What to Bring

Check with your roommate to coordinate who brings what. Often, there’s no need (or space) for two of everything.

Resident Resources

What’s Included

  • A closet or wardrobe
  • A desk
  • A two-position desk chair
  • An adjustable-height twin-sized bed
    • Arlington Park rooms have a Full XL bed
    • Beds are set to a medium height to accommodate both storage and ease of use
    • Dual firmness twin mattress (firm or extra firm, depending on which side is up)
  • Fire-retardant window coverings
  • Other amenities
  • Overhead or lamp lighting

For more information, check out the HRE Handbook.

Plan Ahead

  • 3M products for hanging decorations
  • A place setting (plate, cup, bowl, silverware, etc.)
  • A robe
  • A small safe for valuables or a laptop lock. Consider purchasing an electronic safe through the Residence Hall Association.
  • Alarm clock, radio, Bluetooth speaker or MP3 player
  • Bathroom linens (towels, washcloths) and bed linens (sheets, pillows, pillowcases, blankets). Consider purchasing through the Residence Hall Association.
    • Electric blankets are allowed on campus. However, they must be UL-approved and operated and maintained in compliance with safety and sanitary standards.
  • Bicycles with a U-lock. Bicycle racks are available outside each residence hall. Bikes should be locked by the frame and registered through UNC Parking Services. (Locks are included in the registration cost.)
  • Cell phone, chargers
  • Clothes for warm and cool weather
  • Laptop and/or computer
    • Ethernet cord and adapter for your device
  • Basic utensils (i.e. can opener)
  • Coffee maker/kettle
  • Induction cooking device (if approved)
  • Microwave and/or refrigerator
    • 2 cubic feet and 1250 watt maximum for microwaves
    • 6 cubic feet and 3 amps maximum for refrigerators
    • Consider renting a combined microwave-refrigerator through the Residence Hall Association.
  • Your own toilet paper (only if you live in a suite-style room)

The Housing and Residential Education Student Handbook contains the most current information regarding rules and regulations. Possession of prohibited appliances is a violation of the Student Rights and Responsibilities Community Standards and may result in disciplinary action. If you have questions about an appliance, hall staff can help. (Please note: this is not an exhaustive list.)

Animals:

Appliances: (other than those provided by UNC)

  • Air conditioners
  • Dishwashers
  • Forced air space heaters
  • Ovens/ranges
  • Washing machines
  • Microwaves over 1250-watts/2 cubic feet
  • Refrigerators over 3 amps/6 cubic feet
  • Bidets

Computer Network Equipment:

  • Routers, switches and hubs are prohibited. See the UNC Computer, Internet and Electronic Communication procedures for more details.

Cooking appliances:

  • Air fryers
  • Crockpots without an automatic shutoff
  • George Foreman grills
  • Instant pots
  • Toaster ovens
  • Waffle irons

Flammable liquid or compressed gases:

  • Any flammable liquids, compressed gases or aerosols, including tanks (propane, butane, etc.)
  • Torches
  • Grills
  • Lava lamps

Furniture:

  • Any alterations to UNC provided room furnishings (including lofting of beds)
  • Bed risers, including cement/cinder blocks to loft/raise a bed
  • Using UNC-owned furniture in a manner other than which it was designed
  • Waterbeds

Grills and accessories:(other than provided by UNC)

  • Use or storage of charcoal, kerosene, propane or electric grills

Lamps and light fixtures (except provided by UNC):

  • Combustible decorations or light fixtures, including paper lanterns
  • Halogen lamps
  • Modified or homemade light fixtures
  • Incandescent bulbs above the wattage rated for the fixture (Light fixtures in your room should be equipped with 60 watt for ceiling fixtures or 45 watt for lamps. Do not increase the bulb size or wattage.)
  • Sun lamps
  • Lava lamps
  • Candles (Note: decorative candles with the wick cut are allowed)

Outdoor antennas (including satellite dishes)

Motorized vehicles

  • The use (including charging), possession or storage of motorized vehicles and components are prohibited in residential facilities including hoverboards, motorized skateboards, motorized scooters, e-bikes and similar devices. Devices designed for and used to accommodate persons with mobility restrictions should be reviewed by the Disability Resource Center for use, storage and charging inside residential facilities.

Weapons and/or ammunition:

  • Ammunition
  • BB guns
  • Bows and arrows
  • Firearms
  • Knives
  • Martial arts weapons
  • Paint guns

Combustible Items

  • Incense and incense burners
  • Christmas trees and wreaths
  • Tumbleweeds
  • Extension cords running from light fixtures
  • Multiple extension cords plugged into each other or a spider-type configuration
    • Extension cords must be well maintained and in good repair, have a grounding prong and bear the Underwriter Laboratory (UL) label.