Transfer & Exchange Students (SPRING 2026)

Transfer & Exchange Students will move-in on Wednesday, January 7 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Information regarding steps for your arrival to campus:

• You must arrive and check-in between the hours of 9:00AM – 5:00PM on Wednesday, January 7. Please do not arrive earlier than 9:00AM.
• Check-in will occur at the Village House. The address is 6985 Snow Way Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130. Please park in the Snow Way Garage upon your arrival to campus.
• If you decide to arrive before Wednesday, January 7, you will need to secure a hotel for the evening(s) and check in on your approved date. If you arrive after the above business hours, please contact Washington University Police (314-935-5555) and they will connect you with staff to assist you. If you know that you will be arriving after 5:00PM, please send an email to Residential Life (reslife@wustl.edu) and to Student Transitions & Engagement (transitions@wustl.edu) as soon as possible.
• Please be sure to bring state or government-issued photo identification with you to check-in.

Transfer & Exchange Welcome

For more information regarding Transfer & Exchange Welcome, please visit Student Transitions & Engagement for more details.

WashU ID U-Passes, Parking Permits

The University Services Center (WashU ID, U-Passes, Parking Permits) located in Mallinckrodt Center Suite 201A will be open during Transfer & Exchange Move-In. Please make sure that you have submitted your photo for your WashU ID by Friday, January 2 in order to ensure that we have your WashU ID ready for you when you arrive on Wednesday, January 7.

If you plan on bringing a vehicle to campus, please be sure to register your vehicle with WashU Parking & Transportation.

Sending and Receiving Mail & Packages

You will receive your mailing address when you receive your housing assignment in the Housing Portal. For more information about receiving mail and packages to campus, please visit WashU Mail & Receiving Services.

Your residential community

To view information about your assigned building and community click the button below.

Additional information

Vaccination and Immunization Records

Upload Your Vaccination Records to Student Health Center — Danforth Campus‘ Portal
See information here about how to upload your records and what is required of you prior to coming to campus.

Renter’s Insurance through Gradguard

WashU has partnered with GradGuard to offer renter’s insurance to students. You can obtain renter’s insurance through GradGuard via the Request Forms tab on the Housing Portal.

The Office of Residential Life strongly recommends that all students obtain renter’s insurance prior to their scheduled move-in date and time either through GradGuard or another provider of their choice to be covered in the event of theft, destruction, or loss of money, valuables, or other personal property belonging to, or in the custody of a student.

Bike registration

For students who bring bikes on campus, WashU provides free bike registration. If you are a Danforth Campus student, faculty or staff member who will park your bike on campus, it’s mandatory to register your bike with WashU and clearly display the registration shield on your bike.

Displaying a registration shield helps protect your bike from theft and facilitates the recovery of lost or stolen bikes. It also allows WashU to contact the owners of bikes that were impounded due to improper parking, (blocking pedestrian access, for example).

If you aren’t sure about bringing a bike, consider renting a bike from a student-owned business, WashU Bear Bikes. Bears Bikes exist today to help the WashU community move sustainably. No need to bring one with you, it’s already here!