FAQ

Each person can have two vehicles on their permit. Only one vehicle is allowed on campus per day. There is no additional cost to register another vehicle.

Log into the portal and select permits and view my permit. On your permit page you will look for the add a vehicle option. There is no fee for changing your vehicle information.

Use the temporary plate information to register the car. When the hard/permanent plate comes in, you will complete the process again.

Southeastern offers a Special Medical Permit and Handicap parking. The special medical permit can be requested by a doctor’s note. For handicap parking on our campus you
must present your state issued handicap credentials to our office.

The portal does not close, permits can be purchased throughout the semester.

Your residential housing assignment or registration may not be complete. Please call our office at 985-549-5695 before proceeding with the purchase.

Yes. When completing your purchase in the portal select student account as your payment type and the fee will be transferred to your Workday account.

Any commuter student with more than 30 completed credit hours who does not live in university housing qualifies as an Upperclassman Commuter, regardless of their academic classification (sophomore, junior, senior, etc.).

Parking regulations remain in effect; however, during finals week and the summer semester, students may park in any student-designated parking area.

The Parking Office enforces parking zones during the following hours:

Monday–Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

The University Police Department (UPD) enforces handicap parking spaces and no parking zones 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Log in to the Parking Portal, select the Permit tab, choose your permit, and add or remove vehicles from your account.

Parking assignments vary by student status:

Freshman Commuters: Brown parking areas on North Campus.
Upperclassman Commuters: Gold parking areas throughout Main Campus.
Residential Students: Maroon parking areas with numbered zones assigned near their residence hall.
Graduate Students: Park in Upperclassman Commuter lots unless living in university housing.
Parking maps and lot signage identify each designated parking zone.

Overflow parking depends on your permit type:

Residential students should use their designated overflow lots shown on the parking map indicated with maroon and gold striping.

Upperclassman commuters may use Freshman Commuter parking areas on North Campus when needed.

Students assigned to Zone 8 may park inside the Greek Village gates and in Freshman Commuter parking areas outside the gates.

The University permit helps verify that accessible parking spaces are being used by individuals with valid state-issued disability credentials. State-issued placards and license plates are issued to the individual—not to a specific vehicle. There is no additional fee for the Southeastern permit.

The most common violations are:

• Parking an unregistered vehicle
• Parking backward in a space
• Parking in the wrong parking zone

• No permit / Unregistered vehicle – $25
• Parking backward – $25
• Sharing permits – $25
• Blocking handicap access – $25
• Occupying two spaces – $25
• Parking in the wrong zone – $50
• Parking on grass – $50
• Parking in a No Parking zone – $50
• Parking in a visitor space – $50
• Vehicle immobilization (boot) – $100
• Parking in a handicap space without authorization – $275

Vehicles may be immobilized if:

• If they have been cited three times in a semester
• A parking permit has been altered or tampered with
• The vehicle presents a safety concern.

Warnings are not guaranteed and may only be granted during the first week of the semester. Vehicles parked in violation of university parking regulations are subject to a citation immediately.

For safety reasons we require all vehicles to face the same direction. We recently went to a license plate recognition system for enforcement. This also helps ensure efficiency.

Yes. Students may use metered spaces by paying for the required parking time through ParkMobile.

Visitor parking is reserved for guests of the University. Students must park in the areas assigned to their parking permits.

No Parking areas are identified by yellow striping. A legal parking space is marked by a white line on each side and at the front of the space. In gravel lots, grey concrete wheel stops indicate parking spaces.

Yes. All employees of Southeastern must register online through the portal.

Retirees are given a free annual permit, but it must be picked up in person at the office of Transportation Services.

Each person can have two vehicles on their permit. Only one vehicle is allowed on campus per day.

Log into the portal and select permits and view my permit. On your permit page you will look for the add a vehicle option. There is no fee for changing your vehicle information.

Use the temporary plate information to register the car. When the hard/permanent plate comes in, you will complete the process again.

Only enter the letters or numbers visible on your plate.

Yes. All full-time employees can enroll in payroll deduction from August 1-October 1.

The portal does not close. Payroll deduction is the only feature that has a deadline.

Each person can purchase one permit.

The Parking Office enforces parking zones during the following hours:

Monday–Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

The University Police Department (UPD) enforces handicap parking spaces and no parking zones 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Log in to the Parking Portal, select the Permit tab, choose your permit, and add or remove vehicles from your account.

The University permit helps verify that accessible parking spaces are being used by individuals with valid state-issued disability credentials. State-issued placards and license plates are issued to the individual—not to a specific vehicle. There is no additional fee for the Southeastern permit.

• Parking an unregistered vehicle
• Parking backward in a space
• Parking in the wrong parking zone

• No permit / Unregistered vehicle – $25
• Parking backward – $25
• Sharing permits – $25
• Blocking handicap access – $25
• Occupying two spaces – $25
• Parking in the wrong zone – $50
• Parking on grass – $50
• Parking in a No Parking zone – $50
• Parking in a visitor space – $50
• Vehicle immobilization (boot) – $100
• Parking in a handicap space without authorization – $275

Warnings are not guaranteed and may only be granted during the first week of the semester. Vehicles parked in violation of university parking regulations are subject to a citation immediately.

For safety reasons we require all vehicles to face the same direction. We recently went to a license plate recognition system for enforcement. This also helps ensure efficiency. 

Yes. Faculty and Staff may use metered spaces by paying for the required parking time through ParkMobile.