Summer Housing

Information for Summer 2024

Summer sessions start on April 29th, 2024 and end on August 19th, 2024.

Eligibility

To be eligible for Summer Apartment Housing at TWU, you must:

  • Be a registered student for the Fall or Spring of the Current Academic year
  • Be in good financial standing with the university (No financial hold on your account)
  • Be in good standing as it relates to the Student Code of Conduct
  • Complete the online application and sign the Residency Agreement within the application

Not eligible: 

  • Students that will come to the next Fall but have not been students of the Current Academic year will NOT be eligible to apply for Student Summer Housing.

But there is an option to book the accommodation on TWU campus by submitting a request to conferences@twu.ca.

How to Apply

  1. Log into the student portal at https://ics.twu.ca/ICS/ 
  2. Select “Housing” from the top menu bar 
  3. Scroll down to where it says “Housing Application”

There you should be able to see the application options, selecting the  "Summer Housing Application".   

Milestones

  • The housing application is open from March 1st to First day of summer sessions. 
  • The main Placement reveal is on April 1st  
  • Change request accepted only until April 21st   
  • Move in date is April 29th after 4 p.m. The keys should be picked up at the Student Hub office. 
  • No housing deposit is required.
  • After the first day of summer sessions, the charge is nonrefundable (Full summer, 2 months or a month).

Options & Pricing Summer 2024

April 29th - May 31st / June 1st - June 30th

FRASER 

Fraser Apartments have one or two bedrooms, a full kitchen and bath, small storage area and living room.

2 bedroom - double occupancy room (4 people) $750/per person
1 bedroom - double occupancy room (2 people) 

$770/per person

April 29th - June 30th

FRASER 

Fraser Apartments have one or two bedrooms, a full kitchen and bath, small storage area and living room. 

2 bedroom – double occupancy room (4 people) $1500 per person
1 bedroom - double occupancy room (2 people) $1540 per person

April 29th – August 19th

JACOBSON  

2 or 3 bedroom apartment style, single and double occupancy bedrooms (up to 6 people). A typical Jacobson Pod consists of three double occupancy bedrooms sharing two bathrooms and showers, a full kitchen (oven, refrigerator and microwave) and a comfortably furnished living room. Jacobson Pods are designed to be in between the style of living between apartments and dorms. 

2 or 3 bedroom - double occupancy (6 people) $2000/per person
2 or 3 bedroom - single occupancy (3-5 people) $3000/ per person
McMillan

1 or 2 bedroom apartment – double occupancy (up to 4 people). McMillan has a traditional setting including kitchen, living room, and bathroom, in 1 or 2 bedroom formats.  

2 bedroom - double occupancy (4 people) $2600/ per person
1 bedroom - double occupancy (2 people) $2800/ per person

July and August will only be available to apply through “Conferences,” or the Full summer option.

Charges are fixed, they will not be prorated for late arrivals or early departures. 

All the changes and withdrawal requests should be done by April 21st.

August 19th – August 31st

Application for the Extended Stay opens on May 17th and closes on August 1st.

It is available only for students who applied for Full Summer housing.

  • In order to stay on campus housing during the Summer Extended Stay dates, you must meet all of the below criteria, otherwise your housing access will be denied on August 19th with no refunds:
    • be a Full summer term resident only, and 
    • be Enrolled in classes for Fall, and 
    • be a Fall housing applicant, and
    • have a Student account in good standing (no Holds).
  • No extended stay requests will be accepted after August 1st.  
  • Any cancellation or changes to the Summer Extended Stay must be received by August 1st to avoid charges.
  • If you are eligible for the Summer Extended Stay, you will be placed in the room that you have been approved to stay in for the Fall Semester.
  • If your Fall Room is not yet ready, TWU Housing reserves the right to place you in a temporary room until your Fall Placement is ready.
  • $200 for housing for the whole period of August 19th - August 31st (not prorated).
  • These non-refundable charges will be applied to your student account on August 1.
  • There is no mandatory meal plan for this period. Starbucks, Campus Store and vending machines will be available during that period.
  • Your Summer Residential Agreement terms will be extended to August 31, 10 a.m.

Eligibility

To stay on campus until the Fall semester starts, the student must (by August 1st date)

  • be a Summer Housing resident (full summer only), and 
  • be enrolled in classes for Fall, and 
  • their student account is in good standing 

The students can apply for the Extended stay from May 1, but the housing access will be denied on August 19th if the student is not eligible (even with one condition). 

Students will be placed to their Fall housing rooms.  

TWU Housing reserves the right to place the students to another temporary room (not the assigned Fall room).  

Extended Stay Costs 

  • $200 for housing for the whole period of August 19th- August 31st (not prorated). 
  • These non-refundable charges will be applied to your student account on August 1. 
  • There is no mandatory meal plan for this period. Starbucks, Campus Store, and vending machines will be available during that period.

 

Early Arrivals on Campus

No individual requests are permitted.

The earliest move in date is August 19th.

The requests should be sent by the group supervisor to Housing team from April 1 until July 15.​

The request should include the list of student names with their IDs and the period of stay on campus. 

  • Any cancellation or changes  must be received by July 15.
  • The students will be placed in the assigned Fall Semester rooms.
  • If the Fall Room is not yet ready, TWU Housing reserves the right to place the student in a temporary room until the Fall Placement is ready.
  • $200 for housing for any period from August 19th to August 31st (not prorated). 
  • These non-refundable charges will be applied to the student account on August 1st. 
  • There is no mandatory meal plan for this period. Starbucks, Campus store and vending machines will be available during that period.

To be eligible for early arrival (any period from August 19th until August 31st) to Housing at TWU, the student must:  

  • be an athlete registered in the group provided by their coaches (with the confirmed charges).
  • be a TWUSA member registered in the group provided by their supervisor. 
  • be a chapel team member registered in the group provided by their supervisor.
  • be a student leader registered in the group provided by their supervisor
  • be a PYP student registered in the group provided by their supervisor.

On the move in day each early arriving student must be:

  • be enrolled in classes for Fall, and  
  • be a Fall housing applicant, and
  • have a Student account in good standing (no Holds).

Otherwise, Housing access will be denied with no refunds.

Students should check the terms of their stay with their supervisors and consult whether housing costs are covered by them.

Fall Residential Agreement terms will be extended to the early arrival date provided by the group supervisor.

Other ways to stay on Campus for the Summer 

For those who are not eligible to apply for TWU Summer Housing for students, or anybody who would like to stay on campus for the short period (one week etc.), there is an option to book the accommodation on TWU campus by submitting a request to conferences@twu.ca.

The conference housing includes dorms and apartments.  

Prices and availability are on request. 

The payment is done by credit card (not through the student account) one week prior to the stay date.