Office of Residence Life

Spring Closing

With the end of the academic year quickly approaching, we would like to take this opportunity to provide you with essential checkout information.

Please follow these directions to avoid substantial charges and fines that can result from checking out improperly.

College Housing Information

All residents, except for graduating seniors and students approved for late stay, should vacate their rooms within 24 hours of completing their last final exam. However, all college housing will close at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 19th, and checkouts must be completed by this deadline. Failure to vacate by 9 a.m. will result in a $50 per hour fine. Once you check out, you must leave the building, as ID card access and all other building access will be deactivated at 9 a.m.

Before departing campus, all students must complete the Express Checkout form after moving out of their space.

College staff will assess each unit for damages. Students retain the right to contest damage charges, provided they vacate before their checkout deadline and follow the appropriate appeal procedure.

Before Checking-Out, You Must:
  • Clean individual bedrooms and common areas, including floors, closets, drawers, and furniture surfaces. Properly dispose of trash and sweep/vacuum.
  • Ensure walls and ceilings are free of tape, marks, hooks, adhesives, and tacks (if worried that wall adhesive removal such as a command hook will damage the wall/ceiling, please leave it to be removed by staff)
  • Return furniture to its original arrangement. 
  • Remove all personal belongings from the room.

Failure to check out by the deadline waives your right to contest any fees and results in a $50 improper checkout fee. Additionally, any damages found in the room will be automatically charged to you, and you will receive a notification of charges via your Oberlin email.

Graduating Seniors

Graduating seniors need to be checked out by 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27th. All students will need to complete the Express Check-Out process.  Failure to vacate College Housing by 10 a.m. will result in a $50 per hour fine. Make sure your travel plans coincide with this deadline. Once you check out of your room, you must leave the building. ID cards and all other access will be turned off at 10 a.m.

The Late Stay form is available for students needing to stay past May 19th for both individual and departmental reasons. Requests are reviewed and decided upon on a case-by-case basis, and cost depends on the type of request made.

Individual requests will be charged $84 per day for housing/dining, while departments will be billed $42 per day per student for dining charges.

There is no charge for graduating seniors to stay between May 19th and May 27th.

This form is due by Monday, May 12th, and any student found staying past their move date without being approved to stay late will be billed $50 per hour.