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Academic Year/Contract Year:
For the purposes of Housing the 2019–20 academic year, which is also the contract year, begins on fall opening day, Thursday, August 29, 2019 and runs through Spring Commencement, Saturday, May 9, 2020. Summer housing (May 10 to August 26, 2020) is contracted separately.
For the purposes of food service, the contract year includes the fall (August 29 to December 20, 2019) and spring (January 8 to May 9, 2020) semesters. Summer (May 10 to August 26, 2020) meal plans are contracted separately.
| Fall Deposit Refund Deadline for New Incoming Students | Sunday, July 1, 2019 |
| Fall Meal Plans Begin | Thursday, August 29, 2019 |
| Opening Day: | |
| New Students | Thursday, August 29, 2019 ID Card Office open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Continuing Students | Friday to Sunday, August 30 to September 1, 2019 ID Card Office open Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ID Card Office Closed Saturday to Monday |
| Fall Housing/Check-In Deadline* | Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 12 p.m. |
| Last Day to Reduce Meal Plan for Residence Hall residents Meal Plans may be increased at any time |
Friday, October 27, 2019 |
| Thanksgiving Housing Plans Form (on MyHousing) — MANDATORY FOR ALL RESIDENTS | November 2019 (Dates will be publicized to residents) |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 27 to December 1, 2019 |
| NO MEALS SERVED DURING BREAK — NO OPEN HOUSE HOURS. MEALS RESUME SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2019 |
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| Holiday Break Housing Plans Form (on MyHousing) — MANDATORY FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOT CANCELLING SPRING HOUSING | December 2019 (Dates will be publicized to residents) |
| Spring 2020 New Residents Application Open | Tuesday, October 1, 2019 |
| Fall Move-Out/Check-Out Last Day of Fall Meal Plans |
Non-graduating residents: Friday, December 20, 2019 by 10 p.m. Graduating residents: Saturday, December 21, 2019 by 10 a.m. |
| Holiday Break | December 20, 2019 to January 7, 2020 |
| NO OPEN HOUSE AND NO MEALS SERVED DURING HOLIDAY BREAK. Spring meals resume with breakfast on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 |
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| Spring Deposit Refund Deadline (New Residents Only) | Sunday, December 1, 2019 |
| Spring Meal Plans Begin | Wednesday, January 8, 2020 |
| Spring Move-In Days (for New Residents) | Wednesday to Friday, January 8–10, 2020, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. |
| Spring Housing/Check-In Deadline* | Monday, January 13, 2020 at 12 p.m. |
| Last Day to Reduce Meal Plan for Residence Hall residents | Friday, March 8, 2020 |
| Spring Break | Saturday, February 29 to Sunday, March 8, 2020 |
| NO OPEN HOUSE DURING SPRING BREAK. NO CAFÉ MEALS DURING BREAK, February 29 to March 7, 2020. EAGLE’S NEST MAY BE OPEN FOR LIMITED HOURS, MONDAY TO FRIDAY OF BREAK. Café meals resume with breakfast on Sunday, March 8, 2020 |
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| Year-End Closing Days: | |
| Last Day of Spring Meal Plans | Saturday, May 9, 2020 |
| Spring Move-Out/Check Out | Residents not moving to summer housing: Saturday, May 9, 2020 by 2 p.m. Residents moving into summer housing: Sunday, May 10, 2020 by 10 a.m. |
| Friday Night Commencement Graduating Seniors | Saturday, May 9, 2020 by 8–10 a.m. or 4–6 p.m. |
| Students moving to Summer Housing & Saturday Night Commencement Graduating Seniors | Sunday, May 10, 2020 by 10 a.m. |
| Move Into Summer Housing | Saturday, May 9, 2020 (hours TBD) |
| Summer Housing | May 10–August 26, 2020 |
| Summer Meal Plans begin | Breakfast, Sunday, May 10, 2020 |
| Last Day of Summer Meal Plans | Wednesday, August 26, 2020 |
Students who are cancelling their housing must notify the Housing Office in writing before the fall housing claim/check-in deadline to avoid a one month “no show” charge. Students must not depend on any other Biola department or personnel to do this for them.
E-mail: undergraduate.housing@biola.edu
Or write to:
Assistant Director of Housing
Student Services Building, Biola University
13800 Biola Ave, La Mirada CA 90639
| Issue | Phone number |
|---|---|
| Air conditioning/heating | Maintenance Line, (562) 903-4898 |
| Broken windows | Maintenance Line, (562) 903-4898 |
| Building access | Auxiliary Operations, (562) 903-4872 |
| Check-out info (end of semester/year) | Floor Resident Advisor or Apartment Resident Coordinator |
| Check-out info (mid-semester) | Housing Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Check-out fines | Residence Life Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5842 |
| Damage charges | Residential Facilities, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5813 |
| Electrical problems | Maintenance Line, (562) 903-4898 |
| EMERGENCY on campus | 5111, or (562) 777-4000 |
| Floor coverings | Residential Facilities, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5813 |
| Furniture needs | Residential Facilities, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5812 |
| Graduate student housing | Graduate Housing, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5814 |
| Housing assignments | Housing Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Housing deposit refunds | Housing Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Housing fee questions | Residential Facilities, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5813 |
| ID card functions | ID Card office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5827 |
| Key charges | Residential Facilities, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5813 |
| Light fixture problems | Maintenance Line, (562) 903-4898 |
| Married student housing | Graduate Housing, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5814 |
| Meal plan questions | Auxiliary Services, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5813 |
| Plumbing problems | Maintenance Line, (562) 903-4898 |
| Residence requirement exception Housing contract buy-out/exception process Requests to Commute |
Housing Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Room assignments | Housing Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Room changes | Hall Resident Director or Housing Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Roommate conflicts | Floor Resident Advisor or Apartment Resident Coordinator |
| Roommate requests | Housing Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Room reservation process (during spring for upcoming year) | Housing Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Thefts | Campus Safety, (562) 903-6000 |
| Vacuum cleaner checkout | Floor Resident Advisor |
| Vehicle/foot safety escort | Campus Safety, (562) 903-6000 |
| Window coverings | Residential Facilities, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5813 |
| Office | Phone number |
|---|---|
| Residence Life Central Office (ex. Director, Associate Director, etc.) | (562) 903-6000, ext.5842 |
| Alpha East | (562) 903-6525 |
| Alpha West |
(562) 903-6561 |
| Blackstone Resident Director office | (562) 903-5875 |
| Blackstone staff office | (562) 903-5868 |
| Hart | (562) 903-6001 |
| Hope North | (562) 903-5926 |
| Hope South | (562) 903-5930 |
| Horton North | (562) 903-6227 |
| Horton South | (562) 903-6998 |
| Sigma | (562) 903-5826 |
| Stewart | (562) 903-6231 |
| Thompson | (562) 903-6592 |
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