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Voluntary Meal Plans

Your time is valuable, so leave the food to us!  Enjoy the convenience and value of meal plan membership while you are on campus. Save time by enrolling in one of our voluntary meal plan membership options that provide access to over 30 dining locations across campus.  Upperclassmen and students living off campus can select from our Residential All Access Plans or the variety of options shown below.

Voluntary Meal Plan Options


Weekly Meal Plans

Weekly 10 with $250 meal plan dollars
  • Enjoy 10 meal swipes per week that can be used in our dining halls or our retail locations (Starbucks and convenience stores excluded)
  • Meals must be used during that week and unused meals do not roll over to the next week. Meal swipes will reset back to 10 every Thursday morning
  • $250 meal plan dollars to supplement your meal swipes and be used for a la carte purchases in dining locations
  • $1,782 per semester

 

Declining Balance Meal Plans

Declining Balance $1,625
  • $1,625 meal plan dollars that can be used for a la carte purchases in all dining locations
  • Declining balance funds can be used in dining halls for the door rate (Door Rates: Breakfast $10.60, Lunch/Dinner $14.80) or in our retail locations
  • Declining balance funds roll over from fall to spring semester (no spring meal plan purchase required) 
  • $1,625 per semester
Declining Balance $1,000
  • $1,000 meal plan dollars that can be used for a la carte purchases in all dining locations
  • Declining balance funds can be used in dining halls for the door rate (Door Rates: Breakfast $10.60, Lunch/Dinner $14.80) or in our retail locations
  • Declining balance funds roll over from fall to spring semester (no spring meal plan purchase required) 
  • $1,000 per semester
Declining Balance $500
  • Available only in spring semester to students who were on a declining balance in the fall semester
  • $500 per semester

 

Block Meal Plans

Block 100 meal plan with $150 meal plan dollars
  • 100 meal swipes to be used at your discretion during the semester
  • Meal swipes can be used in dining halls or select retail locations (Starbucks and convenience stores excluded). Unused meals expire at the end of the semester and do not roll over.
  • $150 meal plan dollars to supplement your meal swipes and used for a la carte purchases in dining locations
  • $1,310 per semester 
Block 50 meal plan with $375 meal plan dollars
  • 50 meal swipes to be used at your discretion during the semester
  • Meal swipes can be used in dining halls or select retail locations (Starbucks and convenience stores excluded). Unused meals expire at the end of the semester and do not roll over.
  • $375 meal plan dollars to supplement your meal swipes and used for a la carte purchases in dining locations
  • $1,104 per semester 
Add-on Block 20
  • Add 20 meal swipes to your Block 100 or Block 50 meal plan ONLY as needed
  • $230

Voluntary Membership Benefits

  • Dine-in access at six dining. Visit our dining halls for a full all-you-care-to-eat meal for one swipe or pay the door rate with your Meal Plan Dollars or Declining Balance funds (Door Rates: Breakfast $10.60, Lunch/Dinner $14.80).  Dining halls include: 
  • Swipes in select retail restaurants like Chick-fil-A, Panda Express, Panera and Global Cafe. Swipes have a value based on meal period. Guests can order up to that value with a meal swipe and cover any overage with meal plan dollars, CarolinaCash, credit or debit. Breakfast: $7.50, Lunch/Dinner/Late Night: $10.50.
  • Meal Plan Dollars to supplement your meal swipes and provide flexible spending for a la carte purchases in campus dining locations
  • Free membership in to the sustainable to-go program
  • Access to over 30 retail locations including Starbucks and Chick-fil-A.

* Dining halls are open and available to all students regardless of where you live.

 

Terms and Conditions 

  • First year residents will automatically be assigned the All Access with $250 Meal Plan Dollars PLUS Plan for first and second semester. First year residents have the option to adjust their meal plan to any of the All Access Plans before the meal plan drop period.  All Access Plans are available to upperclassman residents and students living off campus as well.      
  • Meal plan pricing shown above is priced per semester as meal plans are a semester contract. Meal plans are intended for individual student use only. Sharing meal plans is considered an Honor Code violation.
  • Unused Meal Plan Dollars from fall semester will roll over to spring semester with the purchase of a spring meal plan.  Meal Plan Dollars not used by the end of spring semester will expire.
  • Declining balance funds roll over from fall to spring semester (no spring meal plan purchase required).  Declining Balance funds not used by the end of spring semester will expire.
  • Additional Meal Plan Dollars and Declining Balance funds can be added at any time by contacting the CarolinaCard Office at (803) 777-1708 or via the GET mobile app.
  • There is a 30-minute pause in between meal swipe usage in both the dining halls and retail restaurants to prevent guests from swiping for other people.
  • Access to the dining halls are unlimited with the All Access meal plans only and not affected by the usage of meal swipes in retail. 

 

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