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Housing and Residential Education

Applying for Housing in the Villages

Maintaining your place in the neighborhood is as easy as 1-2-3:

Step 1:  Apply Online.

To apply for on-campus student housing you must log on to your Dolphin VIP account.

In the Transfer Interest Page Form:
  1. Complete all required fields marked with an asterisk (*).
  2. Make sure the Entry Term on page 2 is Fall 2010 or the application link won't appear on your Dolphin VIP page.
  3. Click "Submit Information" on page 3.
  4. Log into your Dolphin VIP page.
Don't remember your VIP account?  Create a new account at Dolphin VIP.

Step 2: Submit your On-Campus Housing Application.

Accessing the Online Housing Application on your newly created Dolphin VIP page:
  1. Log into csuci.edu/csuci4me.
  2. Click the online housing application link under the "Admissions Checklist" header.

Step 3:  Return your signed Housing License Agreement.

Once we've received your online housing application and fee, you'll automatically receive an email regarding your housing license agreement and instructions on the next steps.

Step 4:  Make all scheduled payments.

Timely submission of all housing payments is necessary regardless of whether the funding comes via financial aid or private funds.  Whether you anticipate receiving financial aid or not, you'll want to be sure to submit your first housing payment before June 8 to ensure housing in the fall.

Step 5: Move in!

The fine print:

  • Students receiving full or partial financial aid awards who wish to defer housing payments are advised to contact Rachel Tafoya at (805) 437-3233 or rachel.tafoya@csuci.edu after receipt of a CI Financial Aid Award Letter to discuss these arrangements and assure housing accommodations.
  • Please send initial payments no earlier than 72 hours after HRE’s receipt of your signed license agreement.  It takes 72 hours to process the signed license agreement and post housing charges to a student’s myCI account.   Payments which arrive prior to the receipt of a signed license agreement and posting of room and board charges are subject to return or delay in posting to your myCI account. 

Please feel free to contact us with any questions or requests: