Students admitted for the spring semester are welcome to submit a housing application. The housing information and procedures presented on the Application and Contracting Procedures pages for new students apply to spring applicants, except for the important differences noted below.
Availability
Spring freshmen are not assured an assignment in USC Housing. Unfortunately, we are unable to extend the same housing assurances and selection to freshmen entering in the spring as we do to fall students. The housing situation for freshmen in spring is based on:
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- The number of students admitted to USC for spring semester
- The number of students who leave university housing during fall semester
Freshman housing is usually filled to capacity at the beginning of fall semester; only spaces that become vacant can be offered to freshmen arriving in the spring. The availability of specific housing types is difficult to predict, and it is often not possible to place applicants in their top preferences or with requested roommates. As space allows, freshman admitted for spring will be assigned to available freshman housing, though most will be placed in non-freshman undergraduate buildings.
Transferring undergraduates, continuing non-resident undergraduates, and new and continuing graduate students are not assured an assignment in USC Housing. Housing assignments for these applicants will be made on a space available basis. Availability of housing for these applicants depends on the number spaces vacated at the end of the fall semester.
Applications and Assignment
USC Housing accepts spring 2023 applications beginning July 1, 2022. If you mail your application, your application date is the date we receive your form in our office, not the postmarked date. (Applications received earlier than July 1 will be grouped with those turned in on July 1.) However, we recommend that you apply online. Due to high demand and the uncertain supply of housing space, you should apply early for the best chance of getting a housing assignment. We expect the majority of spring applications to be received on July 1.
Housing assignments for spring 2023 will be made in late November 2022. Assignments will be made based on application date, gender and availability. As described above, the availability of housing, especially spaces in freshman buildings, will be limited. Applicants will be placed in the space best matching their preferences that is available at the time their assignment is made.
Students will be notified of their assignments by e-mail and directed to the USC Housing website to confirm their contracts.
Students assigned for the spring are not eligible for reassignment prior to Move-In but may request over the counter reassignment in mid-January.
Move-In Day for spring residents is January 5, 2023.