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The following is the order in which available spaces in the on-campus residence halls at the University of Maryland are allocated for any given Fall semester. This policy was established in December 2000, and appears below as last amended (December 2001) by action of the Residence Halls Association and the Department of Resident Life.

Questions may be directed to Resident Life's Assignments and Public Inquiry staff at (301) 314-2100 or reslife@umd.edu.

Housing Commitment Groups for Fall 2013 and Beyond

1st	New Freshmen for a Fall semester who meet the University's annual May 1 housing and admissions deadline.
2nd	Returning Residents for a Fall semester for whom the previous Spring was their first or second semester of enrollment at any college or university and at least their first semester in University of Maryland, College Park residence halls (also includes returners from Study Abroad, approved co-ops, student teaching, and medical absences).
3rd	Returning Residents for a Fall semester for whom the previous Spring was their third or fourth semester of enrollment at any college or university and at least their first semester in University of Maryland, College Park residence halls (also includes returners from Study Abroad, approved co-ops, student teaching, and medical absences).
4th	Students coming to the University of Maryland, College Park from other colleges and universities for one year or one semester through a Study Abroad or approved exchange program.
5th	Returning Residents for a Fall semester for whom the previous Spring was their fifth or sixth semester of enrollment at any college or university and at least their first semester in University of Maryland, College Park residence halls (also includes returners from Study Abroad, approved co-ops, student teaching, and medical absences).
6th	Returning Residents for a Fall semester for whom the previous Spring was their seventh or more semester of enrollment at any college or university and at least their first semester in University of Maryland, College Park residence halls (also includes returners from Study Abroad, approved co-ops, student teaching, and medical absences).
7th	Returning Residents for a Fall semester who drop from Commitment groupings 2, 3, 5 and 6 above because they: are dismissed for academic reasons after Fall but are re-enrolled and in residence halls Spring, and/or are dismissed after Spring; withdraw from all classes (except for medical reasons and sudden or unforeseen circumstances) at any time during either semester but are re-registered, in good standing and living in residence halls at March 1; drop below 11 credit hours (12 hours is minimum for full-time status) at any point during Fall or Spring, except that a resident may drop as low as 8 credit hours once during his/her undergraduate housing experience without housing penalty; or drop below 8 credit hours at any point after Schedule Adjustment ends in a semester
8th	Spring semester residents who miss a Room Selection deadline but ask to return to residence halls for Fall semester. New Freshmen for Fall who sign up for housing and/or confirm their enrollment after the May 1 deadline.
9th	Spring residents seeking Fall housing and not in good financial standing as of March 20 or any date thereafter All remaining applicants, in the order their housing and dining agreement requests are received, including: Spring residents who are not full-time undergraduate students but are living in residence halls Spring and seeking Fall housing (e.g., part-time or special undergraduate students, graduate students, University College students), new Transfer students for Fall and, later, for the following Spring, desiring to re-enter residence halls and/or the University after a semester or more absence (excluding approved Study Abroad, co-ops, and student teaching programs and medical absences), and students who live off campus Spring and/or Fall but want to live in residence halls Fall and/or Spring