Meal Plans

Have questions? Contact Dining Services at 305-284-3584 or diningservices@miami.edu

Quick Links: 2020-2021 Meal Plans – General Meal Plan Information – Residential Dining Halls – Commuter/University Village Apartment Options – Lakeside Village Meal Plan Requirement – Kosher Meal Swipe Options – Accommodations

2020-2021 Meal Plans

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  • Residential

    Traditional Plans

    Block Plans
    Unlimited + $190 DD 175 Block + $250 DD
    19/Week + $180 DD 100 Block + $750 DD
    14/Week + $225 DD

  • Lakeside Village *

    Dining Dollars (DD) Plans
    $250 DD
    $500 DD
    $750 DD
    $1,000 DD

  • Commuter

    Block Plans
    100 Block + $250 DD
    50 Block + $500 DD
    15 Block + $600 DD

General Meal Plan Information

All undergraduate students living in any of the residential colleges during the fall and/or spring semesters are required to purchase a residential Meal Plan. A Meal Plan must be purchased each semester of occupancy. Students who do not select a meal plan upon enrollment in Housing will automatically be signed up for the Unlimited Meal Plan.

  • First Year/Freshmen residents must choose between the Unlimited, 19/Week, or 14/Week meal plans.
  • Meal plan availability during the application process is based on student current class status. 

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  • How the Meal Plan Works

    Residential Traditional Plans indicate the number of meals a week a student can use in either of the two residential dining halls on campus. A meal week begins on Monday and ends on Sunday night.

    Residential and Commuter Block Plans indicate the number of meals a semester a student can use in either of the two residential dining halls on campus. Unused Block meals roll over from the fall semester to the spring semester but are forfeited at the end of the spring semester.

    A student's Cane Card is required for access to the residential dining halls as well as purchases made at retail locations.

  • How to Sign Up for a Residential Meal Plan

    Sign on to CaneLink (canelink.miami.edu) and under the "UM Housing" section, go to meal plan step and select your preferred meal plan.

    Once residential colleges have opened, if you would like to sign up or make a change to your plan, email diningservices@miami.edu. Please provide your full name, student number, and meal plan choice. 

  • Dining Dollars

    Dining Dollars are a compliment to your meal swipes; use them when you cannot make it back to the residential dining hall, or when you just want a change!

    Dining Dollar balances roll over from fall to spring semester but are forfeited at the end of the spring semester. Once the spring semester begins, you will have two Dining Dollar balances on your Cane Card, one for the fall and one for the spring semester.

    Dining Dollars may also be used at the residential dining halls if you have depleted your meals for the week.

    Dining Dollars are accepted at any of the food service locations on the Campus Dining Map.

    Carry Over Fall 19/Spring 20 Balances: Students with dining dollar balances from the previous academic school year should check their account as these now expire May 2021.

  • Guest Passes and Takeout

    Residential Traditional Meal Plans come with ten (10) guest passes a semester. 

    Residential Block Meal Plans come with two (2) guest passes a semester.

    Takeout options are available at the entrance of the residential dining halls; students may only use one meal swipe per meal period. (Example: Upon entry to the dining hall a student may elect to dine in or select a takeout meal option).

  • Meal Plan Contract

  • Meal Plan Payment

    Residential Meal Plan charges for the academic year post each fall and spring semester.

    Commuter Block Plans are billed to the students account upon request for enrollment.

    Meal Plan charges to your student account can be viewed in CaneLink.

Residential Dining Halls 

  • Hecht-Stanford Dining Hall
  • Mahoney-Pearson Dining Hall

Click here for Campus Dining locations.

Commuter/University Village Apartment Options

Commuter and University Village Apartment Students may choose from any of our meal plan options. If you would like to sign up or make a change to your plan, email diningservices@miami.edu. Please provide your full name, student number, and meal plan choice.

Lakeside Village Meal Plan Requirement

Lakeside Village Suite residents are required to minimally purchase a $250 Dining Dollar plan. Lakeside Village Apartment residents may choose from any of our meal plan options. If a Lakeside Village Suite resident selects a Commuter Block Plan option in the fall, they will automatically be enrolled in the same plan in the spring.

First Year/Freshmen students residing in Lakeside Village, regardless of room type, must choose between the Unlimited, 19/Week, or 14/Week meal plans. Students may select a Meal Plan at the time of the housing selection process; however, a change in housing assignment may result in a change to their Meal Plan requirement.

Dining Dollar plans are available in $250, $500, $750, and $1,000 increments.

Dining Dollar only plans are nonrefundable. Balances roll over from the fall semester to the spring semester but are forfeited at the end of the spring semester.

If you would like to sign up or make a change to your plan, email diningservices@miami.edu. Please provide your full name, student number, and meal plan choice. The deadline to downgrade your meal plan is the Friday of the first week of classes.

Kosher Meal Swipe Options

Kosher meal swipes are available at both the Corner Deli (located inside The Market at the Hurricane Food Court) and *Pura Vida (located near Hillel).

Students may select from the daily meal swipe menu, available in either location.

Meal swipes at these locations are limited to once per meal period.

Guest swipes are not accepted at these locations.

*Please note due to unforseen circumstances related to COVID-19, Pura Vida will not be open for the spring 2021 semester.

Accommodations

Meal Plan accommodations must be requested through Office of Disabilities Services (ODS) prior to June 1st for the fall semester and prior to December 1st for the spring semester.

Requests for accommodations received after the deadline will be processed for the next regular term semester.

The student is responsible for submitting the Accommodation Request Form along with comprehensive documentation. Request forms without accompanying documentation will not be reviewed.