Meal Plans & Dining Services

FAQs

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Our meal plans are different than

typical college meal plans.

 They are entirely "a la carte", declining balance plans.

  With this type of system, we are able to give

students a lot of flexibility in how they use their plan.  

Food items

in all of

 our locations are priced individually.

  Students go into any of our three locations, choose their items, and take the items to the cashier.

  The cashier will total their items and swipe the student’s ID card to access their dining funds.

  That total comes off their balance, just like a debit card.

  Students can track their balance by asking the cashier or accessing their account online. Students are also able to use their dining funds at our food vending machines on campus. 

While this type of system gives students flexibility, it also requires planning.

  Much like planning a grocery budget when you get out of school, in order to make the most of your meal plan, you need to plan how you will make the best use of your plan. How you spend it is up to you

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$1740 in dining funds for the semester.

  Most students are on campus about 90 days during a semester.

  That gives them right around

$19-$19.50/day to spend.

  For most students that will buy about two meals, and maybe several snacks during the week. 

Another way to think about it is that a semester is 16 weeks.

  That gives you about

$109 per week to spend.

  If you want 10 meals per week, you can spend

$10.90 per meal.

  If you want $12 meals, you can spend

around $9.08 per meal.  

A transfer residential student is assigned a plan with $1340 in dining funds per semester.  A typical student is on campus approximately 90 days during the semester.  That would give the student approximately $14.89 per day to spend, which is one smaller meal and one larger meal for most students.  

Or, if you consider that a semester is 16 weeks, that would give the student $83.75 per week to spend.  That could be 8 - 10 meals at about $9.50 per meal. 

$306 in dining funds for the semester.

   The semester is 16 weeks.

  That gives them about

$19 to spend each week, which is a couple of meals for most students. 

A  transfer

 commuter student is assigned a plan with

$281 in dining funds for the semester.

   The semester is 16 weeks.

  That gives them about

$17.50 to spend each week, which is a couple of meals for most students. 

On-Campus Dual Enrollment commuter students are not assigned a meal plan. Please see "Is there a meal plan option for Dual Enrollment students?" question below.

Spring as long as you have a meal plan Spring Semester.  Spring Semester funds will carry over to summer if you are enrolled in Summer Classes. However, they will not carry forward to the next school year. 

All incoming students are

assigned to their required plan according to their status.

Note: Part-time Commuter Students and PSEO Commuter Students are not automatically assigned a plan, but may request a plan.  An email will be sent to all PSEO Commuter Students offering an option to sign up for a meal plan.

Jane Goedeke,

Director at jegoedeke@unwsp.edu. 

However,

depending on how often you will be on-campus, you may benefit from a plan.

A starter plan for

commuting on-campus Dual Enrollment students is $132/semester, which includes $100 in dining funds and a $25 dining fee. When you are on a plan, you receive a 20% discount off the cash prices

and do not have to pay sales tax.

Additional funds can be added during the semester without paying any additional fee.

If you wish to purchase a plan, please email mealplans@unwsp.edu from your UNW student email, with "PSEO Meal Plan" as the subject line. Please include your student ID in the email. You will receive an email that your account has been activated within two business days, and the charges will post to your Student Account. As a reminder, you can add funds in increments of $100 at any time during the semester, using the GET FUNDS program.

Residential on-campus Dual Enrollment students receive an assigned meal plan as a part of their room and board requirements. Please review this page for additional information.