Fall Move-In

2026 Move-In Week is August 16 - 23

Welcome to your new home!

Undergraduate Residence Halls

📅 Dates and Times:

Early Arrival: August 16 - 18
Living-Learning Communities Move-In Day: August 18
New Residents Move-In Days: August 19 - 20
Returning Residents Move-In Day: August 21
Additional Weekend Days: August 22 - 23

⏱️ Move-In Time Slots

To provide an eﬃcient Move-In experience, residents moving in this fall are required to select a Move-In Week time slot. Please plan to arrive and check in during your selected time slot.

You will be able to pick your Move-In time slot when you receive your assignment confirmation. Confirmed housing assignment notifications will begin at the end of June and will continue through summer.
To participate in Welcome Week events, new residents are encouraged to select a Move-In Week time slot on or before August 20.
Returning residents are encouraged to select a Move-In Week time slot on August 21.
To select a Move-In time slot, you must have a conﬁrmed room assignment or temporary housing assignment.
If you are unable to select a time slot because you will arrive after the last check-in time slot available, please check in at your front desk upon arrival.
If you will be unable to arrive by the ﬁrst day of classes on August 24, please notify the Housing Information Oﬃce by logging into the contract portal, going to Forms & Requests, and submitting a Late Arrival Request. If you arrive after August 24 without notifying the Housing Information Oﬃce, your assignment may change. Failure to claim your room assignment does not automatically cancel your contract.

Select Your Move-In Time Slot

🪪 Get Your i-card

In order to check in to your hall you will need to have your i-card, which is your official ID for the university. To make the check-in process easier and faster, we recommend you get your i-card ahead of time by visiting the ID Center before checking in to your hall. You can also submit your photo online ahead of time to save even more time.

If you arrive at your hall front desk and do not have your i-card yet, the front desk will provide you with a temporary card. You then have three days to get your i-card and must return the temporary card to the front desk to have your i-card activated.

🚙 Traﬃc & Parking

Upon arriving to your residence hall, be prepared for some traﬃc and limited short-term parking for unloading.

To help you unload your vehicle quickly and ﬁnd long-term parking after, follow these instructions:

If you are moving in on August 18 – 20: Follow the Move-In Map directions below for Champaign Halls and Urbana Halls. IMPORTANT: Please do not use your GPS as the directions may vary from the traﬃc patterns that are set up for Move-In days.

If you are moving in on August 16 – 17 or August 21 – 22: iGuide staff and temporary long-term parking will not be available.

📍 Champaign halls Move-In map (coming soon)
📍 Urbana halls Move-In map (coming soon)

Parking lots, meters and other parking regulations are enforced by Campus Parking during Move-In. University Housing is not responsible for parking tickets.

🔑 Check-in Instructions by Hall and Day

Official Move-in Days
August 19 and 20 (or August 18 for those assigned to a living-learning community who are participating in LLC orientation).

Follow the move-in map to your hall.
Follow volunteer instructions to temporarily park and unload your vehicle.
Check in and obtain room keys at the location provided with your move-in slot.
There will be a limited number of move-in carts available for check out.
Move your vehicle to a designated parking location per iGuide staff instructions.

Early Arrival Days
August 16, 17 and 18

Follow the move-in map to your hall.
Visit the area or front desk for your hall to check in and obtain your room keys. There are a limited number of move-in carts available for check out at the area or front desk.
Park in your hall's designated unloading area or near your hall to unload. (Please note one member of your party must always stay with the vehicle.)
After unloading, move your car to a metered space nearby. (Standard parking rates apply.)

Other Move-in Days
August 21 - 22

Follow the move-in map to your hall.
Visit the area or front desk for your hall to check in and obtain your room keys. There are a limited number of move-in carts available for check out at the area or front desk.
- Bousfield check-in is in Bousfield Lobby
Park in your hall's designated unloading area or near your hall to unload. (Please note one member of your party must always stay with the vehicle.)
After unloading, move your car to a metered space nearby. (Standard parking rates apply.)

Graduate Upper-Division Halls
All Move-In days

Visit the front desk for your hall (Sherman or Daniels) to check in, obtain your room keys and check out a move-in cart.
Park in your hall's designated unloading area or near your hall to unload.

Residence Halls and Check-In Desk Locations
Champaign Halls:

Ikenberry Commons North: Barton, Lundgren, Hopkins, Nugent, Wassaja and Weston – Check in at Nugent Hall
Ikenberry Commons South: Snyder, Bousfield, Scott, Taft and Van Doren – Check in at Snyder Hall

Urbana Halls:

Unit One/Allen Hall – Check in at Allen Hall
Illinois Street Residence Halls (ISR): Townsend and Wardall – Check in at ISR
Lincoln Avenue Residence Halls (LAR): Leonard and Shelden – Check in at LAR
Busey and Evans Halls – Check in at Busey and Evans
Florida Avenue Residence Halls (FAR): Oglesby and Trelease – Check in at FAR
Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Halls (PAR): Babcock, Blaisdell, Carr and Saunders – Check in at PAR

What if my flight or travel plans unexpectedly delay my arrival?

Early Arrival check-in begins at noon CT. Please do your best to meet your original time slot. If you arrive late at night due to unforeseen circumstances, most area front desks are open until 3 a.m. and reopen at 6 a.m.

If you need to check in and your area desk is closed, call the number posted at the desk and the staff on duty will assist you. You would then go to your area front desk the following day to check in and get your key.