Current Students
Housing Selection
Whether you are a new student planning to enroll at Oxford or a rising sophomore continuing for the new academic year, the instructions that follow will help you complete room selection for Oxford College residence halls.
You may access the housing agreement and application by visiting the My Housing website or at myhousing.emory.edu. You will need your Emory user id and password to access this website. Once you've logged in, select the appropriate Oxford Campus Second Year Housing Application. In your application, you’ll be able to answer questions about your living preferences, including if you are interested in Gender-Inclusive Housing.
To complete the housing application, you must agree to the terms and conditions of residence hall living. A printer-friendly copy of the Oxford College Housing Agreement can be accessed online. You will be asked to read and indicate your acceptance of these terms before you can enter any particular preferences in room assignment and preferred roommate into the online system.
Please note: If you experience any technical difficulties, completely close your internet browser before attempting to log back into the system. This may clear the particular error you are experiencing and allow you to proceed without further difficulties. If you continue to have problems, please email our staff at RES@emory.edu with a detailed description of the error message you are encountering.
The Room Selection Process for the upcoming semester will occur in April for rising second-year students.
The philosophy of Oxford College is that all students benefit significantly from the opportunity to engage fully in the college community. The convenience of living on campus encourages students to take part in evening concerts, theatrical productions, utilize academic resources and get involved in the many clubs and activities that are a part of campus life. For this reason, all students are expected to live on campus.
In some individual circumstances, students may determine the need to request commuter status. See below for information on the commuter request policy.
Even if you intend to request commuter status, you MUST complete an online housing application and agree to the terms and conditions of residence hall living for each semester in which you are enrolled. If commuter status is approved, you will be assigned to "Commuter Hall" to reflect this. Any commuting student who does not complete a housing application and the commuter request process within the timeframe designated for the academic term may be subject to a registration hold and unable to schedule and/or enroll in courses until this task has been finalized.
The commuter status request application will be available on your MyHousing page in mid April.
A limited number of single rooms exist on campus. Priority for single rooms is given to those students with Department of Accessibility Services (DAS) medical approved housing accommodation. Students needing medical accommodations for a single should consult the Department of Accessibility Services.
Students desiring a single room for the upcoming academic year can place their names on the Single Room Waitlist starting the day after the end of the room selection process on your MyHousing page at myhousing.emory.edu.
Find a Roommate
Living with a roommate is one of the defining experiences in a student's college career. You will learn shared responsibility, conflict resolution, compromise, flexibility, and in many cases, you will be exposed to a diverse populace. This is a once in a lifetime chance to live in an academic environment and take advantage of all the opportunities on-campus living provides. Unlikely friends blossom everyday in our residence halls, and this is one of the ways that Oxford's community spirit is reinforced.
Helpful tips for getting along with your roommate
- Know your values/lifestyle.
- Be honest in sharing your values and lifestyle on your personal description form and while talking to possible roommates.
- Communicate at appropriate times when something is bothering you (holding it in creates resentment). Communication right away avoids yelling at your roommate because you have waited too long to address your concerns.
- Learn that living with others is learning how to compromise. Each roommate cannot have his/her way on every issue. Identify the big issues as well as those on which you can compromise. Learning how to be flexible is the key.
- If you are having difficulty discussing issues, ask the Residential Education& Services staff (RA or RLC) for assistance. Our staff is trained to assist in these circumstances.
To help you make a positive roommate decision, you may want to use advanced search feature through myhousing to assist you.
Students can create a profile (my profile tab) and search for roommates based on the same questions used to complete the "personal preferences" section of the housing application.
Please note
Roommate requests must be mutual. All roommates will need to go into their respective MyHousing pages and request/accept each other. Do not allow "unmatched" roommate requests to stay on your account.
You do not have to have a roommate request to receive housing, if you do not match with a roommate, when assigned the system will match you with a roommate based on your application preferences.
