What is Declining Balance?
Declining Balance adds flexibility to your dining options. Declining is yours to spend, it is a form of cash that a student can use at all Union College Hospitality locations. Balance carries over from term to term until the end of the year. A student can spend Declining Balance on getting a coffee at Starbucks or pizza from the Garlic Nott. Each trimester Declining Balance will be added. Declining Balance is rolled over to each trimester however, at the end of the school term any money left over will be gone. You may add more Declining Balance to any plan however that is an additional fee and not in the comprehensive fee.
What is a Meal Swipe?
A Meal Swipe can be used at the residential dining halls Reamer Dining Hall and West dining. Swipes can also be used at retail locations including, The Rathskeller, The Market, and The Garlic Nott. A meal swipe at retail locations includes an entree, side, drink, and dessert.
Meal Plan Options:
All students living on campus are required to be on a meal plan. The cost of the meal plan is part of your comprehensive fee.
All First-Year Students have the following options for the Fall Term:
- The 15 Plan
- The Unlimited Plan
*For Winter Term First-Year students may opt to change their Meal Plan
Residential plans
The Unlimited
The Unlimited
Unlimited meals at the dining halls. Does not include Declining Balance, you may add money on but that is an extra fee.
The 15
The 15
The 12
The 12
The 10
The 10
The 7
The 7
The 30
The 30
Off Campus plans
The 20 Block
The 20 Block
Non Resident Plan
Non Resident Plan
Meal Exchange
A Meal Exchange is a student using their meal swipes at a retail location. Below are the retail locations and what a student can receive with a meal swipe.
The Garlic Nott
The Garlic Nott
The Market
The Market
The Rathskeller
The Rathskeller
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