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College ESA policy directory: find the correct campus process

Start with the official animal-accommodation routes for the eight universities in the keyword list, and confirm your campus and term.

Source checks: September 10, 2026 · Independent editorial guide

Campus: Use the correct university and location.; Application: Select the named ESA accommodation route.; Arrival: Confirm the written housing decision.
An editorial planning aid; follow the current source and the circumstances of your request.

Use the campus process before bringing the animal

A West Virginia University emotional support animal request starts with the Office of Accessibility Services process. Its published professional questionnaire describes registration, supporting information and a meeting with an accessibility specialist. Confirm the current term’s instructions, since the linked document is dated March 2023. A commercial letter alone is not the complete campus application.

This directory covers the eight university names in the source keyword list. It does not imply that every campus has identical rules or that university housing approval grants classroom access. Identify your campus, residence and intended arrival date before using a form.

Northern Arizona and Arizona State

For an NAU emotional support animal request, Northern Arizona University’s policy library directs assistance-animal accommodation to Disability Resources. The library page carries an older revision date, so ask that office for the current submission route and any residence-specific steps. Keep the written response with your housing record.

An ASU emotional support animal request goes through Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services. Its current page directs new students to register and existing students to contact their accessibility consultant about the need. Ask how the decision is communicated to housing and when the animal may arrive.

Kent State and Bowling Green

A Kent State emotional support animal request is reviewed through Student Accessibility Services. The current animals page describes an individualized assessment and an Animal Conversation Course before arrival, along with identification and residential-notice steps. Older university handouts differ on some operational details; confirm the current SAS instructions for your situation.

For a BGSU emotional support animal request, Bowling Green’s Community Living Standards direct students to Accessibility Services and link the separate animal policy. Review care, supervision and residence expectations with the relevant offices. Do not treat a previous student’s approval as a substitute for your own request.

Delaware and Purdue

A University of Delaware emotional support animal request uses the separate ESA Application in the DSS Portal. The university explicitly distinguishes it from the ordinary Housing Accommodation Student Form. Its page describes supporting documentation, an ESA review meeting and notification after approval. Verify that you have selected the correct application before uploading records.

For a Purdue emotional support animal request, the published expectations document requires Disability Resource Center and University Residences approval before the animal enters housing. Ask which current form applies to your campus and how arrival permission is communicated; a pending review is not described as permission to house the animal.

Rutgers and the final move-in check

A Rutgers emotional support animal request must identify the campus. The Camden page reviewed here begins with ODS registration and requires written approval from ODS and Housing before arrival. This is specifically Camden guidance; students at New Brunswick or Newark should obtain their own campus instructions rather than reusing that approval route without checking.

For every university, retain the application, supporting information and written response. Confirm animal-care duties, emergency arrangements and who handles a roommate concern. Ask whether a new residence, animal or term requires an update. Keep clinical documentation in the designated channel and use housing staff for practical move-in questions. A complete campus record is more useful than buying another letter before learning what remains missing.

Sources and verification

Each source carries its recorded check date. Provider statements are identified as such.

  1. WVU: ESA professional questionnaire — checked 2026-09-10
  2. NAU: service and assistance animals — checked 2026-09-10
  3. Kent State: animals on campus — checked 2026-09-10
  4. BGSU: community living standards — checked 2026-09-10
  5. ASU: Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services — checked 2026-09-10
  6. University of Delaware: housing accommodations — checked 2026-09-10
  7. Purdue: animal expectations — checked 2026-09-10
  8. Rutgers Camden: accommodations — checked 2026-09-10

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