2023-24 Calendar

Residence Hall Dates

All times are Eastern Standard Time.

Aug. 209 a.m.New international student move-in
Aug. 22-24See scheduleFall Welcome participants move-in
Aug. 259 a.m.Residence halls open
Aug. 30 Classes begin
Sept. 29 Last day to change your meal plan for fall
Oct. 18 to 20 Fall Break - residence halls remain open with reduced services
Nov. 22 to 26Noon, Nov. 23Thanksgiving recess – residence halls remain open with reduced services
Dec. 1 to Jan. 26 Change your meal plan for spring
Dec. 9 to 14 Final exam week
Dec. 157 p.m.Residence halls close for winter recess
Dec. 21 to Jan. 3 University closure
Jan. 4, 2024 New international students arrive
Jan. 6
 10 a.m.Residence halls open
Jan. 8 Meal plans begin
Jan. 8 Classes begin
Jan. 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day - no classes
Jan. 26 Last day to change your meal plan for spring
March 1 Spirit Day - no classes
March 4 to 8 Spring break
April 22 to 25 Final exam week
April 26 7 p.m.Residence halls close

Housing Sign-up Dates

All processes begin at 10 a.m. EST.

Residence Halls - New residents
For Spring 2024Nov. 1Sign-up begins
 Dec. 11Room selection begins
For Summer 2024March 11Summer housing sign-up begins
For Fall 2024Feb. 2Sign-up begins; Roommate Groups begin
 April 1Roommate Finder goes live
 May 28Email your WMU account with your date and time to choose a hall, room and meal plan
 June 3Room selection begins
Residence Halls - Returning residents
For Summer 2024March 11Summer housing sign-up begins
For Fall 2024Feb. 12Sign-up begins
Arcadia Flats and Western View Apartments
For Spring 2024Nov. 15Sign-up begins (limited availability)
For Fall 2024Dec. 1Lottery sign-up begins
 Jan. 8Roommate Groups begin
 Noon, Feb. 2Lottery closes
 Feb. 6Apartment selection for those with lottery numbers begins

Current Arcadia Flats and Western View residents are emailed in early December with an option to sign a contract for an additional year.

Stadium Drive Apartments; Spindler Hall
For Spring 2024Nov. 15Sign-up begins (limited availability)
For Summer 2024Feb. 10Sign-up begins
For Fall 2024Feb. 23Lottery opens
 March 1Roommate Groups begin (Stadium Drive only)
 Noon - April 1Lottery closes
 April 3Apartment selection for those with lottery numbers begins

Current apartment residents are emailed in January regarding summer housing and in February with an option to sign a contract for an additional year.

SUMMER 2024

May 59 a.m.Summer I housing contract begins
May - July Orientation for new domestic students
June 26 Summer I housing contract ends; Summer II housing contract begins
Early/mid-Aug. Vendor orders due for in-room delivery
Aug. 165 p.m. Summer II housing contract ends