Spring 2026 Parking Permits

Spring 2026 parking permit selection will open on Tuesday, January 6 at 10 a.m. and continue through Friday, January 9 for all currently enrolled students.

Incoming First-Year students starting at KSU in Spring 2026 will be eligible to select a parking permit 24 hours after registering for classes at New Student Orientation. For more information about orientation, click here.

Commuter Students

Tuesday, January 6, 10:00 AM | Graduate Students and Undergraduates with 90+ Credit Hours (Seniors)

Wednesday, January 7, 10:00 AM | Undergraduates with 60 – 89 Credit Hours (Juniors)

Thursday, January 8, 10:00 AM | Undergraduates with 30 – 59 Credit Hours (Sophomores)

Friday, January 9, 10:00 AM | Undergraduates with 0 – 29 Credit Hours (Returning Freshman)

Residential Students

Tuesday, January 6, 10:00 AM | All Residential Permits will be available.

Online Students

Students who are solely taking online classes are eligible to purchase shuttle permits only, beginning Tuesday, January 6 at 10:00 AM.

Chastain Pointe Student Parking

A valid commuter or residential permit is required to park in student spaces at Chastain Pointe.

Parking Permit Refund Policy

Refunds will now be available only up to specific cutoff dates each semester.

  • Permit Types

    Term Valid From Valid To
    Fall/Spring 2025 - 26 August 1, 2025 May 16, 2026
    Fall 2025 August 1, 2025 January 11, 2026
    Spring 2026 January 12, 2026 May 16, 2026

    Please note that students who choose a Fall/Spring 2025-26 Permit will be charged the permit amount times two semesters (fall/spring). Students who choose a single semester permit will be charged the value of the permit they select for one semester only (Fall 2025, Spring 2026). The charge will appear on Owl Express the day after completing your permit selection.

    If you plan to attend classes in the fall and spring semesters, we recommend purchasing a Fall/Spring 2025-26 permit to secure your preferred parking area for the fall and spring semesters.

    If you only plan to attend classes for a single semester, we recommend selecting a single semester permit. It's important to note that your permit will not renew. If you return to campus for the next semester, you will need to pick a new permit from the parking areas available once the permits are released each semester.

    Your vehicle’s license plate serves as your virtual parking permit; therefore, once you have selected a permit, you need to keep your license plate information for any vehicle that you plan to drive to campus current in your account. There are no physical parking permit decals.

 

Permit Rates

Residential Parking Permits

Parking Area Fall/Spring 2025-26 Rate Spring 2026 Rate
Residential Areas $220 $110

Commuter Parking Permits

Students who live at an apartment complex with a stop on one of the Big Owl Bus routes are encouraged to use the shuttle to travel to the Kennesaw Campus. CobbLinc also offers bus service to both the Kennesaw and Marietta Campus.

Parking Area Fall/Spring 2025-26 Rate Spring 2026 Rate
Central Deck or Lots  $220 $110
East Deck or Lots  $220 $110
West Deck or Lots $220 $110
East Economy Lots $180 $90
Town Point Economy Lot $180 $90
Shuttle Lots $110 $55

 

Student Parking Areas

Residential Parking Areas

First-year students living at The Summit will need to purchase a North Residential parking permit and park in the North Deck. Big Owl Bus shuttle service will be available on the West Campus and Chastain Pointe Routes from 7:00 AM to 10:45 PM Monday through Thursday and 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Fridays. A Safe Walk virtual escort is available through the LiveSafe app or students can call University Police at their non-emergency number (470) 578-6206 to request a traditional escort between locations on campus.

Kennesaw Campus

First-Year Residential (Dark Blue)

Recommended for students living at The Summit, University Village and University Village Suites. Includes access to the North Parking Deck.

Upper Class Residential (Light Blue)

Upper Class students living at ARC or KSU Place may select an Upper Class Residential permit, which includes the following options:

  • ARC residents: Campus Loop Residential, Marietta Drive, and Austin Residence Lot permits
  • KSU Place residents: KP permits

Marietta Campus

Residential (Dark Blue)

Recommended for students living at Hornet Village, University Columns, University Commons and University Courtyard. Includes East and West Residence Lots.

KSU Place residents traveling to the Marietta campus are able to park in East Residential Lots.

Marietta residential students traveling to the Kennesaw campus are able to park in the Shutte Lot.

Commuter Parking Areas

The following permits are valid for the parking areas listed for both campuses. Shuttle Lot users will need to ride the Big Owl Bus to campus and back. The bus can be tracked using Passio GO! for the latest real-time arrival information.

Kennesaw Campus

Central (Green): Central Parking Deck 

East (Yellow): East Parking Deck

West (Red): West Parking Deck and West Lot

North Commuter (Dark Blue): North Parking Deck

East Economy (Brown): Located on Frey Road across from the Bailey Athletic Complex and the East Parking Deck

Town Point Economy (Purple): Located at Town Point across Chastain Road from Campus/ Big Owl Bus shuttle service is available

Shuttle Lot (Pink): Located at 3305 Busbee | Big Owl Bus shuttle service is available

Overflow spaces have been allocated in the Shuttle Lot on the Kennesaw campus for all permit types.

Marietta Campus

Central (Green): Central Lots 1 and 2

East (Yellow): East Lots 1 and 2

West (Red): West Deck and West Lot

East Economy (Brown): East Economy Lots

Shuttle Lot (Pink): Shuttle Lot | Big Owl Bus  shuttle service is available

Students with Town Point Economy permit types are able to park in the East Economy Lot when traveling to the Marietta Campus.

Selecting Your Permit

  1. Log into the Parking Portal using your NetID and password.
  2. Click on the “Permits” tab at the top of the page and select “Get Permits” in the drop-down, which will take you to our virtual permitting system.
  3. Click “Next” at the bottom of the page, and the “KSU Permit Selection and Permit Agreement” page will load. Select a permit and then click the boxes indicating that you are familiar with and understand Parking and Transportation’s rules and regulations.
  4. Add vehicles to your account by selecting the “Add an Additional Vehicle” option at the bottom of the “Select Your Vehicles for Permit” page. You may select up to five vehicles to apply to the permit and then click “Next” to continue.
  5. On the “Purchase Overview” page, you’ll see the permit term, permit option and maps to both campuses displayed.
  6. Click “Checkout” at the bottom of the page to continue to the “Finalize Purchase” page. If everything is accurate on this page, click the box indicating that you have read and understood the above statements and click “Transfer Permit Fee to Owl Express” to finalize the permit selection process. Also, and this is very important, if you have correctly completed your permit selection, you will receive a confirmation email from Parking and Transportation.