Winter Break Housing

There is no charge ($0.00) to remain on campus in your room during the Winter Break as long as you complete your Winter Break Housing application prior to the deadline (December 8, 2026 @ 11:59 PM) and you remain enrolled for the Spring 2027 semester.

All Winter Break Housing applications received AFTER December 8 will be subject to a late registration charge of $100.00. Any applicable charges will be assessed to the student's account (PAWS) after Winter Break.

Any cancellations of the Academic Year 2026-2027 housing contract during the Winter Break period or Spring 2027 will subject the student to a $25 per night charge equal to the number of nights of occupancy of Winter Break. See Financial Policies for more details.

Applying for Winter Break Housing on MyUSAHousing opens: November 6, 2026, at 9 AM

Fall residents whose Winter Break plans include remaining on campus or gaining access to their room at any time during the break MUST apply for Winter Break Housing by December 8, 2026, @ 11:59 PM to ensure they have access to their residence hall room throughout the Winter Break Housing period.

Students can apply online in their MyUSAHousing portal under the 'Requests' menu.

Card access will cut off at 12:00 PM (noon) on the last day of final exams (Friday, December 11). All residence halls will remain open for residents who have completed Winter Break registration.

• If you withdraw from Spring Semester 2027 classes and/or cancel your Academic Year 2026-2027 housing contract, you will no longer be eligible to remain on campus during the Winter Break Housing period and should be prepared to check-out properly in person, at your Community Office within 48 hours following your withdrawal OR by Friday, December 11, 2026, at 12 PM (noon) —whichever is later— to avoid additional charges. You must contact an on-call staff member and check-out with the staff member. Leaving your room key in your room is not allowed and will not count.
  
  
• Residents do not need to remove their belongings for Winter Break as long as they intend to remain enrolled.
  
  
• The Fresh Food Company (Dining Hall) will have its last serving day on Thursday, December 10, and will be closed starting Friday, December 11, 2026. It will reopen on January 9, 2027, for Spring 2027.
  
  
• Meal plans for Spring 2027 will begin on January 9, 2027, starting with lunch and dinner.
  
  
• There will be a campus-wide power outage for electrical maintenance scheduled to take place in December 2026. A date and time will be announced closer to Winter Break.
  
  
• A student approved for Late Stay or Early Arrival may be subject to temporary relocation.
  
  

• The 68 Ventures Bowl will be on Saturday, December 26, 2026. Football game day parking restrictions begin on Tuesday, December 16, at 5:00 PM. As a reminder, all residents should be mindful of where to park their vehicles before and during Game Days.

  • See the parking map linked HERE. If you have a vehicle parked in Lots 101, 102, 103, 105, 203, 204, 205, 206, 307, or 311, it must be moved by Tuesday, December 16, at 5:00 PM. Any vehicles remaining in these lots after this time will be towed at the owner's expense.

  • If other residential lots are full, after 3:45 PM on Friday, December 25, you may also relocate your vehicle to Lot 804.

  • Beginning at 8:00 AM on Friday, December 25, you may relocate your vehicle to one of the other residential lots: Stokes/Delta 3/4/5 (lot 306), Azalea/Camellia/Epsilon/Delta 6 (lot 305), or Gamma (lot 303). Residents may resume parking in the gravel lots on Sunday, December 27, at 8 am.
    
    
  • Please be aware that on Saturday, December 26, from 8:00 AM to approximately 8:00 PM, all residential students must enter campus through Entrance #3 (Jaguar Blvd at Student Recreation Center). No entrance will be permitted at Entrance #1 or Entrance #2. You must have your residential or Gamma parking decal visible. Traditions at South residents may only park at either the Traditions at South building lot or the auxiliary lot across West Dr.

If you need Housing Staff assistance during the Winter Break, please contact your designated community desk which will forward to the appropriate on-call staff member.

If you are in need of immediate assistance, please contact USAPD at 251-460-6312.