Georgia State to allow co-ed dorm rooms

Georgia State University students will have the option of selecting roommates of a different gender in the fall.

The school plans to begin offering that housing option in all of its residence halls. Students wanting this type of housing arrangement have to notify housing officials of their preference when applying for housing assignments. Student not wanting to opt-in to gender-inclusive housing will be assigned dorms the traditional way, based on sex.

Georgia State’s move to offer the new housing option comes after requests by siblings, opposite-sex friends and LGBT students wanting to live together, college officials said.