Northeastern University assumes that all first-year students or transfers are dependent students. Parents or guardians of dependent students are permitted access to their son's or daughter's grades. It is preferred that parents or guardians first speak to their son or daughter. If they are then in need of further information, the University will provide information pertaining to grades. Room assignments are mailed out about four weeks before the beginning of the first quarter.
Every effort is made to honor a student's roommate selection and room or hall preference.
The University police department operates twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year. University police officers patrol the campus on foot, on bicycles, and in marked cruisers. They have the same authority as municipal police officers and enforce both the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the regulations of the University. The Division of Public Safety provides a special nighttime off-campus escort service, which runs from dusk to dawn. All students living in traditional University residence halls must participate in a meal plan unless the University approves their withdrawal.