Meal Plans

Meal plans include a combination of the following:

• Meals in all-you-care-to-eat residential dining rooms
• "Meal Trades" in Campus Center dining locations and late night take-out in residential dining locations during specified time periods
• A declining balance account (Munch Money) that allows you to purchase meals, food and beverages in dining rooms, the Campus Center, the Downtown Cafe, or in vending machines, tax-free

Students Living in Traditional Quad Housing

• Students living on Alumni, Colonial, Dutch, Indian or State Quad are required to have a meal plan.
• Freshman are automatically assigned the Unlimited Plan, new upper classmen are automatically assigned the 175 Meal Plan.
• Plans for freshmen living in traditional quad housing.
• Plans for upper classmen living in traditional quad housing.

Students Living in University Apartments and Commuter Students

• Students living in the University Apartments and off campus may sign up for any meal plan.
• Meal plans will not be automatically reassigned to students living in University Apartments or off campus, students will need to sign up for a plan at the beginning of each semester.
• You can add a meal plan and have it charged to your student financial account prior to February 5, 2013.
• You can purchase a meal plan after February 5, 2013 with cash, check or credit card, by visiting the SUNYCard office.
• The last day to cancel a meal plan is February 5, 2013, to cancel a meal plan the student must visit the SUNYCard office located in Campus Center B52.
• Plans for students living in University apartments and commuter students.

Returning Students

• Returning Students living on Alumni, Colonial, Dutch, Indian or State Quad are automatically assigned the same meal plan they had the previous semester.
• Students living in the University Apartments and off campus will need to sign up for a plan at the beginning of each semester.

Meal Plan Activation

• Meal plans are active when residential halls open for occupancy as indicated in the Department of Res Life Residence Hall and Apartment License.
• Meal plans end on the last day of exams each semester.
• For specific dates, please check What's Open and When.

Meal Plan Policies

• Munch Money balances that remain at the end of the fall semester will roll over to the spring semester for all enrolled students.
• Unused semester meal swipes do not carry over to the next semester.
• Meal plans are billed to the student's account and may be covered by Financial Aid.
• Meal plan charges and/or credits will be applied to the student's tuition bill within 7 business days after the student has added or changed their meal plan via their MyUAlbany account.
• If a resident student living in traditional housing is unassigned from housing, the meal plan will be immediately removed and the Meal Plan Refund Policy applies.

Changing your Meal Plan

• Changes can be made through the 10th business day after the start of each semester.
• Students may request or change their Spring semester meal plan until February 5th by using MyUAlbany or in person at the SUNYCard Office, meal plans cannot be changed or canceled after February 5, 2013 for the spring 2013 semester.
• You can purchase a meal plan after February 5th at the SUNYCard Office, located in Campus Center B-52; the last day to purchase a meal plan and charge it to your tuition bill is March 1st.

Choosing A Meal Plan

• Follow these steps to help you select the meal plan that best suits you and meets your specific needs.

 Upcoming Change to Munch Money

• Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, Munch Money will carry over from the summer to the fall and the fall to the spring semesters, but not to the following academic year.  Any Munch Money remaining at the end of the spring semester will be forfeited.

For Assistance

Contact the SUNYCard Office

• By Phone: 518-442-5989
• By Email: SUNYCard@albany.edu
• In Person: Campus Center, B52