Dining Plan Tracker

Meal Plan Policies

1 / CONTRACT OVERVIEW

• Students living in a Residence Hall and White Creek only: All students identified by Texas A&M as "New First Time Freshman" (regardless of the number of college credit hours) are required to have a minimum Meal Plan for the full Academic Year (or remainder of the Academic Year for those that apply for housing after the beginning of the fall semester).
  • Minimum Meal Plan options for students living on campus:
  • Residence Halls: Block 100/300 Dining Dollar Plan
  • White Creek Apartments: White Creek Plan ($1,400 Dining Dollars)
  • If a plan is not selected by August 1, 2021 for the fall, the Block 135/300 Dining Dollars plan will be assigned. If a spring Meal Plan is not selected by January 1, 2022, the plan selected for the fall semester, or defaulted if no selection was made, will be added in the spring semester. If spring 2022 is a student''s first semester on campus and a plan had not been select by January 1, the Block 135/300 Dining Dollars plan will be assigned.
• Corps of Cadets members only: All Corps of Cadet members are required to have a minimum Corps Dining Plan for the full Academic Year (or remainder of the Academic Year for those that apply for the Corps after the beginning of the fall semester). Any exceptions to the minimum Corps Dining Plan requirement must be approved by the Commandant of Cadets or designee.
  • Minimum Meal Plan option for Corps Cadets:
  • Block 170/300 Dining Dollar Plan
  • If a plan is not selected by August 1, 2021 for the fall, a Meal Plan will be assigned. The auto-enrolled Meal Plan for Corps of Cadets will be announced on dining.tamu.edu by June 1. If a spring meal plan is not selected by January 1, 2021, the plan selected for the fall semester, or defaulted if no selection was made, will be added in the spring semester. If spring 2022 is a cadet''s first semester on campus and a plan had not been select by January 1, the auto-enroll Meal Plan for Corps of Cadets will be assigned.
• Corps of Cadets are required to purchase a dining plan as designated by the Office of the Commandant in order to meet requirements of mandatory March-In Meals with the Corps. With the Block 170 plans, March-in Meals are automatically deducted at the beginning of each semester.
• Cadets with class schedules that conflict with required March-In Meals can complete a Meal Reimbursement Form (available in the Corps Trigon Offices). Once approved by your unit and Corps administrators, your request will be forwarded to the Meal Plan Office and the approved meals will be returned to your account.

2 / MEAL PLAN SELECTIONS, UPGRADES, & DOWNGRADES

• Visit mealplans.tamu.edu to select your Meal Plan and charge to either the student account or pay via credit/debit card.
• Meal Plans may be downgraded within the first four weeks of the Fall and Spring semesters. The final date to request a Fall 2021 Dining Plan downgrade is 5PM on September 24, 2021. The final date to request a Spring 2022 Meal Plan downgrade is 5PM on February 11, 2022.
• Meal Plan selections may be upgraded within the first nine weeks of the fall and spring semesters. The final date to request a Dining Plan upgrade for fall semester is October 29, 2021. The final date to request a Dining Plan upgrade for the spring semester is March 18, 2022.
• When downgrading from the All Access Plan to a Block Meal Plan, all Meal Swipes redeemed will be deducted from the total allotment of a chosen plan. I.E. If a student downgrades to the Block 135 and has already utilized 100 Meal Swipes, the balance will be 35 Meal Swipes for the remainder of the semester.
• To request a Meal Plan change, visit the Meal Plan Tracker website and select Change Current Student Plan under Dining Plans in the left column. If you need additional assistance, email TAMUMealPlans@compass-usa.com or call 979-845- 0152.

3 / CANCELATIONS & REFUNDS

• Corps of Cadets and "First-Time Freshmen" living in Residence Halls & White Creek Apartments cannot cancel meal plans per University policy.
• Students withdrawing from school, moving off campus, or cancelling a non-required plan will be refunded the unused portion of their Dining Plan according to the Texas A&M Tuition and Fee Adjustment Schedule below. Email dining@tamu.edu or call the Meal Plan Office at 979-845-0152 with requests or questions

