Understanding Your Assignment: Housing Codes

The room assignment issued to you via email is written in a code consistent with our internal housing operations language. The following examples will illustrate the meaning behind the various codes used in your assignment.

ERH: Thea Bowman Hall

Example: ERH*101A1

• ERH: this is the abbreviation for Thea Bowman Hall
• 101: this is the floor you are on and room that you are in (i.e. 1st floor, room 101)
• A: this letter is which side of the bathroom you are on *
• 1: this number signifies a bed space in your room (bed 1 of 2)

*Please note that Thea Bowman Hall has double rooms that are connected to one other double room by a bathroom – so 101A is connected to 101B by a bathroom

HAM: Hammerman Hall

Example: HAM*200A2

• HAM: this is the abbreviation for Hammerman Hall
• 100: this is the floor you are on and room that you are in (i.e. 1st floor, room 100)
• A2: this letter/number combination signifies a bed space in your room (bed 2 of 2)

Please note that certain rooms in Hammerman house 3-4 students. 

BU: Butler Hall

Example: BU*304A1

• BU: this is the abbreviation for Butler Hall
• 304: this is the floor you are on and room that you are in (i.e. 3rd floor, room 304)
• A1: this letter/number combination signifies a bed space in your room (bed 1 of 2)

Please note that certain rooms in Butler house 3-4 students. 

HOP: Hopkins Court

Example: HOP*333A1

• HOP: this is the abbreviation for Hopkins Court
• 333: this is the floor you are on and room that you are in (i.e. 3rd floor, room 333)
• A1: this letter/number combination signifies a bed space in your room (bed 1 of 2)

Please note that in Hopkins Court, we also have rooms that are numbered 011-036. These rooms are located on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors of Hopkins.

Rooms 011-018 are on the 1st floor. Rooms 020-028 are on the 2nd floor. Rooms 030-036 are on the 3rd floor.

Please note that certain rooms in Hopkins house 3-4 students. 

CAM: Campion Tower

Example: CAM*705B1

• CAM: this is the abbreviation for Campion Tower
• 705: this is the floor you are on and room that you are in (i.e. 7th floor, room 705)
• B: the second letter is your bedroom
• 1: this number signifies a bed space in your bedroom (bed 1 of 2)