Applying for an Ocean View Apartment
We make it possible to reserve a complete apartment in several ways. It is important to understand at the outset that once an Ocean View (OV) apartment is reserved, no change is allowed until after housing sign-ups have concluded in April.**
The earliest opportunity to request an OV apartment is by submitting the "Early Group Application for Fall Semester" by the March 21 deadline.
This online app is the same one used for Squatters Rights. Any early group application which includes a current OV resident will qualify for Squatters Rights at OV. All group applications which qualify for Squatters Rights will be confirmed by the OV Resident Director on Squatters Rights Night on March 22. If any apartments remain available after these early opportunities, students may request OV during the last week of the Housing Selection event (see Triple Room Sign-Ups , Double Room Sign-Ups, Sign-Up Time )
The apartments are not available for married students or students with dependents.
Requirement: An early group application "must fill" an apartment in order to be considered.
Deadline: 8:00 AM (PST) on March 21, 2012
Application: Early Group Application for Fall Semester
After specific apartments are reserved through Squatters Rights, applications for Ocean View will be considered on the basis of the total combined units among the group applicants. Applicants will be notified on Friday, March 23, whether they qualify to select an apartment on March 26.
OV Apartment Selection Night: At least one member of each qualifying group should attend this brief event on March 26, 2012, to select a specific apartment for their group.
**IMPORTANT RESTRICTION: Students who reserve an apartment by the early group application will not be allowed to cancel their reservation (in order to request different housing on-campus or off-campus commuting) until April 23 , the week following the conclusion of the Housing Selection event. This prohibition is enforced to preserve the integrity of housing sign-ups for all involved, and to prevent confusion which could be caused by changing assignments.
FAQs about Ocean View
What is included? Each Ocean View apartment is a furnished, two-bedroom unit. Furnishings include: beds, desks, drawers, living room sofa, dinette, draperies, full-size refrigerator and gas stove/oven. Services include: utilities (gas, electricity, water, trash), high-speed internet through the campus network, campus telephone capability (residents must supply the phone instrument), and satellite television service. The apartments have laundry machines provided by the same company which serves the campus laundry rooms. Money can be put on the student ID card to operate these machines.
Things not included: microwave oven, kitchen and dining utensils, telephone instrument, television or computer, custodial service, and cleaning and paper supplies.
Where is Ocean View, and what is the cost? The apartments are located three miles from campus, about one mile from the Vons grocery store on Hot Springs/Coast Village Road. The cost for being in a double room at Ocean View is the same as being in a double room on campus (see Student Accounts). Apartments #1-10 (750 sq.ft.) house up to four students. For directions with Google maps, enter 15 Ocean View Ave., Santa Barbara, CA. Note: there is no mail service available at Ocean View. Students use the Westmont Post Office for mail delivery.
The cost for being in a single room is $200 more per semester than a double room on-campus or at Ocean View. Apartments #13-24 (600 sq.ft.) house up to three students. Only the small bedrooms in apartments #13-24 are considered single rooms, and are guaranteed at that occupancy. For directions with Google maps, enter 11 Ocean View Ave., Santa Barbara, CA.
Is transportation available? Residents need to arrange for their own transportation to campus. The Ocean View Shuttle has limited service. See Shuttle Schedule for route information, or get a printed schedule from the driver. Ride sharing is encouraged to reduce the number of vehicles brought to campus. Sophomores who choose to reside at Ocean View might have difficulty obtaining a semester parking permit, as these are limited for sophomores, but the shuttle and carpooling make it possible for sophomores to reside there.
Ocean View has 22 residential apartments, and can accommodate up to 75 upper class residents. Ocean View is staffed by a full-time resident director and several resident assistants, but it is not served by campus security. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Santa Barbara Police Department.