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general information: undergraduate apartments
 
   
Undergraduate Apartments provide approximately 290 furnished apartments for single (unmarried) full-time UCSB students. All apartments have shared bedrooms and are rented on an academic year basis (9-months)
 
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Application Process
  • Takes place on-line.
  • Continuing students apply during the first half of January each year. Spaces are allocated through a lottery process. Results are available by early February.
  • Continuing students must have completed at least one entire academic year during the January application process to be eligible. Students currently enrolled in their first academic year are eligible to return to the Residence Halls.
  • New transfer students, EAP students and re-admitted students apply between May 1 and June 1; lottery results will be available by June 10.
 
Eligibility
  • Students who will be Juniors and Seniors in the upcoming fall, and who are full-time, regularly enrolled UCSB students are eligible.
  • Students coming to UCSB through the Education Abroad Program or the UC Intercampus Exchange Program are eligible, pending availability.
  • UCSB Extension students may be eligible for the Undergraduate Apartments, pending availability.
 
Furnishings & Facilities
  • Bedrooms are carpeted and contain an extra long twin size bed, a closet, a drawer, a desk and chair for each student.
  • Kitchens have vinyl flooring and are equipped with cabinets, a sink with garbage disposal, a stove and a refrigerator. Appliances other than those furnished are not permitted.
  • Living/Dining Rooms are carpeted and furnished with a couch, chair, end tables, coffee table, lamps, dining table and dining chairs. Santa Ynez apartments also contain an entertainment center cabinet.
  • Bathrooms have a tub-shower unit, wash basin, toilet and medicine cabinets. Two-bedroom apartments in Santa Ynez have 1.5 bathrooms. Two bedroom apartments in El Dorado have 2 full bathrooms.
  • High-speed wired and wireless internet access is provided free of charge to all residents.
  • Parking is available, and permits may be purchased.
  • An Exercise Room located in the Santa Ynez apartment complex is available to all residents.
  • Swimming Pools in El Dorado and Westgate are available to all residents.
  • Community Centers are available for study and recreation.
  • Recycling is supported and encouraged.
  • In-Residence Staff are available for after-hours assistance and community building.
 
Gender inclusive housing options are available. For more information, please contact Mario Muñoz at mmunoz@housing.ucsb.edu, Apartment Assignment Services, (805) 893-7391, or the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, (805) 893-5846.
 
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