And now, an important message from REHS.
Dear incoming students,
Welcome to Occidental College! The Office of Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) is excited about the 2023-2024 year and eagerly looks forward to welcoming you to campus! This message includes information about on-campus housing for the upcoming year—including the application process, roommate selection, move-in and more.
College Vaccination Requirement
Vaccinations are required for all students living on campus. The deadline for submitting proof of all required vaccinations is August 1 . Further details and instructions will be sent by email shortly. The vaccination requirements allow for medical and religious exemptions. Please note, however, that a student’s inability or failure to be vaccinated or failure to submit their exemption form may impact their ability to receive on-campus housing.
How to Complete Your Housing Application
The Fall 2023 Housing Application opens on Thursday, June 1. REHS utilizes a software program called eRezlife to manage housing. eRezlife allows you to complete your housing application, indicate roommate preferences and review additional resources and bulletins pertaining to housing at Oxy. Please review the step-by-step eRezlife instructions and be sure to complete your housing application by June 25. We recommend that you sign up as soon as you are able.
- Step 1: Log into oxy.erezlife.com using your Oxy credentials (the same login used for your myOxy account). When l ogging in, you will use the tool bar on the left side of the screen under the header "Housing" to complete all of the steps.
Note: You will need to have your Oxy login credentials in order to log in. If you do not have your credentials
OR
if you are having trouble logging in, you will need to contact
Oxy’s Information Technology Services (ITS) department
at:
helpdesk@oxy.edu
or by calling
(323) 259-2880
during College business hours.
- Step 2: Select
"My Profile,"
confirm that all of your information is correct, and press SAVE. Go back to the toolbar and select
"Housing Overview”
and click
“Apply Now”
to access the
Fall 2023 Housing Application.
- Step 3: Complete the
Fall 2023 Housing Application.
You must submit the application by
June 25.
Once the housing application closes, we will be unable to re-open it. If you do not complete the application by this deadline, you will be automatically assigned a roommate(s) and room.
- Step 4: Please read the
Terms & Conditions
file on the confirmation page of the housing application. This is where you will review your Housing License Agreement.
Don't forget to click “Submit."
- Step 5: If you have a preferred roommate, go back to the toolbar and select "Roommate Groups." Next, create a group name, making sure to put in your desired roommate(s') Oxy email address(es). Members of the roommate group will receive an email asking for their acceptance; members must confirm their placement in the group. Note: Roommates and room type (e.g. doubles and/or triples) are not guaranteed based on your roommate groups. Though we try to honor all requests, students will be placed in what is available at the time housing assignments are made. For example, a roommate group of two people does not guarantee a double room; you may have a third person added to form a triple.
Roommate and Room Assignment Information
REHS will spend the months of June and July reviewing all incoming student housing applications, making room assignments and matching roommates. As this is a significant task, this will take several weeks to complete. Students can expect to receive their room assignment and roommate(s) information on Friday, August 4.
Themed Living Communities
Themed Living Communities (TLCs):
TLCs—a signature program offered by REHS—creates affinity spaces for students with shared identities and provides opportunities to learn and build community through intentional programming that centers the TLC theme. The TLC Website shares information on all of our TLCs offered to first-year and transfer students approved for on-campus housing. Students will be able to indicate their interest in a TLC on the general housing application; there is no separate application process.
Please note that space is limited in each of the communities and all applicants will be notified in late July if they have been assigned to a TLC. Students who are unable to be assigned to a TLC will receive their roommate and room assignment information in early August.
Disability Housing Accommodations
If you require housing accommodation due to a documented medical or psychiatric disability, or have questions about housing accommodations, please review the Housing Accommodation Policy on the Disability Services website and submit your accommodation request online. The deadline for incoming students to apply for Disability Housing Accommodations for Fall 2023 housing is July 1 .
Move-In Information
All first-year and transfer students are welcome to arrive on campus as early as 8 a.m. PDT on Monday, August 21. REHS is unable to honor any early housing requests (unless pre-approved for a College program that requires earlier move-in), so you will need to seek alternative housing accommodations should you have a need to arrive in the area earlier than August 21. If you are involved in a College program or fall sport that requires an early arrival, please contact that department or coach directly for information about your arrival.
Questions?
If you have any questions about logging on to eRezlife, or you are having difficulty with your Oxy login credentials, please
contact ITS at
helpdesk@oxy.edu
or by calling
(323) 259-2880
during College business hours.
If you have any additional questions,
please contact the Office of Residential Education and Housing Services at
resed@oxy.edu
or
(323) 259-2531
.
Please note that REHS is working with many students and families during the months of June and July, and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Again, welcome to Oxy! We are looking forward to welcoming you into our residence halls and onto campus this August!
Sincerely,
Monique Hankerson
Associate Director of Housing Services
Dr. Isaiah Thomas
Assistant Dean of Students and Director of REHS
P.S. from the Office of Admission:
Join us next Friday, June 9 for our first
Tiger Chat
of the summer! You will find more information about these virtual office hours on this page, as well as the link and password to the session (posted to this webpage the morning of June 9). See you there!