Fall and Spring Semester and 10 Week Summer Session

5 Week Summer Term

3/ MEAL PLAN COVERAGE & DETAILS

• Meal Plans are active during these dates: August 21 - December 17 for Fall 2021, and January 15 - May 13 for Spring 2022.
  • University Dining will make every reasonable effort to continue dining operations during weather emergencies or power outages. Hours are subject to change. Advance notice of schedule changes will be given when possible. Please visit dining.tamu.edu for updated hours.
• Meal Plans are not transferrable. Aggie ID cards must be present to access your Meal Plan. Any attempt to use an Aggie ID Card by someone other than the cardholder will be reported to Texas A&M University.
  • If a guest visits an all-you-care-to-eat-dining hall (Sbisa, Commons, or Duncan) and attempts to redeem a Meal Swipe at the cash register with an Aggie ID that is not their own, the Aggie ID will be confiscated at the front desk and will only be returned once the original owner visits the location to pick up their Aggie ID. Cashiers will confirm this breach of policy by checking the Aggie ID photo on the registers as they enter our facilities.
• Meal Swipes cannot be converted to Dining Dollars and Dining Dollars cannot be converted to cash. See below for details.
• Summer Dining Plans are to be used during the Summer Term and will not roll over to the Fall semester.
• Meal Plans have 2 main components: Meal Swipes (includes Retail Swipes, To-Go Dining Hall Meals, & Guest Meals) and Dining Dollars.
  • MEAL SWIPES:
    • All Access Meal Plans give students as many entries into our all-you-care-to-eat dining halls (Sbisa, Commons, and Duncan) utilizing unlimited Meal Swipes as needed. There is no limit to the amount of times you may enter these dining halls during operating hours; however, you must wait 30 minutes between each Meal Swipe before you may swipe again.
    • For Block Meal Plans, Meal Swipes can be used at residential dining halls up to 4 times per day. Students must wait 30 minutes between each swipe before being able to swipe again.
    • Meal Swipes expire at the end of each semester and do not roll over.
    • To-Go Meals:
      • Students looking for Dining Hall To-Go Meals can redeem Meal Swipes at Northside Market & Southside Market. All Access Meal Plans allow 5 To-Go combo meals per week. Block Meal Plans allow up to 2 To-Go combo meals per visit (4 Meal Swipe limit per day includes these and dining hall visits.)
    • RETAIL SWIPES (MEAL EQUIVALENCY):
      • Meal Plan holders have the flexibility to convert Meal Swipes to Retail Swipes with a $7.50 equivalency value. The All Access Meal Plan allows 5 Retail Swipes per week. The Block Meal Plans (contain a set amount of Meal Swipes & Dining Dollars) allows 1 Retail Swipe per day.
        • For an additional $99, Block Meal Plan holders can select the Bonus Retail Swipe option to have the flexibility of 2 Retail Swipes per day. Must be selected by September 24, 2021.
      • Retail Swipes are accepted at the MSC Upper Food Court (Chick-Fil-A, Spin-N-Stone Pizza, Jason''s Deli, Cabo Grill), Underground Food Court (Chick-Fil-A, Houston Street Subs, Papa Johns), Polo Garage Food Court (Houston Street, Salata, and Panda Express), West Campus Food Hall (ChickFil-A, Houston Street Subs, and Copperhead Jack’s), Rev''s American Grill, Panda Express (MSC bottom floor), Pom & Honey, and Creekside Market stations.
    • GUEST MEALS
      • Each Block 100 or higher plan comes with 5 Guest Meals per semester. Block 45 includes 1 Guest Meal per semester. Guest Meals may be used to treat guests at the three residential dining halls: Sbisa, The Commons, or Duncan.
      • Meal Plan Holders can redeem up to 5 Guest Meals per visit at the dining halls. They also can utilize Guest Meals on themselves at the dining halls once their Meal Swipe allotment has been depleted.
      • Guest Meals expire at the end of each semester.
  • DINING DOLLARS
    • A set amount of fund that can be redeemed at all dining locations ($1 for $1 equivalency.) Tax is paid upfront and not during each transaction.
    • Daily Dining Dollar usage is unlimited.
    • For All Access & Block Meal Plans, Dining Dollars left over at the end of the fall semester will roll over to the spring semester within the same academic year with the purchase of a semester Meal Plan in the spring by February 1, 2022.
    • Dining Dollar Only Plans purchased in the fall will roll over to the spring semester within the same academic year.
    • Additional Dining Dollars can be purchased and billed to the student account until October 29, 2021 for the Fall semester and March 18, 2022 for the Spring semester. After these deadlines, additional Dining Dollars must be purchased using a credit card.
    • Dining Dollars expire at the end of the Spring semester and will not roll over to Summer semester

3/ SPECIAL DIETS

• University Dining has culinary and dietetics staff trained to develop a delicious solution to meet your dietary need. Contact our team to discuss options across campus by visiting https://dineoncampus.com/tamu/food-allergyspecial-diets

4/ FACULTY/STAFF MEAL PLANS

• Dining Dollar Plans and University Club Membership do not expire.
• Remaining balance will not be available for refund if meal plan holder leaves Texas A&M University prior to using plan balance