Pick the Bear Plan that's best for YOU!

With all the meal plan options available, choose a plan that best meets your budget and schedule! Bear Plans are available to:

  • upperclassmen living in Lawrenson Hall
  • students living off-campus
  • students living at University Apartments
  • students living in eligible Housing & Residence Life off-campus houses

When choosing your meal plan, keep in mind when and where your classes are. Also consider your current eating habits – do you skip meals, do you prefer “three squares a day,” are you on a special diet, etc. Also realize your dining habits may change during the course of the year.

Bear PlanS

(All meal plans are good for one semester only; see the "fine print" listed below.)

  • 160 Bear Plan (averages* 10 meals per week) $1,420
  • 120 Bear Plan (averages* 7-8 meals per week) $1,075
  • 80 Bear Plan (averages* 5 meals per week) $725
  • 50 Bear Plan (averages* 3 meals per week) $460
  • 25 Bear Plan (averages* 1-2 meals per week) $230

Running out of meals? Don't worry! After your initial purchase of a Bear Plan (160, 120, 80, 50, or 25), you can always purchase another one. The 10 Bear Plan is available as an "add on" package after your "initial purchase" or after the 8th week of classes.

  • 10 Bear Plan (after initial purchase or 8th week of classes) $95

*Averages are based on a 16-week semester.

Bear Plan "Fine Print"

  • You can choose the meal, how often you eat, and where you eat in any of the three dining facilities (Tobey-Kendel, Holmes, or the UC Food Court).
  • Your guest(s) may be admitted with you through the use of additional swipes with your Bear Plan.
  • Meals are ONLY valid for the semester the plan is purchased. Meals will not be carried forward, nor are there any monetary refunds for uneaten meals.

Deadlines to Remember

The deadline to change/cancel your meal contract (includes traditional meal plans, bear plans, and dining dollars) is 5pm on the University published add/drop deadline:

  • Fall 2008: Monday, September 5th
  • Spring 2009: Monday, January 26th

Guest Meal Prices

Have a someone coming to visit you and want them to eat in the dining rooms with you?  If you don't want to use your Bear Plan to swipe your guests in, they can always pay cash prices at the door!