UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Residence Hall Contract & Rates

Study Abroad Info

2-Year Live on Campus Requirement

When you return from your study abroad experience, you are required to live on campus unless you meet one of the Exemptions to the 2-Year Live On-Campus Requirement for that term.

Internet Access While Abroad

Keep in mind that you may have limited Internet access while abroad, so we recommend completing as many items on the checklist as possible before you leave.

Housing Contract and Meal Plan Checklist

(Perform these tasks during the semester before your study abroad experience)

 Study Abroad During Spring Checklist  Study Abroad During Fall Checklist
  • Request to have your housing deposit held
    - Send an e-mail to reslife@uwrf.edu saying that you will be studying abroad, and asking us to hold your deposit for the semester when you return to UWRF. See the bottom of this page for more information.
  • Cancel your Housing Contract for Spring semester
    - Submit a Contract Termination Request Form and indicate that you will be in a University program for spring semester.
  • Cancel your Spring Meal Plan Contract
    - Go to the Dining Services webpage for information on cancelling your meal plan.
  • Sign a Housing Contract for the following Fall semester
    - Sign a residence hall contract for the fall semester after you return from Spring study abroad (available by early October).
  • Sign a Meal Plan Contract for the following Fall semester
    - After signing a residence hall contract above, while still in the Portal, sign a meal plan contract.
  • Request to have your residence hall deposit held
    - Send an e-mail to reslife@uwrf.edu saying that you will be studying abroad, and asking us to hold your deposit until the semester when you return to UWRF
  • Sign a Spring semester only residence hall contract
    - Sign a residence hall contract for the semester that you will return from study abroad (available by early October).
  • Sign up for a Spring semester Meal Plan
    - After signing a residence hall contract above, while still in the portal, sign a meal plan contract.

 

Requesting to have your housing deposit held

When you study abroad, you have the option of requesting that your housing deposit be held by Res Life so that, when you return to on-campus living for the following term, you may easily sign-up for housing, and you may avoid paying the Non-Refundable Service Fee (NRSF) a second time.

 

What if I don’t ask to have my housing deposit held?

If you do not ask that your housing deposit be held, you will automatically receive a refund of your housing deposit once the term before your study abroad semester is complete. You will then be required to pay the housing deposit and and non-refundable service fee again if you return to on-campus living after studying abroad.