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No. However, you must pay your UGA commitment deposit by the commitment deadline in order to receive an appointment time to choose a space. Registering for housing does not commit you to UGA, it only puts you in line for selecting the space of your choice.

Although most students receive appointment times to choose, some students will be assigned a space. This could be due to a variety of reasons (e.g., a roommate pulls you into a space; you are participating in a special program; you have a later housing registration date).

No. When you register for housing, you will pay a non-refundable registration fee. You will sign/execute your contract after you choose your space or receive your assignment.

For fall enrollment, roommate search and selection open once you complete your housing registration.

Although living on campus is a requirement for your first year, students living in Clarke County and the surrounding counties can file for an exemption to the requirement by logging onto The Dawg House to begin the registration process. After you verify your contact information, choose to request an exemption. Find out more about exemptions above and by viewing the First-Year Live-On Requirement.

Take some time to Explore Options. From there, you’ll have access to rates, amenities, maps, 360-degree images, photos, room plans and videos to help you decide on your ideal on-campus space. You’ll also find information about partnership programs that integrate academics and residence life such as language communities, the Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community and Franklin Residential College. Also, don’t forget to follow us on social media to see what to expect, including UGA Housing on YouTube, in which residents document their on-campus experiences.

Students admitted for fall may use the roommate search tool in The Dawg House. This option allows you to search for potential roommates by creating a profile, and to create or join a roommate group. Each group member has the authority to assign other group member to available spaces. If you have a preferred roommate, make sure to create or join a roommate group before your room selection appointment.

Searching for roommates in The Dawg House:

To search for a roommate or designate someone you already know as a roommate, start by creating or joining a roommate group.

Create a roommate group if…
You want to search for other students by their profile name or if you want to search for other students by answers to the roommate profile questions.

Groups can be comprised of up to two students of the same gender and class standing (for example, all students in a group must be first-year students.) Most of our spaces only house two students. If you start a group but do not add anybody to it, you may still continue through the room selection process as a group of one.

Join a roommate group if…
You already know the group name for your desired roommate.

You can only be in one group at a time. If you join a group after already being in another group, you will be removed from the original group. Group members in the original group will remain in the group.

Do not create or join a roommate group if…
You do not want to search for or designate roommates.

When you choose a space, your roommate/s will be whoever else chooses the remaining spaces in that unit (first-year student/s with the same designated gender as you). After you and your roommate have signed your contracts, their name will automatically show up under “My Details” in The Dawg House using your UGA MyID and password.

Visit https://housing.uga.edu/register/?nav=cs#currentundergrad or contact the housing office directly at 706-542-1421, housing@uga.edu or chat with us live during business hours at housing.uga.edu.

Informational webinars
REGISTER Dec. 4 at 7 p.m.
REGISTER Jan. 14 at 7 p.m.
REGISTER Jan. 26 at 7 p.m.

All current students are eligible to register for room sign up, but priority to choose is given to current on-campus residents if they register to participate by 8 a.m. on Jan. 28.

Because of our commitment to the first-year student live-on requirement, we anticipate there will not be enough spaces for all returning students who wish to live on campus. Spaces are limited and not guaranteed, although spaces will continue to become available throughout the spring and summer due to cancellations.

Take some time to Explore Options. Registration opens Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 at 9 a.m.. On Jan. 28 at 8 a.m., the priority registration period ends, and University Housing will randomly generate round one of appointment times from the on-campus registrant pool. Registration remains open for both on-and off-campus residents.

On-campus residents who register anytime during the priority registration period (Jan. 13 at 8 a.m. through Jan. 28 at 8 a.m.) have priority over everyone else for appointment times. Within the priority registration period, it does not matter when you register because appointment times will be randomly generated from the pool of priority registrants.

On-campus students who register during the priority registration period (Jan. 13 at 8 a.m. through Jan. 28 at 8 a.m.) may be randomly selected for an appointment time. These students will be notified via email Jan. 28 whether they are selected for the first round of room selection or are in consideration for later rounds.

If you have a housing contract for spring 2026 for Busbee, McWhorter, Rooker, Vandiver, University Village, UV East or Brown Hall, you may keep your same space if you register during the priority registration period (Jan. 13 at 9 a.m. through Jan. 28 at 8 a.m.). Not all spaces in these communities are eligible for room sign up. To see if your space is eligible, log onto The Dawg House during the priority registration period.

Appointment times begin Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, and continue until spaces are filled. Round one prioritizes on-campus students who registered during the priority registration period (Jan. 13 at 8 a.m. through Jan. 28 at 8 a.m.); if later rounds occur, they may include remaining registrants who do not yet have a space.

First-round appointment times will be randomly generated for a certain number of on campus registrants on Jan. 28. Not all on-campus students who register by 8 a.m. on Jan. 28 will get an appointment time in round one. Our database (StarRez) will pull from the pool of on-campus residents who registered during the priority registration period to randomly assign appointment times. Rounds will continue for the priority registration period pool until all registrants have had a chance to select a space or no more spaces are available—whichever comes first. At that time, the site will open for anyone who registered after 8 a.m. on Jan. 28 to select, either from remaining spaces or as spaces become available during cancellations.

This depends on:

• how many vacant spaces we have for fall
• how many registrations there are
• how many randomly chosen students pull in a roommate with them

For the first round, this depends on how many registrations there are and how many spaces are available. For subsequent rounds, it depends on how many spaces remain.

The first few rounds will prioritize on-campus students who registered during the priority registration period. Appointment times for this group are assigned randomly. Rounds will continue until spaces are filled, or until we run out of registrants. At that time, University Housing will email remaining registrants and let them know they may log in at any time to search for and choose a space. Spaces will become available through August as people change rooms, cancel contracts or fail to execute a contract.

