residence hall on campus)
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March 19: Online open sign-up/selection continues on a first-come, first-served basis for those who submit agreements after February 15th
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April 10: Last day to pick your room online
