8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  February 20, 2014

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Maryland Maryland	001-32265 333-181102-01	76-0753089 56-2473181
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

12700 Hill County Blvd., Suite T-200, Austin, Texas  78738

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (512) 732-1000

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.03     Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On February 20, 2014, American Campus Communities, Inc. adopted the amendment to its Bylaws to require that directors be reelected by a majority, rather than plurality, of the votes cast at a stockholder meeting.  The description herein of such amendment is qualified in its entirety, and the terms therein are incorporated herein, by reference to the Amendment filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (d)           Exhibits

       The Exhibits to this Report are listed on the Exhibit Index attached hereto.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 24, 2014	AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.
	By:	/s/ Jonathan A. Graf
		Jonathan A. Graf
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
	AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP
	By:	American Campus Communities Holdings LLC, its general partner
		By:	American Campus Communities, Inc., its sole member
			By:	/s/ Jonathan A. Graf
				Jonathan A. Graf
				Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number 3.1 Title Amendment to the Bylaws of American Campus Communities, Inc.

EX-3.1

EXHIBIT 3.1

AMENDMENT TO THE

BYLAWS OF

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.

WHEREAS, American Campus Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Corporation"), has heretofore adopted the Bylaws of American Campus Communities, Inc. (the "Bylaws"); and

WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to amend the Bylaws as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, Section 6 of Article II of the Bylaws is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

"Section 6.     VOTING.  Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation to elect directors under specified circumstances set forth in the Corporation's charter, a majority of all the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to elect a director.  Each share may be voted for as many individuals as there are directors to be elected and for whose election the share is entitled to be voted.  Unless otherwise provided in the charter of the Corporation, each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders."

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amendment to be executed in its name and on its behalf to be effective as of February 20, 2014.

	AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC., a Maryland corporation
By:	/s/ Jonathan A. Graf
	Jonathan A. Graf
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer