Residential Life

Residents who have lived on campus at UT Southern previously may apply for housing and select their own residence via the Housing Selection Process.

Applications will open March 1, 2023 at noon.

Housing Selection Process for Returning Students:

Returning residents may select their own housing through the Room Selection Process:

1. Apply
2. Sign Room and Board Agreement
3. Select Room

• Step 1: Applying: Applications will be for 1-4 students each. (Roommates can complete an application together to ensure that they will be able to live together.) Applications will open March 1, 2023 at noon.
  • Applications will be processed in the order which they are received, based on the timestamp of their online application, and each application will be assigned a number.
• Step 2: Agreement: Room and Board Agreements will be emailed via DocuSign to each resident beginning March 10. Residents must complete the financially-binding Room and Board Agreement to be able to participate in Room Selection.
• Step 3: Selection: On a designated date, applicants will physically select their room for the upcoming year, in order of number. Only one student from each application must be present. Students may designate (in writing) a proxy to select their room for them if neither roommate can be present.
  • Room Selection for Rising Seniors: Tuesday, March 21, 6 PM
  • Room Selection for Rising Juniors: Wednesday, March 22, 6 PM
  • Room Selection for Rising Sophomores: Thursday, March 23, 6 PM

Students who wish to move from residential halls to the Student Apartments or Oakwood Academic Excellence Apartments (depending on availability) will be ranked using a combination of “first-come, first-served” and seniority. Students who have already signed a Room and Board Agreement may complete an online form to be added to the Waiting List.

Students applying to live at The University of Tennessee Southern for the first time should complete the New Student Application. Applications will open March 1, 2023 at noon.

New students must pay a $150 application fee (through the online application) and provide proof of meningitis immunizations (through MedProctor). No new students will be allowed to move into residential facilities without receipt of the application fee and proof of meningitis immunizations.

Update as of 4/1/2022: Apartments are full. Students who wish to move from residential halls to the Student Apartments (depending on availability) will be ranked using a combination of “first-come, first-served” and seniority. Students who have already signed a Room and Board Agreement may complete an online form to be added to the Waiting List.

Students wishing to commute to campus, or live off campus, should complete the Off Campus Application to avoid charges. Applications will open March 1, 2023 at noon.

Failure to accurately complete this application and provided any necessary supporting documents will result in the student being charged for on campus housing.

To determine if you are eligible to commute/live off campus, please review our Residential Requirement below. If a student decides to commute or live off campus but does not meet the exceptions in the Residential Requirement, the student will be charged for on campus housing.

If a commuting student fails to complete the Off Campus Application, the student will be charged for on campus housing.

Academic Year (August-May)

Resident Assistants are the heart blood of on-campus life. They create programs, support students, and keep the halls running smoothly for residents.

RA Applications for 2023-24 will open February 1 and are due February 17, 2023. Interviews will take place February 20-24.

Summer (May-August)

Summer Resident Assistants keep our campus facilities running throughout the summer months. They oversee all check in and check out processes, respond to emergencies, and support summer residents as needed. See “Summer Housing” below.

Residential Life prioritizes the best fit for a student in terms of roommates, conditions, etc. over specific locations, and we do not take requests to live in specific buildings outside of the Housing Selection Process.

Students can view their assignment, when available, by accessing the Housing Portal.

How to Access Your Housing Portal:

1. Go to Portal: Access Student Account 
2. In the very top center of the new webpage, hover over a tab labeled Student Portal. Click On a Computer (even if you’re using a phone!) when the window appears.
3. You will be taken to a new page where you will need to enter your personal UT Southern credentials. 
4. After signing into CAMS, on the far-left side, under Administrative Services, there will be a tab labeled My Housing.
5. Click on My Housing, and you will be taken to a page that will have your housing information posted!

Residential:

Residential meal plans are included in each student’s Room and Board charges. Changing a meal plan does not change the overall Room and Board charge, and meal plans cannot be removed from Room and Board. Residential students may select one of the following plans, and selections must be made within the first 2 weeks of the semester:

• 19 meals per week, plus $50 Flex to use at FireHawk Cafe
• 15 meals per week, plus $75 Flex to use at FireHawk Cafe
• 10 meals per week, plus $100 Flex to use at FireHawk Cafe

Commuter:

All commuting students have $25 Flex to be used in the FireHawk Café or Dining Hall. Non-residential meal plans are also available for commuting students, and may be purchased here!

• 25 meals for $185
• 50 meals for $350

Students are encouraged to regularly clean their personal space and belongings, and report symptoms of COVID-19 via the Covid Notification Form.

• To view the New Student Housing Application for 2022-23, please click here.
• To view the Returning Student Housing Application for 2022-23, please click here.
• To view the Off Campus Application for 2022-23, please click here.
• To view the Summer Application for 2022, please click here.
  
• To view the Immunization Requirements, please click here.
• To view a copy of the 2022-2023 Room and Board Agreement, please click here.
• To view a copy of Work Order instructions, please click here.
• To view a copy of the Housing Handbook for 2022-2023, please click here.

Check back soon for the 2023-24 Documents!

2022-2023

2023-2024