Continuing
Housing Guarantee
New freshman and transfer students who live on campus for the entire 2024-25 academic year are guaranteed a housing offer for 2025-26 if they complete all steps in the Continuing Student Housing Process.
How to Apply
EXPLORE YOUR HOUSING OPTIONS
Use the “Housing Options” menu below to determine which communities you are eligible to live in, then browse the Housing Options community pages to learn more about our accommodations.
Review the Housing Process Overview before applying.
SUBMIT A HOUSING APPLICATION
The Guaranteed Housing application process for eligible continuing students takes place in January 2025.
The waitlist application for American Campus Communities opens on January 23. The UCI Housing waitlist application for Arroyo Vista and the Residence Halls opens in April (exact date TBD) on the Housing Gateway. There is no cost for the Arroyo Vista, Residence Halls, or ACC applications.
HOUSING OFFERS
Contract offers are sent via e-mail. ACC manages lease offers for their apartment communities separately. Contract documents for UCI housing communities are completed online via the Housing Gateway. When you receive your housing offer, please respond by the stated deadline so you don’t miss out on the opportunity to live on campus.
PI FORMS AND CONTRACTS
The first step in the housing contract process is the Personal Information Form, where you indicate room, community, and roommate preferences. Once the PI Form is complete, review, e-sign and submit your housing contract online. You will be required to pay a reservation fee of $410 with your contact. Contracts must be submitted by the deadline stated in your housing offer e-mail. Leases for American Campus Communities are handled by those communities.
RECEIVE YOUR HOUSING ASSIGNMENT
Housing assignments will be e-mailed by the second week of September. Move-in information will be available online early September. Check out the What to Bring page for packing tips.
Housing Options
I am:
Under 25 – Single
25 and Over – Single
Under 25 – Married/In a Domestic Partnership (no children)
25 and Over – Married/In a Domestic Partnership (no children)
Student with Children
Important Dates
January 15th (7 a.m.) – 22nd (12 p.m. Noon)
Continuing Student Guarantee Application open. Review the Housing Process Overview before applying.
January 23rd
American Campus Communities (ACC) waitlist application opens at 8:00 a.m. (Pacific)
April
The Undergraduate Continuing Student Waitlist Application opens at 7 a.m. on April 17, 2025.
Early September
Room/roommate assignments are sent out (by email) along with move-in information
Mid to Late September
Move-in weekend
News & Updates
Undergraduate Continuing Student Waitlist Application opens in April
The Undergraduate Continuing Student Waitlist Application opens at 7 a.m. on April 17, 2025. Application link will appear on the Housing Gateway.
Off-Campus Housing
Living on-campus offers many advantages, but it is not required. For help finding housing off campus, visit the Off-Campus Housing page.
Summer Housing
Continuing Students can secure summer housing by acquiring a 12-month lease in one of the American Campus Communities (ACC) or by arranging to sublet a space in one of the ACC communities. Arroyo Vista will offer a limited number of Summer Housing contracts for Summer Sessions 1 and 2.
Arroyo Vista Summer Housing
Check back for information in April.
Summer Sublet Housing
Summer sublet options will be available in the ACC apartment communities (Vista del Campo, VDC Norte, Camino del Sol, Puerta del Sol, and Plaza Verde). Offers for ACC apartment sublets may be found on the Anteater Housing Network.
Disability Accommodations
UC Irvine Student Housing works in close partnership with the UCI Disability Services Center. If you have a disability that may impact your on-campus housing needs, complete the DSC Intake Form, and a DSC Counselor will contact you to discuss your needs. Any housing accommodations that are required will be shared by the DSC office with Student Housing.