On-Campus Housing & Meal Plan Requirement
ERAU requires all first-year students who have graduated high school within 12 months of matriculation to live in on-campus housing for their first 2 full consecutive academic years, to include fall and spring semesters of each academic year, and purchase a designated meal plan.
ERAU requires all second-year students who have graduated high school within 24 months of matriculation to live in on-campus housing for their first full academic year, to include the fall and spring semester, and purchase a designated meal plan.
Housing for students not required to live on campus may be made available as space permits. Students who start at ERAU in the Spring semester of their first academic year will have that semester count as year one of the two-year requirement. Once students complete their second academic year in housing, they will transition to non-required student status.
Students can be exempt from the On-Campus Housing Requirement if they meet one of the following reasons:
- Age: Student is 21 years of age or older by the first day of classes.
- Married/Dependent: Student is married or has a dependent.
- Local Residency: Student has a permanent home address in Yavapai County at the time of application to ERAU. Student and guardian must have lived at the address for a full calendar year prior to starting classes at the University.
- Previous Campus Housing: Student has already lived in university housing at another accredited college or university for at least two full academic years (Fall & Spring).
Housing and Residence Life staff strive to support a positive living and learning environment through specially curated programming in the residence halls. Living on campus will keep you involved with the university and connected to new friends!
Required New Students
It is Housing & Residence Life’s ultimate goal to assist all students in their first year with the transition to college on academic, social, personal and educational levels. Staff are specially trained to handle first-year transitional issues.
Required new students who decide to no longer attend ERAU are able to cancel their housing contract on or before June 1st without any financial penalty. New students wishing to cancel their housing contract on or after June 2nd due to no longer attending ERAU will forfeit their housing deposit. New students who are attending ERAU wishing to cancel their contract must submit a Housing Contract Release Request in the Housing & Dining Portal via ERNIE. Please review the Terms and Conditions for additional information about the release process and fees.
Transfer Students
Housing & Residence Life doesn’t guarantee housing to those not required to live on-campus (Students who have graduated high school more than 24 months of matriculating to the University. However, we set aside a small group of rooms for these students and highly encourage submitting the housing contract and deposit as soon as possible. Spaces are allocated based on the completion date/time of these two items.