

The Department of Residence Life offers Gender Inclusive Housing (GIH) to all students (including incoming first‐year students) to room with roommates of their choice regardless of their sex, gender expression or gender identity. On campus housing is available for matriculated, degree-seeking, undergraduate, and graduate students who wish to live in GIH. In keeping with CCSU’s views and values, our Residence Life Department is committed to building a community that values diversity, safety, and inclusion.
CCSU does the best to create flexibility for students who seek to live with other students who may have a different sex or gender identity and/or expression. This University housing program supports transgender students, students who wish to be assigned housing based on their gender identity or expression rather than their biological sex. However, housing options vary based on building style and cost, and will be assigned their preferences and availability.
While CCSU residence life has identified specific spaces across campus to fulfill GIH housing requests, they can only be fulfilled as space permits. Additional spaces or options can be considered upon request. The diversity of GIH spaces within all housing styles vary to offer equitable price points. Once a room or suite is deemed gender inclusive it will remain so provided the residents maintain occupancy of the living space.
When applying to GIH please be aware that most housing options and most bathrooms are still gender‐based and gender‐segregated per our building designs and demographic lay outs. However, Residence Life will do it’s best to accommodate the needs of our students.
Please visit http://www.ccsu.edu/reslife/resHalls.html to view the features or amenities of each of the residence halls.
Students can request Gender-Inclusive Housing (GIH) in a two-step process. Step one is to pay the non-refundable housing deposit and complete the online housing application in MyHousing. Once a student has submitted their non-refundable housing deposit and application they can email reslife@ccsu.edu to request more information/be enrolled into GIH.
The specific number, of gender‐inclusive rooms on campus varies based on need (i.e., more GIH rooms exist when more students apply for GIH). GIH space exists in all residence halls.
Students in GIH will have a roommate. A roommate can either be another student they request to live with, or they will be paired with another student who requested to be in GIH.
Because of the non-permanency of romantic relationships, the Department of Residence Life strongly discourages couples of any gender identity and sexual orientation from living with each other if they are partners in a romantic relationship. In the event of the dissolution of a romantic relationship Residence Life cannot guarantee a GIH roommate.
The GIH coordinator will reach out to discuss possible housing options that will best meet the student’s needs.