Office of Leadership & LearningHow to Apply
Apply for a Community on Your Housing Application

Here's a checklist to make sure you have a smooth admission process:
- Start your housing application through the ODU Housing Portal.
- Within the housing application, select your LLC or TC Preferences (read through options below - you can select up to 2 initially). After your preferences are selected, there are a few essay questions that help us understand your interest in the community and provides an opportunity for you to confirm your commitment to each.
- Complete your housing application by paying the application fee and deposit (we cannot consider your application until that is completed).
- Your application will then be reviewed by the academic and campus partners that run that community - you will be considered for your first choice; if denied to your first choice, your second choice will be evaluated.
- You will be notified via your ODU student e-mail address concerning your application status. Please note that roommate and room style preferences may not be able to be accommodated because of limits on eligibility and availability.
- If your preferences change, please contact us at livinglearning@odu.edu.
The priority deadline to apply for all LLCs & TCs for upperclass students is February 28, 2022 and for first-year and transfer students is April 1, 2022. However, applications are processed and accepted until all spaces are filled. Each community has a limit on the number of spaces to join the community, so apply as early as you can! If you decide you would like to be considered for a different community after you have completed your application, please update your preferences page on your housing application, and then email livinglearning@odu.edu or call us at 757-683-5881.
For more information about applying for housing, please see the Housing Application website or contact Housing & Residence Life at 757-683-4283 or housing@odu.edu.