Calendar & Important Dates
See below for our upcoming dates and deadlines for Housing.
To see CSULB's Academic Calendar, please visit the Academic Affairs Website.
Registration for Fall 2025
- March 19 – 21 - “Current” Returning Resident Application Opens
- April 2 – Housing Application Opens for New Applicants at 10AM
- May 1 – Priority Housing Deadline
- May 2 – Application re-opens for all
- May 5 (Week of) – Application Status Emails
- May 28- June 18 - Roommate Selection
- July 9 -14 – Room Selection
Registration for Spring Only 2026
- October 29 – Spring 2026 Housing Applications Opens at 10 AM
- November 21 - Spring Housing Deadline
Fall 2025
- August 21- 22 – Fall Move-In Days
- August 22 - 24 – Beach Days
- August 25 – First Day of Classes for Fall Semester
- November 24 - 30 – Fall Break/Thanksgiving Break
- December 1 – Res Halls Reopen
- December 1 – Meals Resume
- December 10 – Last Day of Classes for Fall Semester
- December 12-18 – Final Exams
- December 19 – Res Halls Close at 11 a.m.
- December 19 – Winter Break License Agreement Begins
Spring 2026
- January 18 – Halls Re-open at 10 a.m. (Limited Services – no Dining)
- January 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Campus Closed)
- January 20 – First Day of Classes
- March 30 – April 5 – Spring Break (Limited Services – no Dining)
- March 31 – Cesar Chavez Day (Campus Closed)
- April 5 – Meals Resume @ Dinner
- May 8– Last Day of Classes
- May 11 - 15 – Finals
- May 16 – Residents move out by 11am
- May 19 -22 – Commencement Week
Fall 2024
- April 3 – Housing Application Opens for New Applicants at 10AM
- May 15 – Priority Housing Deadline
- May 22 – Application Status Emails
- June 20 - July 5 - Roommate Selection (Updated dates)
- July 12– Room Assignment notifications
- August 22 - 23 – Fall Move-In Days
- August 24 - 25 – Beach Days
- August 26– First Day of Classes for Fall Semester
- October 30 – Spring 2025 Housing Applications Opens at 10 AM
- November 25 - 30 – Fall Break/Thanksgiving Break
- November 26 - Spring Housing Deadline
- December 1 – Res Halls Reopen
- December 2 – Meals Resume
- December 11 – Last Day of Classes for Fall Semester
- December 12-18 – Final Exams
- December 19 – Res Halls Close at 11 a.m.
- December 19 – Winter Break License Agreement Begins
Spring 2025
- January 19– Halls Re-open at 10 a.m. (Limited Services – no Dining)
- January 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Campus Closed)
- January 21– First Day of Classes
- March 19 – 21 - “Current” Returning Resident Application Opens
- March 28 – Spring Break on-call begins at 6pm (Limited Services – no Dining)
- March 31 – Cesar Chavez Day (Campus Closed)
- April 1-6– Spring Break (Limited Services – no dining)
- April 2 - Housing Application Opens for New Applicants at 10AM
- May 1 - Priority Housing Deadline
- May 2 – Application re-opens for all
- May 5 (Week of) - Application Status Emails
- May 9– Last Day of Classes
- May 12-16 – Finals
- May 17 – Residents move out by 11am
- May 28 - June 20 - Roommate Selection
- July 8 - 11 - Room selection
Fall 2023
- August 18-19 - Move-In Day
- August 20 -21 - Beach Days
- August 22 - First Day of Classes
- September 4 – Labor Day - No classes
- November 1 – Spring 2024 only Housing Applications Open at 10 AM
- November 6-24 – Request to Vacate Period for End of Fall 2023
- November 10 – Veterans Day (Observed) no classes
- November 20-26 – Fall Break/Thanksgiving Break – Limited Residential Services (no meals served)
- November 27 – Full Residential Services Resume
- November 27 – Dec. 15 – Winter Break License Sign Up
- December 11 – Last Day of Classes
- December 12-18 – Final Exam Period
- December 19 – All residents must leave for winter break by 11:00 a.m.
Spring 2024
- January 21 – Halls Reopen for Spring Semester at 11 AM
- January 22 – First Day of Spring Semester Classes
- March 20 – 2024-2025 Academic Year Housing Application opens at 10 AM for Continuing Applicants
- March 27 – Housing Applications closes for Continuing Applicants
- March 29 – Conditional Confirmations sent via CSULB email to limited/allot returning applicants
- Friday, March 29 – Sunday April 7 – Spring Break – Limited Residential Services (no meals served)
- April 3 – 2024-2025 Academic Year Housing Application opens at 10 AM for New Applicants
- April 8 – Full Residential Services Resume
- May 1 – Priority Deadline for New Applicant Housing Application
- May 10 – Last Day of Spring Classes
- May 13-17 – Spring Semester Finals
- May 18 – All residents must move out by 11 AM
- May 18-24 – Only Approved Students for Graduation permitted
- May 24 – All approved graduating students move out by 11 AM
Fall 2022
- April 6 – Housing Application Opens at 10AM
- May 1 – Priority Housing Deadline
- May 9 – Application Status Emails (Tentative)
- June 1 - June 7 – Roommate Selection
- July 7 - July 13 – Room Selection
- August 17, 18, 19 – Fall Move-In Days
- August 19 - 21 – Beach Days
- August 22– First Day of Classes for Fall Semester
- November 2 – Spring Housing Applications Opens at 10 AM
- November 20-27 – Fall Break/Thanksgiving Break
- November 28 – Res Halls Reopen/Meals Resume
- December 9 – Last Day of Classes for Fall Semester
- December 12-16 – Final Exams
- December 17 – Res Halls Close at 11 a.m.
- December 18 – Winter Break License Agreement Begins
Spring 2023
- January 18 - Residence Halls Reopen
- January 18 - New Spring Residents Move-In Day
- January 19 - First Day of Classes for Spring Semester
- March 15 - 2023-2024 Academic Year Housing Application opens at 10am for Returners
- March 22 - Housing Application closes for Returners
- March 24 - Conditional Confirmations sent via CSULB email to first 600 returning applicants
- March 25 - Spring Break – Residence Halls closes at 11am
- April 2 - Residence Halls Reopen at 10am
- April 5 - 2023-2024 Academic Year Housing Application opens at 10am for New Applicants
- April 7 - Conditional Confirmations sent to first group of students pulled from waitlist
- May 1 - Priority Deadline for New Applicant Housing Application
- May 2 - Applications reopen and opportunity to join paid waitlist begins
- May 4 - Last Day of Classes for Spring Semester
- May 8 - New Application Confirmed or Waitlist Status Emailed
- May 8 - 12 – Final Exam Period
- May 13 - All residents must move out by 11am (extensions approved for graduating students)
- May 19 - Residence Halls Close for Commencing Seniors 11am
- May 22 - Roommate Selection Process Opens
- June 2 - Roommate Selection Process Close
- July 10 - Room Selection Open
- July 13 - Room Selection Close
- July 31 - Move-In selection Opens
- August 9 - Move-In selection Closes
