Frequently Asked Questions

For a full description of eligibility details, see our Housing Eligibility webpage, but here are the basics. In order to live on-campus, students must:

• Be unmarried and between 17-24 years old
• Be enrolled in a residential degree program
• Be enrolled as a full-time student with at least 1 residential class that meets in-person the full semester

Welcome to the Liberty community! Incoming students for the Fall semester can complete Housing Selection beginning in January. Incoming students for the Spring semester will be manually assigned a room by our office before arriving to campus.

Before selecting your housing, you must complete Financial Check-In. Then, you’ll proceed to the Res Life Portal to begin Housing Selection. If you need assistance, find more details on our Housing Selection webpage, view our tutorials (PDF | video), or contact us!

As for roommate selection, our system in the Res Life Portal allows students to search for a particular student or even to search for suggested roommates based on a percentage of matching profile questions. View our tutorial (PDF) or Roommate Selection FAQ to learn more about this process.

If you’ve chosen to let our office pick your room for you, your roommate matching responses will be taken into consideration by our system as you are paired with a roommate.

To access your housing assignment or view your roommate’s details and contact information, view your housing details in the Res Life Portal.

There are several measures in place to ensure that checking in or out of the residence halls is a smooth process. All of the relevant information for each semester will be provided on our Move-In/Move-Out webpage.

You may also reference the University’s academic calendar for official dates that the residence halls will open and close.

Liberty University requires unmarried students under the age of 21 to live on campus. If you’re older than 21 or wish to request an exception, you may submit an application in the Res Life Portal.

Before applying, be sure to review policies for living off-campus on our Housing Eligibility webpage. You can read more about the application process and dates on our Housing Selection page, view our tutorial (PDF | video) for a step-by-step guide to the application, or contact us if you need assistance!

We offer accommodations on-campus all summer, at a weekly rate. Find all the details on our Summer Housing webpage, or submit an application (open from March-August each year) in the Res Life Portal.

From the time that Housing Selection opens in the Spring until the end of July, you can view or change your room assignment in the Housing Selection section of the Res Life Portal.

During the academic year, we offer Room Changes, allowing you to request to move to a new room, availability permitting. Find all the details on our Housing Requests webpage, or submit your Room Change request (which opens and closes a few times a semester) in the Res Life Portal.

We also offer Room Swaps, allowing two students to request to swap rooms with each other, whether over the summer or during the academic year. Learn more on our Housing Requests webpage.

Liberty students are subject to the rules, regulations, and policies contained in the Liberty Way. Additionally, students living on-campus also agree to adhere to the policies and safety regulations outlined in the On-Campus Living Guide.

Every room contains one of these items per student:

• Bed
• Dresser
• Desk & Chair
• Standard mattress size is a Twin XL, or 36″ x 80″

For exact measurements, see our furniture dimensions.

Rooms in the Residential Commons, the Quads, and on East Campus have private bathrooms, with shower liners provided. Apartments in East Campus and the Quads are equipped with a kitchen, including a stove, refrigerator, and dining table. Rooms in the Residential Commons are each equipped with a refrigerator/microwave unit.

Please note that University furniture may not be removed from the room.

If you would like more information or recommendations regarding what to bring with you to Liberty, visit our What to Bring to Liberty webpage.

All students living on campus are required to attend Convocation and check-in with their Resident Assistant. On-campus students will sit with their hall. View our Convocation seating chart to see where your hall will be sitting.

All students are given a ‘Skip’ to use at their discretion to miss Convocation once a semester. Please notify your RA in advance if you will be using your Skip. If you need to request an exemption to miss Convocation more than once, please note the following:

• • On-Campus Students: For work-, class-, or travel-related absences known ahead of time, please submit a Permission Form on the Community Life webpage to request an exemption at least 48 hours in advance. For emergency situations, please direct your exemption request to residencelife@liberty.edu.

If you miss Convocation and wish to appeal the violation assigned, simply click on the link provided in the violation email from the Office of Community Life and submit your appeal within 48 hours. If you missed Convocation for a doctor’s appointment, please be sure to email your doctor’s note to your Resident Director after submitting your appeal.

At LU, there are several leadership opportunities on the residence halls. The Office of Residence Life offers two programs:

• Resident Assistants receive practical leadership training, hands-on experience, and a scholarship as they function as leaders on campus, engaging with students on the residence halls. Each hall on campus is equipped with one or two RAs, who are chosen through an extensive selection process each year. Learn more about becoming an RA!
• Our Converge Leadership Program develops students through workshops, competency-based small groups, and peer mentorship. Learn more about getting involved with Converge!

The LU Shepherd office also equips student leaders on-campus and in the residence halls. Learn more about the Resident Shepherd and Community Group Leader positions.

Liberty students living on campus are no longer assigned a physical mailbox, but can pick up all letters and packages at the Student Mail Center–located on the ground level of Commons 3–after receiving an email confirming that an item is ready to be picked up.

All students are assigned a Flames Box number (formerly MSC#) that should be used to address any incoming mail being sent to campus, in order to identify the correct student. You can find your Flames Box number on the ‘View Room Details’ page in the Res Life Portal. Note that you may not be able to view your mailing information until after checking into your residence hall at the beginning of the academic year or semester.

For more information on sending or receiving mail or packages, visit the Student Mail Information page or contact Postal Services for questions.

You can find all of these details and more on our What to Bring to Liberty page, which includes information about items supplied by the university, window dimensions, and a list of approved and non-approved items to keep in the residence halls on-campus.

Come to the Office of Residence Life, located on the terrace level of Residential Commons 2, and we will issue you a new key! A $25 fee will be charged to your account to cover the cost of the lost key.

The Office of Residence Life partners with the Office of Disability Accommodation Support to provide housing accommodations for students with a verifiable need. Please view the following documents to read more about requesting housing accommodations:

• Request Accommodations
• Service Animal Policy
• Service Animal Request Form

If you decide to leave in the middle of the academic year and do not plan to return, first contact the Professional Advising to notify the University of your plans. Then, speak with your RA to schedule a checkout appointment and remove all of your items from your room. After your checkout appointment, your RA will record the exact date that you vacated the room and removed all of your items.

If you plan to check out of housing at the end of the semester or academic year under normal circumstances, your RAs will provide you with all relevant information for checkout, including a sign-up sheet to schedule a checkout appointment and detailed instructions on how to clean your room. For more end-of-semester details, visit our Move-In/Move-Out webpage.

There are a wide variety of housing fines that could appear on your account. Common charges include your housing tier, damage or cleanliness fines, early arrival or summer housing charges, and more. For a full list of billable housing charges, review the On-Campus Living Guide.

If you have any questions or concerns about fees on your account, be sure to review the detailed statement of your account in ASIST, and then contact our office for assistance.