Housing Policy

All freshmen are required to live on campus. Most upper class students also live in College housing; those who choose to live elsewhere must submit the Housing Contract Cancellation form.

All students living in College dormitories and Houses are required to purchase full-board contracts and be familiar with the undergraduate housing license contract. Please refer to "Housing Guidelines" on page 428, and the following information about applying for and cancelling housing:

1. At the beginning of their residence in the College, all students are required to sign a Housing Contract. This contract remains binding for all the terms a student is in residence, and is cancelled by graduation, or by the submission of a Housing Contract Cancellation form. It is renewed by the timely submission of a Returning Student Housing Application.
2. Students who are on leave of absence, required to withdraw, or studying abroad and intend to return to College Houses must notify the Office of Residential Life of their intention to return by filing a Returning Student Housing Application (which can be obtained from the House Offices or the Office of Residential Life) by the dates given below. A student who has filed an Application for Returning Students for one term and subsequently decides to return for the following term must submit a new Housing Cancellation Form and a new Returning Student Application.





Deadlines	Consequences of Failure to Notify
October 25 - if student is returning for the spring term	Student will be housed on a space-available basis only, and ineligible to apply for an inter-house transfer or enter a housing lottery.
February 25 - if student is returning for the fall term

 

3. Students who while registered have lived off campus by choice and wish to return to their previous House of affiliation must submit a Returning Student Housing Application to the Office of Residential Life by the following dates:
   
   
   

October 25 - for students wishing to return to resident status for the spring term February 25 - for students wishing to return to resident status for the fall term

 

4. All students who decide not to live in College housing, whether or not they are currently registered and whether or not they have signed a Housing Contract, must inform the Office of Residential Life of their intent by filing a Housing Contract Cancellation form (available from the House Offices or the Office of Residential Life) by the dates given below. See "Students Who Move Off Campus" on page 426.
   
   

Deadlines	Consequences of Failure to Notify
June 11 - if not taking up residence for the fall term	Students who decide to leave College housing but remain registered and fail to notify the Office of Residential Life of their decision will ordinarily be charged a late cancellation fee of up to one-quarter of the term's room rent ($732). Students who give up College housing and do not remain registered will be charged one quarter of the term's room rent ($732) plus one-quarter of the Student Services fee ($265) for a total cancellation fee of $997
December 1 - if not taking up residence for the spring term

 

5. A student may leave the House system and/or the College during the academic year to take a leave of absence or move off campus. A student's financial obligations in the event of a leave or move off campus are detailed in the financial information schedule on page 457. See also "Room and Board Costs" on page 427.