What is a Residence Hall?
A Residence Hall is a location in which some people would traditionally call dorms. At UTA, our Residence Halls are built to promote a high level of community engagement with activities driven by our Apartment & Residence Life team. Res Halls are great for first-year students to the University, as well as transfer students, to meet others like themselves and get to know the community around them.
Our Residence Halls feature an all-inclusive experience with fully furnished locations and private bathrooms in each of our suites. UTA has double-occupant suites, and private-occupancy suites. The private occupancy suites are built for three students, where each student has their own room in the suite, and the students share a common living room space and bathroom within the location.
How are Residence Halls contracted?
Residence Hall bed spaces are offered on a first-come, first-served basis depending upon application date. Students interested in living in any Residence Hall should complete the "AY" (Academic Year) application corresponding to the year or semester the student wants to live in the Residence Hall.
All Residence Hall contracts are offered via email and students must pay the $150 refundable deposit and sign the contract. Contracts are for the individual bed space, which means each resident has their own separate contract and is responsible only for his/her rental installments. Contract cancellation fees vary depending on the date of cancellation, and semester for which a student is cancelling. Refer to the respective Terms and Conditions for the cancellation fee schedule.
How are roommates selected for Residence Halls?
Students have three options for finding and or selecting a roommate for our Residence Halls. UTA Housing makes every attempt to pair students that wish to room together, however roommate options are not guaranteed as availability, contracting, and other factors may effect roommate selection.
- Students use the UTA Housing Portal to select roommates. At the time of applying, students are provided a questionnaire about themselves to help better pair students together. Students are then placed in groups in which they can communicate within our portal with one another.
- Students already know who they wish to room with when applying, or find someone that wish to room with at orientation, or another event. Students that wish to pair with someone specific must have the same application type, hall selection, and room type to find one another in the Housing Portal.
- Let UTA Housing find a space and roommate for you. Sometimes based upon availability, UTA Housing will have to place you in an open location and roommates are not guaranteed.
What is included in my Residence Hall contract?
Residence Halls are all-inclusive, meaning you will not need to worry about utilities such as water, electricity, WiFi, and the basic furniture in the location. Res Hall suites have a twin XL sized bed, a desk, and small dresser inside the unit. For our private suite locations, a couch and seat, as well as small tables are in the living room area.
When do I find out my roommate and room number?
Roommate information is provided approximately two weeks prior to moving into a Residence Hall via the UTA Housing Portal. Students are notified via email once the portal has the information open to them, as well as specific move-in instructions.
I did not get the roommate I selected, why not?
Every situation is a little different but generally, we match all students that mutually request each other. Requests from students that both request to live together but were assigned different rooms most often are a result of mismatched room types or residence halls. For example, one student accepted a double room and the other student accepted a private room, or one student has a contract for Arlington Hall and the other student has a different residence hall contract. The rent for each room type and hall is different, so our general policy is to not move students to a different rental rate once they accept and sign a contract. Additional factors preventing us from matching roommates may include, but not limited to, involvement in the Residence Learning Community (RLC) program, different majors within the RLC program, or multiple/different roommate requests submitted. There are, however, options to change rooms and live with your desired roommate after you move into the residence hall.
How can I change rooms or roommates?
Students wishing to change rooms or roommates have several options to pursue. If you are having challenges with your roommate, you may speak with your Residence Director for information about how to help resolve the situation, and or pursue a change within the Residence Hall.
Hall and room change requests are based upon the availability of openings. The Hall Change and Room Change requests are opened just prior to our Move-In event for the Fall and Spring semesters.