On-campus housing accommodations for students are implemented by University Housing and Dining Services (UHDS) on the Corvallis campus, University Housing (UH) on the Cascades campus, and Hatfield Marine Science Center Housing (HMSC) on the Hatfield campus, in collaboration with Disability Access Services (DAS). Non-OSU students requesting an accommodation for disability in the housing environment should contact the Equal Opportunity and Access office as soon as possible.
All students must follow the deadlines established by UHDS/UH/HMSC for requesting on-campus housing. DAS accommodations are implemented once a student has a contract for housing.
Priority Deadline for Fall Accommodations
- For students requesting accommodations starting Fall term, the DAS housing accommodations determination process needs to be completed by May 31.
- If students apply for disability-related housing accommodations after May 31, accommodation implementation will be on an “as available” basis.
Additional Information:
Applications for housing accommodations for the next academic year will be reviewed beginning in March. Approved housing accommodations will remain in place if the student is continuously enrolled, remains on the same campus, and has no changes in their disability needs.
All housing accommodations are provided based on available inventory and prioritized based upon the date the student fully completes the steps for requesting a housing accommodation identified in the steps below.
DAS does not determine roommates or location of room assignments. DAS will work with students who require a Personal Care Attendant (PCA) to make arrangements to meet access needs.
Steps for requesting disability accommodations in housing:
- As required of all students seeking to reside on campus, disabled students must complete the housing request process on each respective campus.
- Students must complete the DAS application process.
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Students may need to provide appropriate third party documentation by a qualified healthcare professional either through a letter or through the DAS Housing Document Form.
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- The DAS access advising Team reviews housing/dining accommodation requests along with appropriate third party documentation by a qualified healthcare professional that is submitted through the DAS application.
- The student meets with an access adviser or communicates via another means to discuss and determine reasonable accommodations for disability.
- DAS informs the student of the outcome of their housing accommodation request(s) through their OSU e-mail along with notifying the appropriate campus partner.
- Housing accommodations are active for the remainder of the student’s time on the campus that they applied for.
Students applying to DAS for accommodations due to disability in the on campus residential setting must provide, as part of the application, information through self-report as well as documentation from a qualified healthcare professional when necessary.
Along with your self-report on the DAS application questionnaire, please provide either a completed DAS Housing Document Form or a letter drafted by your healthcare professional on letterhead that includes the following information:
- Your name and date of birth
- Length of time you have been under the care of this healthcare professional and dates of most recent healthcare appointments
- Description of disability status including details on physical or mental impairment as well as associated functional impacts to major life activities
- Description of which accommodations are recommended (e.g. emotional support animal or single room) by the healthcare professional and why the accommodation is medically necessary in the on campus residential setting
- Date letter was drafted and signature and credentials of healthcare professional
If you are requesting a Service or Assistance Animal at OSU, please review OSU Service & Assistance Animal Policy and Chapter 23 of this handbook. Please note that services which charge for emotional support animal letters do not meet documentation requirements and are not accepted. The documentation must be provided by a qualified healthcare professional, typically a licensed mental health professional, who has an established clinical relationship with the student.
If requesting meal plan disability-related accommodations, review the information provided by UHDS below and if you believe you will require individual dining accommodations, meet with Bailey Taber, UHDS Dietician/Nutritionist. You can schedule a meeting with Bailey by emailing [email protected].
Information related to the First-Year Live-On Policy Requirement:
As part of Oregon State University's comprehensive First Year Experience (FYE), first-year students are required to live on campus. Living on campus supports success and is an excellent way for students to connect with key campus resources and build community.
The University recognizes that disabled students have the right to participation in the FYE Live-on Residency Requirement is an integral part of each first-year students’ education/experience, and therefore, exemptions will only be considered if accommodation(s) cannot be implemented in an on campus housing facility. Please review OSU’s First Year Experience Live-on Residency Requirements Policy statement, prior to submitting a FYE exemption request on the basis of disability through the DAS application process.
Contact DAS at [email protected] with any questions.
Page Updated: 12/2025