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Application Process

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Getting Started

Begin Your Application

Thank you for choosing to live in on-campus housing at Biola University! To apply for undergraduate housing at Biola, please select the appropriate category below — Incoming Student (incoming first-years and transfers) or Continuing Student and carefully review and complete all of the steps required for the housing application process.

Incoming Student Application Process

As an Incoming Student, we want to do all we can to support you in your journey toward living on campus. On the Incoming Students page you will learn everything you need to know from applying to moving into campus housing.

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Continuing Student
Housing Selection Process

As a continuing student, you will need to re-apply for housing each year. Whether you’re living on campus now, or deciding to move on after commuting, you will participate in the Housing Selection process each spring. 

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Summer Housing

Live on campus during the summer! We have ample summer housing available for current students. Learn more about eligibility, cost and application process.

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Additional Resources

Request to Commute

For students under the age of 20 who plan to commute from a parent/guardian home or need to request to live off campus for any other reason, you will need to complete a request.

Complete Exception to Commute Form

Rates & Meal Plans

For more information on housing rates and meal plans for the next academic year, view our housing handbook.

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Contact Us

Our office is here to answer any questions you have about the application process. Contact us by phone, over email or come visit us in person.

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