Residence Halls for Men and Women

Board and room in Helaman Halls and Deseret Towers is provided for both men and women. Each hall contains student lounges; study rooms; shower and restroom areas; laundry and storage facilities. Reading and writing labs, as well as math and computer labs, are also provided in the central buildings and are staffed by teaching assistants. The central buildings for each complex feature spacious cafeterias, dining rooms, reception areas, offices, and mail service for the entire residence area. Recreational facilities include a swimming pool, sports courts, and large lawn areas.

Apartment Living for Men and Women

Heritage Halls provides apartment-style housing for both men and women. Most apartments have a combination kitchen-dining-study room, three bedrooms (designed for two people each), and a bath. Each building has a large lobby/living area,  recreation room, laundry, and storage facilities. Apartments are furnished, except for bedding and kitchen items.

Residences for Families

Accommodations for 1,324 student families are provided at Wymount Terrace and Wyview Park, and each apartment is furnished with an electric or gas range, refrigerator, blinds, and garbage disposal. A limited amount of rental furniture is available from the Student Family Housing Office. Sports courts, access to the Deseret Towers and Helaman Halls swimming pools, children's playgrounds, and large lawn areas are also available. These apartments do not have washer/dryer hookups, but they do have self-service laundry facilities. A dairy products outlet is located at both Wymount Terrace and Wyview Park, and the Housing Office at Wymount Terrace has a computer lab.

Foreign Language Student Residence

The College of Humanities sponsors the intensive language program at the Foreign Language Student Residence, located near the Missionary Training Center. Students pledge to speak only the foreign language in their apartment while they live and study together under the supervision of a faculty advisor and a native speaker.

Applications for Campus Housing

Students who plan to enroll at BYU and live in a university residence hall are advised to contact the Housing Business Office (100 SASB, PO Box 21820) about a year in advance. As soon as the housing agreement is received, students should complete it, enclose the $50 housing application fee and $100 security deposit, and mail it back. The application fee is nonrefundable unless the student is denied admission to the university or campus housing. The security deposit is refundable (1) if the student is denied admission to the university or campus housing, (2) if cancellation is received before the deadline shown on the agreement, or (3) at the end of the agreement if there is no debt owing the university.

Acceptance to the University: Validation of any campus housing reservation is contingent on the student's official acceptance and admission to the university.

Time of Arrival: Residence halls are not open to students before the announced opening date, which is usually the day before Orientation begins. The university does not advise students who are going to live on campus to arrive before that date.

Off-Campus Housing

(2170 ELWC, PO Box 27909, [801] 378-5066)
(Web site: http://www.byu.edu/offcampushousing)

Brigham Young University is committed to creating an atmosphere conducive to intellectual and spiritual development for all of its students, including those who live off campus. The BYU Off-Campus Housing Office was established to assist in this task by:

1. Aiding students in locating off-campus housing.
2. Encouraging landlords to maintain and improve rental facilities.
3. Advising and giving counsel to students and landlords in their relationships with one another.
4. Attempting to ensure that BYU living standards are maintained off campus.

BYU Housing Referral Service

The BYU Off-Campus Housing Office maintains a complete referral service for all university-approved rental facilities. Thousands of rental units of all types are available, including large apartment complexes, condominiums, duplexes, houses, basement apartments, and sleeping rooms. Some housing for families is also listed, although family student housing is not subject to university approval.

University-Approved Housing

All BYU students are required to provide the local address where they reside (not a post office box) as part of the registration process. Unless specifically excused by the Off-Campus Housing Office, all single BYU students are required to live in university-approved housing either on or off campus. The requirement may be waived by the Off-Campus Housing Office for the following students:

1. Single parents with children.
2. Single students living with parents.
3. Single students who are in graduate school or 25 years of age or older.
4. Under certain conditions, as determined by the Off-Campus Housing Office, the university housing requirement may be waived for other students. For example, such conditions include living with families that are relatives or friends; rendering service in exchange for room and board; and living with and caring for invalid, disabled, or elderly persons.

1. Future registration may be stopped and activity card privileges may be withheld until the student verifies that he or she is living in or will be living in university-approved housing.
2. Students falsifying their addresses will be subject to the above consequences as well as disciplinary action by the university for Honor Code violations.

1. Adequately separate single men and women.
2. Exercise reasonable efforts to maintain the BYU Residential Living Standards.
3. Maintain the facilities in good repair.
4. Not abuse basic tenant rights.