Residence Hall Early Arrival
If you need to arrive on campus before your assigned check-in date, you may apply for early arrival housing. You will be approved for early arrival only if you meet one of the following qualifications:
Academic program requirement
Late Advising & Orientation session (autumn quarter only)
Participating in F1/J1/Exchange Student Orientation/International Welcome Programs (IWP)
ROTC (autumn quarter only)
Approved ADA accommodation
Note details below for autumn, winter and spring quarters.
Situations related to jobs, expired leases and travel arrangements do not qualify you for early arrival housing. You will need to make other arrangements for such circumstances.
Autumn Quarter 2026
Application Deadline
September 1, 2026
Early Arrival Periods
Period 1: September 14–21, 2026
Period 2: September 20–21, 2026
Approval for each of these periods will be based on when your program requires you to be on campus (for example, if ROTC requires you to be on campus on September 21, you will be approved for Period 2, not Period 1).
If you are approved to move in during Period 1, you may be housed in a temporary room, in which case you must move to your autumn quarter room on the morning of September 19.
Costs
Early arrival housing is charged at a flat rate based on the number of days in each early arrival housing period.
There is a $25 nonrefundable application charge.
If you apply after the priority deadline (September 1), you will be charged an additional $25 late application charge. You will be assessed a $55 expedite charge for a same day assignment.
Early Arrival Period 1 Cost
Housing: $399
Dining: $165
Early Arrival Period 2 Cost
Housing: $57
Dining: $24
Payment Due Date
October 16, 2026
Cancellation
A cancellation charge of $50 will be assessed if you cancel by the applicable date shown in the table below. Cancellations will not be accepted after the cancellation date, and full housing and dining charges for Early Arrival Housing will remain on your account.
Period 1 Cancellation
If you cancel on or by September 13
Charge: $50
If you cancel on or after September 14
Charge: Full Period 1 charges
Period 2 Cancellation
If you cancel on or by September 19
Charge: $50
If you cancel on or after September 20
Charge: Full Period 2 charges
To cancel your application, return to StarRez Portal X.
Dining Account
Early arrival dining funds will remain available for use into the academic year. Funds remaining on your account at the end of the early arrival period will carry forward and will be treated as autumn quarter funds.
Winter Quarter 2027
If your academic program requires you to arrive on campus earlier than January 3, 2027, you may apply for Early Arrival Housing.
Application Deadline
The application will be available in mid-to-late November. Apply by December 26.
Early Arrival Period
Arrive as early as December 26, 2026.
Costs
Early arrival housing is charged at a flat rate based on the number of days in each early arrival housing period.
There is a $25 nonrefundable application charge.
If you apply after the priority deadline (December 24), you will be assessed a $25 late application charge. You will be assessed a $55 expedite charge for a same day assignment.
Winter Early Arrival Housing Cost
$399
Payment Due Date
January 24
Cancellation
A cancellation charge of $50 will be assessed if you cancel by the applicable date shown in the table below. Cancellations will not be accepted after the cancellation date, and full housing and dining charges for Early Arrival Housing will remain on your account.
If you cancel on or before December 26
Charge: $50
If you cancel on or after December 27
Charge: Full early arrival charge
To cancel your application, return to StarRez Portal X.
Spring Quarter 2027
If your academic program requires you to arrive on campus earlier than March 28, 2027, you may apply for Early Arrival Housing.
Application Deadline
The application will be available on February 19. Apply by March 19.
Early Arrival Period
Arrive as early as March 21, 2027.
Costs
Early arrival housing is charged at a flat rate based on the number of days in each early arrival housing period.
There is a $25 nonrefundable application charge.
If you apply after the priority deadline (March 19), you will be assessed a $25 late application charge. You will be assessed a $55 expedite charge for a same day assignment.
Spring Early Arrival Housing Cost
$399
Payment Due Date
April 18
Cancellation
A cancellation charge of $50 will be assessed if you cancel by the applicable date shown in the table below. Cancellations will not be accepted after the cancellation date, and full housing and dining charges for Early Arrival Housing will remain on your account.
If you cancel on or by March 20
Charge: $50
If you cancel on or after March 21
Charge: Full early arrival charge
To cancel your application, return to StarRez Portal X.