SFA Housing - Facilities

Housing Facilities

The housing system at Stephen F. Austin State University consists of residence halls and apartment complexes that house up to 5,000 students.

Living on campus at SFA means living in a community of students. You will be meeting and interacting with many different types of people from different backgrounds, cultures, and lifestyles. Finding your place on campus is ahead of you. Each community has residence life staff members to help and support you as you find your place in the community. The staff is well trained, energetic, and dedicated to making your experience living on campus education and positive.

Our housing department is committed to equitable, civilized and concerned treatment for all individuals without regard to age, race, religion, gender, creed, physical and mental ability, national origin or lifestyle. As members of the community, university students enjoy the privileges and share the obligations of the larger community of which the university is a part.

*For more information on a specific facility, click on the appropriate row below.*

Facility	Type	Applicable	Bathroom	Other Info
Garner	Apartment	Either	1BD/1Bth	F S 24V
Griffith (15)	Female	New Student	Community	CK R L
Hall 10* (criteria)	Female	New Student	Community	AEC EQ R
Hall 14	Coed	Either	Community	CK 24V
Hall 16	Male	New Student	Community	CK R C M
Hall 20	Coed	Returning Student	Private	M C CK 24V
Kerr Hall (18)	Female	New Student	Community	C CK R L
Lumberjack Lodge	Coed	Returning Student	2BD/1Bth 4BD/2Bth	F MW C CK 24V
Lumberjack Village	Coed	Returning Student	2BD/1Bth	F MW C FK 24V W/D in B unit CK
Mays* (11) (criteria)	Male	New Student	Community	AEC EQ
North Hall (9)	Coed	Returning Student	Suite	M 24V CK
South Hall (12)	Coed	Either	Suite	M CK 24V
Steen Hall (17)	Coed	Either	Suite	CK 24V M C
Todd (7)	Female	New Student	Community	R CK
University Woods* (criteria)	Apartment	Either	1BD/1Bth 2BD/1Bth	F S DW 24V
Wisely Hall* (5) (criteria)	Coed	Either	Suite	AEXC CK 24V

Key
NS	New Students	AEXC	Academic Excellence Center	24V	24 Hour Open Visitation
RS	Returning Students	AEC	Academic Enrichment Center	F	Full-size Refrigerator
E	Eligible Students(see below)	MW	Microwave	M	Micro fridge
Either	New Students and Returning Students	C	Carpeted Room	R	Restricted Visitation
L	LaundryView Service	CK	Community Kitchen	S	Stove/Oven
		FK	Full-size Kitchen	W/D	Washer/Dryer
		DW	Dishwasher	EQ	Extended Quiet Hours

Innovative Living Centers

Academic Enrichment Center - is located in Hall 10 (female) and in Mays Hall (11) (male). This program is equipped for students who desire a structured living environment designed to enhance educational progress and ease the transition to a university campus. Residents in this program agree to participate in regular tutoring and study hall sessions. Twenty-four hours per day quiet hours, Sunday through Thursday, ten hours per day on Friday and Saturday.

Academic Excellence Center - is located in Wisely Hall 5(coed). This program is for students who desire a stimulating living environment designed to challenge academically talented students. Incoming freshmen students must have a minimum of a 1220 SAT score or 27 ACT score and graduate in the top 25% of their high school class. Transfer students must have a minimum 3.25 cumulative transfer grade point average, with a minimum of 15 transfer hours.

Co-Ed Facilities

Co-ed Halls are North Hall(9), South Hall(12), Hall 14, Steen Hall(17), and Hall 20.

12-Month Facilities

Garner and University Woods Apartments are open 12-months.

At Garner Apartments, any student is qualified to live there and has the choice of two contract period options. Students can choose either a 9-month with breaks contract period or a 12-month contract period. Please see the sample of the Housing Contract.

University Woods Apartments are available to students who are at least 21 years of age or have at least 60 completed hours. You are also eligible to live in these apartments if you are married, have custody of a child, or have permission from the Housing Director. Students living at University Woods have a contract period of 12-months. Please see the sample of the Housing Contract.

All residence halls at Stephen F. Austin are non-smoking. Smoking is not permitted in any common area of the residence halls, or the front porch area of the building.

Each residence hall is air-conditioned and each room is equipped with computer, television, and telephone connections; however, students must provide their own electronics.

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