Nonresident Students

While Harvard College is predominantly residential, some students do not live in College housing. Married students are ordinarily nonresident. Nonresident students are held to the same standards of conduct required of students living in the Houses and dormitories. They are expected to behave in a mature and responsible manner, and that expectation extends to their academic performance no less than to their social behavior.

There are eight categories of nonresident students:

Commuters

Occasionally, Harvard admits to the freshman class a small number of students who are granted nonresident status at the time of admission. These students are advised in their freshman year by the Freshman Dean's Office and participate in the activities and social programs of the Yard.

Students in this category may enter the Freshman Lottery for assignment to an upperclass residential House, provided they meet the Returning Student Housing Application deadline of February 25. They are otherwise affiliated with Dudley House in their second year.

Students Who Move Off Campus

All students desiring to move out of the College dormitories and Houses must submit a Housing Contract Cancellation form from their House Office or the Office of Residential Life (see "Room and Board Costs" on page 427).

All freshmen who complete the fall term must enter the Freshman Lottery to receive a House assignment before requesting approval to live off campus. Should they decide to live off campus in their sophomore year, they will automatically be affiliated with Dudley House.

Intercollegiate Transfer Students

Students transferring to Harvard from other colleges will be assigned affiliation with a residential House, though some elect to live off campus. Those students who elect to live off-campus will be affiliated with Dudley House. Students in this category may subsequently apply for on-campus housing, provided they meet the Returning Student Housing Application deadlines (see "Housing Policy" on page 419); such students will be assigned to one of the twelve residential Houses by a random lottery. Please note that requests for a specific House will not be guaranteed.

Visiting Undergraduate Students

Those students who are admitted to Harvard as visitors for a term or a year are admitted as nonresidents. Those who wish on-campus housing may submit an Application of Interest in Harvard College Housing to the Office of Residential Life (see "Housing Guidelines" on page 428). They will be housed on a space-available basis only.

Previously Resident Students Who Have Missed Deadlines

Students who miss the deadlines for submission of the Returning Student Housing Application are eligible for housing on campus on a space-available basis only.