Housing & Residential Life

New Students

New students should check their Future Poet Portal regularly for updates regarding Housing & Residential Life. 

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Returning Students

All Students are required to live on campus unless they meet the exemption requirements for off-campus housing. Students needing an exemption for financial reasons may fill out the financial hardship form.

Please note: All outstanding balances must be cleared with the Business Office before Housing Selection. Students with a hold on their account must obtain a release from the Business Office. Resolved holds may take up to 1-2 business days to be reflected on your account.

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June 30 (or later)

  • Students who do not have an approved exception and are required to participate in housing will be charged a double room and a 10-meal plan.

July 7 - July 10

  • Housing assignments will be sent to students’ Poet email account
  • Students applying for housing after June 30 will still be placed into housing. They will be placed on a rolling basis, and their assignment will be emailed as they come in.

After completing the housing application

  • If you have a confirmed roommate, you will be assigned to a double room with them. If not, a computer program will match you with a roommate based on your profile. If you prefer a single or triple room, please add your name to the wait list in the housing application. Single and triple rooms are selected at random and are limited in availability. After the initial assignments, these rooms will be offered in the order in which requests were received.

Please questions, comments, or concerns, please contact Housing & Residential Life at residentiallife@whittier.edu or 562.907.4223.

Housing Selection Timeline

The tentative timeline for lottery numbers and housing selection dates are subject to change. Selection dates are based on completed credits, not current or future enrollment.

  • March 15 – SAS accommodation request deadline
  • March 20 – Priority housing application deadline
  • April 6 – Timeslot/lottery numbers emailed
  • April 13 – Themed Housing selection
  • April 15 – Seniors/Juniors (74+ credits)
  • April 16 – Rising Juniors (44–73 credits)
  • April 17 – Rising Sophomores (under 44 credits)
  • April 18–19 – Make-up selection weekend
  • April 20 (or later) – Students required to live on campus without an approved exception will be charged for a double room and a 10-meal plan
  • April 29–30 – Housing assignments sent to students’ Poet email

For questions, comments, or concerns, please contact Housing & Residential Life at residentiallife@whittier.edu.

To request housing accommodations or medically-related housing and meal plan exemptions, please contact Student Accessibility Services (SAS). Please do not send medical documentation or emails to the Housing office; all accommodation approvals are through SAS.

Students who do not meet the off-campus requirements, or the financial hardship criteria, and are not requesting medical accommodations but wish to petition the residency policy to live off-campus may contact the Director of Housing & Residential Life, Joseph Melendez at jmelendez@whittier.edu.