Updated: February 2022

Meal Plan and Dining Dollar Refund and Expiration Policies

Commuter Plans

Unused meals and Dining Dollars carry forward from Fall to Spring Semester. Refunds for unused

commuter meal swipes and Dining Dollars can be requested upon complete withdrawal or graduation

from the University. Refund requests must be made in person at the LakerCard Center. Amount due will

be refunded to the student account. If a debt to the University exists on the student account, the debt

will be satisfied, and any remaining credit balance will be refunded based upon your refund preference

Inc. Issuance of refunds may take up to fourteen (14) business days.

Semester Meal Plans (Blue and Blue Plus Plans)

Students who purchase a Semester Meal Plan as part of their Housing Contract are responsible for the

full meal plan cost for the entire length of the Housing Contract. Exceptions to this policy are as follows:

 A student who completely withdraws from the University PRIOR to the Housing Move-In date is

eligible for a full refund.

 Policies below apply to the meal swipe portion of your meal plan only. Unused Dining Dollars

will be refunded per the Dining Dollar refund policy in the last paragraph.

o A student who completely withdraws from the University PRIOR to the end of the

Drop/Add period may receive a refund of meal plan swipes on a prorated basis.

The prorated refund will be calculated from the date the LakerCard Center

receives the written refund request to terminate the meal plan.

o A student who meets one of the following criteria, and withdraws AFTER the end of the

Drop/Add period but PRIOR to the 60% point of the semester, may receive a refund of

meal plan fees on a prorated basis:

 Active Military Duty Which Requires Withdrawal from University,

 Medical Withdrawal for Critical Illness, or

 Study Abroad.

o No refunds shall be issued AFTER the end of the Drop/Add period.

o No refunds shall be issued under any circumstances following the 60% point of the

Updated: February 2022

o No refunds shall be issued to any student who is removed from Laker Hall or the

2. Student meal swipe usage = Number of days meal plan was active on student's card

x meal swipe daily rate.

3. Student DD usage = actual DD’s spent by student.

On Semester Meal Plans, missed meals each week are forfeited and do not carry forward to the

following week or the following semester. Unused guest meals from any Semester Meal Plan do not

carry forward to the following semester. Unused Dining Dollars from fall semester carry forward to

spring semester and are added to the Dining Dollars for the spring semester meal plan. Unused Dining

Dollars at the end of spring semester will be refunded to the student account. If a debt to the University

exists on the student account, the debt will be satisfied, and any remaining Dining Dollar balance of $10

or more will be refunded based upon your refund preference through BankMobile Disbursements, a