For billing purposes, rollover declining balance dollars are kept separate from declining balance dollars associated with a current meal plan for the semester. Login to find your Rollover Balance and Transaction History.

At the end of each semester, any unused meal swipes and guest meals will expire.

Any unused declining balance dollars will rollover to the next semester. This unused declining balance dollars continues to rollover from semester to semester until the student graduates or is no longer enrolled at the university, at which time any remaining declining balance dollars will expire and be forfeited back to the university.

Downtown dining dollars expire at the end of each semester on the last day of meal plan. Any remaining balance is non-refundable.

You will be able to use your declining balance at any dining location on campus. That includes locations such as the Markets and The Hub. You are also able to use your declining balance to pay the door rate to enter into the all-you-care-to-eat dining halls: Eastway & DI Dining.

Using your FLASHcard, you will be able to exchange a meal swipe for a combo meal at select locations on campus. Visit our Meal Exchange page for more information and meal period hours.

Meal plans are only able to be used on-campus at the University Culinary Services locations. However, there are a number of off-campus locations that will accept Downtown Dining Dollars and FLASHcash. For more information on these meal plan features, check out Step 1 above.

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Meal plans are a great way for students to save while dining on campus! The all-you-care-to-eat dining halls and retail locations provide convenience, flexibility and healthy options from early morning to late night. All dining locations provide a space for students to sit and enjoy a snack or meal, as well as options for students on the go.

Per University Policy, first-year and sophomore resident students are required to have a meal plan for the entire school year. First- and second-year students living on-campus are able to pick from one of the First-and Second-Year Residential Meal Plan options. Students will select a meal plan through the housing application.