Meal Plan Terms and Conditions

Meal Plan Contract

1. Meal Plans

   • Fall food term: August 27-December 18, 2009.
     
   • Interim food term: January 4-January 30, 2010.
     
   • Spring food term: January 31-May 22, 2010.
   • Meal plan contracts are effective for the entire academic year or until canceled in person in the Office of Campus Services.
   • The Board Calendar may be reviewed in the Office of Campus Services
     
   • All meal plans are based on the 2009-10 academic calendar.
   • First time freshmen who have completed less than 30 credits and are living in Bethel housing (including North Village or Fountain Terrace) are required to be on either the 20-Meal Plan or 15-Meal Plan for the entire year, or until they accumulate 30 credits.

2. Conditions

   • Dining Center meals are non-transferable. Your card may only be swiped one time for each meal unless you are on the Block plan.
     

3. Contract Changes

   • Everyone on a meal plan is allowed one change during the first three weeks of fall or spring semester.
   • Changes are not accepted past the third Thursday of the fall or spring semesters without an approved appeal.
   • Cancellations can only be done in the Office of Campus Services.
   • Students who withdraw from school must notify the Office of Campus Services in person before leaving school to avoid further charges.
     

4. Flex Policies

   • Sales to students with meal plans: The Office of Campus Services sells Flex dollars at a 10% discount.

     • Additional Flex dollars can be purchased online at a 10% discount and billed to your student account.
       
     • To add Flex, go to Blink (Campus Services tab > Quick Links > My Housing and Meal Plans > Dining).
     • Flex cannot be purchased without a meal plan.

   • Rollover: A maximum of 30% of your original Flex plan dollars carries forward automatically from Fall to Interim food term and from Interim to Spring food term. Canceling a food plan cancels any remaining balance.

     • Flex balances higher than 30% of the meal plan will be forfeited.
     • On May 22, 2010, any remaining Flex will be forfeited.
   • Buyback from students: The Office of Campus Services can buy back Flex dollars at a 10% discount, ONLY as funds are available from sales to other students. The Office of Campus Services cannot guarantee that students wishing to sell back Flex dollars will be able to do so.
   • The Office of Campus Services will not buy back more than 40 percent of a student’s semester (starting balance) Flex dollars.
     
     

5. Meal Count

   • Our meal week begins with breakfast on Friday and runs through dinner on Thursday. You can obtain your meal and Flex dollars balances at any cash register in Dining Services or stop by the Dining Services office. Every Friday morning your count starts over. Meals do not carry from week to week unless on the Block Plan.
     
     

6. Lost or Stolen ID Cards

   • Students are responsible for Flex charges on their ID cards UNTIL they report their card as lost or stolen to Dining Services AND the Office of Student Life. A $20 fee is charged for all new ID cards.