Live the UCF Experience

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Get ready for one of the most rewarding experiences

of your college life. friendship, social activities

and educational programs are just a few of the reasons

students love living on campus.

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I love the atmosphere and I believe on-campus life is a great transition into adulthood.

deLLa WiLburnnursing Major

Why do students love living on campus? A+

I like being so close to everything and avoiding looking for a parking spot!

aMber scHeurereLecTricaL engineering Major

What I like most is how involved I feel with my school and community.

janeLLe urquioLaMoLecuLar bioLogY and MicrobioLogY Major

I like the opportunity to meet and bond with different individuals from so many diverse cultures and backgrounds.

brandon caMpbeLLHisTorY Major

Living on campus allows me to focus on my studies and be close to all the resources I need to excel academically.

sofia casadobioLogY (pre-denTaL) Major

On-campus living has the best security available for UCF students.

deHn LarsonaccounTing/finance Major

It’s the best way to make friends and to find out where you fit in within the UCF community.

cHeLsea rae gardnerpsYcHoLogY Major

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university housing residents at ucf are more

likely to get involved in extracurricular activities

and learn valuable educational, social and

leadership skills. This involvement helps create a

feeling of connection and belonging. university

housing eliminates most of the inconveniences

associated with living off campus so residents can

concentrate on academics. ucf is committed to

the concept of experiencing “the college life.”

College life

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I’ve never been in any situation that has exposed me to such diverse people and activities. In the time I’ve lived on campus, I have grown so much and have had the most memorable experiences I’ve yet to encounter.

sHaina duffeYforensic science Major

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Swim and sun at the leisure pool

Rock climb at the Recreation & Wellness Center

Stay in shape at the Recreation & Wellness Center

Take a study break at the Lake Claire Apartments

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D I D Y O U K N O W ?

students who live in double

rooms acquire valuable

life skills by learning to live

with another person and

share space.

Enjoy a quiet moment at the Hercules Community

Events and Activitiesone of the most important and exciting aspects of on-campus community living is participating in the many events and activities sponsored by the staff and area council. not only will you meet and make new friends, but you will have fun and learn something new.

StaffResident Assistants (RA) are specially selected and trained upper-level students who live on your floor or in your building. They facilitate a sense of community by helping residents meet one another, planning activities, ensuring that community standards are followed, and serving as a resource for students as they navigate university life.

Graduate Assistants (GA) are students in ucf graduate degree programs who help to supervise the resident assistants, facilitate events and activities, assist students with concerns, and participate in the overall community operations.

Area Coordinators (AC) are full-time, master’s level, professional staff members who oversee the community, supervise the staff, administer department and university policy, and assist students with concerns.

Leadershipalong with the dozens of other ways to get involved at ucf, housing residents have the unique opportunity of becoming part of their area council under the leadership of the united resident student association (ursa). students involved in ursa develop leadership skills, network with other students, advocate for their fellow residents, and plan events for their communities. More information is available at www.housing.ucf.edu/ursa.

Residence life

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Lots of Choices...ucf offers several different choices of housing. Housing assignments are based

on the date a student’s housing agreement is received. The sooner you apply,

the better chance you will have of getting your choice in housing.

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LIbRA COMMUNITY: breVard, orange, seMinoLe HaLLs

13’ X 15’3”

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LIbRA COMMUNITY: ciTrus, fLagLer, suMTer HaLLs

Living on campus is like being at a vacation resort; all your friends are just a walk away.

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Residence Halls residence halls at ucf feature two double-occupancy rooms with a shared bathroom. each student is provided with a bed, desk, chair, dresser and closet space. each double room has its own sink and vanity mirror. residence halls are mostly reserved for first-year students because of the unique opportunity to live and interact with each other.

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Living on campus has given me more opportunities than I could ever imagine. I have been more involved in more organizations and living on campus has helped me to stay more focused. I love it!

YoLLe derViLpsYcHoLogY Major

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ApOLLO COMMUNITY: Lake, poLk, VoLusia, and osceoLa HaLLs

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8’9” X 9’5”

12’7” X 8’4” 12’7” X 8’4” 17’ 7” X 11’8”12’7” X 8’4”

Apartments apartments feature single bedrooms and kitchens. each student is provided with a bed, desk, chair, dresser and closet space. apartments are mostly configured with four bedrooms sharing two bathrooms. The Lake claire apartments are reserved for first-year students. a limited number of nike and Hercules apartments are available for upper-level students. if first-year students want to live in apartments, they should apply early or apply to live at the Towers at knights plaza or the rosen college student apartment community. Lake cLaire

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The Towersat Knights Plaza

The Towers at knights plaza feature 11.5-month agreements for fall, spring and summer beginning each fall. These apartments feature kitchens with dishwashers, single bedrooms with full-size beds and optional parking. The typical apartment layout has four bedrooms sharing two bathrooms.

