Move‑In Day at Carolina is finally here! After all your prep, now’s the moment to arrive, unload, check in, and start making your residence feel like home. Expect helpful volunteers, unloading zones, check‑ins, key pickup, and settling into campus life.
Due to parking garages, hills and other obstacles on campus please do not bring large box trucks, trailers, car toppers and recreational vehicles for move in. USCPD and parking attendants will not allow these vehicles into traffic patterns in and around campus on move in day.
Position your printed move-in pass in the front windshield for our move-in volunteers to see. For a smooth and magical Move-In Day experience, each student may bring one vehicle through the unloading zones at a time. Thank you for helping us keep Move In running smoothly for all Gamecocks!
Campus has been divided into multiple zones to assist students and families with finding their traffic pattern. Your building zone is located on your printable move-in pass in the Housing Portal. Once you arrive in the general campus area follow the traffic signs to your building unloading traffic pattern. Details regarding traffic patterns are available through on our Move-in Traffic Page or utilize the PARKUSC app.
Arrive at your building at your scheduled date and time as stated on your housing move-in pass. Scheduling is set to prevent traffic jams and long elevator waits. Early birds will be redirected to the exit lane to wait for their time. Late arrivals will need to call the Resident Assistant on duty number that will be located on the front door of each residence hall to get checked in.
We will have a crew of Greeters supporting you during move-in. The volunteers will be wearing team t-shirts, so you can easily find them if you have any questions or concerns. Rolling carts are available for check-out, please bring a photo ID. You are strongly encouraged to bring a handtruck, dolly, or wagon. You and your guests are responsible for moving items into your room. At your community's unloading zone, guests can begin unloading cars while the student enters the building to check-in.
You can pick up your key at your residence hall or designated check in location on Move-In Day. You will need your Carolina Card to pick up your keys. Most residents will be given a key at check-in to access their room. However, residents of Women’s Quad, Rutledge, Pinckney/Legare, 820 Henderson St. and Patterson Hall will access their room with their CarolinaCard and a 4-digit PIN. If you live in Women’s Quad, Rutledge, Pinckney/Legare, 820 Henderson St. or Patterson Hall, you’ll receive instructions during check-in about how to access your room.
After cars are unloaded, they must be moved to parking areas that you can find on the USC PARK APP. Guests can then return to their student's residence hall and rejoin the group.
We know you're eager to get settled, and we appreciate your patience as everyone moves in! Elevators may be busy, so we encourage you to take the stairs when possible—especially for quick trips down from your room or lighter loads. Every little bit helps keep things moving smoothly for everyone!
Move-In Day is the perfect time to start making your residence hall feel like home—and your Resident Assistant (RA) is here to help! Take a moment to introduce yourself, ask questions, and learn about all the ways your RA can support you throughout the year. They’re excited to meet you, help you settle in, and connect you to the campus community from day one!
Bring all trash and flattened cardboard boxes to the trash and recycle dumpsters outside the building.