Meal Plan Terms & Conditions
Meal plans are designed with maximum value and flexibility in mind to fit your Lobo lifestyle. Students agree that the meal plan selection portal, RLSH housing contract/ACC lease agreement, and these Terms and Conditions, shall constitute the Meal Plan Agreement.
First Year Resident - Required Meal Plans
Student acknowledges and agrees that a Full Access Meal Plan purchase is a required condition for First Time First Year Freshman living on central campus.
Student may still be considered a First Year First Time Freshman regardless of the number of credit hours that may academically classify them as a sophomore or higher. Visit the Freshman Residency Requirement page to learn more
First Year First Time Freshman living on central campus during their first academic year (fall & spring semesters) in Residence Life and Student Housing (RLSH) or Casas del Rio are required to purchase a Full Access Meal Plan.
If student begins occupancy in the residence halls during the fall semester, this agreement to hold a Full Access Meal Plan shall be for a term of one academic year. If student begins occupancy during the spring semester, this agreement shall be for the Spring semester only.
The Lobo 15 is the default meal plan assigned to first year required residents in the fall or spring semester who do not select a meal plan by August 10th for fall or January 10th for spring.
- The same Fall semester Full Access Meal Plan selection will be automatically assigned in the spring semester if the required resident student continues to live on central campus. Balances will be reset and unused dining dollars from the Fall semester will be added to the Spring semester balances.
Students are only eligible for their Dining Dollar rollover if they continue into the spring semester with one of the Full Access Meal Plans.
First year residents are entitled to a prorated meal plan charge if they sign up or are assigned a Full Access Meal Plan after the first 3 weeks of the semester.
Failure to use the meal plan does not relieve the student from financial responsibility if considered a required resident freshman.
Meal plan charges and refunds are made to the student’s Bursar account and are posted overnight from date of purchase/refund.
- Full Access Meal Plans are active only during the fall and spring semester, not including intersessions, university breaks, or the summer semester.
- Supplemental Dining Dollar and/or Community Plans will be available for purchase and use during summer, fall, spring, and intersession terms.
- Unused balances will be purged from all plans at the end of the academic year (end of spring semester). Refunds for a summer, fall, or spring semester meal plan will not be offered after the end of the academic year of purchase.
- Student agrees that the meal plan selection portal, Residence Life and Student Housing (RLSH) housing contract/American Campus Communities (ACC) lease agreement, and these Terms and Conditions, shall constitute the Meal Plan Agreement.
- All meal plan holders must have their Lobocard present when using their plan.
- Attempted meal plan usage by an unauthorized user will result in the LoboCard being confiscated at the point of purchase and turned in to the LoboCard Office.
- Student may only terminate their meal plan if there is a Housing Contract Release Finalization or lease termination which will be verified through RLSH or ACC.
- Student may apply to be released from the meal plan requirement based on medical disability due to dietary restrictions, severe allergies, or illness. These requests will require a documented medical diagnosis and are reviewed by the Accessibility Resource Center for approval. Please allow up to 2 weeks for evaluation. Contact mealplans@unm.edu for more information on the process.
- First Year Residents must email mealplans@unm.edu to terminate their meal plan. A meal plan termination may be considered upon receipt of request to terminate and proof of housing release/lease termination. If the termination is authorized , student will be charged a prorated weekly rate plus actual used dining dollars. Weekly prorations are based on how long the First Year Resident appears on the active housing list.
(A $100 cancellation fee will apply when cancellations are made after the first three weeks of the semester.
Upperclassmen, Affiliates, and Students Living Off-Campus - Voluntary Meal Plans
- Upperclassmen living on and off campus, UNM Affiliate, and non-resident freshman may choose any available meal plan option.
- Students are considered voluntary meal plan holders if they are a non-resident First Year First Time Freshman.
- Students are considered voluntary meal plan holders if they are a non-resident First Year First Time Freshman.
- Community and Dining Dollar plan balances will remain available for the entirety of the academic year of purchase. These balances can also be used during intersession terms, unlike Full Access Meal Plans. Unused balances will expire after spring commencement.
- Full Access Meal Plan balances are only active during the semester of purchase.
- Unused Dining Dollars may be rolled over from fall Full Access Meal Plans when a Full Access Meal Plan is purchased for the spring semester.
- Unused balances from the fall rollover and spring plan will expire after spring commencement.
- If a spring plan is not purchased, unused Dining Dollars from the fall Full Access Meal Plan shall be forfeited.
- Voluntary Community Meal Plan Holders can change and cancel their meal plans at any time during the semester of purchase through the meal plan portal.
- Proration charges will apply when canceling a meal plan based on actual usage.
- Meal plan refunds will not be offered after the end of the academic year of purchase. (Academic year is Summer - Spring of the following year.)
- Email mealplans@unm.edu for assistance with cancellations.
- Meal plan charges and refunds are made to the Bursar account and are posted overnight from date of purchase/refund.
- All meal plan holders must have their Lobocard present when using their plan.
Faculty and Staff Meal Plans
- Faculty and Staff on central campus may choose from the Faculty & Staff Community and Dining Dollar Meal Plans.
- Faculty and Staff Community and Dining Dollar meal plans remain active until available balances are used or the employee separates from the University. Unused Dining Dollars and Meal Swipes are rolled over from one academic year to the next.
- Additional Meal Plans can be purchased through the meal plan portal at any point in time.
- Faculty and Staff may purchase a Full Access Meal Plan. Full Access Meal Plans function differently than Community and Dining Dollar Meal Plans. The following factors are specific to Full Access Meal Plans:
- Full Access Meal Plans are only active during the semester of purchase.
- Unused Dining Dollars will expire at the end of the semester of purchase unless a Full Access Meal Plan is purchased the following semester in the same academic year.
- All unused balance will expire at the end of the spring semester of the academic year of purchase.
- Meal plan charges and refunds are made to the Faculty or Staff member’s Bursar account and are posted overnight from date of purchase/refund.
- To cancel a meal plan that was purchased during a previous semester within the academic year, please email mealplans@unm.edu for review. Refunds are unavailable after the conclusion of the Spring semester of the academic year of purchase. Faculty and Staff meal plans are eligible for prorated refunds for unused tenders during the academic year of purchase.
- All meal plan holders must have their Lobocard present when using their plan.
- Attempted meal plan usage by an unauthorized user will result in the LoboCard being confiscated at the point of purchase and turned in to the LoboCard Office.
