Apply for Housing
Students who wish to live on campus should submit the Online Housing Application. You should complete the New Student Technology Tutorial before applying for housing.
Be sure to send in your $150 University acceptance fee before submitting your housing application. UConn confirms the payment of your acceptance fee by sending you an Orientation packet in the mail. Packet mailings will start in early April.
The housing application can be completed online after the $150 acceptance fee is received by the University. The deadlines for submitting the application are June 10 for Freshmen and July 15 for Transfers. Once you complete your housing application, you are eligible to apply for a Learning Community.
For more information on applying for 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, and your request for a Learning Community, if applicable.
Roommate requests for freshmen and transfers must be submitted through the Personal Preference page in MyHousing between May 1 and July 15, 2008 for the fall semester.
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 beginning in early August. 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 July 15 deadline jeopardize their access to University housing.
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 resident halls are smoke free.
First-year students can expect to live in one of the following residential communities: Buckley, East Campus, Hilltop (Hale or Ellsworth), Mansfield Apartments, North Campus, Northwest Quadrangle, Shippee, Towers Quadrangle or West Campus.
To learn about and apply for the special opportunity to live on a floor with students who share your interests, visit the Learning Communities website.
Visit the Department of Residential Life’s website for more information on UConn residential communities.
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Learning Communities
Students with certain shared interests may request to live together in a Learning Community. Learning Communities offer the typical UConn experience plus some added opportunities.
Most students who are new to UConn enroll in a one-credit class called First Year Experience (FYE) to help smooth their transition into academic life here at UConn. New students living in Learning Communities take this class with other students who live in their residence hall, which gives them a chance to develop a sense of community very quickly.
More information on additional activities and opportunities offered by Learning Communities is available at the their website.
Additional Housing Information
Computers
Students that plan to use personal computers in their room are advised to use a surge protector. Direct individual Internet connections are available within all student residences except Mansfield Apartments.
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 Residential Networking website for more information about computer use, maintenance and protection.
Recess Periods
There are two areas reserved for nine-month housing, one floor in McMahon and spaces in the Mansfield Apartments.
These residential communities are ideal for students who need the flexibility to remain on campus during school break periods. For more information about McMahon or Mansfield Apartments, go to the Department of Residential Life website.
Special Needs
If you have a documented disability and desire on-campus housing, suitable accommodations are available. Rooms can also be modified. Students requiring room modification must register with the Center for Students with Disabilities at 860-486-2020.
Housing for Older Students
Undergraduate students who are 23 or older may be accommodated in UConn’s graduate residences. These residences are open year-round.
Single Rooms
Single rooms are not available to first-year students. Very few single rooms exist, and these are reserved for upper-division students.
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