Summer Housing 2026
May 18 – August 1, 2026
This page provides students with important information regarding summer housing. Please read it carefully as you are accountable for adhering to this information. All summer residents must abide by standard College policies as noted on the Housing Contract, and in the College Catalog, Student Handbook, and the SMCM website.
The Office of Residence Life manages one residential area during the summer (dates listed above) for use by SMCM students who are enrolled in SMCM summer school classes, SURF, and/or working on- or off-campus. Students employed on- or off-campus must work at least 25 hours per week for each week that they are residing on-campus.
Eligibility:
Housing is limited on campus for the summer; priority housing will be provided to students who complete their contract on-time (and provide the correct verification of their summer term) and are enrolled in in-person coursework or working in an on-campus job, or are in an off-campus for-credit internship.
Students who are working off-campus and not as part of an internship will receive housing if space is available.
Students who will graduate in May are not eligible for student housing over the summer.
Students who are not registered for the upcoming Fall courses are not eligible for student housing over the summer.
New students for Fall are not eligible for student housing over the summer.
Students participating in REU or Field School programs should contact their program director – Housing for these groups are assigned by our Conference and Events staff.
Applications will be available April 6 through April 27 – Summer Housing Contract
Check-In and Check-Out Information:
| Students staying on campus on for the first 3-week, 6-week or the full summer session will stay in their Spring unit until the May 17th |
One-week summer school session:
|
| First three-week summer school session: Classes May 18 – June 4 |
- Check-in: Sunday, May 24 noon – 2 p.m.
- Check-out: Friday, June 5 by 9 p.m.
Second three-week summer school session:
Classes June 8 – June 25
- Check-in: Sunday, June 7 – noon – 2 p.m.
- Check-out: Friday, June 26 by 9 p.m.
Full six-week summer school session:
Classes May 18 – June 25
- Check-in: Sunday, May 24- noon – 2 p.m.
- Check-out: Friday, June 26 by 2 p.m.
Full summer (on- or off-campus employment):
Students working for the summer who stay over 6 weeks
are considered in the full summer employment term
- Check-in: Sunday, May 24 – noon – 2 p.m.
- Check-out: Friday, June 31 by 9 p.m. Or within 24 hours of your final work day.
All summer residents must vacate their assigned room on the day of the end of their contract. Due to the space available, we are unable to accommodate any housing between the end of the summer term and the beginning of the fall term. The only exception will be for students that are documented as homeless, as approved on an individual basis by the Office of Residence Life.
Facilities & Services:
- Available Rooms:
- A Traditional Hall will be used to house SMCM students during the summer.
- Students will be assigned to double occupancy bedrooms with communal access to bathrooms, laundry, and a kitchen. As space allows, a limited number of single occupancy bedrooms will be available only for students with active ADA accommodations.
- Roommate requests will be honored as long as both students note the request in their housing application and as long as roommate’s summer terms line up.
- Residence Life Staff:
- Residence Life staff will be available on-call throughout the week. A staff member will be on duty in the RA office on Wednesday night and Saturday night from 8pm to midnight.
- Programming:
- Residence Life staff will provide occasional programs for the summer residents (i.e., cookouts, tournaments, river center events, etc.).
- Free, weekly River Concerts are scheduled on the Townhouse Green every Friday night starting in mid-June through the end of July. Food and beverages are available for a fee.
- Wellness:
- Counseling is available during the summer by appointment.
- Our contract providers (physicians, nurse practitioners and, psychiatrist) do not visit campus from mid-May until after classes begin in the fall. Nursing staff will not be available for triage in the summer. Referrals to local Urgent Care Centers will be provided.
- Campus Center Mailbox:
- Each resident living on campus during the summer will be able to continue to use their Campus Center mailbox during their assigned housing period.
- All student mail is returned to sender if delivered after the end of your assigned housing period.
- Package pick-up will be at designated times throughout the week.
- Additional Facilities:
- Athletics and Recreation: Residents will be permitted to use the facilities during the published hours of operations.
