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Dates and Deadlines
Important Dates
Roommate Finder opens for New Residents
Roommate Finder will open in the myHousing portal on March 1, 2025 for new students that choose to look for a roommate. Students will be assigned with preferred roommates when space is available. If students are not able to be roomed with their preferred roommate or one has not been selected, students will be matched based on the preferences indicated in the Profile Questions in the application.
Spring Break
Spring Break is March 17 - March 21. The residence halls will remain open. Some services on-campus will be limited during break.
Priority Notification Deadline for Housing Assignments
Priority notification deadline to submit completed application for the first run of room assignment notifications. Room assignments or wait list notifications will be emailed in late May. Applications submitted after this date will get their room assignment or wait list notification emails in June or July.
Summer Housing Application Opens
The 2025 Summer Housing application opens at 9am on April 3rd in the myHousing portal. Summer residents are required to be enrolled in at least 1 unit for the summer.
First Round of Room Assignments, Guarantee or Waitlist Notification Emails
Room assignments and waitlist notifications will be emailed in May to students who submitted an application by the April 1, 2025 priority deadline.
Residence Halls Close
Residence Halls close at 10am on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
Last Day to Cancel Housing Application for Fall 2024 and Provide 30 Days Notice
Students who wish to cancel their Housing Agreement must notify the Housing Office by canceling through their myHousing portal or by email of this decision by July 18, 2025. Notifying any other university office does not satisfy your obligation to notify Housing & Residence Life. Such requests that are received by July 18 will be honored; all cancellations will forfeit the nonrefundable application fee of $100.
Cancel on or after July 19th
Beginning July 19, 2025, requests to cancel will be honored; however, these requests will forfeit the $100 nonrefundable application fee, be charged a $200 cancellation fee, and charged a prorated daily penalty fee for each day of notice that is less than the required 30 days’ notice.
Deadline to Upload Photo for Humboldt ID
Please follow the instructions emailed to you by Admissions to upload your photo for your Humboldt ID. Also found here. New students are required to submit your photo by the deadline. We will print your ID card, encode it with your room and meal plan access, and have it ready for you at check-in. If you upload your photo after the deadline, we will have a temporary access card for your room and you will need to go to the ID Office in the Library to pick up your Humboldt ID plan to bring to Housing to encode.
Residence Halls Open for First-Year Students
The residence halls will open for the year at 8:00 am, Saturday, August 16, 2025 for First-Year Students. Anyone checking into the residence halls on Saturday will have an assigned check-in time.
Residence Halls Open For New Transfer & Continuing Students
The residence halls will open for the year at 8:00 am, Monday, August 18, 2025. Anyone checking into the residence halls on Monday will have an assigned check-in time.
Fall Housing & Meal Plan Payment Due
Amounts will vary according to room assignment and meal plan selected. Refer to your myHumboldt account for your specific payment amount.
Last day to Reduce Meal Plan for the Fall Semester
Meal plan requirements vary by living area. Please send an email to housing@humboldt.edu to discuss your options.
Spring 2026 Housing Application Opens at 9am
Spring Only online Housing application opens at 9am at myhousing.humboldt.edu for all new students who have accepted their admission to Cal Poly Humboldt for Spring 2026. Students will not be able to access the Housing Application until they've accepted their admission.