Required Move-in Appointments

Book a move-in appointment time on your assigned day in your Housing Portal on MyCalPoly under "Mustang Move-in." Each time slot is 15 minutes. If your plans change, you can cancel and rebook your appointment from available spots.

Booking Deadlines:  New students, reserve by Tuesday, Sept. 2. Continuing students, reserve by Wednesday, Sept. 10.

Early Start Programs Groups

Early Start Programs participants can move in early as part of their campus commitment to support fall opening. Students who are part of these groups do not need to book a move-in appointment. View move-in dates, times and check-in info here.

It's important to follow the Mustang Move-in map for arrival day. Maps include directions to Cal Poly, move-in specific campus entry points, traffic routes, and drop-off zones, specific to your housing assignment.  If you enter through the wrong campus entry point, you will be turned around. Maps also show long-term parking information, shuttle info and resident heck-in locations.

Do not use GPS once you arrive in San Luis Obispo. It will reflect your specific entry point, traffic routes and drop-off zones. 

Absolutely no RVs, oversized vehicles, U-Hauls or trailers. They cannot navigate height limits of parking structures, sharp turns on campus roads, or pass through and unload in our drop-off zones, which are designed for a standard size vehicle. 

Collegeboxes

Cal Poly partners with College Boxes to offer a ship-to-room service for those who would like to ship items directly to their room on campus. Items will be placed in the student's room by move-in day. 

Mailing to Campus

If you only have just one or two small packages to send, you may save on shipping by mailing them to campus as resident mail. Distribution Services accepts resident mail starting Sept. 1. Package Centers will be open during move-in. Navigate to hours of operation by clicking on the package center for your community. 

What's Provided

Your new home comes furnished and move-in ready. Select your community to view floor plans and amenities for campus residences here:

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South Mountain Halls

Sierra Madre & Yosemite Halls

North Mountain Halls

Cerro Vista Apartments

Poly Canyon Village Apartments

View Your Packing List

View these packing lists to see what you can and you cannot bring to campus housing. Talk with your roommates/apartment-mates about items to share.

Living in Close Community

Living in close community with friends and neighbors is fosters fun and belonging and supports academic success. While our communities do have enforced quiet hours and custodial support in common areas, you may wish to bring items that help you rest, study and reduce allergins.  These items also help with construction noise and dust. 

We recommend earplugs, noise cancelling headphones, hand dusters and portable air cleaners (PACs). 

PACs are recommended because they are effective at removing inhalable particles from the indoor air. As such PACs are useful in reducing the quantities aerosols, including respiration which contain viruses. These units meet air purification standards and size requirements:

• Sharp True FPK50UW

• TruSens Z-3500

• Honeywell HPA 030B

• GermGuardian - AC4711W

• GermGuardian – AC5600WDLX