Early Arrival Request - Required Form
- The early-arrival move-in application will be available in student housing portals later in the summer, and the annual submission deadline is August 1.
- Students who are required to be on campus early (i.e., athletics, student employment, leadership role, etc. must submit an application and be approved, and their early arrival housing is billed to the sponsoring department.
- Those who live more than 350 miles from campus can submit for early arrival move-in one day earlier than their scheduled arrival/official move-in date at no charge.
- Those without a sponsoring department would be charged a $75 per night early arrival housing fee. Submitting the application in advance and being approved is still required.
- Those who violate the early return approval process (i.e., not receiving approval for early return, allowing roommates or friends to move in without approval, etc) are subject to a $150/night charge to their student account for all parties involved.
What is “early arrival housing”?
Early arrival housing is for any student who is required to be on campus before these official opening days:
- New Student Orientation will be Thursday, August 27, 2026, through Sunday, August 30, 2026.
- Move-in for first-year students will be on Thursday, August 27, as part of the First-Year Orientation Schedule.
- Move-in for transfer students will be on Friday, August 28, as part of the Transfer Orientation Schedule.
- Move-in for returning students is Sunday, August 31.
- Late move-in for returning students will be Sunday, August 30, 2026.
- Fall 2026 classes begin Monday, August 31, 2026.
What is the approval process?
All those requesting to move into their residential housing before the official campus move-in dates must submit an online application form and be approved. The application will request information about your reason for early return, including sponsoring department information. If listing a department to charge for early arrival, we will verify the date requirements and payment approval with that department. Personal requests for early arrival are subject to approval and will have a $75 per night charge to their student account sent in September. There is a one-day early arrival grace period for travel distances of over 350 miles (form submission and approval still required).
Applications will be reviewed, and those approved will receive a confirmation email with detailed check-in information prior to their requested return date.
The following are generally NOT approved reasons for early return—please adjust your plans accordingly or look into local St. Peter hotel accommodations:
- You want more time to unpack and set up your on-campus living space.
- Your roommate is here, and you want to be here, too.
- Your parents are going on vacation, and they need to drop you off.
- Your summer lease is expiring before the halls open, and you need a place to stay.
- You start work at an off-campus job, and it would be easier to be back early.
- It’s just more convenient for you to arrive earlier.
How much will it cost?
Early arrival housing charges for students who are part of requests made by coaches/supervisors/directors are charged to the sponsoring department (i.e., back as part of a request for an athletic team, to work for a department, etc). If you arrive prior to the date required by the department, you will be subject to the $75 per night student account charge.
If you are NOT part of a college-sponsored and approved list, you will be charged $75 per night and must submit a request and be approved to arrive early. There is a one-day grace period with no charge for those with a travel distance of more than 350 miles, but an early arrival housing form must still be submitted for approval.
Those who violate the early return approval process (arriving earlier than approved, not receiving approval for early return, allowing roommates to move in without approval, etc.) are subject to a $150 per night charge to their student account for all parties involved.