Housing Room Types

 

Housing Room Types

Housing offers four general room type options to residents - private single occupancy, single occupancy, double occupancy, and triple occupancy rooms. We have included the basic features of the room types below to help you decide which option might be best for you. You might consider the number of occupants of the room, the bathroom configuration, and the layout of the room space when choosing a room type to suit your living needs, as well as the difference in rates for each room type.

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Private Single Occupancy

Private Single Occupancy floorplanPrivate single occupancy rooms are our rarest room type, and are typically available to upperclassman only in Honors Hall, Legends Hall, Mozart Square.

Each room comes with a bed (size twin-XL), desk, desk chair, freestanding dresser, and a closet. The furniture layout is configurable and each room has a single window.  

A suite of two private single occupancy rooms includes a shared common area with a kitchenette space providing a counter and cabinets, a small sink, and a space for a refrigerator. No appliances are included.

You will access a shared bathroom with a toilet and stall shower through the room’s common area, while sinks are located in the private rooms. You are responsible for providing your own paper products and coordinating the cleaning of the bathroom space with your suitemate.

 
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Single Occupancy

Single Occupancy floorplan

Single occupancy rooms are most commonly available to only upperclassman in these residence halls: Legends Hall, Traditions Hall, Victory Hall.

Each room comes with a bed (size twin-XL), desk, desk chair, freestanding dresser, and a closet. The furniture layout is configurable and each room has a single window.  

Single occupancy rooms are connected by a bathroom between the two rooms. You are responsible for providing your own paper products and coordinating the cleaning of the bathroom space with your suitemate.

Pursuant to fire code, suite bathroom doors are not able to be locked.  Occupants in both single occupancy rooms on either side of the bathroom are able to access the other suited bedroom, in effect creating a 2-person suite.  You and your suitemate are encouraged to communicate and agree to secure the suite by locking the main door of each room.

 

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Double occupancy rooms are the most common room type at UNT.  Over 70% of the rooms in Housing offer a two-person room configuration. 

There are two types of double occupancy rooms: community bathroom and suite bathroom

Double Occupancy with Community Bath

Double occupancy with community bath floor planDouble rooms with a community bathroom provide residents with toilet, shower and sink facilities in a shared location on the floor/wing. You will only have a sink in your room. Community bathrooms are cleaned on weekdays by UNT Housing custodial staff and are supplied with paper products for resident use.  Double occupancy with community bath rooms are available in Bruce HallCrumley HallWest Hall.

Each room comes with a bed (size twin-XL), desk, desk chair, dresser (built-in or freestanding), and a closet per resident. The furniture layout is configurable and each room has a single window.

 
 
 
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Double Occupancy Suite

Double occupancy suite floor planDouble occupancy suites are connected by the bathroom, which includes the shower and toilet.  You are responsible for providing your own paper products and coordinating the cleaning of the bathroom space with your roommate and suitemates. Double occupancy suites are available in Clark HallCrumley HallKerr HallMaple Hall, Rawlins HallTraditions Hall, and Victory Hall
 
Pursuant to fire code, suite bathroom doors are not able to be locked.  Occupants in both double occupancy rooms on either side of the bathroom are able to access the other suited bedroom, in effect creating a 4-person suite.  You, your roommate, and your suitemates are encouraged to communicate and agree to secure the suite by locking the main door of each room.  Find more information regarding suite bathrooms here

 
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Double Occupancy Room with Cooking Area & Efficiency Double Occupancy Rooms

Double occupancy room with cooking area and efficiency double occupancy rooms floor planThe double occupancy rooms with cooking areas a kitchenette space. These rooms do not connect to another room by the bathroom. These rooms are only available in Mozart Square

Mozart Square rooms provide a counter and cabinets, a small sink, and a space for a refrigerator. 

You have the opportunity to use more small kitchen appliances in the cooking area of the room that are not allowed in other room types that do not have a cooking area, including toasters, toaster ovens, etc.

 
 
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Triple Occupancy    
Triple occupancy rooms

Triple occupancy rooms house three residents per room. Triple occupancy rooms are available in Clark Hall, Kerr Hall, Maple Hall, Santa Fe Square, and West Hall.

West Hall offers triple rooms with a community bathroom that provide residents with toilet, shower and sink facilities in a shared location on the floor/wing. You will only have a sink in your room. Community bathrooms are cleaned on weekdays by UNT Housing custodial staff and are supplied with paper products for resident use.

Clark Hall, Maple Hall and Santa Fe Square offer triple occupancy rooms with an in-room bathroom that includes a sink, shower, and toilet. You are responsible for providing your own paper products and coordinating the cleaning of the bathroom space with your roommates. 

Kerr Hall offers triple occupancy rooms that are connected by the bathroom to a double occupancy room, which includes the shower and toilet.  You are responsible for providing your own paper products and coordinating the cleaning of the bathroom space with your roommates and suitemates.  

Pursuant to fire code, suite bathroom doors are not able to be locked.  Occupants in both the triple and double occupancy rooms on either side of the bathroom are able to access the other suited bedroom, in effect creating a 5-person suite.  You, your roommates, and your suitemates are encouraged to communicate and agree to secure the suite by locking the main door of each room.  Find more information regarding suite bathrooms here

 
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Housing room type options for persons with disabilities

Housing provides room types that accommodate student with disabilities in a number of ways.  As students submit an application for housing, the option to indicate that they are either requesting a room that meets their disability accommodation needs or receiving services through Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) or Texas Health & Human Services (HHSC) will direct the student to specific application steps to provide further opportunity to relay information regarding their individual needs.  

Housing has the opportunity to accommodate a wide range of accommodation requests within the residence halls as it relates to the resident room and bathroom, including but not limited to:

  • Single occupancy room assignment
  • Semi-private/private bathroom
  • Room assignment on a ground floor room or lower floor
  • Residence Hall with an elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible room and bathroom, including roll-in showers
  • Furniture modification/removal 
  • Room with additional space for medical equipment
  • Room access for Personal Care Assistant (provided by student)
  • Strobe light fire alarm/smoke detector and visual door bell, typically for students with hearing impairments

Students that submit accommodation information through the housing application will have the option to select their residence hall and room type preference through the application process.  Additionally, students can expect to receive follow up contact from the Housing Assignments Office regarding their accommodation request and room assignment to ensure that their selections meet their needs.  

Housing provides tours of accommodation spaces to students that have accommodations needs, by request.  

ADA Room Information Video

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