To apply for Break Housing, please complete a Break Housing Application in your MyHousing portal. Break Housing requests are not automatically approved, and an application is not a guarantee of placement. In the request, students must provide the reason they need a Break Housing accommodation. Break Housing cost is included in the students residential fee, you will not be charged additional fees for Thanksgiving, Winter, and Spring Breaks. Approved reasons typically include:
Applications will be live during the following dates:
Eligible students interested in staying on campus during the summer term have the ability to apply for summer housing. Please see the eligibility requirements below. Students assigned to summer housing are responsible for all housing and dining fees as listed below. The summer housing application is available in your MyHousing portal beginning on April 1, 2024. All summer applications will be reviewed on a case by case basis and may require additional supporting documentation depending on the eligibility criteria you apply under. Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions.
In order for students to reside on campus they must meet one or more of the requirements below.
Daily Rate: $25 per night per student
Weekly Rate: $150 per week per student
Monthly Rate: $500 per month per student
If you have questions regarding your cost for summer housing please reach out to Residence Life and Housing at [email protected].
A limited number of on-campus Break Housing Scholarships are awarded to students in need of on-campus housing during summer. Residential students who have applied for summer break housing in the residence halls and are in need of financial support due to circumstances beyond their control (housing insecurity, financial hardship) are eligible to apply.
Once students apply, their application will be reviewed and an outcome will be determined. Students will then be notified. If they are awarded, Residence Life and Housing will assign them housing for the break/session and apply the scholarship to the student’s account. If the student does not receive the housing scholarship, they may:
All students residing in summer housing must carry a summer meal plan, the summer meal plan rate is $30 per day. For any questions contact Dining Services at [email protected].
Information about accommodations for conferences, including affiliated and unaffiliated rates, can be found by visiting Conference Services.
For questions about meal plans during breaks, please contact Auxiliary Services.
No Residential Dining Meal service is provided during this period. Students can purchase additional Laker Dining Dollars to use at open on campus retail dining locations or off-campus partners.
Residential Meal service begins the first day of winter session classes as denoted on the Academic Calendar in January. Meal plan costs depend on the date of arrival to campus.
No Residential Dining Meal service is provided during this period. Students can purchase additional Laker Dining Dollars to use at open on campus retail dining locations or off-campus partners.
Students are required to have a meal plan if they are living on campus during summer. The summer meal plan rate is $30 per day. For any questions contact Dining Services at [email protected].
Students may request to return early to campus at the beginning of each semester or request to stay late at the end of each semester. These requests are not automatically approved and students need to provide the reason they need this accommodation. Approved reasons to arrive early or stay late typically include:
The daily rate to arrive early or stay late is $25 for housing plus any applicable dining fees (if the dining halls are serving meals). For students arriving early or staying late because they are required to be on campus to complete a training, campus service, or other campus-related obligation, housing fees may be charged to the sponsoring department or waived entirely.
Staffing and services in our residential communities are limited during these periods. Therefore, in order to maintain necessary security, special policies are in effect above and beyond the University and Residence Life and Housing policies.
Send a request to [email protected] at minimum three days before your desired early arrival date.
Send a request to [email protected] at minimum three days before the close of the residence halls.
