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Apply for Housing
Application Process
Starting for Fall 2025, all incoming first-year students from outside the local admissions area are required to live on-campus for their first and second year at the Cal Poly Humboldt.
Students from Humboldt and Del Norte counties, and continuing and transfer students are not required to live on-campus, but it is still recommended and housing is available.
Housing is assigned on a first come, first served basis, based on the date you submit your application.
To make the application process smoother and help you and your family make the right housing decisions, consider the following steps.
1 REVIEW DEADLINES
Spaces are still available for the 2024-2025 Academic Year and for Spring 2025(students planning to live on-campus for Spring 2025 only). Apply Now!
Make sure you:
- You know important dates for New Students.
- Select your housing options.
- Pay the $100 Housing Application Fee.
- Formally submit your application.
2 DO YOUR HOMEWORK
Think about details—will help you make big decisions.
Research housing options: Take an online tour of the residence halls, including photos of each room type in each area; consider community type, bathroom privacy, and meal plan requirements. The application will ask you to rank your first four preferences for room types and areas.
Review meal plans: Meal plans are required in all living areas except Campus Apartments and College Creek.
Compare housing and meal plan costs.
Review the Housing & Residence Life and Dining License Agreement and Terms
Understand cancellation and vacate policies.
If you need accommodation in Housing, based on a disability, please contact the Campus Disability Resource Center as soon as possible through email cdrc@humboldt.edu, phone 707-826-4678, or fax 707-826-5397. Also see the CDRC web site https://disability.humboldt.edu for more information. Please follow Housing application guidelines and deadlines.
3 CHOOSE YOUR OPTIONS
Fill out the application in your myhousing.humboldt.edu.
- Select a meal plan
- Rank your housing preferences
- Select optional living-learning community housing areas
- Fill out your roommate profile
- Need rental insurance? Although you can get any insurance coverage if you choose to, you can sign up in the Housing Application with GradGuard.
- Review all documents in the Required Reading Section.
4 PAY $100 HOUSING APPLICATION FEE
- Pay the $100 nonrefundable Housing Application Fee. The $100 will be applied to the Housing charges that post to accounts in July.
5 SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
- Read and sign the license agreement
- Formally submit your online application
6 CHECK YOUR EMAIL OFTEN
Confirmation of your room assignment or your wait list notification will be heading you way!
If you have any questions please contact the Housing Office at 707.826.3451 or housing@humboldt.edu.
Make sure to carefully read all the information and answer all of the questions in your Application. You will be entering into a legally binding agreement and therefore it's crucial for you to understand every aspect of the agreement.
License Agreement
Make sure to carefully read all the information and answer all of the questions in your Application. You will be entering into a legally binding agreement and therefore it's crucial for you to understand every aspect of the agreement.
