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FALL 2013 HOUSING APPLICATION

The Fall 2013 housing application for newly accepted students is available online. Incoming new students and transfer students accepted for Fall 2013 will be sent a letter from Housing Services with instructions on how to apply for housing.
Once a student has been accepted at UMAINE for fall, s/he can log in to myHousing
at right with her/his MaineStreet logon and password to access the online housing
application.

IF YOU ARE A CURRENT RESIDENT, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A HOUSING APPLICATION ONLINE. YOU WILL SELECT A ROOM DURING ROOM SELECTION.

DTAV/PATCH APPLICATION MATERIALS AVAILABLE
Please go to the Current Students link at right for information on applying for Patch/DTAV for Fall 2013. Application materials are due in the Housing Office at 109 Hilltop no later than 4pm on Monday, March 25, 2013.

ROOM SELECTION COMING UP FOR CURRENT RESIDENTS

Current resident Room Selection will occur in April. Off-campus students who wish to
apply for on-campus housing should contact our office at um.housing@maine.edu.
For a timeline and more information about Room Selection 2013, please go to the link for current students at right.
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ROOM FREEZE
A Room Freeze is in effect during the first and last last two weeks of each semester.
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ROOM SELECTION 2013
Room Selection for current residents is scheduled for April 8 – 12, 2013. Check the Current Students link at left for information on Room Selection. E-mails from Housing Services are sent to students’ MaineStreet e-mail address. Please check your @maine.edu mailbox regularly. On March 22, please log in to myHousing for your assigned date and time to select a room for the coming academic year.
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ROOM/BOARD CANCELLATION FEES Room and board cancellation fees are in
effect for students who cancel their room and board and remain enrolled. All cancellation fees are charged to the student account within a few business days from check-out from
the residence hall.  To notify Housing Services of a room and board cancellation for the
2012-2013 academic year, please e-mail um.housing@maine.edu.

For complete information on room and board cancellation fees, and for the Room Cancellation Fee Schedule for Fall 2012 – Spring 2013, please click here.
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FALL 2013 HOUSING APPLICATION – NEW AND TRANSFER STUDENTS
Click on Housing for Newly Admitted Students at right for more detailed information. Log in to myHousing at right with your MaineStreet logon and password to access the Fall 2013 housing application.

Returning/Off-Campus Applying for Housing

If you are a returning student currently living off campus and would like to apply for housing for the fall or spring semester, please contact us at um.housing@maine.edu.

General Housing Information
If you have a question regarding on-campus housing at UMaine, please send an e-mail to um.housing@maine.edu for a faster response during business hours. We may not be able to get back to you by phone in the same day due to a high volume of phone traffic. Thank you!

The University of Maine provides on-campus housing in 17 residence halls. Options
include traditional undergraduate residence halls for first year and upperclass residents, suite style living for upperclass residents, graduate housing, and several living/learning lifestyle options.

For Fall 2013-Spring 2014:
The First Year Experience (FYE) program is for first year students assigned to the following halls:

  • Androscoggin
  • Cumberland
  • Gannett
  • Knox
  • Oxford
  • Somerset
  • Balentine (Honors – upperclass and first-year)
  • Colvin (Honors – upperclass and first-year)
  • Penobscot (Honors – first-year)
  • York (first-year on floors 1 and 2)

Traditional housing halls for upperclass students

  • Aroostook
  • Kennebec (Transfer Living Community on 3rd and 4th floor)
  • Hancock
  • Hart
  • DTAV (suite-style)
  • Patch (suite-style)
  • Oak (all singles)
  • York (upperclass break housing, International students)

Graduate housing

  • Stodder

For information on rental or purchase of a MicroFridge© unit, please go to www.universitylogistics.com

Check-in dates for Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 are as follows:
New incoming first-year and transfer students: Friday, August 30, 2013
Returning students: Monday, September 2, 2013
Classes begin on Tuesday, September 3, 2013

For Spring 2014, all halls will open at 10 am on Sunday, January 13, 2014 for new and returning students.

Questions regarding on-campus housing at UMaine? Check this site to see if your question can be answered here. If not, please e-mail the Housing Office at um.housing@maine.edu.

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