Office of Housing Operations and Residence Life

The Office of Housing Operations and Residence Life provides a variety of living options. There are traditional residence halls and apartments that enhance the community environment.

The Office of Housing Operations and Residence Life operate and maintain nine residence halls and over 500 apartments. To be eligible to live in university housing a student must be admitted to Jacksonville State University in good standing and enrolled as a student. The student will be required to satisfy these eligibility standards throughout the academic year and to inform the Office of Housing Operations and Residence Life of any changes in their status that may affect their eligibility. Students seeking housing during the summer are not required to be enrolled for the summer semester if they are in good standing and preregistered for the fall semester.

Students must apply online at www.jsu.edu/housing/applynow/index.html using their MyJaxState username and password. A nonrefundable application fee of $200 is required at the time of submission. The preference deadline for new first-year student applications is April 1. Room assignments are made based on the date on which applications are received; therefore, space may become limited before the April 1 preference deadline.

If students have a roommate request, they must indicate their request on the housing application/lease agreement. Roommate requests must be mutually requested and must include the correct student number of each roommate. Both roommate applications/lease agreements must be submitted by April 1 for the request to be considered. Both roommates must also select the same living options in the same order of preference (if applicable). Lease rates are subject to change pending approval from the Board of Trustees of Jacksonville State University. The lease agreement is a legally binding document for the full academic year. Students are financially responsible for all room charges for the fall and spring semesters. Residents of West Village I are responsible for a 12 month lease agreement which includes room charges for fall, spring, and summer semesters.

An assigned space must be claimed by the end of the last day of move in or the space will be reassigned.

Students seeking to cancel their lease agreement should visit www.jsu.edu/housing/applynow/cancel.html for more information regarding deadlines and monetary penalties.

First-year students are required to live on campus. A full list of exemptions can be found online at www.jsu.edu/housing/applynow/exemption.html.1

New Transfers and New Upper-Class students who do not currently live on campus will be assigned by the Housing Operations staff beginning May 1 and throughout the remainder of the summer. Assignments will be sent out beginning May 15 and throughout the remainder of the summer.
 
New Spring applicants will be assigned by the Housing Operations staff beginning December 1 and into the beginning of the spring semester. 
 
Current residents receive priority if they apply during the designated reapplication period. More information about the reapplication process can be found on our Renew Your Housing website.
 

For more information regarding rates and or facilities, please visit www.jsu.edu/housing.

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Students who meet exemptions may reside on campus if desired.

Dining Services

A meal plan is the key to your dining experience at Jax State. Your meal plan includes a combination of meal swipes and flex dollars. The amount of each depends on the plan you choose. Meal swipes can be used at the Dining Hall for all-you-care-to-eat meals at breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Flex dollars to be used at campus locations including the Dining Hall, Chick-fil-A, Freshens, Mein Bowl, WOW American Eats, We Proudly Serve, Boar’s Head Deli, Bad Ass Breakfast Burritos, MrBeast Burger, Buddy V’s Cake Slice, and Mason’s BBQ.

Resident Dining Meal Plan Options

Students living on campus in Crow, Curtiss, Daugette, Dixon, Fitzpatrick, Logan, Meehan, North Village, Patterson, Salls, or West Village II will have their MyJaxState account billed $2145 for the plan, and the student will need to choose from the following options by going to the dining website at https://jsudining.sodexomyway.com/my-meal-plan/mp-selection.

  • Plan A: 21 Meals Per Week with $100 Flex

  • Plan B: 14 Meals Per Week with $200 Flex

  • Plan C: 10 Meals Per Week with $400 Flex

  • Plan D: 100 Meals Per Semester with $800 Flex

Non-Resident Commuter Dining Options

Commuter students who would like the convenience and ease of dining on campus have several options available. Commuters can choose from the above plans that are available to campus residents or choose from the additional plans listed below.

  • Plan E: 50 Meals Per Semester with $100 Flex: $610 + tax

  • Plan F: 4 Meals Per Week with $300 Flex: $820 + tax

  • Plan G: 3 Meals Per Week with $350 Flex: $770 + tax

  • Plan H: 2 Meals Per Week with $400 Flex: $690 + tax

  • Plan I: Hello Fresh 12 week 2x2 + $125 Flex: $830 + tax

Flex Only Plans

Must be purchased in $100 increments and can be used at any Sodexo dining location.