College Meal Plans
What and when can I eat?
All residential students must have a meal plan. A student’s options for meal plans is based on completed credits and residence hall/living location.
Meals are offered seven days a week and include options of healthy selections, vegetarian, gluten-free, and other menu items for those with special dietary needs.
Meal plans include:
- All-you-can-eat meals in the dining hall and a variety of options at the Bootsma Bookstore Café.
- Healthful and vegetarian options.
- Special diets accommodated on an individual basis.
- Meals available 7 days per week.
- Convenient service hours with options for class, sports team, and work conflicts.
TRADITIONAL PROGRAM MEAL PLANS
19 Meals/Week Plan
Semester Cost
$3,100
Annual Cost
$6,200
Plan Includes: 19 meals per week. Up to 2 swipes per person per meal. $125 in TrollBucks spending per semester. Meal usage totals reset at the beginning of every week and do not carry over from the previous week.
AVAILABLE TO:
Freshman, Sophomore, Juniors, Seniors, Commuters
225 Block Meal Plan
Semester Cost
$2,725
Annual Cost
$5,450
Plan Includes: 225 meals per semester. Up to 2 swipes per person per meal. $125 in TrollBucks spending per semester. This meal plan gives you about 14 meals per week.
AVAILABLE TO:
Freshman, Sophomore, Juniors, Seniors, Commuters
190 Block Meal Plan
Semester Cost
$2,550
Annual Cost
$5,100
Plan Includes: 190 meals per semester. Up to 2 swipes per person per meal. $100 in TrollBucks spending per semester. This meal plan gives you about 12 meals per week.
AVAILABLE TO:
Freshman, Sophomore, Juniors, Seniors, Commuters
130 Block Meal Plan
Semester Cost
$2,000
Annual Cost
$4,000
Plan Includes: 130 meals per semester. Up to 2 swipes per person per meal. $75.00 in TrollBucks spending per semester. This meal plan gives you about 8 meals per week.
AVAILABLE TO:
Sophomore, Juniors, Seniors, Commuters
75 Block Meal Plan
Semester Cost
$750
Annual Cost
$1,500
Plan Includes: 75 meals per semester. Up to 2 swipes per person per meal. $75 TrollBucks spending per semester. This meal plan gives you about 5 meals per week.
AVAILABLE TO:
Juniors, Seniors, Commuters
ADULT & GRADUATE PROGRAM MEAL PLANS
50 Block Meal Plan
Semester Cost
$440
Plan Includes: 50 meals per semester. Up to 2 swipes per person per meal. $50.00 in TrollBucks spending per semester.
AVAILABLE TO:
Students in the Adult and Graduate programs
30 Block Meal Plan
Semester Cost
$300
Plan Includes: 30 meals per semester. Up to 2 swipes per person per meal. $50.00 in TrollBucks spending per semester.
AVAILABLE TO:
Students in the Adult and Graduate programs
Meal Plan Frequently Asked Questions
Are you hungry yet? Figure out the ins and outs of Trollbucks, swipes, meals, and snacks so you can get to the best part—eating.
Residents and Commuters select their meal plans using their Student Portal. Meal plan selections need to be made prior to the start of the semester; changes must be made before the tenth calendar day of the semester. Contact the student life office with questions about meal plan assignments or changes.
The selection of a meal plan must be finalized before the start of each semester.
TrollBucks are a set amount of money, with a declining balance, connected to each meal plan.
TrollBucks can be spent on a meal in the Dining Hall or on a la carte items in the Bootsma Bookstore Café
Your meal plan is connected to your student ID. Simply scan your ID at the Dining Hall or the Bootsma Bookstore Café and meals or TrollBucks are deducted.
Students may add or change meal plans before the first ten days of a new semester. A student may only select a meal plan that s/he is eligible for based on completed credits and living location.
The Dining Hall or the Bootsma Bookstore Café (BBC) cashiers are always ready to let you know your current balances.
No. Unused meals do not roll over.
Yes. TrollBucks roll over fall-spring, but not spring-fall.