General Information for Transfer Students

The cost of living on campus depends on which community you live in.  In Campus Village, costs differ between furnished and unfurnished apartments. To view current housing rates, please visit the UCI Student Housing Rates Web site. Housing rates for 2008-09 are subject to change.

Studies continue to show that students who live on campus perform better academically, have more contact with faculty, and are generally more satisfied with their overall college experience. Living on campus brings many advantages, including convenient access to campus resources, dining services, the support of our professional and student staff, and many opportunities to form new friendships and a sense of community. Another practical benefit of on-campus housing is that your housing contract locks in your housing costs for the full academic year. If your roommate leaves mid-year, you will not be asked to pay additional rent or find another roommate yourself.

Safety and security are of the utmost importance in each of our on-campus communities. Emergency phones, which connect directly to the UCI Police Department, are located within each housing community and throughout the campus. UCI also provides a safety escort service for students who are traveling by foot at night. Although there is no curfew in any on-campus community, all residential facilities are locked 24 hours a day. Residents’ keys open the front doors to apartments and houses, as well as individual rooms in Arroyo Vista, allowing them to come and go as they please. Residents are discouraged from permitting access to strangers, propping doors open, or leaving their doors unlocked.

Roommate assignments are made with the help of information you provide on the Personal Information Form, which, you will receive with your Housing Contract (see above). All assigned roommates are of the same gender. Other factors heavily weighed are smoking/non-smoking requests, and sleeping habits.

Assignment notification will be mailed in early September.

In Campus Village there are 2 coin-operated laundry rooms, which are open 24 hours for all CV residents. In Arroyo Vista, coin-operated washers and dryers are located in each house.  Most spaces in Vista del Campo Norte that will be offered to transfers have a washer and dryer in the apartment.

In Arroyo Vista, housekeeping services for public areas (including house bathrooms) are provided on a daily basis, Monday through Friday. Individual rooms are NOT cleaned by the housekeeping staff, although vacuums are available for resident use. Roommates are expected to work together to keep individual rooms clean. 

Campus Village and Vista del Campo Norte residents are responsible for cleaning their own apartments.

Only residents who are of legal drinking age (21) may consume alcohol in the privacy of his/her room or apartment. Alcohol is not allowed in lounges, study areas, or any other "public" space.

Parking on campus requires a parking permit.  Arroyo Vista and Campus Village residents can purchase a Resident parking permit from the UCI Parking & Transportation Services office. For rates and information, please visit www.parking.uci.edu

There is no charge for resident parking in Vista del Campo Norte.

Vista del Campo & Vista del Campo Norte
Vista del Campo and Vista del Campo Norte are privately managed, on-campus apartment communites, offering furnished apartments to single students who are sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate students. Most spaces in these communities are assigned to continuing students under the two year guarantee; however, a limited number of spaces in Vista del Campo Norte will be assigned to transfer student.

For information on the two VdC communities, go to: www.vistadelcampo.com

Off Campus Housing Options

Students choosing to live off campus are invited to come to Housing Outreach Services, located on the 4th floor of the Student Center (G465), for assistance in finding a place to live or a roommate. The Off Campus Housing Web Site provides a directory of nearby apartment communities, current rental rates, lists of local merchants and services, guidelines for signing a lease, living with roommates, and managing on a budget. Housing Outreach Services maintains both computerized listings of housing options available in the community, as well as a list of students looking for others to share a room or apartment. The best time to start your search for off-campus housing for the fall quarter is mid-summer. For information, stop by our office, call (949) 824-7247, email housing@uci.edu, or go to the Off Campus Housing Web Site at http://housing.uci.edu/och