Freshman Fall 2027 - Apply for Housing
2027-2028 Incoming Freshman and Transfer Application opens December 1, 2026.
Whether you are a first time college student or transferring to UTC, we are glad you are here! Below you will find information on our housing application and the room assignment process.
27-28 Incoming Student Housing Assignment Process
Freshmen Live On Requirement
- All first year students are required to live on-campus.
- Should on-campus housing space become filled, we will continue to assign as space comes available.
Residency Exception
- Incoming freshmen students may apply for a Residency Exception if they: live within a 45-mile radius with a parent or legal guardian, are married, have a child(ren), and/or have medical condition preventing them from living in a campus environment.
- Residency Exceptions are only permitted prior to the start of the Academic Year. Students who apply for Academic Year housing are signing a contract for the academic year both Fall and Spring semesters.
- Log in to Manage My Housing to complete the Residency Exception Request form.
1 - Before Applying for Housing
UTC ID
- In order to complete a housing application you must be admitted to the university and have set up your UTC ID and password.
- Your UTC ID consists of three letters and three numbers (abc123) provided in your acceptance packet.
- To set up your UTC ID and Password go to UTC Password Management and follow the New User instructions.
- Please note it may take a day or two after being admitted to be able to log in to the Manage My Housing system.
Residential Learning Communities
Residential Learning Communities provide a unique atmosphere for residents who share common interests and cultivate an environment that supports personal growth through academic and social programming. Your decision to live in one of these exciting communities will make an impact on you for the rest of your life. Take the time to read about the different opportunities to get involved with a Residential Learning Community at UTC! Residential Learning Community assignments begin March 4th and will continue through April.
Review Buildings and Rates
- Buildings
- Rates
- Freshmen buildings are:
- West Campus - Suite Shared 2p and Suite Shared
- 1 bedroom (shared) 1 bath for 2 residents
- 2 bedroom (shared) 2 bath for 4 residents
- 2 bedroom (shared) 1 bath for 4 residents w/living area
- Lockmiller - Shared without laundry
- 2 bedrooms (shared) 1 bath for 4 residents
- Oak Street Hall - Shared with hall style bathh
- 1 bedrooms (shared) for 2 residents with hall bath
- West Campus - Suite Shared 2p and Suite Shared
- Room Type preferences are not guaranteed and are subject to availability.
*Majority of our freshmen housing is in a shared bedroom, however, know that as an upperclassman (sophomore-senior) the majority of housing options are private bedrooms in an apartment.
*Freshmen are also assigned to Residential Learning Communities housed in specific sections of upperclassmen buildings, such as: Decosimo, Stophel, Walker, and UCF.
Review Meal Plan Options
- All freshmen and sophomores who live on campus are required to purchase a meal plan. This is based on credit hours earned:
- If your credit hours change after a semester ends resulting in your classification changing, you may log in to Manage My Housing to update your meal plan preference.
- The university classifies undergraduate students as freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors according to the number of credit hours the student has completed
- Freshman: 0-29 semester hours
- Sophomore: 30-59 semester hours
- Junior: 60-89 semester hours
- Senior: 90 or more semester hours
- For more details of the meal plans please visit: UTC Dining Meal Plans
- Review the meal plan options
- Although meal plans are chosen through the housing website, please direct all meal plan questions to the Mocs Card Office at 423-425-2218 or email [email protected].
Communication between Housing and Students
All communication is through the STUDENT’S UTC email account! If you have questions you may call 423-425-4304 or email [email protected] from your UTC email account. We would like to remind you how quickly our housing fills. It is important for you to apply for housing as soon as you are accepted into the University.
2 - Submit Application or Residency Exception
Log in to Manage My Housing using your UTC ID and password
Click Apply for Housing, then select the Academic Term 2027/2028 OR Residency Exception
For the housing application, continue through the steps and pay the $25 application fee at the end. This is a One-time, non-refundable fee and you may use a Debit or Credit Card - VISA or MasterCard.
3 - Roommate Preference and Matching
Roommate Preferences
- Do you know someone attending UTC? Would you like to live with them? If so, exchange full names and UTC IDs.
- Students will be able to create roommate groups up to 4.
- Incoming freshmen can only be matched with incoming freshmen or incoming transfer students.
- Only mutual requests will be considered. All students in the group must accept the request.