The Towers are located next to the 10,000-seat ucf arena, the bright House networks stadium and several restaurants and shops. The Towers are a perfect option for first-year students who want their own room. students living in the Towers range from first-year to graduate students. You are encouraged to apply early since the Towers are a very popular housing option.

THe ToWers

There is nothing like living on campus to get a real feel of life at UCF. The proximity to everything and the way in which communities become like families is something unattainable to someone living off campus.

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The rosen college student apartment community is adjacent to the ucf rosen college of Hospitality Management located in the heart of orlando’s hospitality industry. This campus, 28 miles from the ucf main campus, primarily serves hospitality majors or those students who want to live and work near orlando tourist destinations.

The rosen college apartments feature four single bedrooms sharing two bathrooms. each apartment has a kitchen with a refrigerator, range, oven and dishwasher. each bedroom is furnished with a bed, desk, dresser, chair and closet. a loveseat, two chairs, and bar stools are provided in the living room. a centrally located heated pool gives residents a chance to relax and socialize during sunny days.

Living on campus at the rosen college apartments gives students the feel of a small college with all the resources and excitement of a large university.

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Pegasus Pointe 24-hour clubhouse

Pegasus Pointe

Pegasus Landing

Pegasus Landing computer lab

ucf is affiliated with two privately owned and operated student apartment facilities: pegasus Landing and pegasus pointe, providing an additional 3,700 spaces to students. The apartments in affiliated housing come furnished and have single bedrooms, full kitchens, washers and dryers.ucf Housing and residence Life employs 60 residence life staff members at pegasus Landing. The staff supports the residents by providing an environment that offers typical on-campus services in an off-campus living environment. pegasus pointe provides a private residential life program through its management company, american campus communities, without ucf staff.

both pegasus Landing and pegasus pointe are gated communities patrolled by the ucf police and have convenient shuttle access to the main campus. pegasus Landing is also located within walking distance to many shops and restaurants. These apartments are a perfect option for upper-level students and first-year students who are looking for a single room. first-year students are referred to pegasus Landing and pegasus pointe once on-campus housing facilities are full.

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The Burnett Honors Collegestudents accepted into The burnett Honors college may choose to live in a single-room apartment in Tower iii located at the Towers at knights plaza. The Towers feature 11.5-month agreements for fall, spring, and summer.

More information is available at www.honors.ucf.edu.

LEAD Scholars Programstudents accepted into the Lead scholars program may choose to live together in a double-room residence hall in the Hercules community.

More information is available at www.lead.sdes.ucf.edu.

EXCEL Housingstudents who are accepted into the eXceL program may choose to live together in a double-room residence hall in the nike community.

More information is available at www.excel.ucf.edu.

Out-of-State Student Housingstudents who are not from the state of florida may request to live together in a double-room residence hall in the Libra community. This special community allows students from out-of-state to experience life together on campus. This program is co-sponsored by the Link out-of-state Mentoring program.

More information is available at www.link.sdes.ucf.edu.

BPW Scholarship HouseThe bpW House is a cooperative living environment for female graduate students and non-traditional students of any major who could benefit from living on campus while pursuing their degree.

More information is available at www.housing.ucf.edu.

Community Service CommunityThis community is designed to involve new students in community service and civic engagement through exposure to volunteer opportunities and volunteer event planning experiences. students will strengthen their connections to other students, ucf and the greater orlando community.

More information is available at www.housing.ucf.edu.

Freshman Explorations CommunityThis community is designed to connect undeclared first-year students to various major and career choices, develop a community of learners who are in similar classes in their first year, and connect them with other students via classroom and out-of-classroom experiences.

More information is available at www.firstyear.sdes.ucf.edu.

Healthy Lifestyles CommunityThis community is for students who would like to live together in a substance-free environment. students will be required to sign an agreement that they will not use or be under the influence of any type of nonprescription drug including alcohol and tobacco. The location of this community varies from year to year depending on student interest.

