As transfer, veteran, and nontraditional students, the Housing Office recognizes the uniqueness of your Princeton experience. As such, we strive to provide housing and accommodations that best suit your needs. Please remember the following policies and procedures as you apply for housing through Princeton University. Description Your Housing Options Princeton is committed to securing housing for all students through the full term of their enrollment, and every effort will be made to find appropriate housing for students with families. On-campus housing is guaranteed for non-traditional students, transfer students, and veterans. You are not obligated to live on campus, but the Housing Office strives to make space available that fits your needs. Transfer students and military veterans are not bound by Princeton's residency requirement, which requires traditional undergraduates to live and dine within the residential college system for their first two years of enrollment. This allows transfers and veterans who wish to commute from off campus to do so from their first term. However, the overwhelming majority of transfers and veterans continue to live on campus for their full career.Transfer students and military veterans or reservists of any country may choose to live off campus as soon as their first year of enrollment at Princeton. In their first year, however, they must hold at least the Block 105 meal plan to remain connected to the residential college system. In their second enrolled year, students in these categories may elect to live and dine outside of their residential college. They will not be required to elect a meal plan, but they may do so if they desire. Accordion For single students and those without spouses or domestic partners If a non-traditional student, transfer student, or veteran is single and does not have a domestic partner, and chooses to live on campus, they would follow the standard housing procedures based on their class year. Students who transfer in or begin as first-year students will be affiliated with one of Princeton's seven residential colleges. These students are not obligated to physically reside in the residential colleges, although they are free to do so.Students and partners with a prior history of cohabitation are eligible for apartment-style housing, and supporting documentation will be submitted through the housing application process.If such a student does not choose to live on campus, off-campus housing options may be explored through our off-campus housing portal. For students who are married or have domestic partnerships If a non-traditional student, transfer student, or veteran is married or has a domestic partnership, that student is eligible for an apartment-style space, dependent on vacancies and availability.If a non-traditional student, transfer student, or veteran with a spouse or domestic partnership does not choose to live on campus, off-campus housing options may be explored through our off-campus housing portal.You may request either a furnished or unfurnished unit. If it is furnished, it includes each of the following items:Bed frameMattress (full size for married; twin for single) Bookcase Dresser(s) (depending on roommates/spouses) Dining table Four dining chairs For students with dependents For non-traditional students, transfer students, and veterans who have dependents, the Housing Office strives to provide units that suit your needs, dependent on our available inventory. For students with pets Residential units with space for pets are limited in our inventory and are subject to availability. Housing for pets is not guaranteed, although we try to provide it if possible. Transfer Students About Residential Colleges Explore Residential Colleges Explore Upperclass Housing Your Dorm Room Married and Family Housing Undergraduate Room and Meal Plans Room and Meal Plan ChangesYour Housing Contract