What is the process for a service dog or emotional support animal in UT Austin housing?

By CollegeHousing.ai · Sources checked · 2026-27

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Use UT's Disability and Access and Housing procedures; an ESA requires supporting documentation, and disability-related animals are handled separately from ordinary pets.

UT's housing-accommodation page asks students requesting housing accommodations to identify needs such as a service dog and links an Emotional Support Animal verification form. University Housing also publishes a Service and Emotional Support Animal Procedure. Families should complete the approval process before bringing an assistance animal rather than treating it as an exception to be handled after move-in.

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