2023 - 2024 Meal Plan Options
Refer to the symbols to understand which plan you are eligible for:
First year students (for first two semesters living on campus)
Returning students (who have lived on campus for two semesters)
Returning students or transfer students. (who have fulfilled their residency requirement, meaning they have lived on campus a total of 4 semesters)
Returning students who commute, live off campus, or who have met the Residency Requirement AND live in a townhouse or Lehman Apartment.
Residential Meal Plans are made up of a weekly allotment of meal swipes, a semester’s worth of flex spending, and five guest passes for use per semester.
Meal swipes – Meal swipes reset every Sunday at 2 a.m. PACES doesn’t use meal periods, so you can use your meal swipe at whatever time you want and as often in a day as you’d like during the week. A meal swipe is an all at once value of $7.00 at most locations. Meals do not roll over from week to week. Unused meals cannot be credited or refunded.
Meal swipes are pro-rated when PACES operations are not open for the full week. These weeks include opening, closing, Thanksgiving, and Spring Break. Pro-rated means you will have a different allotment of weekly meal swipes based on how many days locations are open. The semester is approximately 16 weeks long and there are 110 “feeding days” during the semester.
Flex – is intended to be used for grab and go items, extra meals, beverages and snacks. Flex may be used at any of the on-campus dining facilities. Flex does not roll over from semester to semester. Unused flex cannot be credited or refunded. Money can be added to Flex at any time at any Dining Services' cash register, at the PACES/Card office in Merritt Hall, or online via BearPAWS.
Guest Passes – are extra meal swipes that can be used for yourself or to treat a friend. Passes are valid at PACES Dining Services' locations where and when meal swipes are accepted.
All First year students must choose either 19/90 or 14/450
$3,142- 19 Meal Swipes/90 Flex/5 Guest
- Provides 19 meals per week. A meal is an all at once credit of $7.00 for food purchased in most any campus restaurant.
- 90 Flex Dining Credits for use at any of our dining units (ideal usage of Flex Dining Credits per week is $5.65) plus 5 guest passes (guest passes can be used at SUDC, PAC & Becky's)
$3,142- 14 Meal/450 Flex/5 Guest
- Provides 14 meals per week. A meal is an all at once credit of $7.00 for food purchased in most any campus restaurant.
- 450 Flex Dining Credits for use at any of our dining units (ideal usage of Flex Dining Credits per week is $28.15) plus 5 guest passes (guest passes can be used at SUDC, PAC & Becky's)
$3,116-10 Meal/900 Flex/5 Guest
- Provides 10 meals per week. A meal is an all at once credit of $7.00 for food purchased in most any campus restaurant.
- 900 Flex Dining Credits for use at any of our dining units (ideal usage of Flex Dining Credits per week is $56.25) plus 5 guest passes (guest passes can be used at SUDC, PAC & Becky's)
$2,833-9 Meal/675 Flex/5 Guest
- Provides 9 meals per week. A meal is an all at once credit of $7.00 for food purchased in most any campus restaurant.
- 675 Flex Dining Credits for use at any of our dining units (ideal usage of Flex Dining Credits per week is $46.15) plus 5 guest passes (guest passes can be used at SUDC, PAC & Becky's)
$2,575 - 7 Meal/450 Flex/5 Guest
- Provides 7 meals per week. A meal is an all at once credit of $7.00 for food purchased in most any campus restaurant.
- 450 Flex Dining Credits for use at any of our dining units (ideal usage of Flex Dining Credits per week is $28.15) plus 5 guest passes (guest passes can be used at SUDC, PAC & Becky's)
Commuter Plans
To be eligible for these plans a student must:
- Live off campus
- Have met the residency requirement AND live in a Townhouse or Lehman Apartment.
$500- 50 Block/100 Flex/5 Guest
- This plan offers 50 meal swipes per semester. A meal is one entry at Lehman Dining Center (for an all-you-care-to-eat meal) or an all at once credit of $7.00 for food purchased in most any campus restaurant.
- 100 Flex for use at any of our dining units. Ideal usage of Flex spending per week is $6.25.
- 5 Guest Passes. Passes are equal to a meal swipe and are valid at all PACES Dining Services' locations where and when meal swipes are accepted. Passes may be used for a guest or the cardholder.
$1,500 – 1500 Flex/1 Guest
- 1500 Flex for use at any of our dining units. Ideal usage of Flex spending per week is $93.75.
$1,000 - 1000 Flex/1 Guest
- 1000 Flex for use at any of our dining units. Ideal usage of Flex spending per week is $62.50.
$500 - 500 Flex/1 Guest
- 500 Flex for use at any of our dining units. Ideal usage of Flex spending per week is $31.25.
$300 – 300 Flex/1 Guest
- 300 Flex for use at any of our dining units. Ideal usage of Flex spending per week is $18.75.