Apply for Housing
Students who wish to live on campus should first send in the $150 University acceptance fee. UConn confirms receipt of your acceptance fee by sending you an Orientation packet in the mail. Packet mailings will start in November. Before applying for housing, you also should complete the New Student Technology Tutorial. Finally, you should submit the Online Housing Application for Spring 2010.
The housing application can be completed online after the $150 acceptance fee is received by the University. Please submit the housing application prior to November 30, 2009 so that a housing assignment can be made before the start of the spring semester.
For more information on applying for on-campus housing, contact the Department of Residential Life at (860) 486-3430 or visit their website.
Your New Roommate
You will be assigned a roommate based on the personal preferences you indicated on your housing application.
You will most likely meet your new roommate for the first time upon your arrival to campus. Communicating with your future roommate via email before you arrive at UConn is a good way to connect before you move into your new room.
Early conversations between you and your new roommate will help establish a level of cooperation and understanding on such matters as study and sleep hours, cleanliness, visitors and sharing possessions. Most roommates easily learn to live together and become very good friends who decide to room together in future years.
The Department of Residential Life will begin emailing assignments and check-in information to Huskymail accounts in mid-January 2010. This message will also include room check-in directions and other important housing information.
Meningitis Immunization
Connecticut State Law requires that any University student living in University-owned housing be vaccinated against meningitis as a condition for living in the University’s residence halls or apartments. You and your physician need to certify that you have been immunized with the meningococcal vaccine within the past five years.
A Meningitis Immunization section is part of the Health History Form that is included in your Orientation packet. Students who submit their Health History Form after the January 1, 2010 deadline jeopardize their access to University housing.
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Where You Will Live
UConn offers a wide variety of residential facilities that serve the many unique preferences of our student body. Residential communities vary in size and structure; however, most are co-ed with men and women living on alternating floors or wings. All residence halls are smoke-free.
First-year students are assigned to one of many residential communities on campus. Most first-year students are assigned to: Alumni, Buckley, East Campus, Hilltop (Hale or Ellsworth), McMahon, North Campus, Northwest Quadrangle, Shippee, Towers Quadrangle or West Campus.
Visit the Department of Residential Life website for more information on UConn residential communities.
Additional Housing Information
Computers
Students who plan to use personal computers in their rooms are advised to use a surge protector. At least one Ethernet connection is available in all resident hall rooms, except Mansfield and Northwood Apartments, where one modem is provided.
If your computer is not already equipped with an Ethernet card, you will have to purchase one to use the University’s Internet connection. For your convenience, Ethernet cards are available at the UConn Co-op.
Visit the HuskyTech website for more information about computer use, maintenance and protection.
Recess Periods
All residential areas are open over Spring Break.
Special Needs
Students who have documented disabilities or health concerns that may impact their living environment must complete the Spring 2010 On-Campus Housing Application and apply for a housing accommodation through the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD). CSD staff work collaboratively with Residential Life to provide housing accommodations to qualified students. For more information, please visit the Center for Students with Disabilities website.
Single Rooms
Single rooms are not available to first-year students. Very few single rooms exist, and these are reserved for continuing students.
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