1. A non-refundable reservation fee of $50 is required. The room will be inspected and inventoried at the beginning and end of each semester. Any damages other than normal wear will be billed to the student. Students arriving before residence halls open or leaving after residence halls close (see calendar) will be charged additional rent for those days.

2. No heating appliances, hot plates, coffee makers, or outside antenna wires are allowed in the rooms.

3. Trash containers are provided for each room.  No food trash is to be placed in these containers.  Such containers should be emptied in the outside dumpster.

4.  Common area trash containers are for trash while studying, watching television, or socializing in the fellowship room and not for disposal of room trash.  Please empty room trash cans into the dumpster outside.

5.  Residents are responsible for keeping (day by day as a way of life) their own rooms neat (habitually orderly in appearance) and clean (free from dirt; unsoiled and unstained).  Inspections are done as necessary to insure compliance.  Failure to pass inspection results in disciplinary action (see Student Handbook).  Residents whose rooms are constantly slovenly and dirty between inspections are also subject to disciplinary action.  Discipleship means discipline and a resident’s determination to become a disciplined person begins with the simple things: hanging up clothes, making a bed, and putting shoes away.  These “trifles” are the very essence of a disciplined character and disciplined character produces a disciplined mind and body.

6.   The common areas of the residence halls are the joint responsibility of all the residents.  The Resident Assistants will clean the common areas.

7.   The residence halls are not only places of living but also studying.  Sound levels from music, movies, discussions, games, etc. must be confined to your own room so as not to disturb other residents.  Quiet hours are from 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. every night except for Friday and Saturday when quiet hours begin at 11:30 p.m. When quiet hours begin, all lounge and room noises cease (i.e. radio, television, computer, movies, music devices, loud conversations, etc.) and any activity that may disturb others must cease.

8.  No cooking is allowed in rooms, and microwave cooking should be confined to common areas.

9. Heating in the men's residence hall should not be adjusted by anyone except the Resident Assistant.  Heating in the women's residence hall can be adjusted in each individual room; however, special attention needs to be given to turning heaters down when not in the room.

10. Occupants will furnish all personal supplies such as towels, washcloths, linens, bath soap, etc.

11.  Residents of residence halls are not permitted to alter the physical structure or paint the rooms in any way.  College-owned furnishings will not be moved into or out of a room.  Beds must be used as designed.  Small items of sports equipment may be kept in a room but not bicycles or similar large items.  The walls and doors will not be defaced in any way.

 12. No posters or pictures may be hung in the common rooms, hallways, or outside residence hall room doors.  Only a name plate holder and a small message board may be affixed to the outside of the residence hall room door.

13. Common areas in the residence halls are for the benefit of all the residence hall residents.  The furnishings may not be moved about the room nor the decor of the room altered.  Changes in room decor or furnishings will be authorized by the College administration.

14. Television is provided in each residence hall, located in the common areas.  Installation of room telephones must have written approval from the Business Office.  The student is responsible for room installation fees and associated monthly billings.

15.  Men and women are only permitted in the individual rooms, and residence hall foyer of students of the opposite sex on the occasion of an open house.  Relatives and friends of students are always welcome to make visits to the campus and be a part of college life for a brief period.  A student may have guests that overnight in the residence hall. The first two nights per semester are free and subsequent nights will be charged at $12 per night.  Guests must always be registered with the R.A. or Director of Residence Halls. Students who abuse the overnight guest policy may loose the privilege. Fees must be paid at the Business Office.  All guests are expected to abide by all college rules while on campus.  Those hosting guest should assume responsibility for sharing these expectations with their guests.  Yellowstone Baptist College desires to make visits of all guests pleasant and the entire staff desires to assist in every way possible.  Empty rooms and apartments on campus may be reserved for small fees on a space available basis with the Business Office.

 16. Students must clear overnight guests staying in residence hall rooms through the administration office and must notify the Resident Assistants.

17. Unassigned residence hall rooms are off limits.

 18.  For security reasons, the women’s and the men’s residence halls are equipped with code locked doors.  These entrance doors are to remain closed and locked at all times.  It is important to make sure that the doors close behind you.  The entry codes are not to be shared with anyone.

 19. All residents are encouraged to lock their rooms when leaving even for a short time.  The College does not assume responsibility for money, valuables or other personal property left in apartments, rooms or elsewhere on campus.

 20. Each residence hall will select a residence hall council.  Residents are advised to voice any complaint or suggestion arising from residence hall life through their council.  Every possible effort will be made to address complaints and suggestions in a constructive manner.

 21. The College retains the right to enter and inspect rooms at any time, with reasonable cause, for purposes related to maintenance, security, and the upholding of College regulations.

 22. Students exhibiting inappropriate behavior in the residence halls or on the campus in general, will be addressed according to the disciplinary procedures in the student handbook.

 23. A student who falls behind for two months in his/her financial obligations for room and board fees will be required to move out of the residence hall.

 24. If a present residence hall student chooses not to enroll for classes the upcoming semester, that student may remain in the residence hall for one additional month, if his/her bill is paid and up-to-date, and if space is available.  The student must pay in full for the additional month, and must pay no later than the 5^th day of the month of the additional month requested.

 25. Residence halls will close each semester on the first Monday following final exams.   The last night of lodging will be Sunday with check out required on this first Monday.  Final room inspections at check out must be completed by the R.A. or the Director of Residence Halls.

 26. A current student may reside in the residence halls over Christmas break, the January Term or the summer break whether or not they are enrolled in classes for these times. However, their bill must be paid and up-to-date, and space must be available.  If the student is not enrolled in classes at these times, the fee for each month’s room rent must be paid in full and in advance on or before the 5^th day of the month.

 27.  A student who chooses not to rent a room over Christmas break, must check out by the residence hall closing date for that semester.  Personal items may remain in the room if the student has registered for Spring classes.  However, check out must be completed with the R.A. or the Director of Residence Halls and room keys must be returned.  A student may rent the room for the complete break, however, it cannot be rented by individuals nights in a “piece meal” fashion.

 28. By the spring semester closing date/checkout, all items must be removed you’re your room.  Limited storage space is available for a fee to those students whose home residence is outside the state of Montana, and who wish to leave some items at the college over a summer break. See the Business Office for the details on storage.

 

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