Meal Plan Terms and Conditions

General Terms and Conditions

• Conduct within the dining facilities is subject to the policies outlined in the Student Manual, Dining Guide, and the following terms and conditions
• For the safety of all our patrons, outside food and beverage may not be consumed in the dining spaces.
  • • UChicago Dining follows a limited exposure peanut and tree nut dining policy in all our residential dining commons. See the Dining Guide for more information.
    • If allergens are a concern, please reach out to our campus dietitian for help navigating the dining spaces.

Required Participation and Eligibility

• Students living in On-Campus Housing are required to be on a meal plan, the minimum requirement is based on your academic year and room type, you may not cancel your meal plan as long as you are living in On-Campus Housing.
• Enrolling in a meal plan online or in-person or purchasing Maroon Dollar’s through GET holds the enrollee to these terms and conditions.

Meal Plan Changes

• Starting in the second week of classes, new purchases of the Apartment, Phoenix, and Unlimited Plans will not be available.
• Once purchased, meal plans cannot be downgraded or canceled unless such changes are made before the end of the first week of a quarter.
• Students not living in University owned, undergraduate housing will have to make meal plan purchases using the GET App or site.
• Students living on campus will have to make changes to their meal plan by visiting  my.uchicago.edu.  
• Meal plans are only valid in the quarter for which they are purchased, and will expire on the last day of that quarter.
• After the meal plan change period, which ends on the Friday of 1st week, students are not able to switch from the Phoenix Meal Plan to the Unlimited Meal Plan, as these meal plans are the same price and do not constitute an upgrade.
• If a student is found to be ineligible for a chosen plan, the plan will be canceled, and the student will be notified of other meal plan options.
• There are no refunds for unused meals.

Meals

• Before entering a dining hall, meal plan holders must always swipe in with a cashier.
• The meals associated with meal exchanges are only for use by the individual associated with the plan and cannot be used for others.
  • • Unlimited, 3 meal exchanges, 100 Maroon Dollars
    • Phoenix, 15 meal exchanges, 150 Maroon Dollars
    • Apartment, 8 meal exchanges, 200 Maroon Dollars
• When UChicago Dining collaborates with campus partners to provide a meal option, participation in the program will be acknowledged and will result in the removal of a meal swipe from your meal plan.

Maroon Dollars

• Remaining Maroon Dollar balances will roll over to future quarters within an academic year, but always expire at the end of the spring quarter.
• There are no refunds for unused Maroon Dollars.

Guest Meal Policy

• Meal Plans and packs are non-transferable. Meals for those other than the authorized holder of the university ID card must either be guest meals or paid for using another tender (Maroon Dollars, credit card, etc.).

To-Go Meals

• If you are choosing your meal “To-Go” you will tap twice. The first time will deduct the meal from your meal plan and then a second time to deduct the to-go meal from your allotment of “To-Go” meals for the quarter.
• “To-Go” meals are to be packed and removed from the dining commons. The use of a “To-Go” meal replaces the all you care to eat option.
• “To-Go” meals are separate program from the Sick Resident Meal Pick-up program
• If isolating or quarantining Off-Campus, UChicago Dining will be unable to deliver meals. Furthermore, students on a meal plan will not be eligible for a refund of any missed meals due to isolation or quarantine.

Liability

• UCD assumes no responsibility/liability for personal property in campus dining facilities.

Solicitation

• UCD prohibits any posting, sales, or solicitation in the dining centers without written consent of the department. Please see our table tent approval page for more information.