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.
Plan Comparisons
| Plans | All Access Visits | Dining Dollars | Meal Exchanges | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Access 7 | Unlimited | $250 | 5/week | $2,814 |
| Weekly 14 | 14/week | $450 | 3/week | $2,430 |
| All Access 5 | Unlimited Mon. - Fri. | $350 | 2/week | $2,437 |
| Weekly 10 | 10/week | $450 | 2/week | $1,937 |
| Weekly 7 | 7/week | $350 | 2/week | $1,451 |
| Block 150 | 150 | $100 | - | $1,645 |
| Block 100 | 100 | $100 | - | $1,161 |
| Block 50 | 50 | $100 | - | $670 |
About Meal Plans
All meal plans include a mix of All Access visits, Meal 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!
- Go to your AppStore or Google Play
- Search "Transact eAccounts" and download
- Once the App has been downloaded select "AppState"
- 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.
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)