Student Resident Meal Plans

Resident Meal Plans 2008/2009 Academic Year

Flex, Ultimate and Freedom meal plans will satisfy every palette and accommodate the busiest of schedules! Students will experience campus living to the fullest!

The following requirements must be met for students to reside on campus:

• Active Full Time Student Status
• Registered for Classes - Credit Hours: 12 Undergrad or 6 Grad
• Participate in a Resident Meal Plan
  • Exemptions - Seniors (having earned 90 credit hours), Grad Students, RAs, Full Kitchen Facilities (Apartments, Liberty Square, Northern Neck, Potomac Heights, Townhouses)

(Click here for a list of dining venues on the Fairfax Campus)

Flex Meal Plans

Flex meal plans offer weekly meal allotments of 10 and 15 and semester meal allotments of 150 and 230. Each meal has the equivalency of $3.65 during breakfast and $5.00 during lunch and dinner. One meal plan is required to dine in Southside restaurant, the new venue which will be opening this fall featuring exhibition cooking.

 

PLAN	PRICE	BONUS
Flex 10 - Weekly	$1,235	$25
Flex 15 - Weekly	$1,500	$25
Flex 150 - Semester	$1,360	$150
Flex 150 Plus - Semester	$1,510	$300
Flex 230 - Semester	$1,600	$125
Flex 230 Plus - Semester	$1,725	$250

Ultimate Meal Plans

The Ultimate meal plans are perfect for the student with the never ending appetite! Ultimate meal plans allow unlimited entry into Southside exclusively, whereas the bonus funds are accepted at all dining facilities.

PLAN	PRICE	BONUS
Ultimate	$1,580	$25
Ultimate - Plus	$1,680	$125

 

 

 

Flex and Ultimate meal plans coincide with the class schedule and are prorated when classes are not in session. Two or more meals can be accessed at one time; unused meals do not roll over into the following week/semester.

Bonus funds are available with both Flex and Ultimate plans. These funds are included in the semester price and can be used for purchases less than or greater than the equivalency rates. In addition, bonus funds are welcome in the JC Express Convenience Store and the One Stop Patriot Shop. Unused funds do not roll over into the following semester.

Freedom Meal Plans

Freedom plans offer dollar for dollar purchasing power. In addition to being accepted everywhere flex plans are welcome, Freedom funds can be used in JC Express Convenience Store and the One Stop Patriot Shop.

Freedom funds are available:

• Approximately two weeks prior to the beginning of classes
• During class breaks while the university is open
• After final exams ending on commencement day in spring semester

Setting a weekly budget and periodically reviewing the remaining balance is highly recommended. This prevents running out of funds early or having excessive funds remaining at the semester end. Unused funds do not roll over to the following semester.

PLAN	PRICE
Freedom Rings	$1,550
Freedom Forward*	$1,710

 

 

 

* Freedom Forward allows up to $300 of unused Freedom funds to be carried forward as a spring meal plan credit on the student account provided the Freedom Forward is selected again for the spring semester.

Perfect Meal Plan for you...

In determining which meal plan is a perfect fit, here are some guidelines to take into consideration:

• Accounting for spring break and holidays, semesters are approximately 16 weeks. Excellent budget tool for the Flex 150/230 and Freedom plans.
• Prefer to eat smaller portions several times a day - consider one of the Ultimate or Freedom plans.
• Prefer eating two or three square meals each day - consider one of the Flex or Ultimate plans.
• Required to be on campus while classes are not in session ( i.e., athletes, student employees...) - consider the Freedom plan which is available prior to beginning of classes.
• Weekends - staying on campus more often than not - consider the 10 or 150 Flex.
• Class schedule is also a consideration.

 

Questions

Students are encouraged to contact the Meal Plan office for additional information Monday through Friday 8:30 through 5:00.

• allucard@gmu.edu
• 703.993.2870