You cannot pull in a roommate during same room selection—it is for securing your own space. If you have a verified roommate group in The Dawg House, either roommate can pull the other into a space during a room selection appointment time, after same room sign-up has occurred.

To search for a roommate or designate someone you already know as a roommate, create or join a roommate group. Both roommates must be registered for room sign up, and either roommate can use their appointment time to select a space for the other.

• Create a roommate group if…
  You want to search for other students by their profile name or if you want to search for other students by answers to the roommate profile questions
• Groups can be comprised of up to two students of the same gender. If you start a group but do not add anybody to it, you will still be able to continue through the room selection process as a group of one.
• Join a roommate group if…
  You already know the group name and password for your desired roommate group
• You can only be in one group at a time. If you join a group after already being in another group, you will be removed from your original group. Group members in the original group will remain even if you leave.
• Do not create or join a roommate group if…
  You do not want to search for or designate a roommate

Yes. All previous groups have been dissolved. Create or join a new roommate group if you wish to choose a space with a roommate.

Both roommates must register for the process and be in a verified roommate group by the time one of you logs in to choose a space during the appointment time.

Decide with your roommate in advance what your strategy is. You can:

• Choose from what is available and request a room change after completing your housing contract. Choosing different rooms in the same building will give you the greatest chance of receiving a room change to be together
• Continue to check over the next several months as spaces shift
• Walk away from the process with no fees or obligations (if you have not executed a housing contract).

Both roommates must be registered for room sign up. In addition, make sure both of you have clicked the “show in searches” box at the bottom of the profile page. 

Being in a roommate group allows both roommates to assign each other to a space during appointment times. If you find any room with an empty space, you may reserve it for your roommate and vice-versa.

Both roommates will receive a contract via email. If you’re not sure, you can always check your status in The Dawg House.

As long as both students are registered for room sign up and are in a confirmed roommate group, roommates can assign each other to a space during their appointment times. If you find any room with an empty space, you may reserve it for your roommate and vice-versa.

Incoming first-year students (summer or fall 2026) are ineligible for the room sign-up process. First-year students have a separate process based on their classification. If there is a unique circumstance for consideration, please contact the Housing Assignments Office at 706-542-1421 or via email at housing@uga.edu.

There is no true deadline to register, just a date on which we will begin generating appointment times from the registrant pool. Current on-campus students who register after the priority registration period will not be considered for the first round of room selection and will not have the option to select their current space (if eligible). But they may still be able to view and select a space later in the process.

Once all spaces are filled, the site will remain open for registered students to log on at any time to search for and choose a space as they shift. Spaces will become available through August as people change rooms, cancel contracts or fail to execute a contract.

Decide in advance what your plan is for moving forward. You can:

• Choose from what is available and request a room change after completing your housing contract
• Continue to check over the next several months as spaces shift
• Walk away from the process with no fees and no obligations (if you have not executed a housing contract)

Students with completed housing contracts may request a room change in The Dawg House at any time.

University Housing will begin offering room changes for fall 2026 as spaces become available through August as people change rooms, cancel contracts or fail to execute a contract. Room changes are offered on a rolling basis in the order in which the request was made as space becomes available.

Students requesting new accommodations should contact Accessibility and Testing as early as possible to ensure their needs are considered during the process. Current on-campus students with existing accommodations should register during the priority consideration period. If your current space is eligible, you can choose it. If not, you will be placed in the pool of students for a randomly generated appointment time. If you receive an appointment time, University Housing will contact you with options that meet your accommodation during that week.

No. Once all spaces are filled, anyone who has registered may log in at any time to search for and choose a space as they shift. Spaces will become available through August as people change rooms, cancel contracts or fail to execute a contract.

If you are already in a single room in an eligible building, you may secure your current space. All other single rooms are first-come, first-serve during the appointment process. Most single rooms are in Payne and Building 1516, but private bedrooms are available in many halls, including the East Campus Village apartments, Soule, Reed and Myers Hall.

Call or visit us by the contract cancellation deadline (usually mid-November for fall graduation) to let us know. We want you to graduate—there is no cancellation fee if you notify us by the deadline. The same date applies to spring study abroad opportunities.

If you do not select a space by the time your appointment time expires, you will not be offered another appointment time, but you may log in to choose from available spaces once appointment times have concluded and the site is left open.

Once you’ve completed the room selection, you can access your assignment on The Dawg House under the “My Details” tab. You will receive an email by the end of the week of your appointment time with your housing contract and deadline to execute it. We’ll hold your space until you execute the contract to secure it. Once the deadline to execute the contract has passed, the space will become open for other students to select.

No. However, you must pay your UGA commitment deposit by the May 1 deadline in order to receive an appointment time to choose a space. Registering for housing does not commit you to UGA, it only puts you in line for selecting the space of your choice.

No. When you register for housing, you will pay a non-refundable registration fee. You will sign/execute your contract in the summer after you choose your building and room assignment.

It depends. If you already have somebody in mind, you will have the option of adding them to your roommate group in The Dawg House and selecting them during your appointment time to choose a space IF there are two spots available in the space you choose.

Take some time to Explore Options. Admitted transfer students typically live in one of the following:
East Campus Village Community: Busbee, McWhorter, Rooker and Vandiver halls
Brown Hall
Oglethorpe House
Myers Community: Mary Lyndon, Myers, Rutherford and Soule halls
Reed Community: Building 1516, Payne and Reed halls
University Village