2. Room Rates
Housing Rates
- Housing rates listed below are based on planned room occupancy: two persons per room in residence hall rooms; three persons per room in Hope and Horton designed triples; one person per room in Emerson, Hope and Horton singles; three persons per apartment in Welch; four persons per apartment in Li and Tropicana apartments and Lido Mirada, Beachcomber and Tradewind two-bedroom units; two or three persons per apartment in one-bedroom Lido Mirada, Tradewind and Beachcomber units.
- Residents of designated triple occupancy rooms will pay a reduced housing rate for the semester only if three occupants are assigned to the room at the time of the semester billing (September 15 or February 15). Multiply the double-occupancy semester rate by .67 to calculate the discounted triple rate.
- No triple discounts are given for the time period students reside in temporary overflow triple rooms.
- Single occupants of a double occupancy room may be provided the opportunity to remain as the sole occupant if 1) there is no waiting list for that hall, floor or building, and 2) they agree to pay the additional 30% charge to “buy out” the vacant space (see “Vacancies”). Multiply the double-occupancy rate by 1.3 to calculate the "buy out" rate for a given room. All furnishings must remain in the room even though a vacancy has been “bought out”.
- If you move into an empty room during "Room Change," you will be required to "buy out" the room at the additional 30% rate.
- If your apartment has a vacancy you may be provided the opportunity to keep that space vacant if 1) there is no waiting list for that apartment building and 2) you agree to pay the additional 30% charge to “buy out” the vacant space. Multiply the double-occupancy rate by 1.3 to calculate the "buy out" rate for a given room. All furnishings must remain in the apartment even though a vacancy has been “bought out”.
Undergraduate Housing Per Person Rates (2008/2009)
Based on planned occupancy – see 1st paragraph
Residence Halls
| Alpha Chi | $4,000/academic year |
| Emerson Hall | $4,000/academic year |
| Hart Hall | $4,000/academic year |
| Hope Hall | $4,420/academic year |
| Horton Hall | $4,420/academic year |
| Horton Hall Single Rooms | $5,880/academic year |
| Sigma Chi | $4,070/academic year |
| Stewart Hall Quads | $3,910/academic year |
| Stewart Hall Suites | $4,000/academic year |
| Thompson Hall | $4,070/academic year |
On-Campus Apartments
| Li Apartments (2 bdrm/4 occ.) | $4,420/academic year |
| Welch Apartments (1 bdrm/3 occ.) | $4,120/academic year |
Off-Campus Apartments
| Beachcomber Apts (1 bdrm/2 occ.) | $4,780/academic year |
| Beachcomber Apts (1 bdrm/3 occ.) | $4,050/academic year |
| Beachcomber Apts (2 bdrm/4 occ.) | $4,120/academic year |
| Lido Mirada Apts (1 bdrm/2 occ.) | $4,780/academic year |
| Lido Mirada Apts (1 bdrm/3 occ.) | $4,050/academic year |
| Lido Mirada Apts (2 bdrm/4 occ.) | $4,120/academic year |
| Tradewind Apts (1 bdrm/2 occ.) | $4,550/academic year |
| Tradewind Apts (1 bdrm/3 occ.) | $4,050/academic year |
| Tradewind Apts (2 bdlr/4 occ.) | $4,120/academic year |
| Tropicana Apts (2 bdlr/4 occ.) | $4,120/academic year |
Christmas 2008 Apartment Housing Rate $105/calendar week (Sun. through Sat.) or any portion of a calendar week
Summer 2009 Housing Rate $105/calendar week (Sun. through Sat.) or any portion of a calendar week
- All accepted applicants who require on-campus housing must complete a housing information form and submit it to the Office of Admission with a $250 housing reservation deposit. Housing information forms may be downloaded from the Biola website: www.biola.edu/undergrad/downloads/07-08/housing_card_07-08.pdf. No room can be reserved without the housing reservation deposit.
- Applicants to the University who have paid the $250 housing reservation deposit but who decide not to attend Biola or not to reserve housing may request a refund of this deposit from the Housing Manager in Residence Life.
