Intersession and Break Housing

The residence halls close at various times throughout the year. Only students with documented hardships and extenuating circumstances are considered for housing accommodations during building closures. The office of the Dean of Students assists Residential Life in confirming information provided by students requesting to stay during break periods.

Students should be aware that there is a cost associated with being granted approval to live on campus during the intersession/break periods.

Students are required to separately apply for each intersession period for which they would like accommodations. Intersession housing requests do not roll over to the next break period.

There is no application fee to apply for break housing. A student applying for intersession housing must submit their application by the deadlines below. The intersession housing application can be accessed through the housing portal.

Students requesting housing during intercession and break periods will be asked to provide a detailed narrative of their circumstances along with supporting documentation. Please note that submission of a request does not guarantee approval. Work-related accommodations are not reviewed for consideration.

Examples of Documentation:

• A signed and dated letter from your documented emergency contact confirming your homelessness (noting when your home address on file became void).
• An eviction notice with an explanation of how the named party is related to you. The person named on the notice is your emergency contact. This will make it simpler to verify using your records.
• A letter of support from an NCCU administrator who can attest to the nature of your extenuating circumstance. The letter must be on NCCU letterhead.
• Letters from other family members indicating safety concerns in your primary residence/the residence listed in your file.
• Screenshots of relevant communication or text messages.
• Copy of a police report relevant to the housing need.

Approved students may be required to move to a temporary assignment on campus. Meals are managed through the Eagle Card Office in collaboration with Aramark during break periods. Students cannot opt out of the break period meal plan.

Students who are approved to stay during intercession periods are assessed a flat fee for the entire intercession period, regardless of the number of days they plan to be on campus. All costs associated with intercession housing are applied to the student's e-bill. 

Please refer to the table below for the total cost of housing and meals for each break period.

A facilitated group is a group of students who are required to remain on campus. Examples include students working an internship through a department on campus, members of the band, or athletes here for practice.

Students required to be on campus by a facilitated group must submit a break housing request for the relevant break and receive approval for break housing from Residential Life. Students who have not received break housing approval from Residential Life are required to vacate their housing assignment as instructed for the relevant break. Members of a facilitated group still may be required to relocate during the intercession period.

Once a student’s request has been reviewed, they will receive communication via their NCCU email regarding the status of their break housing request. Denial of a request is a final decision and will not be reconsidered.

Approval or denial of a previous request does not guarantee approval or denial of future break housing requests regarding different intercession periods.