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Housing Application

Residency Requirement:

In order to maintain the sense of "campus community" that results when students are part of the on-campus atmosphere, Kuyper College has the following residency policy:

Full-time, unmarried students are required to live on-campus unless any one of the following criteria is met:
  • The student has junior status or higher.
  • The student is at least twenty-one years old.
  • The student lives with his or her parents.

The Residence Life Coordinator is available to speak with those with questions regarding the residency requirement. The RLC may be reached at (616) 988-3654.

Students 25 or older who desire to live in a residence hall must obtain prior approval from the Director of Student Life. Contact Cisco Gonzalez, Director of Student Life, at cgonzalez@kuyper.edu or at (616) 988-3702.

Instructions:

To apply for on-campus housing, please fill out and submit the following form. Please note that Fall Semester Applications received by May 1 will be included in the first round of priority roommate pairing.

* Denotes required fields
* First Name:
* Last Name:
* Address 1:
Address 2:
* City:
* State/Province:
Zip/Postal Code:
Phone Number:
* Email Address:

*Age:
* Birth Date:
* Gender:
Church:
* Major of Interest:
Previous College:
Vocational Goals:
* Anticipated 1st Semester:

Housing Selection

Kuyper has two residence halls and seven furnished apartments for residential students. Floors are set aside for freshmen to enhance their community experience. Transfer students or students 20 or older may choose to live on a freshmen or an upperclassmen floor. Students in the halls usually have a roommate and share a bathroom with two suitemates. Students living in the two-bedroom apartments will have 3-4 roommates. Apartment housing is reserved for students who are over 21 years old or have junior or senior status.

 

I would prefer to live in the following:

 I am a transfer student or 20 or older and prefer to live on an upperclassmen floor

Meal Plan Selection

Creative Dining, Kuyper's food service provider, seeks to prepare tasteful, healthy meals for students at Kuyper College. All students who live on campus are required to participate in the food service meal plan. Listed below are the meal plan options you may select. Please choose the meal plan that meets your personal dietary needs. Changes or adjustments can be made to your meal plan choice by completing a Meal Plan Change Form in the Business Office before the date published in the Student Handbook.

Please indicate your
Meal Plan choice:

Roommate Selection

Please select your response to the following questions to assist us in the roommate matching process.

It's important to me to have a neat room:
 
I am a morning person:
 
In college, I plan to stay up past midnight:
 
I like to have music on when I'm studying:
 
I am an outgoing person:
 
I plan on participating in campus activities:
 
Sports/fitness activities are important to me:
 
Do you smoke?
(Please note: Kuyper is a tobacco-free campus)
    
 
I prefer to have a roommate who does not smoke:
 
 
What three types of music do you listen to most?
(hold down [ctrl] for multiple selections)

What leadership positions or activities
have you been involved in?
 
 
What are your interests/hobbies?
 
 
Kuyper College seeks to be a helpful and supportive community. To that end, we need to be aware of issues students are currently dealing with. Are there any medical conditions, medications, struggles, or counseling issues that the Student Services Department should be aware of as you arrive on campus? (All answers will be kept confidential within the Admissions and Student Services Departments)
  
Issues that the Student Services Department should be aware of?
 
Comments/requests regarding your roommate or housing situation next year? (i.e. roommate request, handicap accessible room, etc.) 
 

Primary Requirements for Campus Living

You are joining a responsible, caring Christian college community. We are glad that you have decided to live on campus!

  • I commit to cooperative Christian living, based upon an attitude of love and building up one another.
  • I agree to read the Student Handbook upon moving on-campus.
  • I agree to live according to the standards and policies outlined in the Student Handbook.
    (Please click here  to read a copy of the Student Handbook)
  • I understand that if my living unit is not at full occupancy, a new resident may be assigned at any time. I agree to accept a new roommate in that situation.

     

  I agree to adhere to the above statements for the duration of my residence at Kuyper College and I submit that the personal information on this form is accurate.
  I understand for my housing application to be considered complete and processed, I must submit my $200 housing deposit. Please send a check to Kuyper College attn: Business Office 3333 E. Beltline Ave NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525. Your deposit will be refunded if your decision changes.