- Waterfront: Students in good standing, who have completed the campus swim test are welcome to use the Waterfront facilities (including kayaks, paddle boards, etc. during the posted hours of operations
- Library: Students will be able to use the library services during the published hours of operation.
- Laundry: Summer residents will be able to use the Laundry Room in the building that they are assigned
- Food Services: The Grind and the Great Room will be available during limited hours (hours of operation will be posted on the Bon Appetit website). The Solomon’s Shoppe food pantry will also be open for limited hours.
Summer Meal Plans:
- Meal plans are optional but recommended for all summer residents. All units have access to a communal kitchen.
- Residents should plan to provide their own kitchen equipment (pots, pans, utensils, plates, bowls, cups, etc.).
- Hours of Operation (please use this information to choose your meal plan)
- Hours of operation are subject to change; please consult Bon Appetit’s website for hours and closures.
- The Great room will be closed on holidays
- The Great Room will be closed on most weekends.
- Solomon’s Kitchen and Brew’d Awakening will be closed for the summer.
- “Anytime Dining” will not be available. The Great Room will be open at designated times and the meal schedule will be posted each week.
- The Great Room will be closed for the last two weeks of the summer term.
- The Great Room is likely to close for the first 4-6 weeks of the summer, so please plan accordingly. Is this still true?
Housing and Meal Plan Fees:
The housing fee structure is a tiered pricing structure. SMCM students who are working off-campus will pay the highest rate for the convenience of living on-campus instead of off-campus. Students enrolled in SMCM summer school classes will pay a lower rate because they are working toward academic credit. Students working on-campus will pay the lowest housing rate because they are providing needed services that benefit the College, often at minimum wage.
If a student will be here for more than one reason (e.g. summer school and employment), the student will be charged the housing fee associated with the longer length of time they will be on campus. For example, if the student is enrolled in an SMCM six-week summer school course and working on-campus at least 25 hours/week for the full summer, then the student will be charged the on-campus employment fee. If the student is taking a class and working off-campus all summer, the student will be charged the off-campus housing fee.
Housing and Meal Plan fees listed below are the Summer 2025 rates and will be updated soon to reflect the Summer 2026 fees.
| Housing Fees* | ||
| Double | Single | |
| 1-week summer school | $150 | $150 |
| 3-week summer school | $290 | $420 |
| 6 week summer school | $580 | $830 |
| On-campus employment | $510 | $660 |
| Off-campus employment | $830 | $1,005 |
| Fees are subject to change |
Meal Plans*
| # of Meals | Flex | Cost |
| 9 | 0 | $ 110.18 |
| 18 | 20 | $ 249.24 |
| 27 | 40 | $ 383.96 |
| 54 | 60 | $ 746.60 |
| Cost reflect Summer 2025 |
*Students who are here all summer may add a declining balance to their OneCard through the Business Office if they run out of meals/flex by the end of the summer term. The hours of the Great Room will vary during the summer and will have decreased hours of operation between mid-May and mid-June. The Great Room will close completely on August 2 and will reopen for the Fall Semester later in the month. Second meal plans cannot be added to a students’ account.
Housing Contract:
- Each resident must sign a housing contract, which will be available online. If you have any questions please contact Monica Armstrong at the Office of Residence Life
- To request housing, the housing contract must be submitted by April 27.
- Summer employment and course registration will need to be verified – if the Office of Residence Life is unable to verify your employment or course registration on/by April 27, your housing application/contract will be considered incomplete and you will be added to a waitlist.
- Housing will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis until all beds are full (which may happen before applications are due). Housing assignments will be sent out on May 4.
- Incomplete housing applications/contracts (due to lack of verification), will be considered late.
- Requests to be released from the housing contract must be submitted in writing at least 7 days before the check in date; otherwise, a late housing contract release fee will be assessed. Students who notify Residence Life after their assigned move in date, that they will not be living on campus will be financially liable for the full amount of the summer’s housing fee to which they were assigned.
On-Campus Employers:
If you will be paying for the room and/or board costs for your summer student employee(s), please make payment arrangements directly with the Business Office. By policy the Office of Residence Life will bill the student directly.
If you have any questions about the summer housing program, please contact the Office of Residence Life at ext. 4207.