Important Dates

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.