Current Students
- All students must be enrolled in 9+ units no later than January 2 to retain room assignment for spring 2026 semester. If unable to meet this requirement, please submit an Enrollment Plan Form for your prospective semester located on your Housing portal.
- Total financial balance OR first payment of payment plan is due for spring 2026
- Residents can revert back to a smaller meal plan for spring 2025 until January 30 (if meal plan exceeds minimum requirement)
- Winter break extended stay fees are due to Student Business Services (SBS)
- If using payment plan (HIPP), second payment for spring 2026 is due by
- If using payment plan (HIPP), third payment for spring 2026 is due by
- If using payment plan (HIPP), fourth (and final) payment for spring 2026 is due by
- Any unused meal credits and flex dollars expire on May 16, 2026
- Spring 2026 move-out is no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, May 22
- Housing Summer Occupancy begins May 29, 2026
Prospective Students
- Student Housing Application opens and can be accessed via your myCI account.
- Priority application deadline for New Residents to submit specific accommodation request due to medical related needs through Disability Accommodations & Support Services (DASS).
- Priority application deadline to complete housing application to be in lottery for premium space assignment.
- Priority application deadline to complete LC with a living component/TC application.
- Last day to cancel housing license without cancellation penalty.
- Last date for New Transfers/CI students new to student housing to update mutual roommate requests and room preferences.
- Last date for New Freshmen students to update mutual roommate requests and room preferences.
- Last date for all applicants to update meal plan preferences. (Meal plan subject to change according to village assignment)
- Deadline for New Freshmen to be enrolled in 9 or more units.
- Financial aid verification documents due to the Financial Aid & Scholarships office. Students who submit documents after this date may not have their financial aid funded to their student account on time to meet the August 15 payment due date. NOTE: Document submissions must be accurate, complete, and legible in order to satisfy the filing deadline. Students are advised to submit documents as early as possible so that if there are errors or documents are illegible there will be time to resubmit before the deadline. For more Financial Aid information visit https://www.csuci.edu/financialaid/.
- Last day to cancel housing license and incur only a $100 cancellation penalty.
- Last day to cancel housing license for any reason with a $200 cancellation penalty. After July 22, the University may approve or deny any request, and approved requests will incur the $200 cancellation penalty, plus daily rental fees for every day after July 22 that the request is submitted.
- Deadline for New Transfers to be enrolled in 9 or more units.
- Roommate assignments posted to housing application for students who met priority application deadline of June 2.
- Financial Aid disbursement. Balances due after financial aid disbursement are due by August 18. Students whose financial aid does not fund on this day should expect to pay outstanding balance due with personal resources until financial aid is settled and funded.
- Total financial balance OR first payment of payment plan is due by August 18 for fall 2026
- Fall 2026 first year freshmen student move-in day is August 19!
- Fall 2026 transfer, international and returning student move-in day is August 21!
- The spring 2027 online Housing application for NEW spring residents is estimated to open in November
- For spring 2027 NEW applicants only: to be eligible for fee deferral, provide all documentation to the Financial Aid office by October 15, 2026
- Priority application deadline for spring 2027 residential student applicants to submit specific accommodation request due to medical related needs through Disability Accommodations & Support Services (DASS).
- Submit dining plan exemption (for dietary or religious reasons) for spring 2027
- NEW spring 2027 Licensees must submit request for License cancellation by December 23
- All students must be enrolled in 9+ units by January 4, 2027, to retain room assignment for spring 2027 semester
- Total financial balance OR first payment of payment plan is due by January 19 for spring 2027
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