University Housing Selection

Incoming first-year, transfer and exchange students will receive different housing instructions. Information will be sent to the student's email address by May 30.

• A link to the Housing Student Self-Service Portal will be available starting May 29, 2019. You need the portal to access the housing contract and application.
• Int the portal, select Forms and Applications at the top of the page. Read the entire housing contract.
• All housing applications and contracts are due by June 26, 2019.
• Housing assignments will be emailed to all residents on July 24, 2019.
• Electronic student bills will be emailed in early July and will include a housing charge for a double room and the unlimited meal plan. Once actual assignments are completed, your student account will be adjusted to reflect the appropriate charge.
• For more information regarding the First Year Living Experience at Bentley, contact Brent Ploughe, Assistant Director for the First Year Area.  

Timeline

Feb. 6: Students can begin signing the 2019-2020 Housing Contract through the Housing Student Self-Service Portal and will receive an email with their Cluster Assignment.

Feb. 12: Last day for students to appeal their Cluster Assignment.

Feb. 19: Last day for students to sign the 2019-2020 Housing Contract through the Housing Student Self-Service Portal.

Feb. 20: Roommate Registration & Confirmation begins. This is when you will let the Residential Center know (through the Housing Student Self-Service Portal) if you will be participating in selection as a group or an individual. Students will also receive an email with their priority number.

March 1: Roommate Registration & Confirmation (through the Housing Student Self-Service Portal) comes to an end.

March 5 & 6: The Residential Center will host a Housing Showcase throughout campus for students to take a look at the room styles we currently have available on campus.

March 7: Students will receive an email with their calculated Group Number via their Bentley email address.

March 18: Students will receive their selection date and time via their Bentley email address. The Room Availability Page will become available through the Housing Student Self-Service Portal.

March 19—22: Housing Selection Part 1 the Housing Student Self Service Portal (for Clusters 1–3).

March 25—28: Housing Selection Part 2 the Housing Student Self Service Portal (for  clusters 3 [cont.] & 4).

Resources

1. Watch this video that explains the housing selection process.

2. Review this presentation about the housing selection process. 

Clusters

Students will be placed into a cluster assignment based on the number of  credits they have earned as of Jan. 13, 2019. 

Priority Numbers

Students will be randomly assigned a priority number within their cluster assignment.

A priority number is a four-digit number that begins with your Cluster Number (i.e., 1000, 2000). This number is computer-generated and randomly assigned.

If you plan to go through selection with roommates, the Residential Center will average the priority numbers of everyone in your group to create your Group Number.

Students who go through selection without roommates will been assigned an individual priority number as their Group Number. The Residential Center will place all Group Numbers in order and assign students with a housing selection date and time based on ascending order.

Bentley students with an existing medical diagnosis that requires a specific style of housing can petition the Residential Center for an appropriate accommodation in housing under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The petition process for Housing and Meal Plan Medical Accommodation is a pre-selection process, with all approved applicants securing an appropriate assignment before the regular housing selection process begins. Each applicant must complete the following steps to petition for a housing and/or meal plan medical accommodation:

1. Carefully read the guidelines for a housing and meal plan accommodation and complete the petition as thoroughly as possible.
2. Submit a typed letter or statement detailing your current medical diagnosis, identifying the specific style of housing your diagnosis requires,and explaining why your diagnosis requires such an accommodation.
3. Your medical specialist will need to submit supporting documentation in a detailed typed-letter, on letterhead, with a hand signature and date.  Your medical specialist should include:
   1. Your official diagnosis
   2. History of the diagnosis (including how long you’ve been treated by the specialist)
   3. The impact of your diagnosis
   4. Your treatment plan
   5. Their recommendation (including the style of housing needed to support this diagnosis and why your diagnosis requires such an accommodation)
4. If you have questions, call 781-891-2148 to schedule a meeting with the Assistant Director of Housing Operations in the Residential Center.

All petitions must be submitted by the appropriate deadline. You may submit your petition via email to housing@bentley.edu, to the Residential Center (3rd Floor of the Student Center) or by fax to 781-891-2505.

