Packing List

What Should I Bring to College?

Necessities

• Bed Linens - twin size (extra long sheets are recommended)
• Towels and washcloths
• Alarm Clock
• Bucket or some sort of carrier to hold your bathroom items
• Sandals or slippers (to walk to the bathroom and for showers)
• Personal Items (soap, mirror, toiletries, etc.)
• Laundry Detergent/dryer sheets and Laundry Basket or Bag Iron (Ironing Boards are available in some residence halls)
• Hangers for clothes
• Basic kitchen needs (silverware, manual can opener, plate, bowl, cup, microwave-able dish, dish towel, dish soap)
• Basic cleaning needs (cleaner, paper towels, etc.)
• Kleenex
• Desk lamp/study lamp
• School Supplies (paper, pens, scissors, tape, stapler, notebooks, etc.)
• First Aid Items (bandages, aspirin, and any necessary medications)
• Umbrella and rain gear
• Strong key chain (Bookstore has key chains with ID holders which are ideal)
• Flashlight
• Phone
• Power strip/surge protector

Optional Items

• Refrigerator (no larger than 4.0 cubic ft.)
• Stereo/Radio
• Television/VCR
• Small microwave
• Computer (and data storage devices)
• Typewriter or Word Processor
• Fan
• Answering Machine
• Camera
• Bicycle and bicycle lock
• Carpeting or rugs for your floor
• Hot pots or coffee makers (NOT hot plates)
• Storage containers
• Sports equipment and various games (board games, cards, etc.)
• Stationary, address book and stamps (for writing family and friends)
• Dry erase board for room door
• Small sewing kit
• Posters/pictures
• Room decorating items (plants, etc.)

What should I not bring to college?

Due to fire safety and other concerns, the following items are prohibited from residence hall rooms*:

• Air conditioners
• Bread Machines
• Candles (decorative or otherwise)
• Deep fryers
• Electric Grills
• Electric Frying Pans
• Firearms, or other weapons
• Firecrackers
• Any flammable decorations made of cotton batting, straw, vines, leaves, shrubbery or foam plastic
• Halogen lamps
• Hot Dog Cookers
• Hot plates
• Hot pots for water
• Incense
• Live Christmas trees
• Oil based popcorn poppers
• Oil Burners
• Pets (other than fish)
• Pine roping or garland
• Potpourri cookers
• Refrigerators larger than 4.2 cubic ft.
• Rice cookers
• Slow cookers / Crock Pots
• Space Heaters
• Sun lamps
• Toaster ovens / Toasters
• Waterbeds
• Woks (electric)

*This list is not exhaustive; students may not have any cooking devices other than microwaves.