To continue to negate the spread of COVID-19, Luther Seminary will hold Winter and Spring 2020-21 courses online. We will not open up on-campus housing to new residents until on-campus classes resume. Students for whom this would create a hardship must receive permission to move on-campus. If you want to be considered for on-campus housing in the 2020-21 academic year, you should complete the housing application first. On-campus dining services are on hold this academic year.

In the 2020-21 academic year, Luther Seminary continues our transition towards our Campus of the Future with the sale of “lower campus” proceeding and our relocation to “upper campus.” Thus, available on-campus housing for 2020-21 will be single furnished dormitory rooms in Bockman Hall and the Branston or Grantham Street houses (3-4 bedrooms).

Assignment Priorities

Assignment priorities for on-campus housing exist with the goal of maximizing the use of our available units and helping to foster community for our new students. 

1. Current on-campus residents enrolled in on-campus courses may request lease extensions or renewals; these are approved on a case-by-case basis.
2. Incoming (new) International students (F-1 or J-1 visas; no family housing options).
3. Incoming (new) PhD students (for first year of study).
4. Incoming (new) residential students (first come, first served).
5. Continuing students that live off campus and are enrolled in on-campus (residential) courses.

Rent

To better align with the academic calendar, all leases will run through June 30, 2021, unless a shorter term is requested and approved.  Rent is not being raised for 2020-21.

Common Questions

On Wed., May 13, Student Affairs hosted a Q&A session via Zoom on housing for this summer and the 2020-21 academic year. A FAQ sheet was created from the questions submitted by those who attended the meeting and via email by students who could not attend the meeting.

Important notes:

• Given the need to continue to limit social interaction, all rooms in Bockman Hall will be rented as single rooms;
• God’s Gym is being relocated from Stub Hall to the Olson Campus Center, however, it remains closed per state guidelines;
• Parking for the Branston Street houses will be available on the street and in the campus-owned parking lots; Facilities will be using the garages;
• Residential quarantine locations have been identified.

Questions can be directed to housing@luthersem.edu.