Continuing Student Housing Selection Process

The apartment selection process is competitive and based on eligibility, group seniority, and credit averages.

1. Confirm Eligibility

• Students must complete the housing application, be apartment eligible, have at least 60 units or be 21 by fall, and form a complete roommate group (2, 3, or 4 people depending on unit type).

2. Apartment Raffle (Phase One)

• Eligible groups enter a credit-based raffle to determine selection priority. Groups with higher average credits rank higher. Not all participants will receive an apartment slot due to limited availability.

3. Selection Notifications:

• March 10: Groups learn if they got a slot.
• March 11: Those with slots get selection times.
• March 12: Apartment Selection takes place.

4. Prepare for Selection Day:

• Groups should rank apartment preferences, assign a Team Captain (one with the earliest selection date), and create backup plans in case their first choices fill up.

5. Selection Day:

• The Team Captain selects an available apartment through the StarRez Portal at their assigned time. Once chosen, the assignment is final.

If No Apartment Slot:
Groups are automatically moved to Residence Hall Selection (starting March 25) but can adjust group sizes or opt out via email. Available halls: Hope, Horton, Stewart, and Blackstone.

Optional Waitlist:
Students can join a waitlist for apartments that open later, though placement isn’t guaranteed.

Key Reminder:
Space is limited, and flexibility improves your chances of getting suitable housing.

How priority/seniority is determined: Priority is given to current Biola Housing residents who will be seniors in the coming school year (88+ credits in progress). The more upcoming seniors who are also living in Biola Housing that you have in your roommate group, the higher your priority will be.

• Step 1: Go to the StarRez Portal.
• Step 2: Select the term for which you are applying to revisit your application.
  
  

 

• Step 3: Go to Room Selection Information.
  
  

 

• Step 4: Select your desired building.
  
  • You will only be seeing options that are available for your roommate group (whether you're a 2-person or 3-person roommate group) and classification (in this case, Continuing Student buildings).
  • If you selected a building in the Initial Selection page, and you decide not to select a room in that building, do not worry! You can use the filters to view other options based on location or building.

 

• Step 5: Select your desired room (you can use the filters on the left column) and click "Add to Cart" then "Save & Continue".
  
  • In this example, you can see that each room has a code that looks like this: BLCK-03-301. This simply means that the "item" is in Blackstone, on the 3rd floor, and in room 301.
  • You only have 7 minutes after adding your room to your cart to make changes and save your selection.

 

• Step 6: Assign a bed space for you and your roommate/s.
  
  • The additional number at the end of the room code simply refers to the bed space. HORS-05-541-1 means Bed #1, and HORS-05-541-2 means Bed #2. You can just randomly assign these bed spaces to you and your roommate/s.
    

 

• Step 7: Confirm your room selection.
  

Then you and your roommate/s are all set! Be on the lookout for emails about checking in for the Fall 2025–Spring 2026 academic year!

• When: Ongoing after the conclusion of normal residence hall selection.
• Who participates: Any applicant who has not yet selected a bed and is a residency required student who has not been approved to commute!
• How priority is established: This is a first-come-first-serve selection process.
• Details:
  • All students will be required to have matched with a roommate in order to select their housing for next year. If you are having trouble finding a roommate, you have until May 15th before the Housing office matches you with another student based on your profile and assigns you to a room.