Student Permits

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.

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.

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 TransLōc app for the latest real-time arrival information.

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.