2020-21 Calendar

Residence Hall Dates

All times are Eastern Standard Time.

Aug. 27-29	See schedule	Fall Welcome participants move in
Aug. 30	9 a.m.	Residence halls open
Sept. 2		Classes begin
Sept. 14		Nov. 20 housing credit application goes live – Housing Portal > Residence Halls > Early Move-out Request
Nov. 23 to 27	Noon, Nov. 23	Thanksgiving recess – residence halls remain open with reduced services
Dec. 1 to Jan. 29		Change your meal plan for spring
Dec. 7		Residence hall move-back form goes live for returning students
Dec. 14 to 17		Final exam week
Dec. 18	7 p.m.	Residence halls close for winter recess
Dec. 24 to Jan. 3		University closure
Jan. 6		New international students arrive
Jan. 15		New spring contracts move in. See email for directions on scheduling a move-in time
Jan. 16, 2021	10 a.m.	Residence halls open Schedule a move-back time in the Housing Portal
Jan. 17		Meal plans begin
Jan. 18		Martin Luther King Jr. Day - no classes
Jan. 19		Classes begin
Jan. 29		Last day to change your meal plan for spring
March 29 to April 2		Spring break
April 5		Distance education begins (except for programs with hands-on instruction)
April 26 to 29		Final exam week
April 30	7 p.m.	Residence halls close

All processes begin at 10 a.m. EST.

Residence Halls - New residents
For Spring 2021	10 a.m. Nov. 16	Sign up begins
For Summer 2021	March 15	Summer housing sign-up begins
For Fall 2021	Jan. 29	Sign-up begins; Roommate Groups begin
	April 1	Roommate Finder goes live
	May 17	Receive email to your WMU account with your date and time to choose a hall, room and meal plan
	May 24	Room selection begins

Residence Halls - Returning residents
For Summer 2021	March 15	Summer housing sign-up begins
For Fall 2021	Jan. 25-27	Sign-up begins for students wanting to remain in their current room
	Jan. 28	Sign-up begins choose any hall

Arcadia Flats and Western View Apartments
For Spring and Summer I 2021	1 p.m. Nov. 16	Sign up begins (limited availability)
For Fall 2021	Dec. 1	Lottery sign-up begins
	Jan. 11	Roommate Groups begin
	Noon, Feb. 5	Lottery closes
	Feb. 8	Apartment 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.

Goldsworth Valley and Stadium Drive Apartments; Spindler Hall
For Spring 2021	1 p.m. Nov. 16	Sign-up begins
For Summer 2021	Jan. 11	Roommate Groups begin
	Feb. 10	Sign-up begins
For Fall 2021	March 1	Roommate Groups begin
	April 5*	Sign-up 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.

*Goldsworth Valley Apartments will close August 2021.

May 9	9 a.m.	Summer I housing contract begins
June		Orientation for new domestic students
June 30		Summer I housing contract ends; Summer II housing contract begins
Early/mid-Aug.		Vendor orders due for in-room delivery
Aug. 20	5 p.m.	Summer II housing contract ends

All times are Eastern Standard Time.

Aug. 24	9 a.m.	New international students move in
Aug. 26-28	See schedule	Fall Welcome participants move in
Aug. 29	9 a.m.	Residence halls open
Sept. 1		Classes begin
Sept. 29		Last day to change your meal plan for fall
Oct. 20-22		Fall Break - residence halls remain open with reduced services
Nov. 24 to 28	Noon, Nov. 24	Thanksgiving recess – residence halls remain open with reduced services
Dec. 1 to Jan. 29		Change your meal plan for spring
Dec. 11 to 16		Final exam week
Dec. 17	7 p.m.	Residence halls close for winter recess
Dec. 24 to Jan. 2		University closure
Jan. 8, 2021	10 a.m.	Residence halls open
Jan. 9		Meal plans begin
Jan. 10		Classes begin
Jan. 17		Martin Luther King Jr. Day - no classes
Jan. 29		Last day to change your meal plan for spring
March 4		Spirit Day - no classes
March 7 to 11		Spring break
April 25 to 28		Final exam week
April 29	7 p.m.	Residence halls close