Pitt-Johnstown students: please use the appropriate link below for instructions about the housing application process.
This process applies to all students wishing to live on campus for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Current students may participate in the re-contracting process, which will begin on Monday, February 27
If you are not a current student and are requesting a specific roommate, your application must be completed on or before July 1.
Log into the my.pitt.edu:
After logging in successfully, click on Johnstown Campus Housing Application & Deposit task center (do NOT click on Johnstown Campus Housing & Dining Services)
If you have problems accessing that site, please try the following:
Once you have logged into the Johnstown Campus Housing Application and Deposit task center follow these steps:
Your PittPAY “Authorized User” has the ability to log into PittPAY directly from the Authorized User Login button at the top of payments.pitt.edu to make the housing deposit on your behalf. Once an Authorized User selects the Make Deposit tab in PittPAY and pays the deposit, you and the Authorized User will receive an email letting you know that the student must finish the housing application process by logging into my.pitt.edu.
Please only pay the deposit once. If you are prompted to pay the deposit a second time, please contact the Housing and Dining Services.
Note: You may also pay your housing deposit in person or over the phone with the Pitt-Johnstown Business Office. The Business Office is located in 125 Blackington Hall. The Business Office's phone number is 814-269-7040. Deposits paid at the Business Office will not update in the Housing system immediately. You will need to wait one business day before completing the Housing application. If your deposit has already been paid, you will skip this step and go directly to the Housing application.
After you have paid your deposit, you will be taken to the application "landing page." From here:
Enter your roommate's, last name, first name or ID number and click the search button. Once the system has found your roommate, click the “+” to add them to your application.
Your roommate will receive an email asking them to accept or decline the invitation.
Note: if you plan on completing a group application for Willow, CPA 4-person, townhouses or lodges, you do not need to complete this portion of the application. A separate application will be available in the future.
Housing assignment information will be communicated to students in late July or early August. This information will include the room assignment, roommate information, and move-in details.
If you are not 18 years of age at the time you attempt to complete the housing application, you will be required to provide a cosigner for the contract. You will need to provide the email address for your parent/guardian. Your parent/guardian will receive an email with instructions regarding how to co-sign the contract. Once he/she has done so, you will be able continue with the housing application process.
You may return at a later date to edit your preferences in the Johnstown Campus Housing & Dining Services task center and choose the EDIT HOUSING APPLICATION feature. Housing Applications may not be changed after July 1.
If you have a specific roommate in mind, please indicate that student on your housing application. You will need the Student ID number of your intended roommate. In turn, your roommate must enter your name/ID number on his/her application. Only mutual roommate requests will be considered. While not guaranteed, every effort will be made to grant roommate requests received before July 1. Roommate requests are granted based upon room availability.
A private room request form will be available beginning March 6, 2023. This is a request form only and does not guarantee the requestor a private room. Each student requesting a private room must have also paid the $150 housing deposit and completed an online housing application. All students should plan on living with a roommate and apply with a roommate during the recontracting process. If private rooms are able to be offered, they will not be offered until after the fall term has begun. Private rooms will be offered on a seniority basis according to the applicant's total number of terms in residence.
Summer housing is provided in College Park Apartments, which include full kitchens, convenient parking, secure building access, and air conditioning. The application will be available February 12.
Log into the my.pitt.edu:
General Information
Students who live on campus assume the liability for damage to any personal items. The University is not liable for the replacement or repair of personal items that are damaged while the student resides on campus.
We highly encourage every student to have insurance coverage for personal property while they live on campus. Often the parent's homeowners or renters insurance will cover a student's belongings while at college. However, individual insurance policies may differ. Please check the coverage on your family's policy.
Renters and similar insurance products are available from most insurance companies.
National Student Service, Inc. is a company offering insurance coverage for personal items and specializes in student coverage while away at college. Please note that this company is not formally endorsed by the University. The University does not receive any benefit if a student chooses to use this company. This company is simply one example of a provider.
The following language is from the Housing and Dining Contract that all residential students must accept and agree to during the housing application process.