More information is available at www.housing.ucf.edu.

ucf Housing and residence Life has partnered with other campus

departments to give students enhanced living opportunities. To participate

in these programs, you must apply for housing early. only students with

confirmed on-campus housing will be able to live in these special interest

communities. students will indicate interest in these communities through

the online myucf housing preference system. for more information and

updates to special interest communities, please visit www.housing.ucf.edu.

Lake Claire

Towers kitchen Special Interest Communities

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Dining Services

dining memberships provide students with a variety of healthy, home-cooked meals available in convenient locations on campus. ucf dining services offers students living on or off campus with several different dining membership options. residents living in double-room residence halls are strongly encouraged to purchase a dining membership. Memberships are also available for students living in on-campus apartments.

students with dining plans may eat at the Marketplace in ferrell commons and knightro’s by the ucf arena. dining dollars, which come with dining memberships, may be used at additional locations on campus such as chick-fil-a®, burger king®, einstein bros.® bagels, java city® and more. dining facilities have many menu options for balanced eating and provide a wonderful place for students to meet new people and get together with friends or study groups. dining memberships help eliminate the stress of cooking and cleaning from the busy life of a college student.

please visit www.ucfdining.com for more details on purchasing a dining membership.

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Knights Plaza

It’s easy to purchase dining memberships online.

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Housing Application Processpreference is given to first-year students on the orlando main campus. Transfer student and graduate student housing is very limited on the orlando main campus. all classifications of students may apply for the housing located at the rosen college of Hospitality Management. Married and family housing is not available at ucf.

after admission to the university, students are eligible to apply for on-campus housing through myucf. No student is guaranteed housing on campus so everyone is encouraged to apply early. There is not enough on-campus housing for every first-year student who requests it. Housing application procedures, including detailed instructions, are available at www.housing.ucf.edu. a prepayment is required for the housing agreement to be accepted.

students will be able to view their housing status using the myucf gateway. students who receive a housing confirmation date will have a space reserved for them. room and roommate preferences can be submitted online in myucf. students with completed housing agreements will be notified by e-mail when the site will be active for preference selection.

room, roommate and move-in information will be available online. no information is sent to the student through the mail. it is very important to make sure that you keep a valid e-mail address in myucf and add housing@mail.ucf.edu to your personal e-mail address book to prevent housing communication being placed in your spam or junk folder.

Housing agreements will be canceled and any prepayment forfeited if the admissions enrollment deposit is not paid by the established deadlines. it is important to notify Housing and residence Life in writing if you no longer need on-campus housing once you submit an online agreement.

Are first-year students guaranteed housing at UCF?no, students are not guaranteed housing at ucf. There are more students who request housing than can be accommodated on the orlando campus. Many students who do not get on-campus housing live in ucf affiliated Housing—pegasus Landing and pegasus pointe.

What is the difference between an 11.5 agreement and a fall/spring agreement?You make this choice when you apply to housing. The Towers at knights plaza is the only 11.5-month agreement community on the orlando main campus, which does not close during break periods. students who apply for the Towers are also given a single room.

fall/spring agreement communities will close during the semester break, but students may keep their belongings in the room. The fall/spring agreement communities include apollo, Libra, nike, Hercules, and Lake claire. Most of these communities have double rooms with single rooms available for first-year students who apply very early to housing.

The rosen college student apartments are also a fall/spring agreement community but feature all single rooms and are open during break periods. summer housing is also available at the rosen college student apartments.

Where can I get more information on housing rates and options?up-to-date housing information is available at www.housing.ucf.edu. rates are subject to change.

What housing options are available for upper-level students?Housing on the orlando main campus is limited for upper-level students. There is plenty of student housing available in ucf affiliated Housing or other student apartment complexes located in close proximity to the main campus.

Can I bring my car to campus?it’s not necessary to have a car at ucf, but there is parking available for students living on campus. a shuttle system is available and serves the on-campus and off-campus apartment complexes. parking information is available at www.parking.ucf.edu.

Are housing tours available?a residence hall room is available for tours at noon and 4 p.m. Monday–friday, except on holidays. several rooms are available during undergraduate admissions open Houses and during first-year student orientation. Tours in spanish are available upon request.

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I’ve had a great time living on campus in the halls. It is very convenient because not only are classes just a short walk away, but I’m also just a few steps away from the pool, rec center, and the Marketplace. I wouldn’t change a thing!

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