You may be thinking ahead to final exams and going home to see family and friends. Below is some information to help you prepare for the end of the Fall 2024 semester, and beyond.
Or, if you're a student who lived off-Grounds in Fall 2024 and you wish to live on-Grounds in Spring 2025, you can apply for spring-only housing beginning on November 1 at our housing application page.
Not Returning for Spring 2025?
Undergraduate residents who are graduating, going abroad, transferring, or will otherwise not be enrolled at the University for Spring 2025 should complete this one-question survey to let us know. Students not returning must vacate their rooms by noon on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
Winter Break & Spring Housing Dates (2024-2025)
Tuesday, December 17
Fall 2024 exams end
Wednesday, December 18 at noon
First-year residence halls close
- upperclass housing areas remain open
- upperclass students not returning for Spring 2025 must move out
Thursday, January 2
First-year residents who need to be on Grounds for J-Term may return
Thursday, January 2 - Saturday, January 11
J-Term
Sunday, January 12
First-year residence halls open for Spring 2025
Monday, January 13
Spring 2025 classes begin
Before Leaving for Winter Break...
- Remove all holiday decorations.
- Make sure all water faucets are turned off to prevent water damage.
- Turn room lights off. Draw the shades/blinds and lock all windows and doors.
- Empty trash and recyclables.
- Unplug all electrical equipment EXCEPT full-size refrigerators.
- Empty and clean your refrigerator. Personal refrigerators should be unplugged with the refrigerator door left open to prevent mildew. Full-size refrigerators in apartments can be kept plugged in.
- Take home any passports, travel tickets, medications, and any valuables.
- Bring your bicycle inside. It is more secure if you put it in your room.
- Store motorcycles, mopeds, electric bikes, and electric scooters outside. They are a potential fire hazard if left in student rooms.
- Submit a work order for any maintenance or facilities concerns in your room so that they may be addressed by staff during the break.
- Make sure that common spaces are cleaned and ready in the event that a new resident moves in. Students living in suites and apartments may receive a new suitemate or apartment-mate for Spring 2025.
- Residents living in a double room with a vacancy should be similarly prepared for a new roommate to move in. Personal possessions should be limited to one side of the room, with the second closet/wardrobe, dresser, and desk clear and ready to be used by a new resident.