Honors Housing

The CHP has on-campus Honors Housing options in Middle Earth and Mesa Court residence halls (for entering freshmen), and Arroyo Vista (for non freshmen honors students). While we recommend honors housing as a great way to become involved in an Honors community, it is not required. Students may also choose a non-honors housing option.

For 2008-09, the honors options open to CHP freshmen are:

• The Shire (in Middle Earth) is reserved for incoming freshmen involved in the Campuswide Honors Program and offers the college residence hall experience, with the added benefit of participating in a unique living/learning community. Honors students living in The Shire are committed to excellence in their academic pursuits but also want to be involved and participate in campus life with other freshmen. They eat at the Pippin Dining Commons and have access to all of the rooms and facilities in Middle Earth.
• Loma & Arroyo (in Mesa Court) are residence hall options for freshman students (CHP and non-CHP) who are interested in an academically oriented residence hall experience in Mesa Court and want to be involved and participate in campus life with other freshmen. Arts majors and athletes will find these halls conveniently located for many of their needs. Students in these halls eat at Mesa Commons and have access to all the rooms and facilities in the complex.

For non-freshmen CHP students, Honors Housing is also available in the Arroyo Vista housing complex, which is near the corner of Campus Drive and California Avenue. In 2008-09, we will have 5 houses in that complex, for a total of 104 spaces. They are definitely "houses," with a full kitchen (including a dishwasher, refrigerator, microwave, and a large pantry), living room, and study room on the ground floor, and student rooms on the upper floor(s).

All honors housing options offer double occupancy rooms, with a few singles available in some of the residence halls. They provide a valuable living/learning experience with other honors students, and the community spirit that is a special feature of the CHP extends into these honors housing options. CHP students bring to the living experience their vitality, creativity, and dedication to learning. Activities have included get-togethers with honors faculty, staff and students, movie nights, an international potluck, an off-campus retreat, study breaks, and other events (such as workshops and special speakers) that are dependent upon the interests of the residents. Some of the social and cultural events of the larger CHP are also based in these locations. Living in an honors housing option provides an ideal way to meet students from all disciplines and majors, form study groups, and get involved/stay involved with the CHP and the general campus.

After freshman year, non-honors housing options are also available to CHP students in Campus Village (on-campus housing), and Vista del Campo and Vista del Campo Norte (non-UCI owned and managed communities that are also located on the east side of campus, along Culver Drive).

CHP students are guaranteed on-campus housing for as long as they remain in good standing with the Honors Program, complete all Housing application processes, and meet all specified deadlines. Special note: this guarantee is NOT for a specific housing complex, hall/house, or room, and applies primarily to the annual on-campus housing application processes for new (during the application & acceptance process) and continuing students (during the fall quarter of each year).