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Early Start Programs Move-In

Updated June 25, 2025

University Housing supports Early Start Program participants with campus housing in exchange for their commitment to support Mustang Move-in and other activities
related to fall opening.

If you are part of one of the programs listed below, you do not need a move-in appointment; however, you must adhere to the move-in dates and times agreed upon by your sponsoring program. Check-in maps will be linked below in mid-August.

Please ensure that you are on the list sent from your program to University Housing for early move-in. If you belong to two groups, move-in with the program that has the earliest start time. 

As you are arriving early, your building/room may still be undergoing preparations — including limitations to utilities and cleaning. In rare cases, some residents may not be able to move directly into their fall assignments and will be accommodated elsewhere. 

2025-26
Early start program

Date TIME Check-in Location + Map
Campus Dining Monday,
Sept. 8
1-4 p.m. Community front desk
CORE Leaders Monday,
Sept. 8
1-4 p.m. Community front desk

CORE Participants

Tuesday,
Sept. 9
1-4 p.m. Community front desk

Fraternity & Sorority Life

Monday,
Sept. 8
1-4 p.m. Community front desk
Inter Housing Council (IHC) executive team & event team Wednesday, Sept. 3  1-4 p.m. Aliso: Apartment residents
yakʔitʸutʸu: Residence Halls
Mustang Marching Band
New and returning band members
Monday,
Sept. 8
1-4 p.m. Community front desk

Pre-Season Athletes
moving to fall assignment

Monday,
Sept. 8
1-4 p.m. Aliso Front Desk

Quarter Plus participants moving to fall assignment

Friday, Sept. 5 4-7 p.m. elewexe first floor
Summer Residents moving to fall assignments (additional charge for summer-to-fall housing) Monday,
Sept. 8
1-4 p.m. Aliso Front Desk
Student Diversity and Belonging Leaders TBA TBA Community front desk

Transportation and Parking Services

Monday,
Sept. 8
1-4 p.m. Community front desk
WOW Leaders Monday,
Sept. 8
10 a.m.-noon

Community front desk

 

After-hours check-in: Staffing is very limited after hours. Please arrive at your designated time. If you do arrive after hours, contact the RA on-call using the number posted at the front door of your building or community center.

Front desk hours & locations, Sept. 8-10: 

  • Aliso front desk (serving Poly Canyon Village): 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
  • Cerro Vista front desk (serving Cerro Vista Apartments): noon-5 p.m.
  • Sierra Madre front desk (serving Sierra Madre and Yosemite): noon-5 p.m.
  • Trinity front desk (serving South Mountain and North Mountain): noon-5 p.m.
  • yakʔitʸutʸu front desk (serving yakʔitʸutʸu): 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

Outside of regular hours for Cerro Vista, Sierra Madre and Trinity front desks, all residence hall residents will go to yakʔitʸutʸu front desk and all apartment residents will go to Aliso front desk

All front desks are open regular hours, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday-Friday, and 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, starting on Thursday, Sept. 11.

Our Mustang Move-in webpage has specific information about preparing for your arrival and move to Cal Poly — as well as information, instructions, and maps for our general move-in days.

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