Residence Halls

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Welcome home! Read about where you'll be living and learning.

Residential Education & Housing Services (REHS) staff work hard to continually provide a supportive and inclusive residential experience here at Oxy. At this time, REHS are still in the process of determining what residential living will look like in the fall. Check back here for the latest information as it becomes available.

Housing Application

In early summer you will be asked to complete your housing application using our housing software eRezlife. eRezlife allows you to complete your housing application, establish roommate groups and review resources & bulletins that are full of information. Instructions will be sent to you, via email, when the housing application opens.

If you have any questions in the interim, please contact the Office of Residential Education and Housing Services at resed@oxy.edu or (323) 259-2531.

Laundry & Linen

The College does not provide linen or laundry service. All beds are twin extra long, 38 x 80 inches, so plan accordingly when buying linens. Laundry facilities are available in each residence hall and use campus ID card funds for payment (coins are not accepted). The third-party vendor, On Campus Marketing (OCM), offers special pricing for Oxy students on linens and other residence hall supplies.

Substance-Free Housing & College Policies

All first-year residence halls are substance-free. New students will find College policies regarding student conduct and the use of alcohol, drugs and smoking in Oxy's online Student Handbook. Students are expected to review the Code of Student Conduct prior to the start of Orientation.

Take a Tour of First-Year Residence Halls

Go inside the first-year residence halls at Occidental College and learn about what students can expect to find on campus. You can also view a photo slideshow of all residence halls on campus below.

More about the first-year experience

Bell-Young Hall is a first-year hall built in 1956. The first floor of Bell-Young houses the Women's Scholars Themed Community.

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Berkus Hall is an upper-division hall built in 2008. Students live in single and double rooms with private bathrooms. A nightly food and coffee cart is offered in the courtyard.

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Braun Hall is a first-year and upper-division hall built in 1962. Students live in double rooms.

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Newcomb Hall is an upper-division hall built in 1956. Students live in double rooms.

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Chilcott Hall is a first-year hall built in 1959. Students live in double rooms.

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Erdman Hall is an upper-division hall built in 1927. Erdman is a substance-free community. Students live in single and double rooms.

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Berkus House is a first-year and upper-division hall. Berkus House is home to 28 women living in single, double, and quad rooms.

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Haines Hall is an upper-division hall built in 1940. Students live in single and double rooms.

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E. Norris Hall is an upper-division hall built in 1966 with double rooms. E. Norris is home to the following Themed Living Communities: Latinx Community Collective, Black Excellence, APIDA, and Johnson & Rivera Themed Communities.

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Pauley Hall is a first-year and upper-division hall and is home to the Multicultural Themed Living Community centering the experiences of students of color. Pauley was built in 1959 and students live in single and double rooms.

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Stearns Hall is an upper-division hall built in 1983. Students live in single and double rooms.

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Stewart-Cleland Hall, known commonly as Stewie Hall, is a first-year hall built in 1953. Students live in single and double rooms.

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Wylie Hall is a first-year and upper-division hall built in 1940. Students live in single and double rooms.

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Food Justice House Themed Living Community is home to 7 upper-division students. The community maintains a garden and focuses on socially and environmentally conscious practices.

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Baldwin House is a first-year student Themed Living Community centering the experience of students of color who identity as Queer or LGBTQIA. Ten students live in single and double rooms.

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Photos by Marc Campos

Residence Halls

Housing Application

Laundry & Linen

Substance-Free Housing & College Policies

Take a Tour of First-Year Residence Halls

Office of Admission

Collins House

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Residence Halls

Housing Application

Laundry & Linen

Substance-Free Housing & College Policies

Take a Tour of First-Year Residence Halls

Office of Admission

Collins House