Moving In

Mattress Sizes & Bed Lofting  

When considering your blankets, linens, and mattress pads, please note:

• All buildings (with the exception of Creekview Apartments and Creekview Suites) have extra long mattresses that measure approximately 34" wide by 78"-80" long by 6" thick.
• All the beds in Creekview Apartments are standard twin beds.
• All beds in Creekview Suites are standard twin, except for rooms that end with the number 6; these rooms have extra long twin beds.

Bed lofting is only available in certain areas. If you live in the Canyon, the Hill or College Creek and you would like your bed lofted, please email housing@humboldt.edu or submit a maintenance request through your myhousing portal. Please indicate if you would like your bed lofted to the middle or top of the frame. Beds cannot be lofted in Creekview, Hinarr Hu Moulik and Cypress. Lofting isn't available in triple rooms in any area, as most are already lofted. Use of any unapproved furniture to raise or loft beds is prohibited. For residents’ safety, ladders and safety rails cannot be removed. Residents voluntarily accept all risks associated with the use of the bed, including the risk of falls or injury. 

Kitchen & Appliances

Cal Poly Humboldt Housing will provide one microwave and one mini refrigerator per room for the residents of Redwood, Sunset, Alder, Cedar, Chinquapin, Hemlock, Madrone, Maple, Tan Oak and Pepperwood. Only one microwave and one mini refrigerator is allowed in each room.

Residents of College Creek, Hinarr Hu Moulik, Cypress and Creekview are not allowed to have microwaves and mini refrigerators in their personal rooms. Microwaves and refrigerators are provided in the kitchen area of each apartment or suite of these complexes.

Students with medical needs requiring additional refrigeration space will need to contact the Campus Disability Resource Center. For more information go to https://www.humboldt.edu/cdrc/students/student-accommodations. If approved, the refrigerator must be kept in an open space that allows ventilation. Refrigerators may not be placed in a closet or under desks.

Kitchen appliances available:

• Sunset & Redwood: a refrigerator, microwave and stove in the 1st floor kitchen and a mini refrigerator and microwave in each room.
• Cypress: a refrigerator and stove in the kitchen. Dishwashers are located in remodeled apartments, 4110, 4210, 4310, 4320, 4410, 4420,4510, 4520, 4810, 4820, 4910, and 4920. The remaining suites will include a dishwasher once they have been remodeled.
• Canyon: a refrigerator, microwave and stove on the 1st level kitchen and a mini refrigerator and microwave is in each room.
• Creekview Apartments: a refrigerator, microwave and stove in the kitchen of each apartment.
• Creekview Suites: a refrigerator, microwave and induction stove kitchenette in each suite.
• College Creek: a dishwasher, refrigerator, microwave and stove in the kitchen of each apartment.
• Hinarr Hu Moulik: a dishwasher, refrigerator, microwave and stove in the kitchen of each apartment.

Cookware, dishes, utensils, etc.. are not provided. Please coordinate with your apartment/suite mates to see what others are bringing. Creekview Suites kitchenettes need induction compatible cookware to use with the induction stovetops.

Some cookware is available to checkout at the Information Desk on the 1st Floor of the JGC and at the Housing Desk on the 1st Floor of Hinarr Hu Moulik West.

Laundry

Laundry is easy and convenient with washers and dryers available in every Residence Hall area. Residents can use a mobile app to see which machines are available and get alerts when their laundry is finished.

Laundry essentials, including detergent and dryer sheets, are available for purchase at several convenient campus locations: The Cupboard, College Creek Marketplace, and 101 Express Café.

Shipping Items

You may wish to ship items in advance such as trunks, luggage, boxes, and bicycles. You may do so by addressing them to your address listed in the room assignment email. We do ask that you do not ship items until August 1 for Fall and January 1 for Spring, when we are able to set aside additional storage for packages to arrive for opening.

Another option is Collegeboxes' Ship to School service ships from home and delivers items directly to the residence halls on move-in day. A seamless, affordable and safe way for you to get your stuff to campus. 

Parking & Transportation

We highly encourage new Humboldt students, especially first-year students, not to bring a car to campus. Parking is limited, and a permit does not guarantee you a parking space.

There are many alternatives to getting around Arcata and the surrounding areas without your own vehicle. The Jack Pass allows students to ride local bus systems for free and downtown Arcata is only a 10-15 minute walk from the university. Don't want to bring your bike, or don't have one? No problem, use Humboldt Bikeshare to get around campus and town. Need to leave Arcata, you can also take advantage of Zipcar to get around the area.

Restricted Items

Appliances: Residents of College Creek, Hinarr Hu Moulik, Cypress, and Creekview are not allowed to have microwaves and mini-refrigerators in their personal rooms. Microwaves and refrigerators are provided in the kitchen area of each apartment in these complexes.

Cal Poly Humboldt Housing provides one microwave and one mini refrigerator per room for the Hill and Canyon residence hall residents. Please note that only one microwave and one mini refrigerator are allowed in each room. Students should not purchase or bring these items from home.

Extension cords and outlet splitters are prohibited. Use only UL-approved surge-protected power strips (minimum UL 1449 rating), and do no plug multiple power strips into each other. 

Residential-sized coffee pots, Keurigs, and small electrical tea kettles that are UL-approved do not have an open hot element and have automatic shutoffs are allowed in the bedrooms of the Canyon and Hill residence halls. However, such appliances are not permitted in the bedrooms of College Creek, Hinarr Hu Moulik, Cypress, and Creekview residence halls.

No cooking can occur in bedrooms. Cooking appliances such as electric frying pans, crock pots, hot plates, toasters, toaster ovens, woks, etc., are allowed in the kitchen and must be plugged directly into an outlet.

Pets: Residents may not have birds, warm-blooded or poisonous pets at any time in the residence halls. There is a $250 fine for unauthorized animals. Cold-blooded reptiles, amphibians, or fish are allowed provided they are adequately contained in an aquarium/container no larger than 10 gallons. Each resident is allowed one 10-gallon aquarium except in a triple room where only two aquariums/containers would be allowed. The fish/reptile/amphibian must adequately fit in the aquarium/container as prescribed by a professional who is able to determine such matters (veterinarian, pet store owner, scientist, etc.). You must consult with your roommate prior to bringing the pet to address any concerns your roommate might express.

Open-coil space heaters are not allowed in the room. UL-certified space heaters, which have fire-preventative features like tip-off, overheat protection, and automatic shutoff, are permitted.

Trees/wreaths:  Live or dead trees/wreaths are not allowed. Only certified flame-retardant artificial holiday trees up to 3 feet tall and wreaths up to 24” inches are permitted.

Butane torches, Propane Tanks, and flammable materials are prohibited.

Please see Fire Safety in Housing & Residence Life for more information.