Undergraduate housing policies
Learn all about housing policies at the University of Redlands
Residence Life and Housing implements the following housing policies to establish an educational living and learning environment that enhances the students' academic experience.
Housing policies
Returning Students
Room Draw is the process in which students select their housing assignments and roommates for next year. Every student is assigned a participation selection time based on their class standing and GPA. During the week of Room Draw students will have the opportunity to select their buildings and room spaces for next year, and spaces will be available on a first come first serve basis.
Studying Away in the Fall Semester?
Students who are studying away in the fall semester are assigned a study away housing assignment for the semester. They are then contacted in November by Residence Life and Housing, via their Redlands email account, to complete the Return to Housing form located on their MyRedlands Housing Portal. This is where students will indicate their housing preferences for their return the following semester, including room size, community location, and if there are any roommate requests to consider. While placement is based on availability and, therefore, cannot be guaranteed, we try our best to meet student preferences and requests.
Housing applications and forms are located in the MyRedlands housing portal.
Students who live in our communities agree with, are responsible for knowing, and will abide by our Housing License and Meal Plan Agreement.
To learn more about the overarching policies and values governing the University of Redlands, please consult the Code of Community Standards.
Learn more about the organizational house handbook
Learn more about the roommate agreement
FAQs
Frequently asked questions about the on-campus housing policies.
Exceptions to the residency requirement may be made for those who meet one of the following criteria below. Off-campus requests will be considered on a case by case basis through the Off-campus Petition process.
- Residing with a parent or legal guardian within 30 miles at all times
- Younger than 16 or 23 years of age or older by Fall move-in day
- Part-time status with the Registrar’s Office (not applicable for May Term)
- Married, or in a legally registered domestic partnership, and/or has a dependent
- Students identified as Transfer students by the Office of Admissions who reside with a parent or legal guardian within 60 miles of campus
Under no circumstance should a student commit, in any way, to live off-campus without an approved exemption to the University’s residential requirement. Outside contracts/leases are not grounds for approval of an exemption from the residency requirement, and applicable fees will remain.
No. A student who would like to live off-campus at any point during the following academic year must submit an Off-Campus Petition Form for the Off-Campus Committee to review.
For a student petitioning for consistently resides with a parent/ legal guardian within 30 miles of campus at all times:
- Utility bill with parent / legal guardian's name on it.
- Legal guardianship paperwork
For a student petitioning for attending part-time (not applicable for May Term):
- No documentation needed, Registrar's Office will provide information.
For a student petitioning for younger than 16, or 23 years of age or older by Fall move in day:
- No documentation needed, Registrar's Office will provide information.
For student petitioning for legally married, in a registered domestic partnership, or has a dependent:
- Copy of marriage certificate.
- Copy of registered domestic partnership.
- Copy of dependent birth certificate.
Yes, students are required to submit an Off-Campus Petition every year. Approval is not automatically renewed and will only be granted if you complete and submit a new application annually through the Housing Portal.
If your circumstances change at any point, you must communicate those changes in advance, as they may affect your eligibility for off-campus approval.
Yes you can! Send an email to Residence Life and Housing (rlh@redlands.edu) with your interest to live on campus.
Yes. All students are required to have a meal plan and can make changes to their plan through the first Friday of classes each semester. To review meal plan options and eligibility please review Harvest Table's website here.
No. Decisions made by the Off-Campus Committee are final. Should a student receive a denial on their off-campus petition and want their off-campus petition to be considered again, they can apply for the next off-campus review round.
The off-campus petition can be found through your Housing Intention Form.