Early Arrivals

Please log in to your MyHousing portal and complete the "Application" for Early Arrival.

Some students will inevitably be required to return to campus before their officially scheduled Fall move-in date (August 20, 2025, for first-year students; August 21 for incoming transfer students; and August 23 or 24, 2025, for upper division students).  The Office of Residential Life accommodates requests for early arrival to the extent possible.  The standard charge associated with a residence hall early arrival is $50 per night beginning when a student or a student's belongings occupy the space, with the maximum charge not to exceed $358.

Requests for early arrival should be made at least 10 business days before arrival to assist in communication between the Office of Residential Life, Physical Plant, the Office of Conference Services, and all other affected areas.  In cases where fewer than 10 business days' notice is provided, it may not be possible to accommodate the request.  If a short-notice request is approved, students should know that the room may not be fully cleaned or prepared to normal standards.

Meals are generally not provided for students who choose to arrive early. However, arrangements may be made for those participating in University-sponsored programs, such as athletes or the Turning Titan Staff.

Specific guidelines exist for students who fall into the following broad categories:

• Summer housing. Students who reside in summer housing transition to fall spaces in early August, following summer housing guidelines.  The early arrival charge for summer residents is incorporated into the summer housing costs

• Academic commitments. Students returning for an academic commitment, such as orientation, a musical or theatre rehearsal or performance, student teaching, or any other required curricular activity, are permitted to arrive one day before the commitment begins.
  

• Campus work. Students who request an early arrival to begin work on campus full-time may do so without charge during the full week before the start of classes.  Early arrival charges will be waived beginning the day before the work commitment begins, but no earlier than August 20. Students whose campus work begins before August 20 will be incorporated into the summer housing program and assessed the appropriate associated charges.
  

• Athletes. Fall sport athletes may arrive as instructed by their coaching staff, usually on the day of or the day before the team’s first scheduled practice.
  

• Significant travel distance. Students who live more than 450 miles from campus may request to arrive one day early to help accommodate family travel needs. Students returning from outside the United States may come up to five days early to account for international travel and minimize the effects of jet lag. Travel itineraries or ticket stubs may be requested to verify travel dates before any early arrival charges are waived. 
  

• Student organization leaders.  With permission from an advisor (and the advisor submitting a request to ORL), leaders of Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) may arrive on campus beginning August 20.  Each organization will be charged the appropriate arrival fee corresponding to their leadership's arrival.  Organizations are encouraged to plan for this expense in their yearly budgets.