Summer 2025
May, 2025
May 1 | Application deadline for first-year housing guarantee and priority applicants. Deadline to withdraw and receive a full deposit refund |
May 2-3 | Summer Stay-through residents: Move to your new summer unit |
May 5 | Applications open to live in a Living Learning Community |
May 11 | New Summer residents: Move-in date |
May 15 | Deadline to update roommate group requests online and to update your application preferences |
June and July, 2025
June 1 | Deadline to accept your Academic offer in order to qualify for first-year housing guarantee and priority applicants |
June 8 | Last day to apply to live in a Living Learning Community |
Late June to mid-Aug | Residence offers are sent by email. Students have a limited time to accept and pay first instalment of residence/meal plan fees. |
August, 2025
August 1 | Deadline to apply for early arrival |
Mid-August | Order bed and bath linens for timely delivery to residence |
Mid-August | Room assignments sent by email. Roommates can contact each other online |
Mid-August | Resident Permit Parking Waitlist opens |
August 16 | Last day for Summer Residence students to move out |
August 16-17 | Summer residents with a 25W housing offer move to their new winter residence unit |
Late August | Deadline for Jump Start/Early Arrival students to apply for your UBCcard to have it included in your move-in package |
Late August | Deadline for Aug. 30 Move-in students to apply for your UBCcard to have it included in your move-in package |
Academic Year
Term 1
September, 2025
Aug. 26 | Move-in for Jump Start & Early Arrival students |
Aug. 30 | Move-in for all other Residents |
Sept. 2 | First day of class |
Sept. 6 | Room Transfer Application opens |
Mid-Sept | Last day to complete online room inventory |
Sept. 19 | Deadline to pay second installment of residence fees |
October & November, 2025
Mid-Oct | Application opens for Winter Break stay-through |
Nov. 10- 14 | Mid-term break |
Mid-November | Application opens for Returning Students |
December, 2025
Dec 1 | Deadline to apply for Winter Break stay-through |
Dec. 8-19 | Exams |
Dec 20-Jan. 3 | Residences and Pritchard Dining Hall close for Winter Break Dec. 20 @noon and re-open Jan. 4 @noon. Details of the mandatory closure are in your Residence Contract. |
Term 2
January, 2026
Jan. 4 | Arrival at noon for students staying in residence for Term Two. Student Housing re-opens after the Winter Break |
Jan. 9 | Deadline to pay third and final installment of residence fees |
February, 2026
Feb 1 | Want to live in Residence again next year? Deadline to apply for next year’s Winter housing (RAP) |
Mid-Feb | Next year’s offers are emailed to current students who applied for RAP. Students have a limited time to accept and pay a deposit |
Late Feb | Want to live in residence in the summer? Application for summer stay-through and summer housing opens |
April, 2026
April 1 | Deadline to apply for summer housing |
Early April | Residence offers are sent by email. First installment of fees due on acceptance |
April 13-24 | Exams |
April 25 | Housing contract ends. Last day for move out. Pritchard Dining Hall closes 12 pm. |