Early Arrival Information

Approval for Early Arrival

For a returning student to arrive before August 20, they must have a college related reason to be on campus AND have an employee sponsor who oversees their reason for returning.  

Non-Sponsored Students who will generally be approved for an arrival earlier than the above dates:

• Siblings of Students Sponsored for Early Arrival – Students whose siblings are approved to be on campus early may request an early arrival for the same day as their sibling. The charge for these students will be $25/night.
• Long-Distance Drive – Students coming from a distance that requires significant travel may report a day earlier to allow sufficient time to make the trip to and from the College. A general guideline is anything over a five-hour, one-way trip (over 300 miles). There will be no charge for students arriving 1 day ahead of time. However, the charge for these students will be $75/night for each day more than 1 day ahead of their regularly scheduled check-in day.
• Student Teaching – Students who are required to return for student teaching in the local school districts as part of their class requirement. A professor's approval is needed for these students to return early without charge.
• All other approved requests: these will be extremely limited and the charge will be $75/day.

*Student accounts are billed automatically

Students will NOT be approved for an early arrival for the following reasons:

• Leaving an apartment – Students who are renting or subleasing off-campus apartments in the summer need to be aware of when their lease agreement ends. Students will not be allowed to move onto campus until the appropriate move-in date, regardless of renting status off campus. It is the responsibility of the student to make plans concerning living arrangements and belongings until the appropriate move-in date.
• Volunteering for move-in day - Students will not be allowed to return to campus early solely for the purpose of volunteering during move-in day.
• Local, Non-Campus Responsibilities – Students will not be allowed to return to campus early to pursue off-campus jobs or volunteer duties (rescue squad, fire department, etc) that would bring them back early. It is the student’s responsibility to make plans concerning living arrangements prior to the move-in date.
• Personal Belongings – Students may not move in personal belongings prior to moving in themselves.
• Roommates on Campus Early – Students whose roommates are approved to be on campus early may not move in with the roommate, then check in on move-in day. If it has been determined that an unauthorized student is living in a residence hall prior to the move-in date, the student will be charged the $100/ night fee.