ESA Housing Requests at Georgia Colleges and Universities

Find your Georgia college’s ESA housing information

These campus guides focus on official student disability services and housing instructions. Search terms such as “UGA ESA housing,” “Georgia Tech emotional support animal dorm,” or “Georgia State ESA housing” can point to useful school resources, but the school’s own current instructions are the source to follow.

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ATHENS

University of Georgia

UGA uses Accessibility and Testing for ESA registration and review, followed by required University Housing paperwork after approval.

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ATLANTA

Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech directs students to register through the Office of Disability Services and complete a housing accommodation step.

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ATLANTA

Georgia State University

Georgia State’s Access and Accommodations Center lists provider paperwork, an animal care plan, a residential contract, and a MyHousing upload.

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KENNESAW AND MARIETTA

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw State routes residential emotional support animal requests through Student Disability Services and Residence Life.

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ATLANTA

Emory University

Emory directs ESA housing requests to its Department of Accessibility Services and requires approval before an animal moves into university housing.

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AUGUSTA

Augusta University

Augusta University’s Testing and Disability Services reviews housing accommodation requests, including emotional support animals, before Housing makes an assignment.

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STATESBORO AND OTHER CAMPUSES

Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern asks students seeking an assistance-animal housing accommodation to contact University Housing and the Student Accessibility Resource Center.

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What to do before requesting an ESA in a college dorm

1. Locate the college’s disability services office and student housing accommodation page.
2. Ask the school which application, provider documentation, animal information, and housing forms it currently requires.
3. Submit the request early enough for the school’s review process and follow its renewal instructions.
4. Wait for the school’s response before bringing an animal into campus housing.
5. Keep copies of submitted forms and written decisions. Contact the campus office if your housing assignment or circumstances change.

Deadlines, forms, and approval steps can change by school and academic year. Confirm them directly with the college rather than relying on an old form, a third-party summary, or another campus’s procedure.

ESA letter for college housing versus campus public access

Student housing accommodation requests and public access to classrooms or campus facilities are different questions. An emotional support animal may be considered as a housing accommodation under the school’s process. ADA public access rules generally apply to trained service dogs, not an animal’s housing letter or private registration.

For general Georgia housing information, see the Georgia ESA housing guide. For official federal definitions, read the ADA service animal guidance.

Need an individual evaluation?

Some students look for a Georgia ESA letter for college housing after reviewing the school’s requirements. A Georgia-licensed mental health professional evaluates each person’s circumstances individually and makes an independent clinical decision about whether documentation is appropriate. An evaluation does not guarantee that a college will approve a housing request.

Read how the evaluation works or review current evaluation pricing before beginning an application.