Housing Requirement & Assignments

1. Once you have been officially accepted to the university, the Admissions office will send you an email explaining how to pay your Enrollment deposit.

2. After the Enrollment deposit is received, you will automatically receive an email explaining how to apply for housing through your myBelmont account using the online Housing Application.

3. Assignments are made based on the date the housing application is received and the room style preferences indicated on the form. All assignments are contingent on space availability. Special attention is given to preferences and requests; however, no assignment based solely on the the resident's request is guaranteed.**

4. All roommate requests must be mutual and received by the Residence Life office by May 1. You may submit these through the online housing application.

5. From the $250 enrollment deposit, $100 will be deducted to serve as a non-refundable housing application fee.

Assignments for the Fall semester are usually completed during the first week of June. Fall 2020 assignments will be slightly delayed and are expected to be announced around the end of June. Assignments for the Spring semester are usually completed during the first week of December. Please note that if your application is received after these dates, you will receive your assignment at a later date.

You can see your assignment and roommate information, including their address, telephone, and Belmont email, by logging onto your MyBelmont account and click on My Housing and Dining. You will be getting additional mailings from us before you arrive; including dining information, offers from some of our campus partners about products like linens and personal property insurance, as well as instructions about Move-In Day.

All students living in a residence hall are required to purchase a meal plan per the Housing Occupancy Agreement. All residential students will be assigned the minimum required meal plan option (see below) if no selection is made. If you would like to change your meal plan, you can do so through your myBelmont account under the housing tab. You may change your meal plan until the end of the drop/add period of the fall semester, but after that time you cannot change your meal plan until the next academic year.

Meal Plan Options for All Students (2020-21)

Unlimited + 100 Declining Points

14 meals/week + 275 Declining Points (minimum required for all freshman students)

Meal Plan Options for Upperclassmen Only (2020-21)

7 meals/week + 400 Declining Points (minimum required for all upperclassman facilities)

5 meals/week (Available for commuter students only)*

Declining Points are loaded onto the students ID card and it works much like a "check card". Declining Points do not roll over from semester to semester and must be used or those funds will be lost. Additional funds, called Bruin Bucks, can be billed to your student account up until the last day of drop/add. After that, they must be purchased through Belmont Central. Bruin Bucks roll over semester to semester until the students graduates and can be refunded if there is any left on the student's account upon graduation. Bruin Bucks can also be used at off campus locations. Click here for an updated list of merchants.

*Commuter meal plans are purchased for the entire academic year and billed per semester.

Dietary Accommodations

Belmont University dining services offer food selections to meet a variety of diets and dietary needs. Students with special dietary needs are expected to communicate their needs and restrictions to the Dining Team. Students with food allergies are strongly encouraged to contact Kara Miller (kara.miller@sodexo.com or 615.568.9212), campus dietitian, to discuss safe food options on campus. Special circumstances (including temporary and medical needs) should be processed through the Office of Accessibility Services to determine if further modifications/accommodations are needed.

Dining Services

The Office of Student Financial Services provides a listing of pricing. This can be found at on the cost estimators page.

If you have a need that rises to the level of a disability accommodation, all requests and documentation must be submitted to the Office of Accessibility Services (OAS) for review. Disability accommodation requests should be submitted as early as possible and must be received prior to the first day of classes for the semester to be considered for the current semester. Requests received after the first day of classes will be considered on an individual basis. It is important to note that OAS has specific deadlines, documentation requirements, and a process to review requests. For questions please contact the OAS office directly at accessibility.services@belmont.edu. Students approved for accessibility services will have an accommodation recommendation made by the OAS office to Residence Life concerning the request and help determine if the request can be accommodated within our residential facilities.