Important Notice for Residents
Important Dates for Fall 2025 & Spring 2026
Fall Semester Closing Dates:
Fall Break - All Residence Halls Close - Friday, November 21st, 8:00 PM
Halls Reopen - Sunday, November 30th, 12:00 PM (Noon)
Winter Break - All Residence Halls Close - Friday, December 5th, 8:00 PM
For Winter Break - or Students who chose not to return from Fall Break - All Students need to check out with their Area Coordinators and can arranged to check out and leave for break as soon as their finals are completed
Spring Semester Important Dates:
New Incoming Freshman & Transfer Students -
- Move-In - January 2nd - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Check In - At the ICC
Returner Students - All Residence Halls Reopen - Sunday, January 5th
- Move-In - Sunday January 5th - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Check In - At the ICC
All Students Must have the Following:
- Housing Assignment
- Financial Clearance Notification from the Bursar's Office on LU Self-Service Portal
- For Returner Students: - Registered for at least 12 Credit
First Year and Transfer Students Housing Process:
Incoming students will need to have completed the following items in order to apply for Housing at Lincoln University for the Spring 2026 Academic Semester.
- Submit Your Intent to Enroll
- Received email from Lincoln IT with Lion email account and Log-in Credentials, and afterwards accessed your Lion email account and the LU Self-Service Portal.
- Confirmed your enrollment by submitting your non-refundable $275 Enrollment Fee and see that it is posted in your LU Self-Service Portal.
- Admissions Office has moved you to Student and the Registrar has placed a holder on your account for your academic classes.
Once completed this will give you access to log into the Housing Portal with your Lincoln email address and password. (Portal Located on Residence Life Main webpage)
First Year and Transfer Students Housing Application Dates:
Students will complete the Housing Application once the requirements are met. Residence Life staff will then place students in their housing assignments.
- Housing Application Opens Monday, November 3rd - 9:00 AM
- Housing Application will Close - Friday December 22nd - 5:00 PM
- Placement will be visible in THD Housing Portal weekly/daily as we approach the Deadline. All Housing assignments will be updated in the Housing Portal by Monday December 22nd at 5:00 PM
