FAQ
Reserving Housing
Incoming Students Housing
Housing Deposit
Lost Key
Billing Questions: Who Do I Call?
Summer Housing
Withdrawing from Housing
Withdrawing from School
Reserving Housing
Summer Housing
Withdrawing from Housing
Withdrawing from School
Reserving Housing
Continuing Students: Continuing on-campus students desiring to reserve on-campus housing for the fall must sign up for the room of their choice according to the reservation schedule in the spring. Commuter students desiring to live on campus need to contact the Housing Manager.
New Students: All accepted applicants requiring on-campus housing will be sent a housing information card by the Office of Admission along with their notice of acceptance. This card must be filled out and returned to the Office of Admission with a $250 housing deposit and the required $300 enrollment deposit. No room can be reserved without these deposits.
Commuter Students: If you are currently a student living off-campus, how can you get on-campus residency? Commuters can move onto campus at various times in the Academic Year. Because different times of the year have different guidelines as to how to move on campus, it is always a good idea to contact the Housing Office directly.
A $250 housing deposit will be kept by the university to hold a space in on-campus housing until such a time as the student withdraws, graduates, is eligible to live off-campus and does so, or receives an exemption from the residence requirement.
Applicants who have paid the $250 room reservation deposit but decide not to attend Biola [or obtain exemption from the residence requirement] may request in writing a refund of this deposit from the Housing Manager. The Housing Manager must receive this notification by the deadlines listed below. Failure to notify the Housing Manager by the designated dates will result in forfeiture of the deposit.
Prior to fall:
July 1 (incoming students) or July 15 (continuing students)
Prior to spring:
January 15 (all students)
Incoming Students Housing
All accepted applicants requiring on-campus housing will be sent a housing information card by the Office of Admission along with their notice of acceptance. This card must be filled out and returned to the Office of Admission with a $250 housing deposit and the required $300 enrollment deposit. No room can be reserved without these deposits.
Our Housing office uses the information you submit to prayerfully match you with an appropriate roommate and an appropriate hall and room. Notification of Housing Assignment (location and roommate) and Contracts will be sent via US Mail starting July 15.
What Should I Bring? A good list of recommendations is available here.
Housing Deposit
Withdrawing/graduating students: Your housing deposit will be refunded to your account balance if you (a) check out properly, and (b) complete and return the Housing Deposit Refund Request (pdf) to the Housing Office no later than July 15 (by Jan 15 if you are not returning for Spring). Please apply by this deadline so that your housing deposit will not be forfeited.
If you are not withdrawing/graduating but are moving off campus and would like your Housing Deposit refunded, complete and return the Housing Deposit Refund Request (pdf) to the Housing Office in the Student Services Building no later than July 15, 2009. Please apply by this deadline so that your housing deposit will not be forfeited.
Applicants who have paid the $250 room reservation deposit but decide not to attend Biola may request a refund of this deposit if the Housing Manager in Student Development has been notified in writing by July 1. Failure to notify the Housing Manager by the designated dates will result in forfeiture of the deposit.
To check the status of the refund, contact the Finance Office at (562) 903-4760.
Lost Key
If you lost your key on campus, please check with campus safety to see if your key has been found as well as housing. A temporary key can be issued for your convenience before a re-key is ordered. Please come to housing desk to request one. A minimum charge of $55.00 will be billed to your student account if a re-key is necessary. Broken keys can be reordered for a minimal charge. Defective keys will be replaced at no charge.
Billing Questions: Who Do I Call?
Housing and Dormitory Fees: Residence Life, (562) 903-4872
Miscellaneous Fines: Student Development, (562) 903-4874
Housing Deposit Refund Status: Finance Office, (562) 903-4760.
Summer Housing
Summer Housing is available to students who are registered for summer session, or who are pre-registered for the upcoming fall semester regardless of whether they are taking summer classes. Summer Housing is NOT available to students who have graduated or withdrawn from the University as of the end of the spring semester.
All students planning to live in University housing during summer must sign up in the Housing Office during the posted dates. The fee for Summer Housing is $105.00 per calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) or any portion of a calendar week.
Dates: First day of Check in will be between 10:00a-7p on Sunday, May 24th, 2009 at Hart Hall Lobby. All other Summer Housing check in will be conducted in the housing office located in the Student Services Building during normal business hours.
Withdrawing from Housing
While Biola encourages residential students to live on campus throughout their Biola experience, there are conditions under which students may move off campus:
• If you are a freshman or sophomore under 21 years of age and wish to move to your parents' home,
• If you will turn 21 or complete enough units to achieve junior status prior to the first day of Spring Registration, AND you were not already either a junior/senior or 21 at the beginning of the Fall semester,
• If you are an International student 21 and older attending Biola for your first semester,
• If you are at least 21 or are a junior or senior as of the beginning of the Fall semester,
• If you change from full-time to part-time status during the academic year.
If you are leaving Biola housing but are continuing as a Biola student, there are several factors to consider:
• If you have already signed a housing contract, you will need to purchase your release from that contract.
• You will want to request a refund of your Housing Deposit. You will need to complete the Housing Deposit Refund Request (pdf). Deadlines are July 15 (fall semester) and Jan 15 (spring withdraw).
• Please visit our Commuter Life website and learn about the services and opportunities available to you as a Biola commuter student.
Withdrawing from School
If you are withdrawing from school, be sure to circulate a Departure Card from the Registrar’s Office and cancel your meal plan contract at the Student Services Building front desk. Your Housing Contract will be considered cancelled if you officially withdraw from, or are no longer enrolled at, Biola University. The official withdrawal date is the date your completed Departure Card is received in the Registrar's Office.
To have your Housing Deposit refunded, you must also complete the Housing Deposit Refund Request (pdf). Deadlines are July 15 (fall semester) and Jan 15 (spring withdraw).
