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Mature housing

Flexible housing to fit your lifestyle

Graduate and mature students at the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus can find a  clean, comfortable and convenient housing on campus to fit their lifestyle. We take care of the details so you can focus on your studies. 

Housing for graduate and mature students is located on the ground floor at Trueman House. 

What's included in your rent Eligibility requirements Rules and responsibilities Withdrawing Accessibility Contact
The red brick front of Trueman House as seen from the Horseshoe.

What’s included?

  • a large private room
  • furniture
  • dishes
  • bedding 
  • garbage removal
  • parking (behind Chapman House)
  • shared kitchen, washroom and shower facilities (toilet paper and paper towel provided)
  • shared common room with cable tv 
  • high-speed internet in your room
  • wireless internet access
  • access to shared laundry facilities (laundry fee per semester will be charged)
  • daily cleaning of common areas 
A wide-angle image of the graduate and mature housing full kitchen and lounge – a bright space with light wood cabinets and cream walls and checkered tile floor – with a long island in the middle and comfortable seating area with sofas at the far end.

Eligibility requirements

All students applying to this program must have a Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture student number and be registered as a Dalhousie graduate studies program or be a mature student (defined as a student 23 years of age or older or a student in their fourth year of study).

Exceptions to this policy include:

  • Dalhousie students needing special housing over the holidays/summer months

  • co-op students needing housing during the summer months

Rules and responsibilities

  • Our campus is smoke-free, except for designated smoking areas.

  • Students are responsible for cleaning their own rooms.

  • Students must clean the kitchen after meal preparation and keep the fridge and stove clean (both must be cleaned in December, April, and August by the students).

  • Students are responsible for keeping common areas tidy and free of clutter.  

  • Cleaning staff will clean the washroom/shower rooms and corridors daily, as well as daily sweeping/mopping of kitchen floors.

  • Students are responsible for taking out garbage, recycling, and composting to the designated disposal area.

  • Students will pay, as part of their residence fees, toward replacement or repair of lost or broken items belonging to Dal Residence

Notification to withdraw from program

Students pay by the semester and are required to stay for the entire semester. If you wish to move out at the end of first semester you must notify the residence office by November 1.

In the event where notification was not received the student will be charged for the next semester. There are no partial semester payments. For example, if a student chooses to vacate early in the semester, they must still pay for the full semester.

Accessibility

Learn more about the accessibility features Dal Residence has to offer and how to request accommodations and assistance.

Find answers to your accessibility questions

Ready to apply?

Does mature and graduate housing meet your needs? Find out how to apply.

Apply now

Contact

Mailing address:

30 Horseshoe Crescent 
PO Box 550 
Truro, NS B2N 5E3

Courier address:

Dalhousie Agricultural Campus
Residence Office, Fraser House
10 Horseshoe Crescent
Truro, NS   B2N 5E3