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Academic Year/Contract Year:
For the purposes of Housing, the 2020-21 Academic Year, which is also the Contract Year, begins on Fall Opening Day, Thursday, August 27, 2020 and runs through Spring Commencement, Saturday, May 8, 2021. Summer Housing (May 9 – August 25, 2021) is contracted separately.
For the purposes of Food Service, the Contract Year includes the Fall (August 27 – December 18, 2020) and Spring (January 8 – May 8, 2021) semesters. Summer (May 9 – August 25, 2021) meal plans are contracted separately.
| Fall Deposit Refund Deadline for New Incoming Students | Wednesday, July 1, 2020 |
| Fall Meal Plans Begin | Thursday, August 27, 2020 |
| Opening Day: | |
| New Students | Thursday, August 27, 2020 ID Card Office open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Continuing Students | Friday to Sunday, August 28-30, 2020 ID Card Office open Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ID Card Office closed Saturday and Sunday |
| Fall Housing Claim/Check-In Deadline* | Monday, August 31, 2020 at 12 p.m. |
| Last Day to Reduce Meal Plan for Residence Hall residents Meal Plans may be increased at any time |
Friday, October 16, 2020 |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 25-29, 2020 |
| NO MEALS SERVED DURING BREAK — NO OPEN HOUSE HOURS. MEALS RESUME SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2020 |
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| Holiday Housing Sign-Up (on the Mandatory Housing Plans Survey) | November 30 - December 16, 2020 |
| Spring 2021 New Residents Application Open | Thursday, October 15, 2020 |
| Holiday Break Closing Day Last day of Fall Meal Plans |
Friday, December 18, 2020 at 10 p.m. |
| NO OPEN HOUSE AND NO MEALS SERVED DURING CHRISTMAS BREAK. Spring meals resume with breakfast on Thursday, January 7, 2021. |
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| Spring Deposit Refund Deadline (New Incoming Students) | Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
| Spring Meal Plans Begin | Thursday, January 7, 2021 |
| Spring Move-In Days (New Residents only) | Thursday and Friday, January 7-8, 2021, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. |
| Spring Housing Claim/Check-In Deadline* | Monday, January 11, 2021 at 12 p.m. |
| Last Day to Reduce Meal Plan for Residence Hall residents | Friday, February 26, 2021 |
| Spring Break | Saturday, February 27 to Sunday, March 7, 2021 |
| NO OPEN HOUSE DURING SPRING BREAK. NO CAFÉ MEALS DURING BREAK, February 27 to March 6, 2021. EAGLE’S NEST OPEN FOR LIMITED HOURS, MONDAY TO FRIDAY OF BREAK. Café meals resume with breakfast on Sunday, March 7, 2021. |
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| Year-End Closing Days: | |
| Last Day of Spring Meal Plans | Saturday, May 8, 2021 |
| Spring Move-Out/Check Out | Residents not moving to summer housing: Saturday, May 8, 2021 by 2 p.m. Residents moving into summer housing: Sunday, May 9, 2021 by 10 a.m. |
| Move Into Summer Housing | Saturday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9, 2021 |
| Summer Meal Plans begin | Breakfast, Sunday, May 9, 2021 |
| Last Day of Summer Meal Plans | Wednesday, August 25, 2021 |
Students who are cancelling their housing must notify the Housing & Residence Life Office in writing before the semester 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 & Residence Life, Housing Operations
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 | ID Card Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5827 |
| Check-out info (end of semester/year) | Floor R.A. or Apartment G.A. |
| Check-out info (mid-semester) | Housing & Residence Life Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Check-out fines | Housing & 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 from a campus phone, or (562) 777-4000 |
| Floor coverings | Maintenance Line, (562) 903-4898 |
| Furniture needs | Residential Facilities, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5812 |
| Graduate student housing | Graduate, Married & Family Housing, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5814 |
| Housing assignments | Housing & Residence Life Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Housing deposit refunds | Housing & Residence Life 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, Married & Family 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 & Residence Life Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Room assignments | Housing & Residence Life Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Room changes | Housing & Residence Life Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Roommate conflicts | Floor R.A. or Apartment G.A. |
| Roommate requests | Housing & Residence Life Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Room reservation process (during spring for upcoming year) | Housing & Residence Life Office, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5838 |
| Thefts | Campus Safety, (562) 903-6000 |
| Vehicle/foot safety escort | Campus Safety, (562) 903-6000 |
| Window coverings | Residential Facilities, (562) 944-0351, ext. 5812 |
| Office | Phone number |
|---|---|
| Alpha East | (562) 903-6525 |
| Alpha West |
(562) 903-6561 |
| Blackstone Resident Director's office | (562) 903-5874 |
| Blackstone staff office | (562) 903-5875 |
| Hart | (562) 903-6148 |
| Hope North | (562) 903-5926 |
| Hope South | (562) 903-5930 |
| Horton North | (562) 903-5868 |
| Horton South | (562) 903-6998 |
| Sigma | (562) 903-5824 |
| Stewart | (562) 903-6231 |
| Thompson | (562) 903-6867 |
| The Bluff (Li & Welch Apartments) | (562) 903-5887 |
| The Block (off-campus apartments) | (562) 903-5887 |
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