Spring 2025 Parking Permits

Fall 2024 parking permit selection will open on Monday, November 11 at 10 a.m. and continue through Wednesday, November 13 for all currently enrolled students.

Commuter Students

Monday, November 11, 10:00 AM | Graduate Students and Undergraduates with 90+ Credit Hours (Seniors)

Tuesday, November 12, 10:00 AM | Undergraduates with 30 鈥� 89 Credit Hours (Juniors and Sophomores)

Wednesday, November 13, 10:00 AM | Undergraduates with 0 鈥� 29 Credit Hours (Returning Freshman)

Residential Students

Monday, November 11, 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 Wednesday, November 13 at 10:00 AM

Chastain Pointe Student Parking

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

Incoming students starting at KSU in Spring 2025 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.

Parking Permit Refund Policy

The university has updated the refund policy for parking permits. Refunds will now be available only up to specific cutoff dates each semester.

Refund Deadlines:

  • Spring 2025 Permits: Last refund date is Saturday, February 15, 2025..
  • Fall/Spring 2024-25 Permits: Last refund date is Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Proration tables are available on our website for detailed information on refund amounts based on these dates.

  • Permit Types

    Term Valid From Valid To
    Fall/Spring 2024 - 25 August 1, 2024 May 10, 2025
    Fall 2024 August 1, 2024 December 31, 2024
    Spring 2025 January 1, 2025 May 10, 2025

    The permit type you select allows you to park in that area on both the Kennesaw and Marietta Campuses. For example, if you select a Central Parking permit, you are able to park in the Central Parking Deck on the Kennesaw Campus and the Central Lots on the Marietta Campus. Note that the names of parking areas on the Marietta Campus have changed, so please review the map above before selecting your parking area.

    Please note that students who choose a Fall/Spring 2024-25 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 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025). 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 2024-25 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鈥檚 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 2024 Rate Fall/Spring 2024-25 Rate Spring 2025 Rate
Residential Areas $110 $220 $110
Residential Shuttle Permit $55 $110 $55

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.  also offers bus service to both the Kennesaw and Marietta Campus.

Parking Area Fall 2024 Rate Fall/Spring 2024-25 Rate Spring 2025 Rate
Central Deck or Lots  $110 $220 $110
East Deck or Lots  $110 $220 $110
West Deck or Lots $110 $220 $110
East Economy Lots $90 $180 $90
West Economy Lots $90 $180 $90
Shuttle Lots $55 $110 $55

 

Student Parking Areas

The permit area you select allows you to park in the area on both the Kennesaw and Marietta Campuses. For example, if you select a Central Parking permit, you are able to park in the Central Parking Deck on the Kennesaw Campus and the Central Lots on the Marietta Campus.

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 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 and KSU Place may select an Upper Class Residential permit, which includes access to the Austin Residence Lot, South Housing Lot and KSU Place spaces.

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 (formerly Lots P9, part of P11, P12, P13, P14, P28 a and b and P43).

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 the Big Owl Bus 罢谤补苍蝉尝艒肠&苍产蝉辫;补辫辫 for the latest real-time arrival information.

Kennesaw Campus

Central (Green): Central Parking Deck

East (Yellow): East Parking Deck

West (Red): West 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

West Economy (Orange): West Lot along Campus Loop Road

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

 

Marietta Campus

Central (Green): Central Lots (formerly P35, Lot P36 and Lot P51)

East (Yellow): East Lots, (formerly P37 and Lot P38)

West (Red): West Deck and West Lot (formerly P60 and Lot P22)

East Economy (Brown): East Economy Lots (formerly P8, part of Lot P11, Lot P18 and Lot P19)

Shuttle Lot (Pink): Shuttle Lot (formerly Lot P40) | Big Owl Bus  shuttle service is available

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

Selecting Your Permit

  1. Log into the  using your NetID and password.
  2. Click on the 鈥淧ermits鈥� tab at the top of the page and select 鈥淕et Permits鈥� in the drop-down, which will take you to our virtual permitting system.
  3. Click 鈥淣ext鈥� at the bottom of the page, and the 鈥淜SU Permit Selection and Permit Agreement鈥� page will load. Select a permit and then click the boxes indicating that you are familiar with and understand Parking and Transportation鈥檚 rules and regulations.
  4. Add vehicles to your account by selecting the 鈥淎dd an Additional Vehicle鈥� option at the bottom of the 鈥淪elect Your Vehicles for Permit鈥� page. You may select up to five vehicles to apply to the permit and then click 鈥淣ext鈥� to continue.
  5. On the 鈥淧urchase Overview鈥� page, you鈥檒l see the permit term, permit option and maps to both campuses displayed.
  6. Click 鈥淐heckout鈥� at the bottom of the page to continue to the 鈥淔inalize Purchase鈥� page. If everything is accurate on this page, click the box indicating that you have read and understood the above statements and click 鈥淭ransfer Permit Fee to Owl Express鈥� 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.