Housing during Academic Breaks and Holidays
The RES calendar is posted an academic year in advance. Students are expected to make travel plans around the posted dates. Students who have a dire reason to arrive earlier than the posted arrival dates or leave after the posted departure dates must receive permission. Depending on the reason, students may be approved to arrive prior to or depart later than the posted dates. Students must request permission by sending an email to RES@emory.edu.
Oxford College is CLOSED
- The residence halls will close at 10:00 am on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.
- The residence halls re-open at 12:00 pm on Sunday, November 26, 2023.
Normal student services and resources (e.g. dining, the gym, the student center, etc.) will not be open during this time. As such, students are not allowed to reside on campus starting at 10:00 am on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 until 12:00 pm on Sunday, November 26, 2023. Students are required to locate other housing arrangements during this period.
For international students or those students with extenuating needs to reside in their room during this time, they must request permission by completing the following form via myhousing. Please login with your Emory user ID and password to myhousing and click on the applications tab and complete the "Oxford College Thanksgiving Break Stay" form.
*Submission of the request does not automatically approve students*
Deadline to have request submitted is Monday, November 6th by 9:00 am.
After the application has been completed, the Office of Residential Education & Services (RES) will determine whether housing will be approved and will contact the student via email. The Office of RES reserves the right to deny Thanksgiving break housing to students based upon a variety of factors including the student's past conduct record.
The RES Staff will conduct Health and Safety Inspections again during this break.
Oxford College is CLOSED
- The residence halls will close at 10:00 am on Thursday, December 14, 2023.
- The residence halls re-open for sophomores ONLY at 9:00 am on Saturday, January 13, 2024 & for first-year students on Sunday, January 14, 2024 for Freshmen.
All residence halls will close starting at 10:00 am on Thursday, December 14, 2023. Students are required to leave either twenty-four (24) hours after their last final exam or by 10:00 am on Thursday, December 14, 2023 (whichever comes first). Students will receive more information about the closing of the Fall 2023 semester at the start of December.
All students are required to leave during this break period. Exceptions or request cannot be made for this break period. Students are required to locate other housing arrangements during this period.
The residence halls will re-open for sophomore students only on Saturday, January 13, 2024. All freshmen students are to return on Sunday, January 14, 2024. No permission will be given to arrive prior to Sunday, January 14, 2024.
Oxford College is CLOSED
- The residence halls will close at 10 am on Saturday, March 9, 2024.
- The residence halls re-open at 12 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2024.
Normal student services and resources (e.g. dining, the gym, the student center, etc.) will not be open during this time. As such, students are not allowed to reside on campus starting at 10:00 am on Saturday, March 9, 2024 until 12:00 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2024. Students are required to locate other housing arrangements during this period.
For international students or those students with extenuating needs to reside in their room during this time, they must request permission by completing the request form on your Myhousing account.
Deadline to have request submitted is Monday, February 26, 2024 by 9:00 am.
After the application has been completed, the Office of Residential Education & Services (RES) will determine whether housing will be approved and will contact the student via email. The Office of RES reserves the right to deny Spring break housing to students based upon a variety of factors including the student's past conduct record.
Staying over Spring break is considered a privilege, not a residential right.
Early Arrival
"Early Arrivals" are students who are granted permission to move into their on-campus housing assignments before their designated check-in dates.
Official arrival date for newly admitted students is Friday, August 18, 2017.
Official arrival date for sophomore and 5th semester students is Tuesday, August 22, 2017.
Note: If approved by RES, the earliest date of arrival for sophomore and 5th semester students, who are not assisting with orientation activities, will be Monday, August 21, 2017.
There is a daily fee for any student who is approved for early arrival. Once a request has been approved, this fee will be posted to the student's account in advance of arrival to campus. No refunds will be issued.
All 2nd year students who wish to move into the residence halls before their official arrival date must submit an Early Arrival Request Form no later than August 1st. No requests will be considered after this date. The Early arrival request form can be accessed via your myhousing account, under the applications tab click "OXF Early Arrival".
We do not allow freshmen to move in early, please contact our housing office with questions.
