Quad Area

Jones Hall

Scott Hall

Triad Area

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Things To Check Into Before Resident Checks In

• Renters insurance
  • Click here to view the insurance brochure.
    
• Surge protectors and power strips with circuit breakers
  
  
• Extra-long sheets
  The Residence Hall Association (RHA), made up of students who plan activities for residence hall students, conducts a linen sale as a fundraiser. Brochures are mailed directly from the linen company describing the products for sale. However, you may also purchase linens at most department stores. *Make sure you ask for extra-long sheets ... our mattresses are 80 inches long! Residents living in designated private rooms (Elam and Bond Halls) will need full-size sheets.
  • Click here to be routed to the University Linens Program.
• Dolly
  University organizations will provide assistance on move-in day, but parking close to buildings during check-in may be a challenge.
  
  

Policies To Know

• Consolidation
  The process of students moving in with other students if they do not want to pay for a private room (and have turned down a private room contract). You may want to discuss consolidation with your student if he or she ends up without a roommate during the first three weeks of the semester.
  
  
• Private Room Fee
  A private room fee will be issued to all students in a room without a roommate, unless there is no other student with whom to consolidate.
  
  
• Room/Hall Assignments
  Initial assignments to residence halls are done by date of completed application (housing application, application fee and signed housing contract). Returning student preference for assignment is done by date of reapplication.
  
  
• Reassignment
  Reassignment takes place around Feb.1 of the next year. The application fee is due at this time. This process should be completed by June 1.
  
  
• Waiting List Assignments
  Students will be assigned from the waiting list based on their cumulative GPA, disciplinary record, classification, number of years in campus housing and financial history.
  
  
• Housing Contract Cancellation
  If you wish to cancel your student's housing contract, you must do so by the July 1 deadline.
  
  
• Academic Year Rental Agreement
  The housing contract is a legally binding agreement between the student and the University for both the fall and spring terms. If a student wishes to move off campus mid-year, they may break their housing contract by paying half of what remains on the length of the contract. Fraternity housing is not exempt from this agreement.
  
  

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact the
Department of Residence Life at 601.266.4783 or e-mail us at reslife@usm.edu.