Students who paid a deposit to live in TU housing during their study abroad term(s) may request to be released from their housing contract using the following procedure:
Submit a written cancellation request to housing@towson.edu or in person to the Housing and Residence Life Office (West Village Commons, Suite #309).
AND ask your Study Abroad Advisor to submit a Housing Release Request Form confirming your Study Abroad participation to the Housing and Residence Life Office.
If you are studying abroad in the fall and will not be returning to TU housing in the spring your $350 deposit will be refunded.
If you are studying abroad in the fall and have notified the Housing and Residence Life Office that you will be returning to TU housing in the spring your $350 deposit will be credited to your spring housing charges.
Returning to TU Housing after Study Abroad
It is the student’s responsibility to notify the Housing and Residence Life Office if they intend to return to TU housing once they have completed their program abroad.
NOTE: Students are only eligible to return to housing if they have accumulated 89 or fewer credit hours as of the end of the previous fall semester. Students who have accumulated 90 or more credit hours are not eligible to return to university housing and should look into off-campus housing.
If you are studying abroad in the spring and have notified the Housing and Residence Life Office that you will be returning to TU housing in the fall you will receive instructions on applying for housing via email in early December. NOTE: All correspondence will be sent to your TU email address.
Off-Campus Housing
Study Abroad students looking for off-campus housing for the semester they return or outgoing study abroad students with rooms available to lease are encouraged to take advantage of the following resources:
TU Study Abroad Facebook Housing Forum
The forum provides a space for students who are preparing to study abroad and those preparing to return home to post room vacancies or housing needs.
TU Housing and Residence Life Off-Campus Housing listing service TU Housing and Residence Life offers at no charge, off-campus housing listings for students seeking a place to live and for property owners with housing available. Check the Housing Available and Housing Wanted listings online.
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