10-month halls
The following residence halls remain open during academic year break times (i.e. winter recess and spring break), unless otherwise designated by the Director of Residence Life. All other buildings are closed during the breaks.
Students who need to stay on campus during these times must live in one of the 10-month buildings. International students, athletes, and residents who will student teach during the spring semester are strongly encouraged to sign up for one of these halls. Those students who stay during the winter break will be charged a daily rate. There is no extra charge to stay during spring break. Overnight guests are not permitted during breaks. The 10-month halls are:
Disability-Based Accessible Housing Requests
Students with documented disabilities may request necessary accessible housing arrangements for each academic year by submitting a Disability-Based Accessible Housing Application. The application is a two-part application:
- The student must complete and sign the Disability Based Accessible Housing Application 2023-2024__Part 1 - Completed By Student form.
- A qualified clinician that has treated you for your disability must document the reason that you detailed in your letter of request by completing the SUNY New Paltz Disability-Based Housing Application 2023-2024__Part 2 - Completed By Treatment Specialist or Clinician Form.
- A qualified clinician is defined as (including, but not limited to) a Licensed primary physician, psychologist, psychiatrist, social worker, mental health counselor, etc., who has provided treatment for the disability.
- The Clinician must have an established Doctor/Patient relationship of one year with the student to establish a history and need for the accommodation.
- By providing the Disability-Based Accessible Housing Verification Form to a qualified diagnostician/clinician(s), the student is granting permission for a member of the Accessible Housing Committee at SUNY New Paltz to contact and consult with that professional regarding the student’s need for the accommodation.
- Both forms must be submitted by July 1st if applying for a fall semester accommodation, and December 1st if applying for a spring semester accommodation.
- Complete requests will be reviewed by the Accessible Housing Committee. The review process may take two to six weeks. Incomplete requests and those received past the deadline will be placed on a wait list. Assignments are made only if space is available.
To request instructions and copies of the application materials, please email the Office at reslife@newpalt.edu.
Emotional Support Animals
A student with a documented Mental Health disability may request an Emotional Support Animal to reside in their residence hall room.
Please be advised, an Emotional Support Animal is not a pet. It is part of a treatment plan prescribed by a treating, qualified clinician.
Requests must include the following:
- The student must complete and sign the Disability Based Accessible Housing Application 2023-2024__Part 1 - Completed By Student form.
- A qualified clinician that has treated you for your disability must document the reason that you detailed in your letter of request by completing the SUNY New Paltz Disability-Based Housing Application 2023-2024__Part 2 - Completed By Treatment Specialist or Clinician Form.
- By providing the Disability-Based Accessible Housing Verification Form to a qualified diagnostician/clinician(s), the student is granting permission for a member of the Accessible Housing Committee at SUNY New Paltz to contact and consult with that professional regarding the student’s need for the accommodation.
- Requests submitted in advance for the following semester will be reviewed at the end of July for Fall semester requests, and at the end of December for Spring semester requests. The review process for requests to bring ESA during the same semester the request is submitted may take two to six weeks.
Students will be notified of the Housing Review Committee's decision via their New Paltz Outlook email address.
Please email the Office of Residence Life at reslife@newpaltz.edu to request copies of the ESA application forms.
