Check Out Procedures

Check Out Checklist

Prior to your check out appointment, students must:

• Remove all personal belongings from the room
• Return all College property to its original order and location
  • Unloft/de-bunk the bed
    • This process requires two people
  • Set the bedframe on the fourth rung from the bottom
  • Return bed rails, loft parts, and loft pegs to the Front Desk staff during Front Desk Hours and Front Desk Worker will help return these items into storage
  • Bed Loft Kits are to be returned to the front desk of their residence hall from 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
• Clean the room according to the guidelines below:
  • Wall, Ceiling, mirrors: Remove all posters, tape, stickers, and adhesives.  Clean marks and residue off all surfaces.
  • Floor: Sweep, vacuum, mop the floor (when applicable).  Do not sweep anything into the hallway.
  • Door: Remove all tape, stickers, adhesives, from both sides of the door.  Clean all marks and residue off both sides of the door.
  • Window & Screens: Close and lock windows.  Remove all tape, stickers, and adhesives.  Clean marks and residues off of windows.
  • Furniture: Clean all furniture surfaces including chairs, desks, dressers, windowsills, etc.  Remove all stains, smudges, tape, adhesives.
  • Microfridge: Remove all food.  Defrost the unit (this will take over 24-hours).  Empty the water tray and dry it out.  Clean the inside and outside of the microwave and refrigerator.  Unplug and leave the door open.
  • Trash & Recycling bins: Empty bins of any trash outside in the appropriate dumpsters.  Once bins are empty, wash them out and remove any remaining trash or adhesives in the bin.
• All residents of Townhouses, Suites, and Pods are responsible for cleaning common spaces including:
  • Bathrooms: Remove all belongings from bathroom spaces, and clean and wipe down surfaces.  Empty any trash in dumpsters outside.
  • Kitchens: Remove all belongings from kitchen spaces, clean and wipe down all surfaces, refrigerator, and stove/range.  Empty any trash in dumpsters outside.
    • A member of the Townhouse Residents are responsible for scheduling a meeting to audit and return their Kitchen Supply Bin to Residence Life. The residents of the Townhouse are to determine the resident(s) responsible for turning the bin in.  The cost of missing and/or broken items will be divided amongst all residents of the Townhouse. 
    • The bin is to be delivered to the New Hall Front Desk. 
    • The meeting can be scheduled using the Residence Hall Check-out Scheduler. 
  • Floors: Vacuum, sweep, and mop all common floors.
  • Common Spaces / Living Rooms: Remove all personal belongings, clean and wipe down all furniture, clean floors.

At your Check out Appointment:

• A Residence Life Staff Member will walk through the space with you to inspect the Room, Suite and Pod space.
• The Residence Life Staff Member will assess the space for any damages that may have occurred during the duration of the school year. At the time of inspection, Residence Life Staff is not able to confirm if there will be any damage charges.
• For more information on damages, please see Residence Life Damages.
• The Residence Life Staff Member will take your key at check out.