How Do I Register for Housing?

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How do I register for housing?

1. Download and read the Residence Life at Linfield brochure.
2. Select your first, second and third hall size preferences. See online descriptions and photos of campus housing options for more information. Suburb residences (apartments) are only available for students transferring at junior or senior status.
3. Complete the Housing Preference form. It may be submitted online or downloaded and sent to the Office of Admission (900 SE Baker Street, McMinnville, OR 97128).

Deadlines for submitting the Housing Preference Form

Fall semester freshmen & transfers with special needs: April 15

Fall transfers: June 15

Spring semester freshmen & transfers: January 15

Housing assignments are made in the same order in which matriculation fees are received by the Office of Admission. By submitting your $400 matriculation fee early, you have a better chance of being assigned to the hall of your choice. Hall assignments are made in mid-summer and you will receive your residence hall and roommate assignments shortly thereafter.

Can I live off campus?

Linfield requires all students to live in campus housing. Housing exemptions are available to students who meet one of the following:

• Senior status (at least 94 semester credits)
• 21 years of age or older
• Living with parents within 30 miles of McMinnville
• Financial need (at least $7,500 of unmet need based on Subsidized Stafford and/or Perkins loans)
• Married

Students who are eligilbe to live off campus must submit the Off Campus Housing Exemption form.

Roommate Assignments

Room assignments made by the Offices of Admission and Residence Life. Information you provide on the Housing Preference form is used to make housing assignments. Every effort is made to match you with someone who appears to have similar interests and study habits. Please take the time to fill out your housing preference form accurately and honestly.

You may room with someone you know, but first consider living with someone you don’t know. Meeting new people is an important aspect of college life. If you choose to live with a friend, you must both request each other as roommates on the Housing Preference form.

Important information for students under the age of 17: Housing options for students under the age of 17 requires special consideration. These students and their parent or guardian must schedule an appointment with Director of Residence Life to discuss their campus living options. Please contact the Office of Student Services at 503.883.2278.

Housing costs will be set based on your room assignment.

Hall Facilities and Technology Connections

Each residence hall has card swipe access for outside doors, laundry facilities, public call boxes, a lounge with television, expanded basic cable, kitchen, recycling and a variety of other community facilities.

All Linfield residence halls and rooms are linked to wireless internet, phone and voicemail service. Check out Integrated Technology Services (ITS) wireless recommenations. Expanded basic cable is also active in each room. To take advantage of these amenities, you are responsible for bringing your television, telephone and personal computer.

Hall Activities and Leadership Opportunities

Every hall sponsors diverse programs throughout the year. Special dinners, dances, outings to the coast or Portland area attractions, and evening study breaks are only a few examples. Informational and educational programs on topics such as studying, test-taking skills, health care and time management have also been popular. Residents of each hall can work with their RA’s (Resident Advisors) and Hall Presidents to help plan programs that our tailored to their interests.

Each residence hall has a variety of leadership opportunities for students. The Residence Hall Executive Council, comprised of the Hall Presidents, sponsors a variety of campus events throughout the course of the year. In addition, each hall has a Residence Hall Association, including Intramural Sports Chairs, Health and Wellness Chairs, Event Chairs, and Volunteer Chairs. Elections take place the first two weeks of school. The Residence Life Peer Judicial Board is a peer group that adjudicates incidents involving violations of community standards. You will have many opportunities to help shape your living environment throughout the academic year.

Does Anyone Have Questions?

When will I found out about my housing assignment?

You'll be notified of your housing assignment and roommate in late July via postal mail.

Do I have to be on the meal plan?

All students living in the residence halls are required to enroll in a meal plan. All new students will automatically be enrolled in the standard meal plan.

What will be in my room?

Each resident will be provided a standard size twin bed, closet, dresser, desk and desk chair in their room. Depending on the room, you might share one large closet with your roommate or you may each have one of your own. All rooms are connected to the campus phone, voicemail and wireless internet. Each room has a expanded basic cable, smoke detector and venetian blinds.

Who cleans my room?

You do! You may check out a vacuum cleaner from your RA (resident advisor). All public areas in the residence halls (hallways, foyer) and restrooms are cleaned regularly.

Where do I do my laundry?

Every residence hall has washers and dryers available for student use. Laundry is free at Linfield!

Just how “coed” are the “coed” halls?

Men and women live on separate floors or in separate wings in coed halls. There are bathrooms on each floor, used by the residents. (Exception: because the rooms in Newby Hall have a private bathroom, the floors are coed.) The college has established times when men and women may visit each other’s rooms and floors. These hours are:

10:00 am until midnight Sunday – Thursday

10:00 am until 2 am Friday – Saturday

Escorted guests may be in the lounges at any time of day in those halls that elect to extend this option.

Is campus safety available?

Linfield's campus is patrolled 24 hours a day by Linfield Campus Safety. The Campus Safety Staff can be contacted by telephone at 503.883.7233. There are also blue light emergency phones located throughout campus which connect directly to Campus Safety.

Students are provided with a key to their room, and student identification cards will open all residence hall doors for Linfield students 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. daily. Only students living in a hall will have daily 24-hour access. Linfield policy requires students to carry their identification card with them at all time when on campus.