Introduction to UGA Housing

These pages are your online introduction to the Department of University Housing's twenty residence halls and the communities you'll find there, as well as the steps you'll need to take to claim your space in your University of Georgia home away from home. Specific pages include:

Welcome to UGA Housing
This page contains a welcome letter from UGA Housing's Executive Director, Dr. Gerard J. Kowalski.

UGA Housing Viewbook
Because it is distributed in more than 14,000 packages each year by UGA's Office of Undergraduate Admissions, for many students the Viewbook is their first introduction to the communities, programs and residents of UGA Housing. Click here to read this publication in the Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf).

First Year Live-On Requirement
There is an abundance of national and regional evidence demonstrating that undergraduate students who live on campus exhibit stronger academic performance, forge deeper bonds with their communities and report a higher level of satisfaction with their overall collegiate experience. As a result, in 2003 the Cabinet initiated a policy requiring all first-year students to live on campus through their first year of enrollment beginning with the Fall 2004 entering class. For complete details on this policy click here.

Dates and Breaks
This page features detailed information about the holidays and break periods for the current academic year.

Registration
The entire process of registering for Housing can be completed online once you have been accepted to the University of Georgia. Because all hall and roommate preferences are prioritized in order of registration date we strongly recommend you complete our easy-to-use electronic registration process as soon as possible after being accepted for enrollment.

Email
The University of Georgia and the Department of University Housing will regularly transmit essential, time sensitive information to you through your official UGA email account. It's also where you'll be told about cool campus news and opportunities. Check this account regularly!
Moving In: So you've registered for housing, signed a contract and received your room and roommate assignments. What's next? This page will summarize what you can expect on the day you move into your new residence hall, as well as some suggestions as to what and what not to bring.