Room Selection Process
New Graduate Residents

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Application Process for New Graduate Students
Application Process for New Graduate Students who need Medical or Disability Accomodations
Selecting A Room Assignment
Graduate Residence Hall Contract
Application Periods, Rents, Fees

Graduate 12 Month Housing Application Form and Residence Hall Contract
Residence Life Policies and Procedures
Code of Student Conduct

Graduate students who are interested in on-campus housing should contact the Housing Assignment Office, 235 Whitmore Administration Building, 413-545-2100 or grad12month@gw.housing.umass.edu

Application Process for New Graduate Students

New graduate students are housed in Cashin in single rooms, expanded single rooms, or in shared rooms. Singles and expanded single rooms are charged at a higher rate. To apply for a room assignment graduate students must submit an application, and applicable payment. Complete the application in all areas. Please print clearly. We require that your application include the following information:

• Your UMass email address. Important Housing information will be sent to you using this email address.
• A telephone number where you can be reliably contacted.
• An answer to the U.S. felony conviction question. We cannot process your application without your response to this question.
• A signed Graduate Residence Hall Contract
• Applicants for fall or spring semester must enclose a non-refundable prepayment of $100.00 U.S. funds. This amount may be subject to change. It will be applied to the cost of rent. This amount will not be refunded if your residency plans change.
• Applicants for summer session must include full payment. You can not be assigned to a room until we receive this prepayment.
• Payment must be made by Bank Check or U.S. Postal Money Order. 

Return your completed application and prepayment to the Housing Assignment Office, 235 Whitmore Administration Building, University of Massachusetts, 181 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 01003-9393.

Application for Graduate Students who need medical or disability related accomodations

In addition to submitting a Graduate 12 Month Housing Application and sending the $100 prepayment, new graduate residents seeking to accommodate either medical or disability need must also do the following:

1. Contact one of the three on-campus agencies that submits housing accommodation requests to the Housing Assignment Office:

• Students with a disability such as a mobility impairment, learning disability, or other condition covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact Disability Services at 545-0892. You will meet with a consumer manager to discuss the nature of your accommodation needs and will submit medical documentation directly to Disability Services.
• Students with a psychological disability should contact Psychological Disability Services at 545-0333. You will meet with a staff member to discuss the nature of your accommodation needs and will submit medical documentation directly to Psychological Disability Services.
• Students with a need for a medical accommodation while recovering from surgery or who have other medical conditions must contact the Housing Assignment Office at 545-2100 or email Housing Accommodations Requests at hsngaccom@gw.housing.umass.edu. Include your name, student ID number, the nature of your accommodation need and your room preferences. A Housing Assignment Office staff member will provide you with specific instructions for your situation.

For more information, please contact the Housing Assignment Office
Email: hsngaccom@gw.housing.umass.edu
Phone: 413-545-2100
Office hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am- 5 pm, 235 Whitmore Administration Building

Selecting a Room Assignment

In most instances, when a completed application and prepayment is received an email will be sent to graduate students' OIT email address instructing them to logon to SPIRE, sign the Graduate Residence Hall Contract, submit a Housing Profile, and select a room assignment using Online Room Selection. The last day to select a room assignment for fall 2009 is Friday, July 24, 2009 at 11:59pm.

Graduate Residence Hall Contract

In addition to the application and payment, graduate students who live on campus are required to sign a Graduate Residence Hall Contract.  This contract outlines the residential living obligations of both you and the University.  The Contract is a specific and legally binding document. Make sure you read the Contract thoroughly.  If there are parts of the Contract that you do not understand, please call the Housing Assignment Office at (413) 545-2100 and ask for clarification. No graduate student will be permitted to select a room assignment until the Contract has been signed.

For more information, please contact the Housing Assignment Office
Phone: 413-545-2100
Office hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am- 5 pm, 235 Whitmore Administration Building

Application Periods, Rents and Fees