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Terms and Conditions

Housing & Dining Agreement - Terms & Conditions

The Housing & Dining Agreement Terms & Conditions is a legally binding contract between the Resident and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. These are agreed upon by every residential student when the complete the Housing Application in the Housing Portal. 

Housing & Dining Agreement - Terms & Conditions (PDF)

Housing Handbook / Guide to Residential Living

The housing Handbook is intended to help answer questions about life on campus and to serve as a general collection of guidelines relating to residential living.

Housing Handbook / Guide to Residential Living (PDF)

Community Standards

The Office of Community Standards is responsible for overseeing the development, distribution, and enforcement of university student conduct regulations.

Community Standards

Checking in

Please note: in order to check into campus housing, occupants of residence halls must be:

  1. Full-time registered UMass Dartmouth students. Less than full-time students must seek an exception from the Director of Housing and Residential Education to be assigned or remain in University Housing.
  2. Cleared through Health Services requirements.
  3. Cleared financially through the Student Service Center on campus. For Fall semester, this means the student:
    1. Has paid the entire Fall balance in full, OR
    2. Has confirmed financial aid to cover the entire Fall bill, OR
    3. For any portion not covered by financial aid, has a payment plan set up and the first payment complete.

Please note: Any students who have a balance due from a previous semester will need to pay this balance in full in addition to the above financial requirement for the Fall semester.