Meal Plan Options

Meal plans are available to any student living in a residence hall or off campus. Plans include a combination of All Access visits, meal exchanges and Dining Dollars to use at retail locations. 

All Access Visits and Meal Exchanges reset each week early Saturday morning. Dining Dollars on All Access or Weekly plans roll over from fall to spring semester but expire at the end of each academic year. Dining Dollars and All Access visits on Block plans will continue to roll over until graduation if used at least once per semester. Students can monitor their balance using the Transact eAccounts App

Meal plan swipes and Meal Exchanges reset early every Saturday morning. Unused meals don’t roll over. You can use a Meal Exchange as an All Access Swipe by checking in at any venue’s greeter station. View your balance, history, and plan details anytime in the Transact eAccounts app.

First-year and Residential Students Plans

First-year, residential students may be required to purchase the All Access 7 or Weekly 14 Meal Plan, as indicated in their housing contract. Select the plans below for details.

All Access 7: Unlimited All Access visits per week

$2,814 per semester

  • Includes unlimited visits seven days a week at our All Access venues.
  • Includes $250 Dining Dollars per semester.
  • Includes five Meal Exchanges per week.
  • Includes five guest visits per semester.
  • Covers 100% of your meals and snacks each semester.
Weekly 14: 14 All Access visits per week

$2,430 per semester

  • Includes 14 All Access visits per week.
  • Includes $450 Dining Dollars per semester.
  • Includes three Meal Exchanges per week.
  • Includes five guest visits per semester.
  • This is a good fit for students who eat an average of two meals per day on campus.
  • Unused visits do not roll over from week to week. 

Continuing Student Meal Plans

The following plans are available to any continuing student living in a residence hall or off campus. They are not available to first-year students. 

All Access 7: Unlimited All Access visits per week

$2,814 per semester

  • Includes unlimited visits seven days a week at our All Access venues.
  • Includes $250 Dining Dollars per semester.
  • Includes five Meal Exchanges per week.
  • Includes five guest visits per semester.
  • Covers 100% of your meals and snacks each semester.
Weekly 14: 14 All Access visits per week

$2,430 per semester

  • Includes 14 All Access visits per week.
  • Includes $450 Dining Dollars per semester.
  • Includes three Meal Exchanges per week.
  • Includes five guest visits per semester.
  • This is a good fit for students who eat an average of two meals per day on campus.
  • Unused visits do not roll over from week to week. 
All Access 5: Unlimited All Access visits 5 days per week

$2,437 per semester

  • Includes unlimited visits five days a week (Mon.-Fri.) at All Access venues.
  • Includes $350 Dining Dollars per semester.
  • Includes two Meal Exchanges per week, Mon. - Fri.
  • Includes five guest visits per semester.
  • This is a good fit for students who regularly eat three or more meals each weekday on campus. 
Weekly 10: 10 All Access visits per week

$1,937 per semester

  • Includes ten visits per week at All Access venues.
  • Includes $450 Dining Dollars per semester.
  • Includes two Meal Exchanges per week, Mon. - Fri.
  • Includes three guest visits per semester.
  • This is a good fit for students who visit All Access no more than ten times per week.
  • Unused visits do not roll over from week to week.
Weekly 7: 7 All Access visits per week

$1,451 per semester

  • Includes seven visits per week at All Access venues.
  • Includes $350 Dining Dollars per semester.
  • Includes two Meal Exchanges per week, Mon. - Fri.
  • Includes two guest visits per semester.
  • This is a good fit for students who visit All Access no more than seven times per week.
  • Unused visits do not roll over from week to week.

Commuter Dining Plans

The following commuter plans are available to any continuing student living off campus. They are not available to students living on campus. These plans remain active and roll over each semester until a student graduates, as long as the plan is used at least once per semester. 

Block 150: 150 visits at All Access venues

$1,654

  • Includes 150 visits at All Access venues.
  • Includes $100 Dining Dollars.
  • This is a good fit for students who eat once or twice per day on main campus.
Block 100: 100 visits at All Access venues

$1,161 

  • Includes 100 visits at All Access venues.
  • Includes $100 Dining Dollars.
  • This is a good fit for students who eat once per day on main campus.
Block 50: 50 visits at All Access venues

$670 

  • Includes 50 visits at All Access venues.
  • Includes $100 Dining Dollars.
  • This is a good fit for students who eat a few times per week on main campus.

Plan Comparisons

Meal Plan Comparison
PlansAll Access VisitsDining DollarsMeal ExchangesTotal Cost
All Access 7Unlimited$2505/week$2,814
Weekly 1414/week$4503/week$2,430
All Access 5Unlimited Mon. - Fri.$3502/week$2,437
Weekly 1010/week$4502/week$1,937
Weekly 77/week$3502/week$1,451
Block 150150$100-$1,645
Block 100100$100-$1,161
Block 5050$100-$670

About Meal Plans

All meal plans include a mix of All Access visitsMeal Exchanges, and Dining Dollars.

All Access Visits
 Unlimited entry at our two all-you-care-to-eat dining halls:

  • Rivers Street Café (Central Dining Hall)
  • Park Place at the Pond (Trivette Hall)

Meal Exchanges

Use your meal swipe for a preset combo at participating retail locations or as an All Access swipe when you check in at the greeter station.

Dining Dollars

Dining Dollars can be spent at any of our retail dining locations, coffee shops, markets, food trucks, vending machines or to pay the door price at our All Access dining halls.

Rollover

Dining Dollars roll from fall to spring and expire at the end of the academic year.
Dining Dollars tied to Block Plans continue to roll over until a student graduates if used at least once each semester.

Download the Transact eAccounts app for AppCard Online!

  1. Go to your AppStore or Google Play
  2. Search "Transact eAccounts" and download
  3. Once the App has been downloaded select "AppState"
  4. Sign in with your AppState username and password
  • Students who have Meal Plans that are not Block Plans need to select "quarter/semester " in the drop-down menu for accurate balance information.
  • Students with block plans to view their balance select "yearly" from a drop-down menu to see accurate balance information when pulling up your eAccounts.
  • Track dining dollar and swipe balances, review transactions and track use anywhere from this convenient app.

Estimating cost of attendance? The Office of Student Financial Aid uses the All Access 7 plan to calculate cost of room and board. Residential students will select their meal plan in their housing contract. 

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How to purchase a meal plan

Students living in residence halls choose a meal plan option when they complete their housing contract. Students and their established guests may view account selections, transactions and balances through their eAccount login. 

Students living off campus that would like to add a meal plan may choose a meal plan option by submitting the Meal Plan Change request form (for the specified semester).  When chosen in advance, meal plans will be ready to use automatically at the beginning of each semester.  If the link for the Meal Plan Change Request form is no longer active. Please contact the AppCard Office directly to add a commuter meal plan.

To change your meal plan please submit a Meal Plan Change Request Form.  This "Meal Plan Change Request" form link is available for the upcoming or current adjustment period only. The deadline to change meal plans is the Census Date of each semester.  The link to the request form can also be found on the AppCard Office website until the Census Date deadline of each semester. Additional information regarding meal plan changes can be found in the Housing Policies. Please note it can take 7-10 business days to process meal plan changes.  

Important sign-up dates

On-campus residents

  • Continuing students: Nov. 1 (when housing contract opens for currently enrolled students)
  • Incoming students: Feb. 1 (when housing contract opens for new, incoming students)
  • All Enrolled Students: Census Date  (Deadline to change Meal Plan)