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Studying Abroad at Valpo
Valparaiso University has a three-year residency requirement. All undergraduate students are expected to reside in campus housing for six (6) semesters. More information about The Terms and Conditions for University Housing can be found HERE.
Students planning on going abroad will need to be accepted into and commit to a program prior to canceling their housing.
Navigating Housing While Studying Abroad
Fall Semester: Students who will be off-campus on a University recognized program for the Fall semester must cancel their housing with the University via Housing Self-Service by the designated day. If students intend to return to campus housing for the Spring semester they should indicate on the cancellation form that they wish to have their housing deposit (if applicable) transferred to the upcoming Spring semester.
Spring Semester: Students who will be off-campus on a University recognized program for the Spring semester must cancel their housing with the University via Housing Self-Service by the designated day. If students intend to return to on-campus housing for the Fall semester of the following academic year, they should indicate on the cancellation form that they wish to have their housing deposit (if applicable) transferred to the upcoming Fall semester.
Fall Semester Study Abroad Policies and Process
Students living on-campus who plan to go abroad will need to complete a Housing Cancellation Form (Fall 20XX) for the upcoming fall term. To complete an application, you will log into your DataVU and click on Housing Self-Service. After you confirm that you wish to log into Housing Self-Service, your Housing Self-Service portal will open.
The Housing Cancellation Form (Fall 20XX) is found under the Applications tab. Be sure to complete the Fall application as that is the semester you will be abroad.
Students participating in an internship or co-op must also provide the Office of Residential Life verification of their off-campus program. Housing information for the upcoming Spring semester will be emailed in late October to all students in international study programs, co-op, and other University off-campus study programs.
All students who have lived on-campus for less than six (6) semesters, who return from off-campus programs at the conclusion of the Fall semester will be required to live in University-operated housing during the following Spring semester.
Students returning from abroad in the Fall and living on-campus in the Spring will need to complete an On-Campus Housing Application (Spring 20XX) for the upcoming Spring term. To complete an application, you will log into your DataVU and click on Housing Self-Service. After you confirm that you wish to log into Housing Self-Service, your Housing Self-Service portal will open.
The On-Campus Housing Application (Spring 20XX) is found under the Applications tab. Be sure you complete the application for Spring as that is the semester you’ll start living on campus.
This application will be available mid-October and will have a priority deadline. The application will still be available after that date, but any applications received after the deadline above will not receive a priority room selection time and will be placed on the end of the room selection appointments.
Students will receive an appointment time to select a room based on your total credit hours. Appointment times will be visible on your Housing Self-Service. Room selection will occur later that week and you will then select a space for the upcoming Spring from available spaces.
If you have a roommate request, you must select a roommate prior to selecting a room. There are several ways to request a roommate.
- If your desired roommate is also abroad or participating in an internship, you may select them as a roommate only after BOTH of you complete the On-Campus Housing Application.
- If your desired roommate is currently on-campus and has an open space in their room BOTH of you will need to email to request each other. Our office will then manually match you together.
- If you are part of a special housing group, such as a sorority or fraternity, or Language House and you would like to live with that group, please email our office at . Our office will then work with your Chapter President or Language House representative.
- If you do not have a desired roommate request, you can select any open space in the room selection phase.
To select a roommate, you will log into your Housing Self-Service portal through DataVU and click on Room Selection and then Select Roommate.
Starting at your designated room selection appointment time, you may log onto your Housing Self-Service portal and select an available space by choosing Room Selection and then Select Room/Suite.
In the event that you have limited access to select a room during your designated time, please email our office at and our office will select a space for you.
Spring Semester Study Abroad Policies and Process
Students living on-campus who plan to go abroad will need to complete a Housing Cancellation Form (Spring 20XX) for the upcoming spring term. To complete an application, you will log into your DataVU and click on Housing Self-Service. After you confirm that you wish to log into Housing Self-Service, your Housing Self-Service portal will open.
The Housing Cancellation Form (Spring 20XX) is found under the Applications tab. Be sure to complete the Spring application as that is the semester you will be abroad.
Students participating in an internship or co-op must also provide the Office of Residential Life verification of their off-campus program. Housing information for the upcoming Fall semester will be emailed in late-January/early-February to all students in international study programs, co-op, and other University off-campus study programs.
All students who have lived on campus for less than six (6) semesters, who return from off-campus programs at the conclusion of the Spring semester will be required to live in University-operated housing during the following academic year.
Students returning from abroad in the Fall and living on campus for the following academic year will need to complete an On-Campus Housing Application (Fall 20XX) in late-January/early-February for the upcoming Fall term. Please note students abroad in the Spring will be apart of our returning student room selection process. Detailed information about this process will come out in late-January. The process will occur in late-February through mid-March.
To complete an application, you will log into your DataVU and click on Housing Self-Service. After you confirm that you wish to log into Housing Self-Service, your Housing Self-Service portal will open. The On-Campus Housing Application (Fall 20XX) is found under the Applications tab. Be sure you complete the application for Fall as that is the semester you’ll return to living on-campus.
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