2008 - 09 Meal Plan Options
For the Fall Term 2008, Residential Dining Services will offer students a selection of new meal plans that are easy to use and designed to suit individual appetites and schedules. The plans differ in the number of meals per term, the amount of Dining Dollars and Blue Bucks, and how many meals may be used for guests. Meal plan changes will start July 1 for any housing contract holder wishing to make various modifications.

*The Any 9 and Any 13 Meal Plans are only available to returning residents and will be discontinued at the end of Winter Term 2009.
**These prices are per term only..

Meal Plan Basics

• All students living in residence halls are required to purchase a meal plan.
• You may change from one plan to another during the first 30 days of the term.
• Dining Dollars can be used in Residential Dining Services dining halls and retail operations. They are non-refundable, but can be carried over from Fall to Winter Term.
• Blue Bucks, which are fully refundable, can be used at Residential Dining Services locations as well as at eateries in the University Unions and at athletic venues. Blue Bucks can also be used in vending machines and for non-food items, such as laundry and photocopying. See a full listing of locations accepting Blue Bucks.
• Additional Dining Dollars and Blue Bucks can be purchased online at any time. 
• Visit the Mcard Center online to change your meal plan, access Dining Dollars, Blue Bucks and meal balances, and add money to your account.
• Block plan meals rollover from Fall to Winter Term.
• Unused meals expire at the end of the academic year and are not refundable.
• Guests must be accompanied by the meal plan holder.   

New Block Plans
Choose from a 150 or 200 Block plan for the term. These plans allow you to use your meals at any point throughout the term in residential dining halls. Each plan also includes $75 Dining Dollars and $75 Blue Bucks. Both plans allow students to use 10 Meals from their total meal allotment for guests.

Additional Block plan for returning residents and non-residents only
Returning residents can also choose a 125 Meal Block plan, which includes $300 Dining Dollars and $75 Blue Bucks. This plan allows 10 Guest Meals per term.

Additional Block plans for Fletcher, Northwood, and non-residents
Northwood residents, Fletcher returning/transfer students, and non-residents can also choose from the 50 Block plan with $500 Blue Bucks or the 75 Block plan with $400 Blue Bucks. Both plans allow 5 Guest Meals per term.

New Unlimited Plans
The most flexible of the meal plans, the new Unlimited plans allow you to eat in the dining halls as often as you want. Use your meal plan for full meals, snacks, or beverages whenever the dining halls are open.

Unlimited
This plan includes $25 Dining Dollars and $25 Blue Bucks. Students can use up to 10 Guest Meals per term to treat other Michigan students to breakfast, lunch, or dinner in our residential dining halls.

Unlimited Plus
This plan includes $150 Dining Dollars and $150 Blue Bucks. It includes 15 Guest Meals per term to treat other Michigan students to breakfast, lunch, or dinner in our residential dining halls.

Any 13 *
This plan provides 13 meals that can be used in our residential dining halls throughout the week, as well as in residential retail locations Monday through Saturday.

• Students may use one meal swipe during breakfast, lunch and dinner meal periods, and one late-night swipe in residential retail locations Monday through Friday.
• "Meal Equivalencies" allow students to use dining hall meals as credit equivalencies Monday through Saturday ($3.50 for breakfast, $4.15 for lunch, $5.50 for dinner and $5.50 for late night) which may be applied toward purchases in residential retail locations.
• Meals not eaten during the week cannot be refunded, accumulated, or carried over to the next week.
• The Any 13 Meal Plan includes 3 Guest Meals per term, which may be used to treat other Michigan students to breakfast, lunch or dinner in our residential dining halls.

* The Any 13 plan is available to returning students only and will be discontinued at the end of Winter Term 2009.

Any 9 *
The Any 9 Meal Plan limits students to 9 meals a week, but includes $200 in Blue Bucks per term.

• Students may use one meal swipe during breakfast, lunch and dinner meal periods, and one late-night swipe in our retail locations, Monday through Friday.
• "Meal Equivalencies" allow students to use dining hall meals as credit equivalencies Monday through Saturday ($3.50 for breakfast, $4.15 for lunch, $5.50 for dinner and $5.50 for late night) which may be applied toward purchases in residential retail locations.
• Meals not eaten during the week cannot be refunded, accumulated, or carried over to the next week.
• Any 9 comes with $200 in Blue Bucks and 3 Guest Meals each term which may be used to treat other Michigan students to breakfast, lunch or dinner in our residential dining halls.

* The Any 9 plan is available to returning students only and will be discontinued at the end of Winter Term 2009.

Kosher Meal Plan
University Housing partners with the Hillel Foundation to provide a Kosher meal plan option. For the same price as the Any 13 and 150 Block Meal Plans, residential students can transfer their meal plan to the Hillel Foundation. Once a meal plan has been transferred, students will only be able to use their meal plan at the Hillel House; Kosher meal plans cannot be used at residence hall dining sites, except during Thanksgiving recess and Spring Break when Hillel does not serve meals. For more information call 734-769-0500, or visit www.umhillel.org.

How to Purchase or Modify Your Meal Plan
The meal plan options above are available for purchase through our Online Meal Plan Purchase or Modification Process . To access this site, you'll need your uniqname and kerberos password.

Questions?
Our Question & Answers should answer any remaining questions you might have.