Summer Meal Plans

What summer meal plan options are available?

• If you are living in a residential hall, you can select the Summer 19/Week ($172 per week) and Summer 10/Week plan ($130, includes $35 in Munch Money per week).
• If you are a commuter or student residing in the University apartment, you have the option to select the Summer 19/week, Summer 10/week, or Munch Money meal plan.

Am I required to be on a meal plan?

• All summer session residential hall students are required to be on either the 19/Week or 10/Week meal plan.
  Commuter and University apartment students are not required to have a summer meal plan.

How do I sign up for a summer meal plan?

• If you are a student residing in a residential hall, the meal plan you select via the Summer Housing Application process will automatically be assigned to your SUNYCard and charged to your summer tuition bill. If you don’t select a meal plan, you will automatically be assigned the 10/Week plan.
• Commuters and students residing in the University apartments have the option to select the Summer 19/ week, Summer 10/week, or Munch Money meal plan. Commuter and University apartment students will need to visit the SUNYCard Office, located in Campus Center B-52 (Monday – Friday 8 am to 4 pm) to request their Summer Meal Plan.

What is the Munch Money meal plan?

• The Munch Money meal plan is a declining balance plan that can be used to purchase food items (such as a cup of coffee, snack, additional meals, etc.) at UAlbany summer dining locations and purchase snacks or beverages in vending machines.
• Only commuter or University apartment students can choose this option as their exclusive meal plan. However, all summer session students can add Munch Money to their plan at any time.
• There is an initial $25 minimum to add Munch Money when purchasing a 19/Week meal plan or when purchasing a Munch Money meal plan, and then any amount can be added subsequently.
  Since the 10/Week meal plan already includes $35 per week in Munch Money, there is no minimum when adding additional Munch Money.
• UAlbany vending machines accept Munch Money 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

What happens to uneaten meals?

• For the Summer 19/Week and Summer 10/Week plans, the weekly meal counts are refreshed each Friday morning at 6 AM. Uneaten meals do not carry over to the following week and are forfeited each Friday when the weekly meal count is refreshed.

What happens to unused Munch Money?

• Munch Money carries over from week to week during summer sessions. Munch Money balances will carry over into the fall semester as long as a student is enrolled for the fall semester. If a student is not enrolled for the fall semester, then the Munch Money balance is forfeited. In addition, if a student withdrawals from summer session, then the summer Munch Money is also forfeited, even if the student is enrolled for the fall semester.

Which meal plan, 19/Week or 10/Week, is best for me?

• The Summer 19/Week plan is designed for a student who wants to eat full meals with many menu offerings (buffet/cafeteria style) in the residential quad dining room. The residential quad dining rooms provide a full range of ‘all you care to eat’ breakfast, lunch and dinner options. A student who selects the Summer 19/Week plan can also purchase the Munch Money meal plan (initial minimum purchase of $25) to supplement his/her meal plan. Meal Trades are not available on the Summer 19/Week plan.
• The Summer 10/Week is designed for a student who wants to have more dining location options. Meals on this plan can be used at the residential quad dining room and at dining locations in the Campus Center that offer Meal Trades. This plan also includes $35 in Munch Money, which can also be used in retail and vending locations. Munch Money ($35) is added each Friday (6 a.m.) along with the 10 meals. Any Munch Money balance remaining at the end of each week does carry over to the following week unless a student withdraws from a Summer Session. Additional Munch Money can also be purchased on this plan.
• Please check What's Open & When for info on what dining locations are open throughout the summer. 

More information regarding Meal Plan policies.