Requests For Early Arrival
Some departments and programs schedule activities before the university’s official move-in date, August 19, 2009. To the extent possible, we want to accommodate residents who wish to check into their housing assignment early to participate in these activities.
Early arrival requests must be received in writing from the department or academic program with which you are affiliated. Individual requests will not be honored, because we must also plan for summer school student departures, summer conferences and other university summer programs.
Customer Service Centers grant final approval of a department’s request for early arrival, and will do so only if there is sufficient time to clean and prepare the room after its summer occupants have vacated. Incoming residents must call their Customer Service Center to verify early move-in approval before they leave home for USC.
If the early arrival request is approved, you will be charged $50 per night, prior to the first day of your housing contract. Residents who arrive without approval may be turned away or charged a higher, $80 per night fee if they can be accommodated.
| Application and Assigments Timeline |
| Late January |
First Housing Applications Mailed Out with Admission Letters |
| May 1 |
Application Deadline for: Guaranteed Freshman Housing, Freshman Roommate-Matching Eligibility and Special Interest Communities |
| Mid - May |
E-mail notification of First Round of Freshman Assignments |
| June 2 |
Reassignment List Begins |
| Early June |
Notification by E-mail of 2nd Round of Freshman Assignments |
| June 15 |
Last Day for New Students to Cancel with $400 Refund |
| July 17 |
Reassignment List Ends |
| Early August |
Move-in Information Mailed |
| August 19 |
Move-In Day |