{"id":1500,"date":"2022-07-20T19:13:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T19:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/housing\/?page_id=1500"},"modified":"2026-08-26T14:55:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:55:49","slug":"meal-plan-details","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/meal-plan-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Meal Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/02\/IMG_5821-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tow students wearing white Corps of cadets shirts sitting at a table in the dining hall, smiling.\" class=\"wp-image-4963 size-full\" style=\"object-position:51% 58%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/02\/IMG_5821-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/02\/IMG_5821-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/02\/IMG_5821-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/02\/IMG_5821-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/02\/IMG_5821-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/02\/IMG_5821.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\">Meal Plans<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">When selecting a meal plan, a student is selecting this option for the academic year (Fall &amp; Spring Semesters). Meal Plans are billed per semester and added to the tuition bill.  <em><strong>Dining Dollar balances do not roll over to next semester or credited to student.  All meal plans start over for the next semester.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-7390a777-6cb6-45ba-a858-abfed33c9809\" href=\"https:\/\/tarleton.sodexomyway.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span><strong>Dining Services<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">The following meal plans have been designed to meet your campus dining needs. To make changes to an existing plan, please contact Residence Life at&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:housing@tarleton.edu\">Housing<\/a>&nbsp;or <a href=\"tel:+12549689083\">254-968-9083<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All residential students are required to have a meal plan based on their class year and housing assignment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\">First-year students must select the 12, 14, or 17 Meal Plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\">Second-year students must select the 12, 14, or 17 Meal Plan unless they live in apartment-style housing. Second-year students in apartment-style housing are also eligible for the Super Flex 7 Plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7\">Commuter students may purchase any available meal plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\">Students may increase their meal plan throughout the semester. Eligible students may only reduce or remove their meal plan through the 12th class day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\">Dining Dollars included with a meal plan may be used at participating on-campus dining and retail locations, including T-Birds, Panera, Baskin Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Chick-fil-A, Blaze Pizza, Starbucks, Sandella\u2019s, Texan Food Court, Dining Hall, Dunkin\u2019, Auntie Anne\u2019s, and Oscar P\u2019s General Store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fall 2026 &#8211; Spring 2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Default Meal Plan:<\/strong>&nbsp;Residents who do not select an eligible meal plan before the beginning of the semester will automatically be assigned the 17 Meal Plan, which includes 17 meals per week and $350 in Dining Dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Meal Plan 17<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"col\"><strong>meal plan 14<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"col\"><strong>meal plan 12<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>17 Meals per week (7 days) in Dining Hall<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>14 Meals per Week (7 days) in Dining Hall<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>12 Meals per Week (7 days) in Dining Hall<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>$350.00 Dining Dollars <\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>$350.00 Dining Dollars <\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>$350.00 Dining Dollars<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5 Family &amp; Friend swipes per semester, 5 Meal Exchanges per week*, 5 Kiwibot meal deliveries per semester; Bottomless Mug<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5 Family &amp; Friend swipes per semester, 3 Meal Exchanges per week*, 5 Kiwibot meal deliveries per semester<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5 Family &amp; Friend swipes per semester, 2 Meal Exchanges per week*, 5 Kiwibot meal deliveries per semester&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>$2,641 Per Semester<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>$2,455 Per Semester<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>$2,309 Per Semester<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\">*<em>Meal Exchanges provide opportunities to use meal swipes at participating retail locations and count toward the plan\u2019s weekly meal total.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\">*<em><strong>Bottomless Mug Pick-Up<\/strong>: Students enrolled in the 17 Meal Plan may pick up their Bottomless Mug from the Dining Hall Office (2nd Floor) after the 12th class day.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Additional Meal Plan Options<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Super Flex 7<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Ultimate Commuter Plan<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Oscar P Plan<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>7 Meals per Week (7 days) in Dining Hall<br>$350.00 Dining Dollars <\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>$1,250 Dining Dollars <\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>$300 Dining Dollars <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Available to second-year students living in apartment-style housing and third- or fourth-year residential students.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">For use at participating on-campus dining and retail locations.<br><br>Available to commuter students and third- or fourth-year students living in apartment-style housing. <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">For use at participating on-campus dining and retail locations.<br><br>Available to commuter students and third- or fourth-year students living in apartment-style housing. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>$1,358 Per Semester<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>$1,250 Per Semester<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>$300 Per Semester<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Apartment-style housing includes Texan Hall, Texan Village, Honors Apartments, and Fireside Apartments.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14\">Summer 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>MEAL PLAN 15<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>15 Meal Swipes per Week (7 Days) in Dining Hall <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Friday, May 22nd &#8211; Friday, July 31st<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Lunch &amp; Dinner Only &#8211; No Meal Exchanges &#8211; No Dining Dollars<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Price &#8211; $2330.00 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Students living on campus for Summer Term are required to have meal plan.  This is the only meal plan available for summer term.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:51% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/08\/TEXAN-CARD-GUIDE-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Texan Card guide explaining the difference between dining dollars and texan bucks.\" class=\"wp-image-5264 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/08\/TEXAN-CARD-GUIDE-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/08\/TEXAN-CARD-GUIDE-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/08\/TEXAN-CARD-GUIDE-309x400.jpg 309w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/08\/TEXAN-CARD-GUIDE-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/08\/TEXAN-CARD-GUIDE-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/08\/TEXAN-CARD-GUIDE.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.293px, 1.018rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.28), 25px);\">For the latest information on dining services, meal plan benefits, events, and residence life updates, follow<strong> @tsudining <\/strong>and <strong>@tarletonreslife<\/strong> on Instagram. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.293px, 1.018rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.28), 25px);\"><strong><em>We encourage you to stay connected for important announcements throughout the semester.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.advgbbtn-7390a777-6cb6-45ba-a858-abfed33c9809{font-size:18px;color:#ffffff !important;background-color:#333333 !important;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px !important;padding:10px 30px 10px 30px;border-width:1px !important;border-color:#333333 !important;border-style:solid !important;border-radius:50px !important;}.advgbbtn-7390a777-6cb6-45ba-a858-abfed33c9809:hover{color:#000000 !important;background-color:#ffffff !important;box-shadow:1px 1px 0px 0px #ccc;opacity:1;transition:all 0.2s ease;}.advgbbtn-7390a777-6cb6-45ba-a858-abfed33c9809 > i {font-size:30px;color:inherit;float:left;margin-right:7px;}.advgbbtn-7390a777-6cb6-45ba-a858-abfed33c9809{font-size:18px;color:#ffffff !important;background-color:#333333 !important;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px !important;padding:10px 30px 10px 30px;border-width:1px !important;border-color:#333333 !important;border-style:solid !important;border-radius:50px !important;}.advgbbtn-7390a777-6cb6-45ba-a858-abfed33c9809:hover{color:#000000 !important;background-color:#ffffff !important;box-shadow:1px 1px 0px 0px #ccc;opacity:1;transition:all 0.2s ease;}.advgbbtn-7390a777-6cb6-45ba-a858-abfed33c9809 > i {font-size:30px;color:inherit;float:left;margin-right:7px;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following meal plans have been designed to meet your campus dining needs. To make changes to an existing plan, please contact Residence Life at&nbsp; Housing&nbsp;or 254-968-9083. 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