Campus Life

2009-2010 Housing Information

This notice is being sent as a follow-up to the housing update letter that was sent on Tuesday, November 11, 2008. It was emailed to your YCP email account as well as a hard copy sent to your parents. Below is a link to the College housing policy.

http://www.ycp.edu/campus/7596.htm

The business office will be accepting tuition and housing deposits for the Fall 2009 semester starting February 9^th. The online portion of the process will be available once deposits have begun being accepted. Online, you will be able to pay your tuition and housing deposits, as well as fill out your 2009-2010 housing contract. Below is information regarding who is required to pay a housing deposit, when it should be paid by, and how it can be paid. If you have any questions regarding the process, please let me know.

First year through third year full-time students (less than 90 credits) of traditional college age including transfers and readmits (who have graduated from high school within four years) are required to live in YCP residence facilities or to commute from the home of a parent/guardian/relative until they have attained senior status, which is equivalent to 90 credits. All credits are based on the number of completed credits including those anticipated to be completed by the end of the Spring 2009 semester.

On-Campus Students Graduating In May 2009

Current On-Campus Students Looking To Commute From Home

Students Looking To Study Abroad (Fall or Spring Semester)

Current Students Living Off-Campus Looking To Move On-Campus

Current On-Campus Students with 90+ credits (including Spring semester credits)

Current On-Campus Students with less than 90 credits (including Spring semester credits)

Current On-Campus Students looking to move off-campus

On-Campus Students Graduating In May 2009

Congratulations and Good luck!!!
If you are continuing at YCP as a graduate student and will need housing, please contact the Residence Life Office for eligibility.

Current On-Campus Students Looking To Commute From Home

If you currently live on-campus and are looking to commute from home for the 2009-2010 academic year, you will need to fill out an off-campus application.
Students wishing to commute from the home of a parent/guardian/or relative must submit a completed application by February 15^th.
Students must live within 25 miles of York College of Pennsylvania.
Applications received after February 15^th will be considered applications for off-campus and not reviewed as an application to commute.
Applications to commute will be reviewed by February 23^rd, with notification on or before February 27^th.
You are still required to pay your deposit for housing, unless you are released. If the deposit is not paid by March 13^th a hold will be placed on the student account, prohibiting class registration.
If you do not follow the process and meet deadlines, you may not be released to commute.
Any questions should be directed to Sally Bacon, Asst. Director of Residence Life (sbacon@ycp.edu) or Kevin Feil, Director of Residence Life, (kfeil@ycp.edu).

Students Looking To Study Abroad (Fall or Spring Semester)

Please contact Kevin Feil, Director of Residence Life regarding your housing

Current Students Living Off-Campus Looking To Move On-Campus

Students currently living off-campus are eligible to live on-campus for the 2009-2010 academic year. The housing contract is for the full academic year.
A $200 deposit should be submitted to the business office or paid online. $100 is for Fall tuition and the second $100 is for housing/dorm damage deposit.
A housing contract will also need to be submitted. One can be printed off of the Residence Life web page or picked up in our office. If you chose to pay online, the housing contract can be filled out as part of that process.
2009-2010 Housing Contracts will be available in February 2009.
Room selection is anticipated to be held in April 2009. The process is based on credits, including those completed by the end of Spring 2009.
More information will be sent to you, once a housing deposit is paid. This includes information on how to choose your room, what if you want to move in with friends already on-campus, specific times for choosing a room etc…
Any questions should be directed to Sally Bacon, Asst. Director of Residence Life (sbacon@ycp.edu) or Kevin Feil, Director of Residence Life, (kfeil@ycp.edu).

Current On-Campus Students with 90+ credits (including Spring semester credits)

As seniors you are not required to live on-campus; however you are eligible to live on-campus.
If you are moving off-campus for your senior year, you will need to fill out an off-campus application and attend one of the mandatory off-campus meetings (see looking to move off-campus section below). Your credits will be verified, as well as the address provided on the application.
If you are moving off-campus as a senior and do not intend on living on-campus, you will only pay the $100 tuition deposit. When paying the deposit, please make sure you do not pay the extra $100 for the housing/dorm damage.
If you would like to live on-campus, you will need to pay a $200 housing deposit ($100 for tuition and $100 for housing/dorm damage deposit)
A housing contract will also need to be submitted. One can be printed off of the Residence Life web page or picked up in our office. Online you will have the ability to pay the combined tuition and housing deposits, as well as filling out the housing contract.
2009-2010 Housing Contracts will be available in February 2009.
If you will have 100+ credits at the end of the Spring 2009 semester, you will be emailed regarding filling out an application to live on-campus. This is to verify that you will be attending for the full academic year.
Students looking for one semester housing will be considered for housing, but are not guaranteed to be assigned and are not offered priority housing.
Any questions should be directed to Sally Bacon, Asst. Director of Residence Life (sbacon@ycp.edu) or Kevin Feil, Director of Residence Life, (kfeil@ycp.edu).

Current On-Campus Students with less than 90 credits (including Spring semester credits)

All students with less than 90 credits are required to live on campus unless given permission to live off-campus through the off-campus application process. This includes students wishing to commute.
A $200 deposit should be submitted to the business office or paid online. $100 is for Fall tuition and the second $100 is for housing/dorm damage deposit.
A housing contract will also need to be submitted. One can be printed off of the Residence Life web page or picked up in our office. If you choose to pay online, the housing contract can be filled out as part of that process.
Room selection is anticipated to be held in April 2009. The process is based on credits, including those completed by the end of Spring 2009.
More information will be sent to you, once a housing deposit is paid. This includes information on how to choose your room, what if you want to stay in your same space, specific times for choosing a room etc…
Should you not pay your housing deposit by March 13^th, a hold will be placed on your account. You will not be able to register for classes.
Any questions should be directed to Sally Bacon, Asst. Director of Residence Life (sbacon@ycp.edu) or Kevin Feil, Director of Residence Life, (kfeil@ycp.edu).

Current On-Campus Students looking to move off-campus

Students with more than 90 credits (including Spring semester, but not summer), will be approved for off-campus as long as their application has been completed, the property is licensed and a mandatory off-campus meeting is attended. You do not need to pay the housing deposit.
Students with less than 90 credits (including Spring semester, but not summer), will need to submit a housing deposit and contract for the 2009-2010 academic year. Applications will be reviewed based on being complete, which includes a licensed property, correct address, and attending a mandatory meeting, submitting your housing deposit and contract. The process is based on credits. If you are given permission to live off-campus, your deposit will be credited to your student account. Not all students that apply will receive permission to live off-campus.
Off-Campus Approval/Denials – Students will be notified through YCP email on or before April 15^th.
Applications will be available online starting Friday, December 5, 2008 after 4pm
Applications will also be available in the Residence Life Office starting Monday, December 8, 2008 at 8:30am
Applications will be accepted starting Monday, December 8, 2008 after 8:30am. Applications will only be accepted during business hours 8:30am – 5pm; Monday through Friday when the College is officially open. (Applications placed under the door outside of those times will not be considered.)
Application deadline is March 2, 2009.
Applications handed in late will be considered after all others, regardless of credits.
Mandatory off-campus meetings will be posted on the Residence Life website by December 10, 2008.
Off-campus applications are reviewed by credits. You will fall into one of the following groups. They are reviewed in the following order and by date within each group. 90+ ; 80-89; 70-79; 60-69; 50-59; 40-49; 30-39; below 30 not considered
Any questions should be directed to Sally Bacon, Asst. Director of Residence Life (sbacon@ycp.edu) or Kevin Feil, Director of Residence Life, (kfeil@ycp.edu).