Housing in Tuscaloosa Alabama

Housing for English Language Program at University of Alabama

Students at the English Language Institute may choose to live in University residence halls on the University of Alabama campus or in off-campus housing, such as private apartments. Living on campus in University residence halls is convenient because it gives ELI students excellent opportunities to interact with American students and to participate in campus activities.

One important thing to remember is that the housing application is also a contract. Dormitory contracts cover the time a student is enrolled from the beginning of the Fall 1 session through the end of the Spring 2 session. This means that students who sign the contract agree to live in the dormitory until the end of the Spring 2 session unless they are no longer enrolled as a student.

Payment/contract information for students who begin:

Fall 1: Students sign the contract to begin in the middle of August and end around the first week of May. Students who plan to study both Fall 1 and Fall 2 will need to pay for the full semester (both sessions) of housing with their Fall 1 tuition payment.
Fall 2: Students sign the contract to begin in the middle of October and end around the first week of May.
Spring 1: Students sign the contract to begin around the first week of January and end around the first week of May. Students who plan to study both Spring 1 and Spring 2 will need to pay for the full semester (both sessions) of housing with their Spring 1 tuition payment.
Spring 2: Students sign the contract for the Spring 2 session only. A new contract applies beginning with the Summer 1 session.
Summer 1 and Summer 2: Students sign a contract for the Summer semesters only and pay their housing charges one session at a time.

Pre-payment: All students are required to pay $250 when they apply for on-campus housing. The $250 payment can be paid by check, money order, or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or Discover).

*NOTE: Students are released from the contract if they are no longer enrolled at the ELI or UA.

Transportation

From/to the airport: The ELI arranges transporation for its students from the airport in Birmingham, Alabama (BHM) to the UA campus in Tuscaloosa on the two days before the start of each session and on the day after the end of each session. ELI-sponsored airport transportation is much less expensive than other public means of airport transportation.

In the city: The ELI arranges for free weekly shopping trips from the campus to popular local shopping areas.

On campus: Free, continuous bus service makes it easy and convenient for students to get around the large UA campus.