Requests must be submitted by completing the online request form. No requests will be accepted by telephone or departmental or individual email.
All information must be complete. Incomplete requests will not be considered.
Except in extenuating circumstances, only students in these categories are approved to request permission to arrive early to campus. There is no guarantee that the request will be approved. Students in the following categories must be included on rosters received from specific departments verifying participation before early arrival will be approved and fees waived.
- Returning students who participate in campus organizations that have identified roles in assisting with orientation or arrival.
- Returning students who work in campus offices and must complete training and pre-arrival preparation for the academic year.
- Athletic team members who are participating in organized team practices or games.
Decisions on early arrival requests will be communicated starting July 1st and will continue to be communicated within 2-3 business days of receipt of your request.
All communication about early arrival requests will be sent to the student's official Emory email account.
Specific information about the times and location of check-in will be communicated when a request is approved. It is the student's responsibility to adhere to communicated schedules related to arrival.
Any student who moves into the residence halls before designated arrival dates without express permission to do so will be assessed a fine and processed through the conduct system.
What to and Not to Bring
The important thing to remember is that it is a lot easier to have your parents send you the things you didn't realize you would need, than to find that you need to go through the hassle of shipping unnecessary items to your home from school. We recommend that you communicate with your roommate to decide who will bring large items such as televisions, stereos, or mini-refrigerators*.
Here is a list of items that on-campus residents often find helpful. This is NOT a list of required items, nor does it represent everything you might want or need:
- Alarm clock
- All purpose cleaner
- Bath towels, soaps, robe, etc.
- Bedding, sheets, pillows, blankets
- Bike and bike lock
- Computer
- Eating utensils, plate, bowl, cup
- First aid kit, bandages, aspirin
- Hair products, hair dryer
- Headphones
- Iron and small ironing board
- Laundry bag (or basket)
- Laundry soap
- Mini refrigerator (Not to Exceed 4 cubic feet), one per student room.
- Pens, pencils, scissors, tape, etc.
- Personal hygiene items
- Power strip/surge protector (Extension cords are prohibited; power strips must be UL approved with circuit breakers.)
- Reading light (Halogen bulbs and string LED lights are NOT permitted)
- Safety pins, needles and thread
- Shower shoes
- Small toolbox
- Sports equipment
- Television that can connect to our stream cable service, SpectrumU. More information here.
- Trash can
- Umbrella
All mini refrigerators should be ENERGY STAR rated.
Also, remember that there are stores around the Oxford/Covington area, such as Big K-Mart; Wal-Mart; Big Lots, etc. for picking up things you may have forgotten, or things you choose to purchase when you arrive at Oxford.
Perhaps more importantly, here are a few things that you MUST LEAVE AT HOME!
- Air conditioners
- Air fryer
- Any appliance with exposed heating coil
- Candles or incense
- Ceiling fans
- Coil lighting or string lights
- Convection oven
- Crock pot or slow cooker
- Extension cords or multiple-plug converter; only surge protectors with a reset button are allowed in residential facilities.
- Firearms, weapons
- Fireworks
- Full-size refrigerator
- Halogen lamps (i.e. floor lamps or any desk lamp that uses a halogen bulb)
- Hookahs
- Hot plates
- Hover boards
- Instant pot
- Microwave (allowed only as an attachment to an approved MicroFridge unit)
- Mini indoor grills (example: George Foreman grill)
- Multi-arm (flower) lamps - often floor lamps
- Pets - Due to health and safety hazards and sanitation problems, pets are not allowed in the residence halls. Only tropical and domestic fish are permitted and must be kept in a ten gallon (or less) aquarium and only if all roommates agree to have an aquarium.
- Plug-in air fresheners
- Space heaters
- String LED lights
- Velcro, double-sided tape, hooks with double-sided taped, etc. will damage the walls when removed and are prohibited.
