Fall 2024 - Meal Plans:
All Meal Swipes and Dining Dollars will end at 8 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 2024.
Any remaining fall semester Dining Dollars can rollover to the spring semester, if you purchase a spring semester meal plan, any unused meal swipes are forfeited.
Spring 2025 - Billing a Meal Plan to your student account
Signing a Meal Plan Contract and selecting a meal plan:
All meal plan processes can be managed through the My Housing Portal:
- Students living on campus
- Students will sign their housing contract and meal plan contract as part of the housing application process. Students will also choose their meal plan at the same time. Students living on campus (except for Exchange Apartments) are required to select the Gold, Blue or White Plan. Students who select a plan they are not eligible for will have their meal plan changed to the default residential plan (Gold Plan).
- Students will sign their housing contract and meal plan contract as part of the housing application process. Students will also choose their meal plan at the same time. Students living on campus (except for Exchange Apartments) are required to select the Gold, Blue or White Plan. Students who select a plan they are not eligible for will have their meal plan changed to the default residential plan (Gold Plan).
- Students NOT living in UA residence halls
- Students not living on campus can fill out the Commuter Meal Plan - Spring 2025 application at and choose their meal plan.
To have your account activated on the My Housing Portal send an email to myplans@uakron.edu with your name and student ID number. - Students are not permitted to select the Faculty/Staff Meal Plan. Students who select a plan they are not eligible for will have their meal plan changed to the default commuter plan (Commuter 25).
- Students not living on campus can fill out the Commuter Meal Plan - Spring 2025 application at and choose their meal plan.
Requesting a meal plan change:
All meal plan processes can be managed through the My Housing Portal:
Students are able submit a Meal Plan Change or Cancel Request - Spring 2025 application at through the 28th calendar day of the semester. Students who make changes after meal plans begin will have their meal plan charges adjusted accordingly based on any usage that has already occurred on the plan. Usage from the previous plan will be deducted from the new plan.
- Students living on campus
- These students may request a change to the Gold, Blue, or White Plan
- These students may request a change to the Gold, Blue, or White Plan
- Students living on campus in Exchange Street Apartments
- These students may request a change to any plan (except Faculty/Staff) or may request to have their meal plan cancelled.
- These students may request a change to any plan (except Faculty/Staff) or may request to have their meal plan cancelled.
- Students NOT living on campus
- These students may request a change to any plan (except Faculty/Staff) or may request to have their meal plan cancelled.
Faculty/Staff Meal Plans
Faculty or Staff requesting a meal plan need to email myplans@uakron.edu for additional instructions.
For Dining Services hours and locations, please visit
If you have questions concerning Dining Plans?
Call the Zip Card office 330-972-5637 during normal business hours (M-F) or email us at myplans@uakron.edu