On the Roommate Options step, include yourself in the roommate search process, enter your desired screen name and provide a brief description of yourself. The Roommate Request step allows you to search for roommates in multiple ways as well as provides updates regarding the roommates that you have requested.
Students may change their program of study, including majors, minors, concentrations, and degree type, up to the completion of 75 semester credit hours earned (not including dual credit, Advanced Placement (AP) credit, or other college credits earned while in high school).
Once you complete the contract, the option to select/match with a roommate who has also their contract will become available. All roommate requests must be mutual in order to complete your assignment as a paired group.
UTSA Housing and Residence Life offers flexible leasing options where students can choose between living on campus the entire year, just the academic year, or just during the Spring or Summer terms.
Roommate Requests – Before Move In If a full room is not available, students who wish to be roommates may request a room swap. To make the request, one student fills out the Room Swap Form and the other person's currently assigned roommate also fills out the Room Swap Form.
Do I have to live on campus at UTSA? No, on campus living is currently not required, but highly encouraged. In fact, it is well established through national research that students who live on campus report higher satisfaction with their college experience as well as higher graduation rates.
If you would like to share your room with a specific person, you will need to indicate your roommate preference. Students can submit a roommate request, and once approved, they will be paired together.
A Roommate Agreement is a written contract between roommates that outlines their rights and obligations while living together. This agreement includes house rules, maintenance duties, restricted behaviors, and more. For a Roommate Agreement to be useful, everyone sharing the household must agree to it.
Any roommate who is named as a tenant in the tenancy agreement is presumptively a tenant with rights and obligations under the Act; whether any roommate is a tenant or not is ultimately a legal determination that can only be made by a Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrator who will weigh the factors in favour and ...
Yes, the Housing Portal offers multiple options for you to search and match with roommates. If you do not have a specific roommate request, we match you with roommates using your answers to the Profile questions and your housing preferences. Please note that roommates are selected based upon your contract sign date.