What is available for accessible housing?
Should my student bring a computer?
Can my student have a single room?
Can my student change rooms, halls, or roommates?
Where should my mail be sent?
Will there be cable television in my student’s room?
Will my student have a phone in his/her room?
May my student bring a car to campus?
What laundry facilities are available?
What are the bathrooms like?
What size are the mattresses?
What about bunkable beds or lofts?
Are the rooms carpeted?
Do the room dimensions include closet space?
What type of lighting is provided in the rooms?
Are coffee pots, hot plates, or toasters allowed?
May students bring their own microwaves or refrigerators?
May students paint their own room?
May students bring their own furniture?
Which buildings have elevators?
Is there storage space in the residence halls?
Is there housing for married students?
May students bring pets?
What is the process for reserving a room?
What is available for accessible housing?
Bodine Hall is fully accessible with ramps, elevators, bathrooms, and rooms.
Can my student have a single room?
Only students who have 90 or more credits may request a single, double-as-a-single, or triple-as-a-double room.
What if my student wants to change rooms, halls, or roommates?
Students may change rooms during the period starting after the first
week of classes and ending on October 1st in the Fall semester and
March 1st in the Spring semester.
Where should my mail be sent?
Your mailing address will be indicated on the housing assignment letter sent to your student after you submit your contract.
Will there be cable television in my student’s room?
All rooms are equipped with a free cable television connection, but you will need to bring your own TV set and cable cord.
Will my student have a phone in his/her room?
No. The university does not provide telephone service in the residence halls.
May my student bring a car to campus?
Yes. It is highly encouraged that students obtain a campus parking
permit from Campus Security and officially register their vehicle with
the university.
Should my student bring a computer?
Yes. All buildings have internet connections. All residence rooms are
equipped with Ethernet connection to the campus computer network;
however, you must bring your own Ethernet cord. In addition, most
lounges in the residence halls have wireless internet connections.
What laundry facilities are available?
Each residence hall is equipped with several washers and dryers for
student use. Students are issued a laundry card at the beginning of
each semester which is preloaded for 32 loads of laundry.
What are the bathrooms like?
Rooms are not equipped with their own bathrooms. Shared, single-sex
bathrooms are located on every floor of the residence halls. There are
several individual showers, toilets, and sinks in every restroom. One
bathtub is available on each floor. The restrooms are cleaned daily.
What size are the mattresses?
All beds are twin extra-long.
What about bunkable beds or lofts?
Most bed frames are 80” long, but some are 76” in length. Some rooms
are equipped with bunkable beds; however, this is not guaranteed. Your
bed frame may not be removed from your room, so you must incorporate
the frame into whatever furniture you bring with you to the residence
halls. All furniture must be fire-retardant and meet university
standards .
Are the rooms carpeted?
All rooms in the residence halls are uncarpeted. Students who wish to
have carpeted rooms must bring their own area rugs for use in their
rooms.
Do the room dimensions include closet space?
No. The room sizes listed in the residence hall descriptions do not
include closet space. They are approximate and are intended to assist
you in purchasing a carpet for your room if you wish. While the closet
dimensions vary from building to building, the typical closet is 2’
deep by 3’6” wide. Every room has one closet per person.
What type of lighting is provided in the rooms?
All rooms have fluorescent ceiling fixtures and vanities with lights
mounted to the top. Halogen lamps are not permitted in the residence
halls. For a more detailed listing of items not allowed in the
residence halls please visit the Residential Life portion of the
website at http://www.bridgeport.edu/life/reslife
Are coffee pots, hot plates, or toasters allowed?
Appliances with exposed heating elements are not allowed in the
residence hall rooms. For a more detailed listing of items not allowed
in the residence halls please visit the Residential Life portion of the
website at http://www.bridgeport.edu/life/reslife
May students bring their own microwaves or refrigerators?
Students are not allowed to bring their own microwaves or
refrigerators. Every room is equipped with one MicroFridge (a small
microwave, freezer and refrigerator combination). Shared kitchen
facilities are also available in all the residence halls.
May students paint their own room?
No, students are not allowed to paint their rooms.
May students bring their furniture?
Yes. You may supplement existing furniture in your room, but we
encourage you to wait until you arrive to determine what, if any,
additional furniture items you may need. You may not remove any
existing furniture from your room. All furniture you bring into the
residence hall must be fire retardant and meet university standards.
Which buildings have elevators?
Bodine, the high-rise structure, has passenger elevators which
residents may use daily. Barnum, Cooper, Chaffee and Seeley Halls, our
four-story buildings, have one freight elevator each. Students may use
this freight elevator for moving in and out of the residence halls, for
special medical needs, or for other approved usages.
Is there storage space in the residence halls?
No.
Is there housing for married students?
No.
May students bring pets?
The only pets allowed in the residence halls are fish in tanks of 10 gallons or less.
What is the process for reserving a room?
Please follow this link to print out the necessary housing and meal
plan forms: http://www.bridgeport.edu/life/reslife/housingandmeal.aspx
Those forms can be mailed in or faxed in and must be accompanied by a
$200 housing deposit which can be paid with a check or money order
mailed in with the application or over the phone with a credit card