Meal Plan Selection & Prices

• Each meal plan comes with an allotment of meals for the week (19, 15, 10). Unlimited and block plans are also available. 
• The week starts on Friday and ends on Thursday at midnight; therefore, every Friday morning the plan will reset with the appropriate number of meals.
• Each time a student dines at one of our locations, a meal is deducted from the account.
• Residential dining meals are served with unlimited seconds under an “all-you-care-to-eat” format. 
• In the Hat Rack or the Coffee Shop, meal equivalencies are available providing students the opportunity to use meal swipes for selected combos or snack packages.  Note: the exclusive unlimited meal plan provides unlimited swipes in the cafeteria only.  
• Students have until the Add/Drop date published in the Academic Calendar to change their meal plan.

Resident First Year students and Sophomore students are required to participate in the Dining Service Program.

• First-year students living in Stetson residential buildings will automatically be assigned plan 1. The student may change their plan to one of  the options listed for first-year students in the Meal Plan Options & Prices section below.
• Sophomore students living in Stetson residential buildings will automatically be assigned plan 2. The student may change their plan to one of  the options listed for sophomore students in the Meal Plan Options & Prices section below.

Resident Juniors and Seniors are exempt from the required meal plan. 

Plan Options by Class and Resident Status

• First-year students living in residence must choose either meal plans (1, 2, 5 or 9).
• Sophomores living in residence must choose any meal plan listed (1-5, 9, 10).
• Juniors and Seniors may choose any meal plan listed (1-5, 9, 10).
• Commuters may choose any plan (1-10).

Fall 2024/Spring 2025 Meal Plan Prices

*Prices for future academic years will be updated here as they are approved.

Fall 2025/Spring 2026 Meal Plan Prices

*Prices for future academic years will be updated here as they are approved.

Its important to understand your meal plan charges when changing your meal plan after the term has started and prior to the Add/Drop date for the term. Updating your meal plan selection after the term starts will result in meal plan charges for each meal plan assigned during the term, based on the amount of time under each meal plan as outlined below. The below ONLY applies when meal plans are changed after the term has begun. Refunds are not granted for non-usage at any time. Adjusted charges and refunds for individual meal plans are determined by the type of plan (block plan or semester plan)

• Block Meal Plans are prorated by usage:
  • You will only be charged for the meals and HatterBucks used while the plan is assigned
  • All unused meals and HatterBucks will be refunded to your student account
  • Students requesting to move to a Block Plan during the term will be charged in full for the Block Plan selected regardless of the date the block plan is selected
• Semester Meal Plans are prorated on a weekly basis:
  • Dining Services provides the Hatter1 Card office with a refund schedule for the term
  • Pro-rated charges and refunds for the semester meal plans are based on the date of cancellation/assignment within the refund schedule
• Meal plans can ONLY be upgraded after the published Add/Drop date on the Academic Calendar
• Meal plan exemptions may be requested using the Meal Plan Exemption Form. The Meal Plan Exemption form is located in the Meal Plan FAQs
  (Note: Meal Plan Exemptions may be granted for medical or religious purposes only. Exemption requests based on financial hardship will not be considered

The meal plans also come with a predetermined amount of HatterBucks for the semester. One HatterBuck is equivalent to one dollar. These are spendable dollars that can be used in the Commons, Hat Rack (Einsteins Bagels & Hatter StrEats), Coffee Shop, The on-campus convenience store (located in the Bookstore), Pepsi vending machines on campus (located in Sage Hall, Chaudoin Hall, Emily Hall and Smith Hall) and at the local off-campus Domino's and Jimmy John's restaurants. HatterBucks are tax exempt, saving you 6% for each transaction!

At the end of the fall semester, any remaining HatterBucks will roll over to the spring semester. At the end of the spring semester any remaining HatterBucks will not roll over to the next academic term, nor are they refundable. Additional HatterBucks can be added at any time regardless of the plan selected. After the drop/add period for each semester, additional HatterBucks cannot be billed to the student account and must be added to the account using cash, check, or with Visa, Master Card, American Express, or Discover.

Stetson Faculty and Staff can purchase 10 meals for the price of $78.38 (tax included) & you will receive 1 for FREE! The discount only applies to meals in the Lynn Dining Commons, meals may be used as a Meal Exchange in on-campus locations. The Faculty/Staff meal plan may be purchased at the Hatter1 Card office located in University Hall OR with the Dining Services team at the Register located in Lynn Dining Commons. We are excited to announce that graduate assistants are eligible for the Faculty/Staff meal plan upon official approval by HR.