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Meal Plans

澳门皇冠体育-官网 offers a variety of meal plan options to meet the needs of its community members, from undergraduates and graduates to faculty and staff.

First- and Second-Year Students living on campus are required to have a meal plan.

The meal plan comprises five components: Meal Swipes, Retail Meal Exchanges, Dining Dollars, On-Campus Mobile Ordering Credit, Guest Meals, and Access to Exclusive Events. Depending on the meal plan selected, the value of each component will vary.

Selected
Meal Plans
How to Use Your Meal Plan
Where To Use
2025-2026 Meal Plan Rates
All Inclusive Premium All Inclusive Plus All Inclusive Standard All Inclusive Basic Flex Premium Flex Standard
Price $3,459 $3,165 $2,827 $2,038 $825 $625
Dining Dollars $150 $130 $130 $300 $100 $50
Required for First-year students living on campus听
(either Premium or Plus)
Second-year students living on campus听
(either Standard or Basic)
No required planholders
Available to Open to all students Open to all except first years in campus housing Open to faculty, staff, and all students except first and second year in campus housing
Dining Hall Unlimited access all days of the week Unlimited access all days of the week 15 TDR swipes听per week 9 TDR swipes听per week 45 TDR swipes听or meal exchanges听per semester 35 TDR swipes听or meal exchanges听per semester
Retail Meal Exchange 3 meals per day 7 per week 2 per day None 45 TDR swipes听or meal exchanges听per semester 35 TDR swipes听or meal exchanges听per semester
Guest Meals 10 6 6 - - -

Meal Plan Components

Meal Swipes

Each meal plan consists of unlimited access to the residential dining hall听and听Terrace Dining Room (TDR). You use a swipe whenever you eat in TDR. Your meal plan selection determines your weekly access. There is a 20-minute 鈥減ass-back鈥 time for entry into TDR.

  • The 20-minute 鈥減ass back鈥 time means that there needs to be a 20-minute delay before you can reenter the location.

Dining Dollars

All meal plans come with a specific amount of dining dollars. Depending on your plan, you will automatically have dining dollars.

They can be used for snacks, dining (if you鈥檙e not using a Retail Meal Exchange), various on-campus locations, and access to Exclusive Dining Events.

Dining Dollars can also be purchased in incremental amounts if you have an active meal plan.

Retail Meal Exchanges

Some days, you may want to grab an entire meal from other on-campus food locations 鈥 such as Panera, District Pickle, True Burger, Halal Shack, Baba鈥檚 Pizza, Subway, Qdoba, Freshens, or other retail dining locations.

A 听retail meal exchange is an entr茅e, a side, and a drink. For your best value, don鈥檛 use a retail meal exchange if you鈥檙e just getting a quick snack (that鈥檚 what dining dollars are for). Each location has a menu that tells you the options for a 听Retail 听Meal Exchange.

Guest Meals

Enjoying a meal with a friend or use the extra meals as retail exchange options; select meal plans provide guest meals.

Where can the meal plan be used?
Dining Venue Campus Location Meal Swipe Retail Meal Exchange Dining Dollars Guest Meals
Terrace Dining Room Mary Graydon Student Center (MGSC)听听听听听听 X X X
Ace Sushi MGSC - Tavern X X X
Baba's Pizza MGSC - Tavern X X X
Eagle's Express Butler Pavilion- Lydecker Tunnel X X X
East Campus Market East Campus X X X
Freshens East Campus X X X
Halal Shack MGSC - Tavern X X X
Panera MGSC - Marketplace听听听听听听 X X X
Starbucks Butler Pavilion- Lydecker Tunnel X
Subway Butler Pavilion- Lydecker Tunnel X X X
True Burger MGSC - Tavern X X X
Qdoba Butler Pavilion- Lydecker Tunnel X X X

Other information

Disability-Related Accommodations

Students who have a disability-related dietary need, such as a food allergy that substantially limits their dining experience, are strongly encouraged to make the university aware of their accommodation needs as early as possible. To request disability-related dining accommodations, please visit the Academic Support and Access Center's (ASAC) website听Registering for Accommodations, or contact the ASAC at asac@american.edu听or 202-885-3360.

Religious Considerations

On occasion, students' religious observance necessitates consideration academic, housing, or food-related purposes. If you have a need for such a religious consideration, you may submit a request through Kay Spiritual Life Center.

Economic Considerations

The office of One Card & Dining Services does not make exceptions to the mandatory meal policy based on economic reasons.

We prioritize protecting our community by having a rigorous program for food safety, physical safety, and hygiene in our campus dining venues.

  • All AU Kitchen managers are trained and ServSafe certified in food service safety, as well as听certified by DC Health as Food Protection Managers.
  • All AU Kitchen culinarians and back of house supervisors are ServSafe trained for proper food safety handling and are required to follow stringent safety protocols.
  • All AU Kitchen team members must undergo regular food safety training.
  • All equipment is regularly cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized at the end of each shift.
  • To view more information about our health inspection reports and our food safety protocols please visit