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General University Information
The University of Miami offers undergraduate on-campus housing
in five residential colleges and an apartment area.
Each residential college has resident faculty members, a
student affairs professional staff member, their families,
and student staff who live in the residential college with
the resident students to support and promote student well-being,
academic achievement, learning, and development. In addition,
to achieve these ends, numerous social, educational, cultural,
and recreational programs are offered throughout the academic
year.
• The University has both single and double rooms.
Singles are assigned based on seniority living on campus
and, thus, entering students are assigned to double occupancy
rooms. Effort is taken to assign roommates of similar age,
class standing, and smoking preference.
• All non-local freshmen students are required to live in University housing for two academic semesters, as long as space is available. This policy does not apply to freshmen students living with parents or legal guardians in Miami-Dade or Broward Counties.
• The apartment area on campus offers two and three
bedroom furnished apartments housing four to six students
per apartment. Sophomore standing or above is required to
reside in the apartment area.
• All housing facilities are co-educational with
men and women living on alternate floors or alternating
separate suites or apartments.
• All student rooms are air-conditioned and equipped
with bed, dresser, desk, chair, trash can, and window coverings.
75-channel cable television and local telephone service
are also provided. Each residential college room is wired
for internet access and wireless internet access is available
in the apartment area.
Admitted students, following verification of acceptance to the University and payment of the enrollment deposit, can apply for housing on-line in myUM. myUM is the University’s web-based, interactive information hub.
• Students are encouraged to apply for housing as soon as possible after paying the enrollment deposit. New freshmen housing applications should be submitted by May 1, 2007; applications received from new freshmen after May 1, 2007 will be accommodated on a space available basis.
• The $250 non-refundable deposit can be paid by credit card or electronic debit from a checking account at the time of application.
• Assignments to buildings, rooms, and specific roommates
are made according to the date of application and receipt
of the housing deposit.
• Whenever possible, requests for specific buildings,
rooms, and roommates are honored. However, if specific preferences
are not available, the University reserves the right to
assign students to other locations and roommates.
The housing agreement is for both fall and spring semesters,
unless the applicant is:
- applying only for spring semester housing or only for
summer session housing
- graduating in December
- participating in a University of Miami study abroad experience
spring semester
- not enrolling in the University spring semester
*Note: Written notice of cancellations must be made to the
Department of Residence Halls Office.
The dates of housing availability are:
• Fall Semester - August 16, 2007 - December 14, 2007
• Spring Semester - January 8, 2008 - May 10, 2008
For more information about housing on campus, please see
the Department of Residence Halls web page at www.miami.edu/housing.
Their office telephone number is (305) 284-4505 and their
e-mail address is Housing@miami.edu.
Alternatively, University Village, which is an apartment-style
residential community with 12-month leases, is an available
option to juniors and seniors and on a limited basis to graduate
and law students. Interested Graduate students should contact
the Graduate School at (305) 284-4154 and interested Law students
should contact the Law School at (305) 284-6746.
For general information on University Village, students should
call (305) 284-3680 or go on the web to http://www.miami.edu/universityvillage.
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