RESIDENTIAL LIFE AND HOUSING

Virginia Commonwealth University Residential Life and Housing acknowledges and respects the diversity of our student population. In doing so, we offer living options to encompass all individuals. Gender Inclusive Housing is an inclusive living option within VCU residential communities that allows students to live together without regard to birth sex, gender, or gender identity. Gender Inclusive Housing is a voluntary choice; no student will be assigned to a Gender Inclusive unit unless they have opted to be a part of a Gender Inclusive living space.

Eligibility

To reside within Gender Inclusive Housing units residents must be:

• 18 years of age at the time of the request 
• Eligible for university housing

Participants will need to have completed the current Housing Application as well as follow all instructions in the housing portal.

Gender Inclusive Roommate Groups 

Applicants can apply for Gender Inclusive housing as an individual or as part of a roommate group. All students in a Gender Inclusive apartment will have agreed to the guidelines of Gender Inclusive housing whether selecting a space on their own or as part of a roommate group. If you are in a roommate group, all members of the group must have completed the Gender Inclusive housing instructions in the application.

Gender Inclusive Assignment

Gender Inclusive Housing Assignment Information:

• All rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors will participate in the General Room Selection process which begins February 27 for rising sophomores and February 29 for rising juniors and seniors. A limited number of apartments will be reserved for students interested in Gender Inclusive Housing. When your time slot starts, you will only see available Gender Inclusive apartments if you opted for Gender Inclusive Housing in the application.
• Gender Inclusive room assignments are not guaranteed. 

Gender Inclusive Vacancies

If a vacancy occurs in a Gender Inclusive Housing apartment, the following will occur to fill the empty bed:

Residential Life and Housing will allow the remaining residents to identify a new roommate to fill the vacancy. The incoming student must be eligible for on-campus housing and must have completed the appropriate applications, including the Gender Inclusive agreement. Residents will be allowed 48 hours to identify another roommate.

If the remaining residents do not find a new roommate within 48 hours, Residential Life and Housing reserves the right to place another student, who agrees to Gender Inclusive Housing, in the vacancy.

Residents are encouraged to communicate to their roommate(s) any plans to change rooms or cancel their housing agreement as soon as possible, so that the remaining roommates can identify a replacement.