- Groups should be established prior to any student receiving an assignment. Adding a student to a group who is already assigned will not place them in the room with the rest of the group.
Roommate preferences are not guaranteed and are subject to room availability.
Roommate Groups can be set up after you submit your application but before an assignment round. Roommate Group page will be closed from March 1 to March 15 during the first round of assignments.
One person will need to initiate the roommate group.
You will only be able to set up roommate groups with other students who have completed their housing application.
Once the roommate group has been started through Manage My Housing, each person will receive an email to accept the request to join the roommate group. Once accepted, it becomes a mutual request. Requests expire after 14 days.
The group creator can add, delete, or change the roommate group at any time. If changes are made by the creator a notification of the change will be emailed to the roommates.
Students will be able to create roommate groups up to 4 students.
Students may log into Manage My Housing at any time to check their messages, search for roommates or edit roommate groups.
Once someone is assigned, they will no longer be a part of the group. Once the group is assigned it can no longer be edited/changed.
Students will be assigned by the Housing Office on specific date & time based on their application complete date. Assignment dates will be posted during the spring semester.
Roommate Matching Questions
On your application you will be asked to answer a few questions about yourself to help you find a compatible roommate.
Roommate Matching Tutorial
4 - Assignment Dates and Deadlines
Room Assignment Process
- Students will be assigned rooms by the Housing Office. Assignments will be emailed to the students based on their application complete date, roommate preferences and room type preferences.
- Housing Assignments will begin in March. Check your UTC email after 5pm EST on assignment date below for updates on your housing assignment.
- Wednesday, March 17, 2027
- Wednesday, March 31, 2027
- Wednesday, April 14, 2027
- Wednesday, April 28, 2027
- Wednesday, May 12, 2027
- Wednesday, May 26, 2027
- Once you have been assigned a room, you will have 4 (four) calendar days to confirm your assignment through Manage My Housing, pay your $400 pre-payment, select meal plan and electronically sign your contract to confirm your room.
- For detailed instructions on the process, please review the Room Confirmation PDF.
- Should your plans to attend UTC change, the pre-payment may be refundable in full if cancellation is received prior to May 1. If cancellation is received prior to June 1 student will be refunded 50% of the pre-payment. After June 1 there are no refunds.
- Student wishing to cancel their housing need to complete the Housing Cancellation Request through their Manage My Housing account.
- Failure to agree to the contract AND pay the prepayment within the required 4 days will result in your room assignment and application being cancelled.
- Room changes after you have a booking: if you already have an assignment and are looking for a room change you will need to complete the room change form through Manage My Housing. If/when space becomes available in the building you are requesting we will room change you and you will be notified via your Mocs email account. You will need to confirm your assignment before you are able to complete the room change form.
5 - Updating Application
You may update your preferences (roommate or building) at any time. This will NOT change your application complete date. Do not wait for friends to apply together, go ahead and submit your application as soon as you are admitted to the university.
You must have updates submitted before the assignment date in order for it to take effect.
All updates will be made through Manage My Housing.
6-Confirm Assignment
Once you have received a room assignment, you will have 4 days to confirm your assignment by paying the $400 pre-payment, electronically sign your contract and select a meal plan.
Residential Learning Communities Assignments
Student first must apply for housing and have noted interest in an RLC. If accepted into the RLC, Housing will assign the students to designated RLC community. If in a roommate group, all members will need to be in the same RLC to be assigned together. RLC Assignments will occur from March 4 to May 1.
Athletic Assignments
Student first must apply for housing then the coach will determine the students added to the athletics roster. The Housing Office will assign students athletes to the designated room. Athletic Assignments will occur from March 4 to May 1.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How will I know when I will get assigned?
All communication is through the STUDENT’S UTC email account!
We will email students to their MOCs email account when they are assigned based on application complete date, roommate preferences, and building preferences.
We will continue through the list on each assignment date until all students have been assigned.
- How do I check my UTC email account?
Click My MOCS Net
Log in using your UTC ID & Password (included in your Admission's packet)
Once logged in click Microsoft Outlook Mail
- How do I view my assignment/ roommates and change my meal plan?
Log in to Manage My Housing
Click Room Selection/Confirmation
Select the Academic Year Term
Click continue and you will be taken to the meal plan page, you may adjust your meal plan here.
Click continue on the meal plan page to get to completion summary which shows your assignment and roommates.
