Continuing Students Housing Options

When to Apply

The 2026-2027 Academic Year Housing application opens on February 3 at 11AM. At that time you will be able to complete most of your application, except for the final agreement page. 

The housing application will fully open for continuing students on February 19-20 at 9AM, allowing you to complete your submission. To help manage portal traffic, submission times are divided by last name:

• Students with last names A-L: May submit their application starting February 19 at 9AM.
• Students with last names M-Z: May submit their application starting February 20 at 9AM. 

Housing is assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis, determined by the date and time your completed application is submitted. Applications submitted on Feb. 19 (A-L) and Feb. 20 (M-Z) will both be considered as received on the first day. Each application will be time stamped based on the exact time of submission. 

Continuing students who receive a room selection time will have the opportunity to select housing for the upcoming academic year in College Creek, Creekview, Cypress, or Hinarr Hu Moulik.

Room Selection & Wait List Notification

Continuing students who receive a room selection time will have the opportunity to select housing for the upcoming academic year in College Creek, Creekview, Cypress, or Hinarr Hu Moulik.

On March 26, you will be notified by email of your room selection time or waitlist status. If you receive a room selection time, it will also appear in your myHousing portal. To view it, log in, open the Academic Year application you completed, and select the Room Selection option.

If you do not receive a room selection timeslot, you will be placed on the waitlist or marked as guaranteed. Please note that students on the waitlist are not guaranteed a space in the residence halls until they receive either a guarantee of assignment or a room assignment email.

If you are assigned from the waitlist, placement will be made into any available space as it becomes open.

Online Room Selection

Online room selection will begin on April 8. Continuing students who receive a room selection time will have the opportunity to choose housing for the next academic year in Hinarr Hu Moulik, Cypress, College Creek, or Creekview.

If you are unavailable during your assigned selection time, you may still select a room any time after your time slot opens, up until 12PM on April 13, when online room selection closes.

After April 13, any student wishing to change their room or move to another area must submit a Room Change Request, located under Forms in the myHousing portal.

Please note: If you receive a room selection time but do not go online to select a room, the Housing Office will assign you to a space.

Same Room Request

Not all rooms are automatically available for reassignment. However, if you currently live in College Creek, Cypress, or Creekview, you may request to return to your same room for the next academic year.

Continuing students who receive a room selection timeslot will have the option to request a Room Renewal from the  Application in your myHousing portal.

If you change your mind after requesting your same room, you can cancel the reservation and choose another space during your selection time. Please note, once canceled, your previous room becomes available for others to select.

Select Your Roommate or Fill an Apartment with Your Friends

After room selection times and waitlist notifications are sent out on March 26, continuing students can form roommate groups of 2 to 6 members to fill an apartment or suite. Groups may be coed but must include only continuing students who have received room selection times.

How Do Roommate Groups Work?

First, decide who will be the group leader. Choose carefully! The leader will create the group, give it a name and password, and will be responsible for making room assignments during the room selection period.

The leader can add members using their Humboldt ID numbers, or individuals can join the group themselves through their housing application by entering the group name and password.

When it’s time to select rooms, the group leader assigns all members to rooms and should assign themselves last.

The group leader can use the best room selection time assigned to anyone in the group. The leader can assign rooms for all group members, but once you’ve been assigned, only you can cancel or change your own room reservation.

If you decide to change your room, you may cancel your reservation and select a new room online until April 13 at 12PM.

Mixed Gender and Gender Inclusive Housing

Mixed Gender apartments

Mixed gender apartments are available in College Creek, Creekview, Cypress, and Hinarr Hu Moulik. These areas may include residents of any gender living on the same floor, suite, or apartment. Bedrooms remain single gender, while shared common areas are mixed gender spaces.

Gender inclusive apartments

Each housing community offers a limited number of gender-inclusive rooms for students who identify as transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, gender fluid, or another non-cisgender identity. These rooms are not assigned by gender and are available to students who request this option on their housing application.

Gender inclusive bedrooms allow roommates of any gender identity to share the same room.

Meal Plans

Starting in Fall 2025, meal plans will be required in all university housing. However as an exception, current residents that live on campus for 2024-2025, will not be required to have a meal plan in Cypress or College Creek for the rest of their time living on-campus. All other university housing areas will require meal plans.

Living-Learning Community Housing

For the 2025-2026 academic year, we will be offering the following Living-Learning Community Housing options (complete descriptions available here).

• La Comunidad - Location: Cypress Special Approval Needed
• Native American Living - Location: Cypress Special Approval Needed
• Rainbow / Gender Inclusive - Location: Creekview Special Approval Needed
• Sankofa House - Location: Cypress Special Approval Needed

Learn more on the Living-Learning Community Housing page.