- Request for a refund must be made in writing.
write to:- Housing Manager, Student Services Building
Biola University
13800 Biola Avenue
La Mirada CA 90639 or
e-mail: anne.alloway@biola.edu
- Housing Manager, Student Services Building
- Request for a refund must be received by the appropriate deadline:
- Prior to fall semester, on or before July 1.
- Prior to spring semester, on or before January 15.
- Failure to give written notice of cancellation by the dates above will result in forfeiture of the housing reservation deposit.
- Housing reservation deposits will continue to be held until a resident student graduates, withdraws from the University or permanently moves out of University housing.
- Students indicate that they will permanently leave housing either by not contracting for the upcoming academic year or by exercising the Purchase Release Option of their current contract (see Contract Cancellation).
- Housing reservation deposits will be refunded as a credit to the student’s account.
- Students with signed Housing Contracts who do not claim their Housing Assignment by the Housing Claim Deadline will forfeit their Housing Deposit (see Check-In Procedures).
Academic Year — Important Dates
The 2008/2009 Academic Year begins on Fall Opening Day, Friday, August 22, 2008 and runs through the day of Spring Commencement, Saturday, May 23, 2009, excluding Christmas Break (Saturday, December 20, 2008 through Sunday, January 4, 2009).
| Fall Deposit Refund Deadline | Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
| Opening Day For New Students | 9:00 a.m., Friday, August 22, 2008 |
| Fall Meal Plans Begin | Friday, August 22, 2008 |
| Opening Day For Continuing Students | 9:00 a.m., Saturday, August 23, 2008 |
| Fall Housing Claim Deadline* | Wednesday, August 22, 2007 |
| Last Day to Reduce Meal Plan | Friday, September 5, 2008 |
| Triples Room Change Begins (into or out of discounted triple rooms only) | after the first full week of classes |
| Last Day of Late Registration (residents must complete registration or vacate their housing assignment) | Monday, September 8, 2008 |
| Thanksgiving Break No Open House, No Meals Served |
November 26–30, 2008 |
| Interterm Housing Application Deadline | Friday, December 12, 2008 |
| Christmas Break Closing Day No Open House, No Meals Served |
Friday, December 19, 2008 |
| Meal Service Resumes With Breakfast | Sunday, January 5, 2009 |
| Interterm Reopening | Saturday, January 3, 1:00-7:00 p.m.;Sunday, January 4, 2009, 1:00-7:00 p.m. |
| Spring Deposit Refund Deadline | Thursday, January 15, 2009 |
| Spring Meal Plans Begin | Sunday, January 18, 2009 |
| Spring Reopening | Saturday, January 24, 1:00-7:00p.m.; Sunday, January 25, 2009, 1:00-7:00p.m. |
| Spring Housing Claim Deadline* | Monday, January 26, 2009 |
| Last Day to Reduce Meal Plan | Friday, February 6, 2009 |
| Triples Room Change Begins (into or out of discounted triple rooms only) | Begins After the first full week of class |
| Last Day of Late Registration (residents must complete registration or vacate their housing assignment) | Tuesday, February 2, 2009 |
| Easter Break No Open House, No Cafeteria Meals Served Eagle’s Nest Will Be Open for Limited Hours |
Thursday, April 9, 2009 |
| Cafeteria Meal Service Resumes With Breakfast | Monday, April 20, 2009 |
| Year-End Closing Day (non-graduating residents) | 6:00 p.m., Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
| Year-End Closing Day (graduating residents) | 10:00 a.m., Sunday, May 24, 2009 |
| Move Into Summer Housing | 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Sunday, May 24, 2009 |
*If you will not be attending Biola, or if you have decided to commute from your parents’ home, you must notify the Housing Office in writing before this date to avoid a one month “no show” housing charge. Please do not depend on any other Biola department or personnel to do this for you. Write to:
Housing Manager, Student Services Building
Biola University
13800 Biola Avenue
La Mirada CA 90639
Or e-mail anne [dot] alloway [at] biola [dot] edu