This page will be updated frequently as the university continues to respond to the health and safety needs of on-campus residents.
Please continue to check this page and watch your Oregon State email address for any updates related to on-campus housing and dining.
Updated September 11, 2020
Oregon State University residence halls and dining centers are open for summer session 2020 and we are planning to offer in-person services for the 2020-21 academic year, while continuing to prioritize safety and wellness.
All University Housing & Dining Services plans will align with Oregon Health Authority and local health authority guidance.
Learn how to self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms, find out what to do if you feel ill, and get familiar with the Beaver Compact -- the pledge that we're all making to ourselves and each other this year.
Living in a residence hall means being part of a community. Learn about the policies and practices we're abiding by this year in order to care for ourselves and for the community around us.
Are you leaving campus and then returning? Check out the university's guide for returning to campus for students traveling long distances, domestically or internationally.
Updated July 15, 2020
Professional custodial staff members clean public areas and bathrooms in all housing and dining facilities daily. Enhanced touchpoint cleaning has been taking place in all UHDS facilities since Monday, March 2. Our cleaning standards and processes are in line with current CDC recommendations and we use disinfectants that meet the EPA criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2.
For summer session 2020, public restrooms and shared kitchens are cleaned and disinfected daily. Touchpoints in the residence halls are disinfected twice per day.
For fall 2020, community-style bathrooms in residence halls will be cleaned and disinfected twice per day. Touchpoints in all public areas of residence halls will be disinfected twice per day.
High touchpoint areas subject to enhanced cleaning in residence halls include (but are not limited to):
Additional touchpoint areas subject to enhanced cleaning in dining centers include (but are not limited to):
Updated July 21, 2020
OSU requires faculty, staff, students, and visitors across all OSU locations to use face coverings, which include masks, cloth face coverings, or face shields, when in enclosed public and common areas on campus, and in outdoor areas where physical distancing is not easily maintained, unless an exception is met.
Read OSU's face covering policy.
For fall 2020, each resident will receive a Beaver logo cloth face covering when they move in, as a supplement to their personal supply of face coverings.
Updated August 31, 2020
All OSU employees and students should regularly screen themselves for symptoms of COVID-19. Anyone who is experiencing a new symptom or who feels ill should stay home and consult with a medical provider.
OSU will require an OSU-administered COVID-19 test of all incoming campus residents on-site during move-in. Residents must have a negative test result before they will be given access to their hall.
For information specific to UHDS' COVID-19 response, please see these FAQs or submit your question below.
Updated Sept. 10, 2020
We are striving to reduce density and place students in rooms by themselves as much as possible. If a student desires a roommate for their experience on campus, our assignments team will use information from their housing application to guide the placement of their new roommate.
To learn about policies for OSU-Cascades, visit its website.
Updated Sept. 10, 2020
Due to the unprecedented circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, for fall term 2020 Oregon State is offering students the choice to complete their studies from home or to live on campus.
As per requirements stated in the university's first-year live-on experience policy, students who choose not to live on campus for fall term are expected to live with their immediate family at an address on record with OSU as the student’s original address.The affiliated housing program is not available for the 2020-21 school year.
To learn about policies for OSU-Cascades, visit its website.
Updated August 14, 2020
Students who choose to cancel their housing contract for the 2020-21 academic year prior to moving in for fall will not incur any cancellation fees, regardless of whether they are a first-year or returning student.
To learn about policies for OSU-Cascades, visit its website.
Updated August 14, 2020
Students who decide to cancel during fall term after moving to campus can complete a cancellation request and will not incur any cancellation fees. Students will be charged only for the days they occupy their room on campus. Any unused Dining Plan Dollars will remain available on the student's account, and will roll over for an additional academic year.
To learn about the policies for OSU-Cascades, visit its website.
Updated August 14, 2020
Yes, they can do so by emailing housing@oregonstate.edu from their Oregon State email address stating that they would like to cancel their current contract.
They may apply for winter term housing beginning October 15, 2020; and for spring term housing beginning January 25, 2021.
Please see the Office of Student Life website for updates to the First Year Experience live-on requirement.
To learn about policies for OSU-Cascades, visit its website.
Updated August 14, 2020
If students cancel their housing assignment for fall term, their current roommate and room assignment will be cancelled, and they will receive a new room assignment when moving to campus later in the year.
The winter housing application will be available Thursday, October 15, 2020. Students who wish to live with a specific roommate for winter term will be able to add themselves to a waitlist requesting placement together. We will work to accommodate the match if possible, based on the space available.
To learn about policies for OSU-Cascades, visit its website.
Updated July 20, 2020
Updated July 20, 2020
Updated July 20, 2020
Move-in is Sept. 18-22, 2020, in Corvallis. For a list of building move-in dates and more detailed information, please visit our move-in guide website.
To learn about move-in for OSU-Cascades, visit its website.
Updated July 20, 2020
Families will have the option to schedule a time prior to our main move-in days to arrive, move items into a room, and then lock the room and depart campus. We welcome students who live within driving distance of Corvallis or who will be in the area over the summer to take advantage of this option, which will provide more physical distancing than our main move-in days. Please visit our move-in guide website to learn more.
To learn about move-in for OSU-Cascades, visit its website.
Updated July 20, 2020
At this time, we are not planning to implement a mandatory student isolation upon arrival to campus, but will communicate with students if university policy changes.
To learn about policies for OSU-Cascades, visit its website.
Updated July 20, 2020
We encourage all resident to responsibly practice best measures to manage their health and help prevent the spread of COVID-10, such as washing their hands frequently, wearing their cloth face covering when in public places, and practicing all other health protocols shared by the Oregon Health Authority and the Benton County Health Department. Information about disease prevention is being shared widely and publicly around the Corvallis campus.
For more information about OSU-Cascades, visit its website.
Updated July 20, 2020
Updated July 20, 2020
Updated July 20, 2020
Students who choose to depart for Thanksgiving and not return until the start of winter term will have an opportunity to sign up and inform UHDS. Once we receive that information from a student, we will remove access to the building and credit back their week 10 and 11 room rate since they will not be on campus for those two weeks. The dining plan will not be credited, as any unused amount will roll over to the following term. Students have the first three weeks of each term to change their dining plan if they would like to do so, and we encourage students to be mindful of that as they look at their fall term plan.
To learn about policies for OSU-Cascades, visit its website.
Updated July 30, 2020
Students who travel home from campus on a weekend and come back should be mindful of all health guidelines put out by the Oregon Health Authority and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including staying away from others as much as possible and closely monitoring their health for 14 days. If COVID-19 symptoms emerge, contact Student Health Services.
While traveling:
Updated July 20, 2020
Yes, but if the student is a first-year student they must also have an approved exemption to the First Year Experience Live-on Requirement on file as well. Please see the Office of Student Life website for updates to the First Year Experience live-on requirement.
To learn about policies for OSU-Cascades, visit its website.
Updated July 20, 2020
Families are more than welcome to visit their student on campus. Whether or not they can be in the residence halls after move-in is yet to be determined. Our guest policy within the UHDS Policy Guide is being reviewed and upon finalization, we will communicate updates.
To learn about visiting at OSU-Cascades, visit its website.
Updated June 25, 2020
Updated March 18, 2020
Updated March 18, 2020
Updated March 12, 2020