First Year RLC Timelines
Here is the timeline for First Year students for the RLC application:
- Housing/RLC Application opens - Dec 9
- Priority Application Date - May 1
- RLC notifications go out - May 6
- RLC students must decline by date - May 10
This RLC offers students in engineering and computing majors the chance to live and learn together while exploring technology and engineering through enhanced experiences, networking with faculty and staff, and participating in an RLC-linked course.
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The CHSS First-Year Residential Learning Community invites students to live together while exploring humanities and social sciences through engaging events, faculty connections, and a linked CHSS 101 course that develops analytical, creative, and real-world problem-solving skills.
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This RLC provides a supportive environment for students interested in public health-related fields to live together, connect with faculty and peers, and engage in academic and co-curricular opportunities focused on health, community, and professional development.
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This RLC invites students in visual and performing arts to live together while exploring creative expression through artistic practice, collaboration, performance, and engagement with CVPA faculty and peers.
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This RLC brings together students interested in business to live and learn collaboratively while engaging with Costello College of Business faculty, staff, and alumni and building community through shared academic and professional-focused experiences.
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Calling all makers, creators, artists, designers, and inventors—this RLC inspires creative problem solving and expression, where students imagine, design, and collaborate across artistic disciplines to produce innovative, hands-on projects.
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Join the Mason Science Experience Residential Learning Community to explore scientific inquiry, cutting-edge STEM research, and interdisciplinary problem solving, while building skills and experiences that support STEM success.
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In the First-Year Honors RLC, students build a network of friends, explore passions through activities and trips, and connect with faculty, staff, and alumni through formal and social events.
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Peace & Conflict is an interdisciplinary learning community welcoming all majors, with guest speakers, workshops, projects, and special events that support academic connections and relationship-building.
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(Note: This RLC will not be available for the 2026–2027 academic year)
The Lavender Living RLC aims to create an on-campus environment of care, support, and trust within LGBTQ communities and across identities, welcoming students who identify, allies, and others committed to building an inclusive community.
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This learning experience is open to all first-year students living on campus and explores issues that define democracy in the U.S. and globally, while building a strong network of students, professors, mentors, and advisors.
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Mason’s Well-Being RLC helps students explore well-being through a holistic approach that includes academic study, experiential and reflective learning, personal practices, and shared experiences that support individual and community wellness.
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