Transfer Students

UVM welcomes transfer students to our community!
Make UVM your campus, your home.

Can I live on-campus?

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Incoming transfer students that are less than 20 years old on their first day of classes, have a housing requirement of 2 terms on campus. During these 2 terms you are guaranteed on campus housing in one of our returner residence halls. These students must fill out a housing contract once they have submitted their acceptance fee.  

New transfer students that are 20 years or older on their first day of classes do not have a housing requirement. Students who do not have a housing requirement are not guaranteed on campus housing and can request is by submitting the On Campus Housing Request form in their housing portal. Students who submit this form will receive an email in the month leading up to the beginning of the semester if there are rooms available for them for the following academic year.  

Students without housing requirements looking for off campus housing are encouraged to explore our UVM managed apartment community, Catamount East. Information about external affiliate housing is also available here. 

Transfer Students with a Housing Requirement

Submit Your Housing Contract

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Beginning February 10: Once you've paid your acceptance fee, you can access and review your housing and meal plan contract at housing.uvm.edu. Explore Learning Community options and rank preferences on your contract. 
 
How to submit your housing and meal plan contract: 

  1. Log into your housing portal 

  2. Select 2025-2026 Housing and Meal Plan Contract. 

  3. Explore your Learning Community options and rank preferences on your contract. 

  4. You can add roommates by creating a roommate group in your contract. View the accordions on this page for more information about finding roommates.  

  5. Contact the Office of Accessibility Services  if you need an ADA housing accommodation. 

Please note: you can go back in to edit your contract as many times as you'd like to add roommates or edit Learning Community preference up until May 5th, but please be sure to sign AND submit every time you go back in to make a change

Learning Community Placement

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Early June: Check your UVM email for your Learning Community placement. Be sure to follow your Learning Community on Instagram for exciting updates! 

Room Placement

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Incoming transfer students are placed into rooms based on their roommate preferences survey and their Learning Community Rankings. Students who submit their application by May 5 should expect their room assignment to be available to them by August 5. Incoming transfer students who submit their housing application after May 5 will still receive a room assignment, but may not receive it by August 5.

Attend Virtual Insight Sessions

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Late July through early August: Check out Virtual Insight Sessions to hear from Residential Life leadership about campus housing

Dates TBD and will be posted in late spring 

View Your Room Assignment

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August 5: Final room assignments will be confirmed via email notification. While most students are assigned to the space that they choose during room selection, certain circumstances like SAS accommodations can impact final assignments. 

Note: If you submitted your housing contract after May 5 you may not see your placement by August 5. Please contact us if you want an update on your placement. 

Prepare for Move-in

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Throughout August: Connect with your roommates, solidify travel plans, and begin planning what you're going to bring. Our Move-in Guide will lead you through each step of the move-in process!

Move-in Day!

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Late August: You made it! We're so excited to welcome you to campus. Dates for move in are Wednesday August 20 and Thursday August 21

If these dates don't work for you, look into options to change your move-in day on the Fall 2025 Move-in Page 

Transfer Students 20+

Requesting Campus Housing (Students 20+)

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You may request housing, but are not guaranteed space on campus. We guarantee space to all students with an active housing requirement. Based on the current number of students with a Fall 2024 housing requirement, we are expecting almost no housing to be available for students who do not have a housing requirement. Students without a housing requirement are encouraged to look for off-campus housing for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Here's how to request on-campus housing (20+): 

  1. Activate your NetID after your admittance to UVM.
  2. Fill out an On-Campus Housing Request form. 

Catamount East

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Catamount East is a brand-new, UVM-managed apartment building reserved for UVM juniors, seniors, and transfer students. Just a short walk from the heart of UVM's campus, Catamount East balances the independence of off-campus life with the resources and support that come with living on-campus.

Learn more about Catamount East

Living Off-Campus

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We have a number of amazing partners both on and off campus who are here to help you find housing in the Burlington Community. We strongly recommend starting the search sooner than later. UVM's Office of Student and Community Relations are your best resource for help in finding off-campus housing. Their Moving Off-Campus Guide will serve as your guide to finding the perfect spot. 

Questions about off-campus housing? Email OSCR@uvm.edu