Residence Life Housing Application & Agreement

The Anna Maria College Housing Agreement is for room and board for the full academic year. New students occupy their rooms as of the first day of Fall Orientation (or, if entering in January, January Orientation). Returning students occupy their rooms after 9 A.M. on the day before undergraduate classes begin. All students must leave their rooms 24 hours after their last exam or by closing time on the last day of final exams, whichever is earlier. Seniors in good standing who have paid the Senior Class Fee may stay until 5 P.M. on the day of undergraduate graduation. The residence halls are closed during the following: Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, Spring Break and Easter Break. A fee will be assessed to a student who is granted his/her request to occupy his/her room during a time that the halls are closed. There is no food service when the residence halls are closed.

All requests for cancellation of this Agreement must be made in writing to the Residence Life Office. Current students may cancel this agreement as follows: to May 1, 2022 with no penalty; May 1 – June 1, 2022 with $100 charge; June 2 – Opening Day 2022 with $500 charge. Cancellation by new students must be prior to opening day of their first semester. A student may not cancel this agreement after opening day of either semester unless he/she withdraws from AMC. The Director of Residence Life determines the rate of refund, if any. There is no refund for a student leaving housing thirty (30) days after the beginning of that semester. Students leaving AMC, graduating, student teaching, or participating in an exchange program or full time internship may terminate this agreement without penalty for the spring semester by notifying the Residence Life Office in writing by December 1, 2022. Students wishing to cancel this agreement for the spring semester prior to opening day but after December 1, 2022 and/or for other reasons than above must have the approval of the Director of Residence Life and will be assessed a minimum fee of $500.

The College reserves the right to reassign rooms as it deems necessary for reasons including but not limited to: health, safety, consolidation of resources, maintaining full specialty rooms, or conduct of its students. Specific housing placement is not guaranteed. If at any time a vacancy occurs in a room, a student may be assigned to fill it or be asked to move to maintain his/her occupancy rate. Students may not change rooms without the permission of the Director of Residence Life. Students occupying specialty rooms should refer to the Guidelines for Residence Hall Living for complete occupancy and payment requirements for their specific room type. AMC may provide one roommate's name, home address, home and/or cell phone number, major, class and email address to the other roommate(s) as needed for housing purposes.

By signing or submitting electronically this agreement or by taking occupancy of a room, a student agrees to abide by the policies of the residence halls and of Anna Maria College as stated in the AMC Undergraduate Student Handbook, on the AMC web site and as posted. During this agreement, a student is obligated to remain in good academic, financial and disciplinary standing with the College. The College has the right to remove a student from housing without notice for the following: his/her conduct could be dangerous to him/herself or others; he/she fails to conduct him/herself in accordance with College policies and guidelines; he/she violates local, state or federal laws; and/or he/she takes, damages or destroys College property or property of other College members. Students removed from housing shall receive no room or board refund. A student is to return his/her room key immediately upon vacating his/her room. Students failing to immediately turn in the room key are responsible for the cost of a replacement lock, keys and the labor charges (total charge of $75).

The College reserves the right to allow authorized personnel to enter a student’s room at any time for purposes of rule enforcement, inspection, inventory, safety, maintenance, or other official business.

The College provides rooms for residential living only. No business may be run out of student rooms. A student may not allow unauthorized persons to reside in his/her room. Animals, with the exception of fish and service animals, are not permitted in the residence halls at any time.

Students are responsible for the care of College property in their rooms and in the common areas of the residence halls. Damage not assessed to a particular student will be charged to the appropriate part of the residential community as determined by the Director of Residence Life. Students are responsible for keeping their rooms free of unsanitary conditions. Students are expected to leave their rooms clean with all original furniture present. There will be a charge for damaged or missing furniture and cleaning.

The College assumes no liability for loss of or damage to a student’s personal property. Students are encouraged to review their family's personal property insurance coverage.

Please complete the following section as honestly as possible. The information will assist us in placing you within the residential community. If you have a specific medical accommodation request or another housing request, please contact the Residence Life Office by email as soon as possible. Students presenting a medical need as reason for a specific type of room must apply for medical housing and are encouraged to contact both the Residence Life Office and Health & Counseling Center to discuss the need and requested accommodation. Requests for accommodations must be submitted by returning students by March 16, 2023 and by new students by June 1, 2023.

Please sign below agreeing to the terms above.