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Welcome to the 2009 Transfer One Book Web site.

Congratulations on being admitted to JMU. This website is designed to help you successfully transition to JMU. Please complete all steps on time (or even early!).

We look forward to seeing you soon!


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Begin Your Housing Search

On-campus housing

On-campus housing is available for the spring semester 2008. Click here for more information about on-campus housing.  Please be aware that securing on-campus housing for the spring semester 2008 does not automatically guarantee on-campus housing for subsequent semesters.

 

Off-campus housing

Because on-campus housing is limited, you may need to be thinking about living off campus. We recommend you plan to spend some additional time prior to or after your Orientation visit to pursue off-campus housing (There will be very little time during Transfer Orientation). OCL (Off Campus Life) recommends the following three steps to help you obtain housing:

 

 Step 1: Determine which living arrangement best suits your personality. Are you interested in rooming with a group of students or is living solo your first choice? Be honest with yourself about what would be an acceptable living situation while you are a student.

 

 Step 2: Check out the OCL Web site. It's packed with information about living off campus. Search for places to live and connect with JMU students who are looking for roommates!

 

 Step 3: List at least three places in which you are interested in visiting and make an appointment with the landlord to tour his or her property. You should plan to spend a day in Harrisonburg to have ample time to tour housing/apartments. Click here to see a copy of a map of Harrisonburg. If you are looking for a roommate, in most cases the landlord will be happy to help place you with another JMU student. Please let Off Campus Life know how it can be of further assistance while you are deciding where to live off campus. We encourage you to check the OCL Web site (http://web.jmu.edu/ocl/index.asp), call (540) 568-6071 or visit the office on the second floor, Warren Hall 270, near Transitions.