What Is a Meal Plan?
A meal plan gives you access to meals, coffee, snacks, and more at dining locations across campus. Each meal plan includes Block Meals and Dining Dollars, which are conveniently loaded onto your Student ID card, so there’s no need to carry cash or additional cards.
Visit the  Locations & Menus page for dining locations, menus, and hours of operation..
Block Meals
Block Meals provide access to Young Hall Cafeteria, our all-you-care-to-eat dining hall.
Dining Dollars
Dining Dollars are a dollar-for-dollar value that can be used at any dining location on campus. Unused Dining Dollars roll over from the fall semester to the spring semester but expire at the end of the spring semester.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Meal Plan Options
Tiger Access Meal Plan
The Tiger Access Meal Plan gives you unlimited access at Young Hall Cafeteria, our All-You-Care-to-Eat dining hall. This plan is perfect for students without kitchen facilities in their residence hall, healthy snackers or those with hearty appetites.
Tiger Block Meal Plan
This plan allows you to enjoy 150 meals per semester with access to all-you-care-to-eat meals at Young Hall Cafeteria, plus 10 guest meals. 
Meal Equivalency
Block Meals normally used at the dining hall can also be used at Burgers & Fries located in Gilbert Hall. Students on the Tiger Access meal plan will have the option to use two (2) meal swipes per week at B+F. Students on the Tiger Block meal plan will be given fifteen (15) meal swipes per semester to redeem at B+F.Â
Burgers & Fries Combo Equivalency:
- Cheeseburger, fries, and drink
- Chicken sandwich, fries, and drink
- Chicken tenders, fries, and drink
Meal Plan Requirements
All first-year freshmen and residents of Selden Hall or Gilbert Hall are automatically assigned the Tiger Access Meal Plan.
Residents living in Reed, Patterson, Stickney and Hoover are automatically assigned the Tiger Block Meal Plan, with the option to upgrade to the All Access Meal Plan.
- Hoover residents who have lived on the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ campus for at least two semesters are exempt from the meal plan requirement.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Meal Plan Costs
| Meal Plans | Description | Cost per Semester |
|---|---|---|
| Tiger Access with $400 DD | This plan includes unlimited meals at Young Hall Cafeteria with $400 in Dining Dollars per semester. | $2,176 |
| Tiger Block with $400 DD | This plan allows 150 block meals (10 guest meals) per semester at Young Hall Cafeteria, with $400 in Dining Dollars per semester. | $1,752 |
Other Meal Plan Options
Living off-campus brings a distinct set of needs and challenges to college life. Commuters and residents in the surrounding apartments are offered a select group of specifically tailored with flexibility in mind. All non-resident plans are offered in blocks of meals that can be used at any time. 
Purchase your meal plan or visit us at the Caf.
Students who are not required to purchase a meal plan that wish to purchase the Tiger Access Meal Plan or Tiger Block Meal Plan, please contact the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Student Accounts office at (205) 652-3542.
Managing Your Plan
There are three ways you can check your Meal Swipes and Dining Dollars balance:
- Online using TigerHub
- On your receipt after a purchase at any dining location
- Visit the meal plan office in Young Hall, open Monday-Friday 9:00 AM. – 4:00 PM
Meal Plan Questions?
If you would like more information, have questions about Meal Plans, or need help with anything involving on-campus dining, please email us.