Cancellation Information

Remember to read your license agreement carefully! The license agreement includes information on cancellation dates, fees and penalties. There is a $100 nonrefundable application fee due when you submit your application. The $100 nonrefundable application fee will be applied to your housing charges due in the fall.

Students who wish to cancel their request to live on-campus must notify the Housing Office by canceling through their myHousing portal or by email of this decision by July 17, 2026. Notifying any other university office does not satisfy your obligation to notify Housing & Residence Life. Such requests that are received by July 17 will be honored; all cancellations will forfeit the nonrefundable application fee of $100. The deadline for canceling your contract without penalties is July 17. Beginning July 18, 2025, requests to cancel will be honored; however, these requests will forfeit the $100 nonrefundable application fee, be charged a $200 cancellation fee and charged a prorated daily penalty fee for each day of notice that is less than the required 30 days.

Summer 2025

Students taking summer school classes or working with the university for the summer has the option of living in the residence halls from May 17 - August 9. The Summer Housing Application opens on April 3, 2025 at 9am.

Looking for Off-Campus Housing?

Our Housing & Residence Life website has an Off-Campus Housing section with helpful resources to start your search for off-campus housing. The site provides information for first time renters, including things to consider when renting, what to know before moving in, transportation options and other tips for living off-campus. The Off-Campus Housing page also has more useful resources. If you still need some assistance, contact the Off-Campus Housing Coordinator at by emailing housingliaison@humboldt.edu.

Please note: If you need an accommodation, based on a disability, please contact the Campus Disability Resource Center as soon as possible. For more information go to https://www.humboldt.edu/cdrc/students/student-accommodations. 

IMPORTANT DATES FOR CONTINUING STUDENTS

• February 4 - Housing Application opens to explore: Continuing Students can log into myHousing.humboldt.edu to select their preferred living areas and meal plan, read through documents, pay the $100 nonrefundable application fee (the application fee will be applied to the housing and meal plan charges) and complete any preliminary information.
• February 20, 2025 - Housing Application opens to submit for Continuing Students with last names that start with A - L: In order to limit the number of students in the portal at once, Continuing Students with last names that start with A - L can submit their Housing Application starting on February 20, 2025, at 9am. Continuing students that apply February 20 (A-L) and February 21 (M-Z) will be considered as applying on the first day, and will be time stamped, based on the time they submit their application. Housing is first come, first served, determined by the date and time the application is submitted.
• February 21, 2025 - Housing Application opens to submit for Continuing Students with last names that start with M - Z: In order to limit the number of students in the portal at once, Continuing Students with last names that start with M - Z can submit their Housing Application starting on February 21, 2025, at 9am. Continuing students that apply February 20 (A-L) and February 21 (M-Z) will be considered as applying on the first day, and will be time stamped, based on the time they submit their application. Housing is first come, first served, determined by the date and time the application is submitted.
• March 27, 2025 - Room selection timeslot, guarantee of room assignment, or waitlist notification emailed to Continuing Students: Continuing Students with a completed Housing Application, will be sent an email notification of room selection timeslot, guarantee of room assignment or waitlist notification.
• March 27, 2025 - Roommate finder opens in the Housing Application: All Continuing Students who receive a room selection time, can go back into their Application in their myHousing portal to find a roommate.
• April 9, 2025 - Online room selection starts for Continuing Students: Starting on April 9, 2025, Continuing Students that have received a room selection timeslot will be able to login to their myHousing portal to select a room. Continuing students will have the opportunity to select a room for the next academic year in College Creek, Creekview Cypress or Hinarr Hu Moulik.
• July 18, 2025 - Last day to cancel the Housing Application without penalties: Students who wish to cancel their request to live on campus must notify the Housing Office by canceling through their myHousing portal or by emailing of this decision by July 18, 2025. Notifying any other university office does not satisfy the obligation to notify Housing & Residence Life. Such requests that are received by July 18 will be honored and not charged penalties; all cancellations will forfeit the nonrefundable application fee of $100.
• July 19, 2025 - Cancel on or after July 19th: Beginning July 19, 2025, requests to cancel will be honored; however, these requests will forfeit the $100 nonrefundable application fee, be charged a $200 cancellation fee, and charged a prorated daily penalty fee for each day of notice that is less than the required 30 days' notice.
• August 18, 2025 - Residence halls open at 8:00am for Continuing Students: To help manage lines, minimize wait times and to provide you with the best service possible upon your arrival, we assign check-in timeslots to all residents. Please bring a photo ID to check-in.