- Why isn't my building preference available?
The room type you requested did not have space at the time or you request a preference that is not available to freshmen students.
- Where do I find my roommate group?
Log in to Manage My Housing
Click Apply for Housing
Click on the Roommate group page in the left navigation window (may look different on a tablet or phone)
From here you can view your group or other group invites.
- Why isn't my friend in my roommate group?
You will see them listed as pending if they have not accepted the request.
If they declined the request you will no longer see them listed.
- What if I don't want the room the group assigned me to?
If you already have an assignment and are looking for a room change you will need to complete the room change form through Manage My Housing. You will need to confirm your assignment before you are able to complete the room change form.
If/when space becomes available in the building you are requesting we will room change you and you will be notified via your Mocs email account.
- What if I missed the deadline to pay the Pre-payment? What happens to my room?
Students who do not pay the $400 prepayment within the 4 days will have their application and assignment cancelled for non-payment.
If your application gets cancelled but you still need housing please log in to Manage My Housing and reapply.
- What if I can't pay the Pre-payment or want to use financial aid to pay it?
Please email [email protected] explaining your situation and ask to defer your prepayment to your fall bill. Include a copy of your financial aid award letter to the email as an attachment.
- I had technical issues paying, and the office wasn't open, what should I do?
Email [email protected] letting us know of the issue. We will review all emails on the next business day before processing cancellations.
Our office is open Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm EST, please call us so we can assist with the technical issues.
- What if I want to swap rooms with my roommate before actually moving in?
If two students in the same suite/apartment agree to swap rooms they both must email [email protected], from their UTC email account, agreeing to the swap. Include in the email: Your name, UTC ID & your assignment, the other person’s name & their UTC ID, and room in which you wish to switch. An email will be returned when the requests are mutual, and the swap has been completed.
After move-in students will need to talk with their Resident Director about bed swaps and/or room changes.
- Can I list a current student or transfer student as a roommate preference?
In order to provide the best service for our large student body, assignments are divided up into 3 categories: Incoming Freshmen, Transfers, and Current students.
Incoming freshmen may be assigned with other freshmen or incoming transfers.
- How do I log in to Manage My Housing?
Here is the link to Manage My Housing.
Use your UTC ID and password to log in.
- I accidentally cancelled my application, what do I do?
Please email [email protected] letting us know to reactivate your application.
- I have decided to attend another university, what do I need to do?
Cancelling prior to move in for the Fall semester: please complete the Housing Cancellation Request form by logging into your Manage My Housing. The pre-payment may be refundable in full if cancellation is received prior to May 1. If cancellation is received prior to June 1 student will be refunded 50% of the pre-payment. After June 1 there are no refunds.
You will also want to contact admissions to cancel your enrollment:
utc.edu/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs/new-student-and-family-programs/incoming-cancellation- How do I know if my application was cancelled?
Details will be sent to your MOCs email account. Please check to verify your cancellation was processed.
- What if I have a special request?
If you have an accommodation request please complete the form at the bottom of this page to be reviewed by the Center for Student Accessibility
Please send an email from your UTC email account with specific information on your request to [email protected].
- Why live on campus?
Living on at UTC makes you a part of convenient connected community where you are close to classes, the library and dining. Students that live on campus tend to have higher GPAs and are retained to the university at a higher rate then peers that live off campus.
Here is what students have to say about why they living on campus:
“Living on campus is almost like a cheat code to meeting new people... . [It] just makes resources very convenient, such as the library, getting to class on time, and tutoring centers.”
"UTC has been amazing in many ways. I have met some of my closest friends during my first few months on campus ... . Overall, I think transferring to UTC has helped bring out the best version of myself."
“I enjoy being so close to all my friends and not having to drive to hang out with them.”
"The constant energy—there’s always something happening, whether it’s an event, a conversation, or a quiet moment of connection."
“Helps you learn how to be independent."
Here is what parents have to say about the benefits of their student live on campus:
"It's well worth the cost. Your student stays engaged with clubs, student activities, etc."
"The RLC's(Residential Learning Communities), especially the Engineering & Computer Science, I can't say enough about them. Your student gets engaged with other in similar or identical degree programs. The RLC's have periodic meetings for the students to gather/socialize and discuss challenges or experiences they may be having. Especially for student in the college [of] business & engineering/computer science the RLC is a must."