Honors Housing
Murphy Hall
Honors students at Tech can enjoy living in Murphy Hall, the Honors residence hall, known for fostering community since 1998. Recently renovated, Murphy features updated flooring, furnishings, laundry facilities, a kitchen, study rooms, a seminar room, a revamped lobby with TV and pingpong, a quiet lounge, a lending library, a meeting room, and outdoor hammock stands.
Types of rooms and room rates:
Room choices include two-person and three-person rooms, single rooms and "super" single rooms with full-size beds. Check the Residential Life website for rates as well as room layouts, photos, and amenities.
For New Students in Fall 2024
Murphy Hall is reserved for Honors students, and you must apply and be admitted to the Honors Program to live there. The priority deadline for Fall 2024 Honors Housing is March 15, 2024. Applications after this date will be reviewed case by case, so apply early and notify Mrs. Roberts at LRRoberts@tntech.edu of your plans to live in Murphy Hall.
Be sure to list "Murphy Hall" as your first choice on the Residential Life Housing Application and select a room during the room selection period.
If you wish to room with a non-Honors student, you can request this from Mrs. Roberts, but it will depend on space availability. Honors students receive housing priority. All new residents must sign the Honors Housing Agreement.
For questions, contact Mrs. Roberts at LRRoberts@tntech.edu.
Required Application Materials
Residential Life Housing Application and Honors Housing Agreement
For Returning Honors Students
To maintain top priority for living in the Honors residence hall, you must stay eligible by completing at least one Honors credit-bearing requirement each semester until you fulfill all graduation requirements for in cursu honorum.
If you're currently in Honors Housing or wish to move to Murphy Hall from another residence hall, follow these steps:
- Submit a new Residential Life Housing Application, selecting Murphy Hall as your first choice.
- Choose a room in Murphy during the room selection period.
Deadlines for returning student applications will be announced via email by Residential Life, and placement depends on space availability.
Application Materials
The Residential Life Housing Application and Deposit (Note that Murphy Hall is your first choice for housing, follow the deadlines provided by Residential Life, and select a room in Murphy Hall during room selection period.)
