Residential Living
Welcome to On-Campus Living!
We hope your on-campus living experience proves to be a smooth ride throughout your academic career. To help you with any bumps along the way, we've offered you a quick reference guide filled with important information you'll need as a SUNY Potsdam resident.
Closing Information
Residential Students are expected to leave the residence halls 24 hours after your last final exam or by 12:00 noon on Saturday, May 18th unless you are graduating. The Residence Halls close for the year for all students, including graduates at 12:00 noon on Monday, May 20th. Students who are staying on campus for summer session may stay in the current room until summer session check in begins. More detailed information about Closing is available here.
A limited amount of storage is available for students who will be living on campus again this coming Fall 2013 semester. Items will be stored in the buiding that you will be living in next semester. More detailed Storage information is available here.
Students also need to remove their bikes from racks across campus as they cannot be left on campus over the summer unless you are staying for summer session. Students staying for summer session need to move them to racks by Draime or Sisson. More information about bike removal is available here.
Residency Requirement
SUNY Potsdam has a residency requirement for new students. Those that enter as new first year students are asked to live on campus for the first 2 years or 4 semesters. More information about this is listed under "Housing Policies."
Housing License
When students request on campus housing, you are asked to agree to our housing license. The Housing License is for the entire academic year, both fall and spring semesters.
Useful Links
- Suggested items of What to Bring (PDF)
- Early Arrival Form - Are you interested in coming back to campus early this semester? Follow the link to the form.
- Housing Exemption/Release Form (PDF) - (Note: the Housing license is binding for the full academic year, both fall and spring semesters.
- Medical Housing Process and Form (PDF) - For students who wish to request consideration to be excused from their housing obligation for medical reasons or who have special housing needs.