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MEAL PLANS

Students living in the residence halls and Greek Court have a room and board contract and automatically have a meal plan. Off-campus students (including students in University Court and University Apartments), faculty, and staff may purchase a meal plan separately.

The meal plans are encoded on your Panther Card. Each plan allows you to eat a specific number of meals in the University-operated dining centers each week. Additonally, the Meal Plan permits each person to use a specified number of Dining Dollars. 

These meals cannot be shared with another person nor do they roll over from week to week. At the end of the fall semester, if you are returning for the following semester, any remaining Dining Dollars on your account will automatically roll over to the spring semester with all dining dollars expiring at the end of the spring semester.

 

Meal Plans

 

 

Meal Plans for Fall 2024-Spring 2025
  • 7 PLUS PLAN = 7 Dining Meals Each Week, plus $200 Dining Dollars and 2 bonus meals per semester
  • 10 PLUS PLAN = 10 Dining Meals Each Week, plus $60 Dining Dollars and 3 bonus meals per semester
  • 12 PLUS PLAN = 12 Dining Meals Each Week, plus $100 Dining Dollars and 4 bonus meals per semester
  • 15 PLUS PLAN = 15 Dining Meals Each Week, plus $140 Dining Dollars and 5 bonus meals per semester 
  • UNLIMITED PLUS PLAN = Unlimited Dining Meals Each Week, plus $150 Dining Dollars and 6 bonus meals per semester

MEAL PLAN VALUES

  • Meal Swipes Per Week are served in the Residential Dining Centers.  Unused meals do not accumulate nor are they reimbursed. They reset Monday mornings and you may eat every 2 hours. If you eat at 8:00 am, you will be able to eat again at 10:01 am.

  • Bonus Meals, like Meal Swipes Per Week, are meals served in the Residential Dining Centers. They may be used as extra meals, and are good for the semester in which they are provided. These bonus meals do not count against the weekly meal balances. These bonus meals can be used if you run out of meals during any given week or for your guests. Unused meals do not accumulate nor are they reimbursed.

  • Dining Dollars may be used for a la carte purchases at the Marketplace Convenience Store, Java B&B and University Food Court. They may also be used to purchase meals in the Residential Dining Centers for a 20% discount. Dining Dollars deplete as they are used and are good for the academic year.

 

ON-CAMPUS STUDENT PRICING OFF-CAMPUS STUDENT PRICING FACULTY AND STAFF PRICING  

 

To Increase a Meal Plan: A meal plan can be increased at any time by filling out the proper form at the front desk of the Office of University Housing and Dining Services.
To Decrease a Meal Plan: Meal Plans can be decreased no later than the Friday following the first class day of each semester by filling out the proper form at the front desk of the Office of University Housing and Dining Services.

Meal Plans Beginning Fall 2025
  • New Incoming First-Year Students:
    • All-Access, includes $200 Dining Dollars; eat for meals, snacks, and anything in between.
    • 14 Meal Plan, includes $200 Dining Dollars
  • Transfer and Returning Students:
    • All-Access, includes $200 Dining Dollars; eat for meals, snacks, and anything in between.
    • 14 Meal Plan, includes $200 Dining Dollars
    • 10 Meal Plan, includes $200 Dining Dollars
  • Off-campus students can choose from Block plans or Dining Dollar-only plans.
    • 50-Block (Dining Center Meals), includes $150 Dining Dollars
    • 100-Block (Dining Center Meals), includes $150 Dining Dollars
    • Block plans are good for the semester. Unused meals do not roll over to spring.  Unused dining dollars DO rollover, IF the student purchases a new meal plan for spring
    • Off-campus students can also choose All-Access, 14 or 10 meal plan 

MEAL PLAN VALUES

  • Meal Swipes Per Week are served in the Residential Dining Centers.  Unused meals do not accumulate nor are they reimbursed. They reset Monday mornings and you may eat every 2 hours. If you eat at 8:00 am, you will be able to eat again at 10:01 am.

  • Dining Dollars may be used for a la carte purchases at the Marketplace Convenience Store, Java B&B and University Food Court. They may also be used to purchase meals in the Residential Dining Centers for a 20% discount. Dining Dollars deplete as they are used and are good for the academic year.

 

ON-CAMPUS STUDENT PRICING OFF-CAMPUS STUDENT PRICING FACULTY AND STAFF PRICING  

 

To Increase a Meal Plan: A meal plan can be increased at any time by filling out the proper form at the front desk of the Office of University Housing and Dining Services.
To Decrease a Meal Plan: Meal Plans can be decreased no later than the Friday following the first class day of each semester by filling out the proper form at the front desk of the Office of University Housing and Dining Services.

 

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