Important Move-out Information 2013
Finals begin on Thursday, May 9th and end on Thursday, May 16th. All halls close for the academic year on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 8:00 pm. Please keep this in mind when making travel arrangements.
Be sure to attend your move-out floor meeting in late April/early May. We recommend that all students attend for information on check out.
How to Check Out of Your Room/Suite/Apartment
Click on your hall and room type below for specific procedures on how to check out of and properly clean your room, rearrange your furniture and more.
Parking Information
Please remember that all parking regulations remain in effect during closing and move-out periods. This includes restrictions for fire lanes, 15 minute loading zones and handicapped spaces. Anyone using these areas as loading zones will be ticketed. Regulations apply to all vehicles, including faculty, staff, paraprofessional staff members, desk staff, residents, students, families and others. Click here for more information.
Preparing for Move-out
At the end of the academic year residents have the option of completing a Standard Check-out, as described below, or an Express Check-out. Either can be a simple process, if you plan ahead. Review the information about the Standard and Express Check-outs and decide which option is best for you. Any resident leaving at the end of fall semester must complete a Standard Check-out.
Standard Check-out
As part of the check-out process, please complete the Check-out Survey. This is an anonymous survey. The purpose of this study is to help the Residential Education Office improve our programs and support services for future residents. Completing this survey is voluntary. Please note that if you choose not to participate in this survey it will in no way negatively affect your check-out process.
The check-out survey takes about 15-25 minutes to complete, and you are requested to do it in one sitting. The survey is no longer available.
If you fail to make an appointment, you will have last priority to check out. If you do not check out, you will be charged an improper check-out plus any charges for cleaning or damages. Your License Agreement states that you are to move out by 8:00 p.m. on the day of your LAST final, or 8:00 p.m. on May 17, 2012, whichever comes first. The only exception is for graduating seniors. Graduating seniors must contact their Hall Coordinator with proof of graduation status to arrange their check out date.
How to make it a simple process:
Before your check-out appointment, you will need to have the following completed--
1. Pack up all of your belongings and have them out of the room.
2. Clean the room (some cleaning supplies are available at your hall front desk), including the windows, window sills, floor, drawers, shelves, closet, under the beds, furniture tops, microfridge/refrigerator. Debunk the beds and empty the trash.
3. Remove all stickers from furniture, walls, doors, and windows.
4. Make sure all furniture is in the room and properly arranged/assembled, and that the pillow, bed pad, and blanket are present.
What not to do:
You will not be checked out and will have to make another appointment (at your RA’s convenience) if: your belongings are not out of the room, you have not completed cleaning the room, and if the furniture is not in its proper place.
How to know when you are done:
After your room has been checked, you must give your RA the exact keys that were issued to you and swipe card (where applicable). You will then sign an Intent to Vacate form, which will indicate your damage/missing item charges. Damage charges, if any, will be billed to your University student account and you will be notified through the e-Bill process. View the move-out charges webpage.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: All first-class mail will be forwarded to the mailing address listed in your SDSU WebPortal (magazines will not be forwarded). As part of your move-out process, please be sure this is updated with your summer address. Don’t forget to cancel newspaper/magazine subscriptions and update your address with any other mail you may receive at your residence hall address.
