When do residence halls close for breaks?

Students may not enter closed residence halls during university break periods, unless approved for university purposes by the housing department. It is the student’s responsibility to make travel arrangements or find accommodations during breaks. University apartments remain open all academic year and during all breaks. 

All residence facilities, except Fair Commons and Myers Hall, close for: 

• Thanksgiving Break: Apartments remain open during break. All other halls will close the Wednesday prior to Thanksgiving at 10 a.m. and reopen the Sunday after Thanksgiving at 10 a.m.
• Semester Break (Christmas): Apartments remain open during break. All other halls will close the day after final exams at 10 a.m. and reopen at 10 a.m. on the Sunday prior to classes resuming.
• Spring Break: Apartments remain open during break. All other halls will close the Saturday after the last day of classes at 10 a.m. and reopen the Sunday before classes resume at 10 a.m.
• Year End: All Halls and Apartments must be vacated by 10 a.m. on commencement day unless participating in commencement ceremonies. For those participating in commencement ceremonies, the residence halls and apartments will close at 10 a.m. the day after commencement.

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