I’m here to walk you through the application to live on campus. In order to apply, new
students must first be admitted to UK. Returning students and those attending Bluegrass Community
and Technical College must be in good financial and academic standing. First, go to the UK IT
website so you can set up your university assigned email account. All official email communication
related to your housing application will be sent to your UK email address. Once you have activated
your UK email address, go to myuk.uky.edu and sign in with your linkblue username and password.
Select the ‘Student Services’ tab, the ‘My Info’ tab, ‘Campus Housing,’
and ‘Undergraduate Application’. Then, choose the term you want to apply for.
Fill out the first few steps of the application, which provides us with some personal details and
background information so we can get to know you better. Next, you’ll decide whether or not
you want to apply for the Living Learning Program or LLP. If you’re part of the LLP,
you get to live in the same residence hall with other students who share your major or interests.
The Campus Housing website outlines the various communities available for the next academic year.
Students who take part in the LLP tend to have higher GPAs than students who don’t participate.
You have the option to apply for up to three LLPs. Keep in mind that acceptance into an LLP will
determine your building assignment because the communities are associated with specific halls.
Also, aside from the Lewis Honors Residential College,
all LLP students are required to be roommates with members of that same LLP. Now is a good
time to go over deadlines and other requirements. For new students, the early action track deadline
to apply for the Living Learning Program and to live in UK Campus Housing is February 15th.
Check the Campus Housing website for all the important dates and deadlines.
Additionally, the University of Kentucky requires you to have a meningitis vaccination to live on
campus. Log on to the student health patient portal to upload immunization records. Please,
do not send these records to the UK Campus Housing office. Next, select if you want to
live in the north or central area of campus and then share your roommate characteristics.
We will take your preferences into consideration. However, housing assignments are based on
application completion date and space availability at the time of room selection.
Nothing is official without a signature. Be sure to review the housing and dining
contract and then agree to it through an electronic signature.
Housing and dining contracts are for the entire academic year, both fall and spring semesters.
Speaking of dining, your next step lets you choose a dining plan. You can review all of the dining
plans offered on the UK Dining website. Dining plans are made up of two components: meal swipes
and flex dollars. Now for the roommate section. You may request up to three roommates.
The students that you request must have a completed housing application on file
and must have made their profile ‘public’ in order for you to choose them.
Roommate groups need to be created before you move on to room selection. UK students
have the opportunity to choose their exact room on campus through the room selection process.
New students will select their room based off their application completion date
while returning students can choose their room as soon as they apply.
You do not need to have a roommate to participate in room selection.
BCTC students will not participate in room selection. Instead, Campus Housing will
manually assign eligible BCTC students. Once you complete your application, be sure to check your
‘Application Status’ and ‘Application Summary’ pages of your app over the next couple of months
to review dates, deadlines, and items on your ‘to-do’ list. You can also follow us on social
media for deadline reminders and contact us at any time if you have any questions. We’re so glad
you’ve applied to live on campus, and we can’t wait to welcome you to your new Kentucky home.