Fall Move-In
2025 Move-In Week is August 17 - 24
Welcome to your new home!
Undergraduate Residence Halls
📅 Dates and Times:
- Early Arrival: August 17 - 20
- Living-Learning Communities Move-In Day: August 19
- New Residents Move-In Days: August 20 - 21
- Returning Residents Move-In Day: August 22
- Additional Weekend Days: August 23 - 24
⏱️ 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 for Room Selection at the end of June.
- To participate in Welcome Week events, new residents are encouraged to select a Move-In Week time slot on or before August 21.
- Returning residents are encouraged to select a Move-In Week time slot between August 22 - 23.
- 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 25, please notify the Housing Information Office by email at housing@illinois.edu of when you intend to check in. If you arrive after August 25 without notifying the Housing Information Office, your assignment may change. Failure to claim your room assignment does not automatically cancel your contract.
🪪 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 parking.
To help you unload your vehicle quickly and find long-term parking after, follow these instructions:
If you are moving in on August 19 – 21: 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 17 – 18 or August 22 – 23: iGuide staff and temporary long-term parking will not be available.
📍 Champaign Halls Move-In Map
📍 Urbana Halls Move-In Map
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 20 and 21 (or August 19 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 17, 18 and 19
- 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 22 - 23
- 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.)
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