For new freshman (only) who are starting in the fall, roommates are matched based on their profiles and building preferences. However, all applicants, including new freshmen, can use our online tools to search for and contact potential roommates, and then request them. Returning residents participating in USC Housing Renewal (UHR) can request and confirm roommates… Read more »
What are the deadlines for cancelling my contract?
Cancellation deadlines vary depending on your housing application category: • Returning residents participating in the USC Housing Renewal Program (UHR) may cancel by March 1, 2024 deadline without penalty; they may cancel by May 1, 2024 with loss of the $800 confirmation payment. • Students new to USC (freshmen, transfers and new graduate students) must… Read more »
What if I want to change my housing assignment?
You can request to reassign. Please see the Reassignment section of the FAQ for more information.
Is housing available during the summer?
Summer housing is available each year from just after Commencement in May until just before Fall Check-In in August. A separate application is required. Please see the Summer Housing section in the Application & Assignment menu for more information.
When and how will I be charged rent?
For all undergraduate buildings, rent is charged once per semester, in late July for the Fall semester, and December for the Spring semester. For graduate and family housing, rent is charged on a monthly basis. Rent charges are placed directly on your student account.
Where can I find rents for USC Housing facilities?
Rents for all USC Housing buildings can be found in the individual building entries in the Housing Options section of this website. (These rents are updated every January to reflect the rates for the upcoming academic year.) You can also find rents in the current edition of our Living at USC brochure. Summer Housing rents… Read more »
I prefer to pay my rent on a monthly basis. Is there anything I can do?
The option to pay by month is available through USC’s Tuition Payment Plan. This plan allows students to settle all or just part of their fee bill obligation (not just Housing rent payments), one semester/term at a time, through a series of monthly payments established with the USC Student Financial Services Office. Residents can set… Read more »
What is the definition of a sophomore for the purposes of this guarantee?
The guarantee applies to those students that are current new freshman in university housing that are applying to return to university housing for the following academic year. This would include new freshman who entered university housing in either the fall or spring terms.
Is there a timeline or expiration of the guarantee?
The guarantee will cover all those current freshmen applying during the USC Housing Renewal (UHR) process. Once the deadlines on the UHR process have passed, sophomores applying for university housing will be treated like any other continuing, non-resident student regardless of class-standing. They will lose the priority given to students participating in UHR.
Can sophomores request juniors or seniors as a roommate in the Sophomore portion of the UHR General Lottery?
During the online selection and contracting period for sophomores, they will only be able to pull in roommates that are also sophomores. Sophomores and juniors/seniors wishing to room together, should first secure housing assignments through UHR and then submit a group reassignment request when the reassignment process opens in March. (Reassignments are not guaranteed.)