Single Rooms

Single Room Option

NOTICE: At this time, we are not able to offer single rooms for 2025-2026.

A single room waitlist will become available in StarRez during the room selection period.

You will be contacted if a single room becomes available at your waitlist position.

Cal Maritime is a residential university where all students are required to live on campus and participate in a meal plan while enrolled in its baccalaureate degree programs. As part of this housing policy, all students are expected to reside in a double occupancy space (i.e. have a roommate) during their time on campus.

However, occasionally space will allow for residents to obtain a single room. Single rooms are not guaranteed, and subject to availability. If space is available, Residence Life will work to assign residents to open single rooms. 

Single Room Rate: $5,715 per semester.

A single room is an additional $1,905 per semester.

NOTICE: Students who select the single room option will be charged the additional rate if a single room assignment is made.

Because of this, it is strongly encouraged that students speak with their parents / legal guardians before agreeing to a single room, as these charges are non-refundable.

Residence Life works with the students directly regarding their housing preferences, and in most cases cannot and will not discuss this information with anyone other than the student - regardless of who financially contributes to the student's housing and university costs.

Single Room Processes

Single rooms are not available before the year begins.

In the StarRez Housing Application, there is a "Single Room Requests" page for residents to opt into. This page will become active when the room selection process begins.

In order to be considered, you must submit your request through StarRez. When requesting a single room, you will need to agree to the single room rate which will be shown in the single room request page. 

Once you have requested a single room, your name will be placed on a waitlist. If Residence Life reaches your name on the waitlist, we will contact your via your CSUM account with the option to claim the single room. You may decline the offer and remain in your current location, if desired.

Due to the nature of the StarRez room selection process where students select their building and room, single rooms cannot be "claimed" in advance.

Additionally, students will not be removed from a room to create a single room assignment at the request of another student (i.e. "Can you just move my roommate out?")

Should your roommate withdraw during the academic year, you will be given the opportunity to claim the full space and pay the single room rate. If you would like to do so, please inform Residence Life when you are emailed regarding room consolidation.

You will not be automatically charged if your roommate withdraws, as you must first confirm your acceptance of the single room charge.

If you do not wish to have a single room, Residence Life will include you in the consolidation process with other students who do not have a roommate.

All students who live on campus and do not have a roommate will be required to consolidate rooms, or pay the single room rate.
Students who do not respond to communication by Residence Life, intentionally delay timelines, or otherwise interfere with the consolidation process will be documented and automatically charged the single room rate or pay an additional daily room fee of $30 - whichever is greater. These charges are non-refundable. 

Designated Accommodation Singles (DAS):

All room accommodation requests must be submitted through the Accessibility & Disability Services Office (ADSO). Residence Life does not accept, review, or process any documentation. Should an accommodation request be granted from the ADSO, their office will contact Residence Life on behalf of the student with the relevant information.

Please note: Accommodation requests are by availability, extremely limited, and not guaranteed. Residence Life has a limited number of spaces for accommodation purposes, and once those spaces are filled then a waitlist will be created. Residence Life will move through the waitlist in the order in which it was received.