- Quicker processing time
- Error-free completion (the online contract won’t let you make a combination of choices that does not exist on the campus and provides helpful hints throughout the process)
- One-stop shop (both contract and housing deposit can be submitted online in a matter of minutes)
- You must be an admitted student to the Athens Campus
- Know you PID (Personal Identification Number, this number was listed on your admittance letter and is also listed under your name on the housing worksheet/contract included with your Connect OHIO book)
- An active OAK ID
- Information concerning if and when you have had Hepatitis B and Meningitis vaccines (Ohio University does not require you to have either vaccination)
- Roommate information (full name of the student[s] you are requesting and PID number)
- If you are using eCheck for payment, you will need the routing number for your bank and your account number. This information should be located at the bottom of your check.
- For credit card payments, the account number and expiration date will be needed. There is an additional 2.9% service fee for credit card payments. Cashnet SmartPay does not accept Visa credit or debit cards.
- May 1 is the Housing contract deadline and the last day first-year students can cancel their contract and request a refund of the $200 prepayment/deposit.
- Changes can be made to housing preferences and roommate information until June 15 for students who have submitted contracts by May 1.
- Meal plans may be changed online until August 24 and in writing until September 3. Meal plans cannot be decreased after the beginning of the academic year.
- Contracts are binding for the entire academic year.
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