- Waterbeds
Here are a few things that we recommend you leave at home:
- Expensive clothing and jewelry
- Large pieces of luggage
- Off-season clothes
Additional Housing Options
RES acknowledges that some students may have factors that affect their housing accommodations. Housing accommodation assignments are made on a case-by-case basis that recognizes the variability of individual needs and preferences and the fact that appropriate accommodations may be limited in number. As for all applicants for housing, no guarantee can be made that all stated preferences can be met. For full consideration, requests should be made at the start of any application period.
Oxford College of Emory University is committed to making housing accessible to all students. To that end, RES has accessible rooms for students with accommodation needs. These rooms are distributed throughout the campus and may change from year to year. Please note: Housing does not provide accommodations for Learning Disabilities.
Students needing special accommodations based on a disability will need to complete the registration process for this purpose that is administered by the Department of Accessibility Services. RES staff members do not evaluate medical documentation or make any determination with regard to needed accommodations. Accommodations will be approved, as appropriate, based on receipt of documentation as outlined by DAS.
The DAS office at Oxford College of Emory University can be contacted at 404.727.9877 and the TDD is 404.712.2049, or by email at oas_oxford@emory.edu.
Students who are registered with DAS will be contacted individually via email regarding procedures for securing housing during the room selection process.
First- or Second-year students who are married may appeal to be released from the on campus requirement. Appeals to be released are not guaranteed.
First- or Second-year students who have children or other dependents may appeal to be released from the on campus requirement. Appeals to be released are not guaranteed.
Request for Commuter Status
The philosophy of Oxford College is that students benefit most by living on campus, eating together in the dining hall, attending campus events, having late-night conversations with their roommates, and participating in campus life beyond the classroom. Therefore, students are required to live on campus.
Receiving permission to commute is an exception to this requirement and is granted on a case-by-case basis.
Students must have a complete and submitted housing application on file before requesting Commuter status. Commuter status requests received without completed housing applications will not be considered until a completed housing application is on file in our assignment system.
Must submit a request for Commuter Status by August 1 for a fall semester enrollment and by January 1 for a spring semester enrollment.
Requests for Commuter status will only be considered for students who are able to reside with parent(s) or legal guardian(s) within the local area.
The initial request for Commuter status must be submitted via the students MyHousing account. If the initial request is deemed feasible, the student will receive an email with further instructions on how to apply for commuter status. Note: the initial request deemed feasible does not mean that the request for Commuter status is approved.
Please note: Mid-year requests are RARELY granted except with documentation of significant extenuating circumstances.
Commuter status requests based on medical reasons must have information registered with the Department of Accessibility Services.
Commuter status requests based on financial reasons must have medium to high "need" information on file in the Office of Enrollment Services.
Commuter requests will not be considered based on roommate dissatisfaction. The RES staff will work with the student to help develop a more positive living experience or consider other on-campus accommodations.
Questions regarding the request process may be directed to: RES@emory.edu
Room Changes/Roommate Swap
At the beginning of each semester and depending on space availability, RES allows students to request to change their current assignments. Room Changes and Room/roommate Swap are the processes by which students can change their room assignment. The room change/swap application will open 2 weeks after the start of classes for each semester. Residents who change rooms without receiving written notice, will be assessed a $200 improper room change administrative fee.
For students who have roommates graduating early or leaving Oxford, you will be provided with a roommate after the reassignment process of our Interim Housing students. If you have a vacant space after the reassignment process, you will have more information sent to you at that time.
The open Room Change/Swap Process will open 2 weeks after the start of classes each semester and close 2 weeks before the last day of class each semester.
For Fall 2023, the application will open on September 7, 2023 and close on November 21, 2023. For Spring 2024, the application will open on February 1, 2024 and close on April 11, 2024.
Residents who wish to move to a different room on campus must fill out the Room Change/Swap Form. Room change requests will not be granted during the first 2 weeks and last 2 weeks of each semester.
Please note, upon approval of a room change/swap request, there will be a $100 Room Change/Swap Fee that will be applied to your OPUS account.
For questions and concerns please contact res@emory.edu or the Assistant Director of Residential Education and Services.
Contact RES
801 Emory Street
Oxford, GA 30054