In addition to living quarters and meal service, residence halls provide counseling, advising, and social and recreational programs that augment the ideas and concepts of instructional programs. The rates of charge are established at levels that cover the cost of the service, including the proportionate share of the debt service associated with the residence hall and food service activities at the respective institutions. Rate, cancellation, and refund policies are established and approved by each institution. Some institution residence halls permit reservations of specific rooms for an additional advance payment. Such programs and associated prepayments and refund policies are established and approved at the institution.
All contracts apply from the initial signing until the end of the academic year.
WOU One-term contracts are available to all except freshmen students. One-term contracts are convertible to academic year contracts if arranged prior to the end of the term. Multiple installment payments must be arranged with the Housing Office in order to properly adjust payment due dates on the institution's accounts receivable system. The first payment of a term is due in accordance with each institution's Residence Hall Contract or approved policies. Students who do not pay room and board charges within 15 days after the due date shall be evicted from the residence hall.