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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I choose the
best meal plan? Everyone has different dining habits-that's
why we offer a variety of Meal Plan options. The first thing to do is determine
the number of meals and snacks you eat each week. Then decide how often you
would like to eat in the all-you care-to eat dining halls. Finally, choose the
Meal Plan that most adequately meets those needs.
What Meal Plan offers
the greatest value? Plan H, 19 meals per week with $100
declining balance offers the lowest cost per meal and works best for the person
who eats two to three full meals per day. Historically, Plan C, 10 meals per
week with $400 declining balance has been the most popular choice among students
at UNC Charlotte.
What if I choose a meal
plan and then decide it's not right for me? After the first
day of classes, students living in required housing (highrises and suites) will
be given one additional opportunity to change their Meal Plan during the
scheduled two-day housing room change period. Students living in apartments or
off campus have until Fall/Spring Break to change their Meal Plans. Students
are allowed to make one free Meal Plan change; any changes beyond this and you
will be charged a fee of $25.
Where on campus can I
use my Meal Plan? You can use your Meal Plan at the Residence
Dining Hall (RDH) or Crossroads Cafe (CAB) for breakfast, lunch and dinner,
Monday through Friday. On weekends, brunch and dinner are available at both the
RDH and CAB.
Declining Balance that is a part of a Meal Plan can
be used at any campus dining facility and C-store. It can even be used to pay
for a meal at the RDH and CAB if you're out of meals for the day or week.
Declining Balance that is part of a Meal Plan are
for Dining Services purchases only, and therefore cannot be used in vending
machines, bookstore, or Candy Shoppe.
What if I have special
dietary needs? Campus Dining provides vegetarian entrees at
each dining facility. There is an award winning vegetarian/vegan dining concept
located in Mainstreet Market in the Cone University Center. Should you have
other dietary needs, contact the Dining Services Manager.
Where can I go for
information on menus, break schedules, and hours of service?
Call the Menu Line at 7-2020. Through the menu line you can easily access
information on daily menus, hours of service, break schedules, and special
events in the dining halls.
Please note: No meals will be provided during Fall
break, Thanksgiving break, Winter break and Spring break.
What is the refund
policy? The traditional and Block Meal Plans are
non-refundable and do not transfer to the next semesters.
Contract Terms Conditions for
Dining Services
Academic Years 2006
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2007
The University offers a variety of meal plans to
meet the diverse dining needs of residential students. Students who are assigned
housing accommodations in the highrises (Holshouser, Scott, Moore, and Sanford
Halls) and the suites (Sycamore, Cedar, Hickory, Hawthorn, Oak, Witherspoon and
Cypress) are required each semester to
purchase one of the “required area” meal plans offered.
Freshman and Upperclass Meal Plans: Cost
Per Semester
A. 14 meals per week with $200
declining balance $1,485.00
B. 12 meals per week with $300
declining balance $1,580.00
C. 10 meals per week with $400
declining balance $1,580.00
D. 150 Block Plan (any 150 meals during
semester) with $100.00 declining balance. $1,265.00
H. 19 meals per week with $100
declining balance $1,485.00
Upperclass Only Meal Plans:
E. 125 Block Plan (any 125 meals during
semester) with $175.00 declining balance. $1,200.00
F. Declining Balance Account Value of
$1,410.00 $1,410.00
G. Declining Balance Account Value of
$1,000.00 $ 1,000.00
Apartment Resident and Commuter Option:
K. Declining Balance Account Value of
$500 $ 500.00
L. No Meal Plan --0----
Meals are used at the Residence Dining Hall and Crossroads
Cafeteria. Declining Balances are used at all University Dining Services
locations. Food purchased with Declining Balance is tax free.
Depending on choice of housing, all first-year freshman must
choose from the meal plans designated for freshmen; upperclass students may
choose from any of the meal plans offered.
During the period of occupancy, UNC Charlotte will provide meals
according to the plan selected. If a student in “Required” Housing fails to
select a meal plan, the University will select a default meal plan. The Student
will be charged each semester for a meal plan selection.
Renewal is not automatic for commuter students. They must
select/purchase their meal plan each semester.
No meals will be provided during Fall break, Thanksgiving break,
Winter break, and Spring break.
Declining balance that is part of a meal plan (plans A, B, C, D,
E and H) does NOT carry over to future semesters. Meal plans (billed
through the Office of Student Accounts) that consist of declining balance only
(plans F, G, K) do carry balances over to future semesters through the last
summer session of the academic year in which they were purchased. Only students
currently enrolled at UNC Charlotte may access accounts.
“Optional” Dining Account may be used to supplement a meal plan.
It is not billable through Student Accounts but can be purchased separately
through the Meal Plans, 49er Card and Insurance Office (located in Room 148,
Auxiliary Services Building) and, the Dining Services Office/I.D. Office
(located in the Cone University Center) by using cash, check or credit card.
These cash dollars may be used for food purchased in all dining and convenience
store locations. Purchases are not taxed. The Optional Dining Account carries
over indefinitely as long as there is not more than six months of inactivity on
the account.
Students may change the meal plan selected during the
registration period, which lasts through the first day of classes.
After the first day of classes, students living in required housing (highrises
and suites) will be given one additional opportunity to change their meal plan
during the scheduled two-day housing room change period. Any changes to meal
plans will result in pro-rated fees. After the two-day room change period, no
other meal plan changes may be made for the current semester (unless the student
moves to an apartment).
Students living in on-campus apartments and off campus may make
meal plan changes and cancellations until Fall break for the Fall
semester and until Spring break for the Spring semester.
Meal plan rates will be pro-rated. No meal plan changes or cancellations may
occur after Fall/Spring breaks. This also applies to students who have moved
from required housing to apartments during the semester.
The first change in meal plans will not incur an administrative
processing fee. Subsequent changes in meal plans will incur an additional $25.00
administrative processing fee for each occurrence.
All changes to meal plans or cancellations of the dining service
contract must be submitted to the Office of Meal Plans, 49er Card, and Insurance
(located in room 148 Auxiliary Services Building).
The student identification card can only be used by the student
to whom it was issued. Misuse of the identification card will result in
disciplinary action. There will be $10.00 fee to replace lost/stolen
identification cards.
Additional information on dining services can be obtained by
calling (877) 497-4949. |
