All residence halls and house close during specific vacation or break periods each year.  Exact dates of each hall closing are listed on the Housing Calendar.

Specific guidelines for vacation housing will be published online prior to each vacation period.

The three scheduled closings are listed below:

Thanksgiving Break

• Residents whose permanent address is more than 500 miles away can request approval to remain on campus
• Requests to stay on campus can be made online.  The form will become available online by November 1st.

Winter Break

• Housing is not available for students based on travel
• Students requesting housing during the month of January will only be considered if taking part in an on-campus job, are part of an in-season athletic team, or have an approved internship.  Please have the appropriate Wheaton staff member (supervisor, coach, advisor, etc.) request on your behalf to Residential Life.
• For security purposes, the college will only open certain buildings during the month of January.  Students wishing to be on campus, but reside in closed buildings will need to coordinate with a friend living in an open room.  Anyone unable to arrange a space, can request access to a temporary spaces.  Availability of those spaces is limited and therefore, not guaranteed.
• The College is closed between the start of Winter Break and re-opens after the New Year holiday.  There will be no housing available during that period of time.

Spring Break

• Residents whose permanent address is more than 500 miles away can request approval to remain on campus