Three-Year Requirement
All undergraduate students are required to live on-campus for their first three years (six semesters) at Duke. Additionally, students are guaranteed four years (eight semesters) of on-campus housing. All first-year students reside on East Campus. All sophomores are guaranteed housing on West Campus, but may opt to live on Central Campus. Juniors and seniors may live on West Campus or Central Campus.
What counts towards the requirement?
- Fall and Spring semesters spent living on East, West, or Central campus.
- Semesters spent in university approved study abroad/study away programs.
What does not count towards the requirement?
- Summer session housing.
- Semesters on leave of absence.
Active students still bound by the three-year requirement who do not have an on-campus housing assignment will be contacted to make arrangements for an assignment. Students will be charged for the room size to which they are assigned. Students who do not follow through on an assignment request will be charged for the room size most commonly occupied by members of their class year.
Seniority
Semesters spent living in on-campus housing determine your housing seniority. Seniority is not based on academic standing or other criteria. Students returning from a leave of absence or other approved time away from campus will receive housing seniority based on the semesters they have lived in on-campus housing.
- First-year student - one or two semesters on-campus. (Also known as rising sophomores during RoomPicks each Spring.)
- Sophomore - three or four semesters on-campus. (Also known as rising juniors during RoomPicks each Spring.)
- Juniors - five or six semesters on-campus. (Also known as rising seniors during RoomPicks each Spring.)
- Seniors - seven or eight semesters on-campus.