The Halls of Residence at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Ja.), currently offers 382 bed spaces for the 2023/24 Academic year throughout all seven (7) Halls of Residence. Of the seven (7) boarding facilities, there is one co-ed Hall, namely the Dennis Johnson Hall of Residence. The design of the other Halls is single gender as follows; Donald Farquharson Hall, and Hall F are male residences, while Amy Jacques Garvey Hall, Halls A, B, and E, are female residences. Each hall is equipped with all the basic amenities for your comfort and is protected by an electronic security system coupled with security personnel at the entrance to the facility. Accessibility to the halls is attained through the use of an electronic access card. Several developmental programmes and activities are specially designed and calendared for the wholistic development, and enjoyment of residents. Boarding fees are paid per semester; however, full payment can be made at the start of each academic year. Payment dates, inclusive of a payment schedule delineated by the University, are communicated to accepted students. Accepted boarding applicants are required to pay a nonrefundable Boarding Commitment Deposit (BCD), which is a percentage of the total boarding fee; this fee confirms the acceptance of your boarding offer. The annual boarding application period is October 1 to March 31. Students must complete this process online, by accessing our website at www.utechjamaica. edu.jm; incomplete forms will not be evaluated. Should there be challenges encountered while completing your Boarding Application form, you may contact the Accommodation Unit at telephone numbers 876-970-5191/5262/5847/5841, and or by email, boarding4@utech.edu.jm.for further assistance. Unsuccessful boarding applicants are provided with assistance by the Team in the Accommodation Unit with off campus housing. A list of available off campus student housing is accessible upon request by visiting the Office, which is located on the ground floor of the Student Services Building, adjacent the Medical Centre, and or by a telephone call, requesting that this information be emailed. Should you have any related queries, please feel free to contact the Office, Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m ACCOMMODATION Applicants offered admission to the University may request a deferral of their registration for a period of one academic year. Requests for deferral can be done by using the Student Relations Management System link: www.utech.edu.jm/csac/login.asp or in writing to the University Registrar, and copied to the Student Relations Officer, Student Relations Unit and the Head of School in the relevant College or Faculty before the beginning of the instructional period in which the Course of Study would normally commence (Email: studentrelations@utech.edu.jm). Approval will be contingent on the payment of the Enrolment Commitment Deposit (ECD). Applicants who have been granted deferrals will be guaranteed places for the next academic year, in the Course of Study for which the original offer was made, only if there are no changes to its matriculation requirements. A new application will be required if there have been changes to the matriculation requirements. Applicants will be contacted in writing by the Admissions & Enrolment Office two months prior to the expiration of the deferral period, to communicate enrolment information for the upcoming academic session. Note: Applicants who were granted deferrals must complete the “Application for Readmission” form prior to the end of the deferral period to indicate their intention to take up the offer. DEFERRALS 25
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