Office of Residence Life| Phone: | (800) 287-7543 |
| Fax: | (570) 389-5070 |
| Email: | buhouse@bloomu.edu |
| Address: | 400 East Second Street Bloomsburg, PA 17815 |
New On-Campus Housing Release Information (Effective Fall 2013/Spring 2014) »
Housing agreements are for the full academic year (starting in the Fall semester and ending at the conclusion of the Spring semester) or remaining portion thereof. Students who wish to be released from their housing agreement must submit a Housing Release Request Form. You are not released until you receive an approval response from Residence Life. A cancellation fee may be applied depending on when you submit the release and your reason for requesting to be released (see below). If we determine that we can make exceptions to any of these request reasons and related charge below, we will notify students.
Release request reasons will be verified with the Offices of Registrar, Academic Internship, Education or other departments as needed. If you are found to be attending Bloomsburg University and living off-campus without an official release from Residence Life, housing charges will be applied to your University account.
| Release Request for Academic Year or Remaining Semester/Session | Release Reason | Release Request Date Submitted | Approved or Not Approved | Cancellation Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Spring | Any reason (including off-campus) | By May 1st | Approved | No fee |
| Fall/Spring | Academic* or Commute** | May 2nd – first day of class for Fall semester | Approved | No fee |
| Fall/Spring | Off-Campus | May 2nd – 1st day of class for Fall semester | Approved | $500 |
| Fall/Spring | Academic* or Commute** | After 1st day of class – end of Fall semester | Approved | Housing charges will be prorated by the university refund policy |
| Fall/Spring | Off-Campus | After 1st day of class – end of Fall semester | NOT APPROVED | Full housing/meal charges applied if student chooses NOT to live in assigned housing |
| Spring | Off-Campus | End of Fall semester – end of Spring semester | NOT APPROVED | Full housing/meal charges applied if student chooses NOT to live in assigned housing |
| Spring | Academic* or Commute** | Before 1st day of class for Spring semester | Approved | No fee |
| Spring | Academic* or Commute** | After 1st day of class – end of Spring semester | Approved | Housing charges will be prorated by the university refund policy |
| Summer | Any | Before 1st day of Summer session | Approved | No fee |
| Summer | Any | After 1st day – end of Summer session | Approved | Housing charges will be prorated on a weekly basis |
* Academic reasons include: graduating, withdrawing, transferring, military, student teaching, studying abroad, completing an internship, clinical or practicum
** Commuting within a commutable distance (roughly 20 miles) from your official home of record as filed with University Administration