Petition Timeline

• Returning Students for Fall 2019: Due by 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb.15, 2019 (for committee review in mid-Feb. 2019)

• New Students for Fall 2019: Due by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 (for committee review in July 2019)

• Students Returning from Fall 2019 Abroad: Due by 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 2019 (for committee review in Nov. 2019)

• New Students for Spring 2020: Due by 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 16, 2019 (for committee  review in Dec. 2019)

If your petition is accepted by the committee, you will receive a housing offer, as well as additional instructions that must be completed to finalize the process. If documentation is received after this date, the Residential Center will consider it, but cannot guarantee that an appropriate accommodation will be available.

Petition Form and Support

Housing and Meal Plan Medical Accommodation Petition 

If you are having difficulty or need the petition in an alternate format, email Antonio Willis-Berry, Assistant Director of Housing Operations, at GA_Housing@bentley.edu.

Students returning to campus from an education abroad experience who want to live on campus must complete a housing request form. Please note: 

• Roommate Requests: List the name(s) of the person(s) you wish to live with. Place the name of the person you would like to be your direct roommate in the “Direct Roommate Request 1” field. All roommate requests must be mutual to be considered.
• Room Style: Select a room style preference, either a single-bedroom or double-bedroom, within an Apartment or Suite-style option. You will be asked to rank your preferences.
  Note: Suite-style housing requires a meal plan.
• Global Living Community Interest: The Global Living Community (GLC) in Orchard North is designed to connect peers either awaiting to or returning from an experience abroad. Programs and events within the community will center on cross-cultural dialogue and education to broaden global perspectives and knowledge. In addition, spring semester residents can expect re-immersion programming to foster reflection and critical consideration of one’s time abroad. 
  If you are interested in living in the GLC, select “Yes” on the application and complete the corresponding essay.
  Note: Only students who are returning from a Fall Education Abroad experience and incoming exchange students will be considered for the GLC. Selection is based on essay response, diversity of education abroad locations, and availability.

Specific Assignment Requests

If you are requesting assignment to a partially occupied apartment or suite, confirm with the fall resident(s) of the room when completing the Spring Housing Request for Education Abroad Participants form. 

Additionally, the fall resident(s) must email housing@bentley.edu and request you as their spring roommate. You will not be assigned to the requested space until we receive all confirmation emails.

Spring Billing 

The Office of Student Financial Services will bill for the spring semester in late November/early December. Spring bills are sent before spring assignments are completed, so temporary room and board charges will be added to your account before bills are sent out. The temporary charges will reflect the two-person, double-bedroom suite rate and Value 15 meal plan, which covers the cost for the majority of campus housing. Spring room charges will be updated once spring assignments are complete. Meal Plans can be adjusted or dropped (if the spring assignment allows) after spring assignments are completed. 

When you are ready to return to campus, follow the Leave of Absence/Return process. Then email ga_housing@bentley.edu to request housing.

Interim Housing and Summer Housing applications will be available to current Bentley students through the Housing Student Self-Service Portal. 

Interim Housing

Interim residents will remain in their spring assignments until they transition to Slade Hall between 9 a.m. and Noon on Saturday, May 11, 2019.

• Interim Housing Dates: May 11–May 18
• Location: Miller Hall in a double occupancy room. A meal plan is required and included in the cost per night.
• Cost: $400
• Prices and dates are subject to change. 

Summer Housing

Summer Housing will be in the Orchards. This is for students who are taking summer courses or working at internships.

Summer Housing is divided into two sessions. Students can sign up for one or both sessions.

• Session 1: Sunday, May 19—Thursday, June 27
  • Single-occupancy Rate (Limited Amount): $2,240 per person
  • Double-occupancy Rate (Limited Amount): $1,920 per person
     
• Session 2: Sunday, June 30—Thursday, Aug. 8
  • Single-occupancy Rate (Limited Amount): $2,240 per person
  • Double-occupancy Rate (Limited Amount): $1,920 per person

Please note: Another type of summer housing is geared toward summer student employees. There are a limited number of designated spaces. Department Heads must formally request student employee summer housing.