Student Meal Plans

Understand the difference between Basic & Flex Dollars

Think about it like this...

What is considered Flex?

A snack (chocolate bars, chips, etc.)
A dessert (cake, cookies, donut, etc.)
A beverage on its own (pop, coffee, Perrier, etc.)

So when you eliminate those Flex items, it leaves you with entrées. Entrées are Basic. And when you purchase a Basic entrée, you can add on Flex items, and they will all qualify as Basic, as it completes a "meal".

Muffin (can traditionally be a breakfast entrée)
Salad (traditionally an entrée)
Pasta (traditionally an entrée)
Burger (traditionally an entrée)
Hot made-to-order dish (traditionally an entrée)

NOW add on a beverage and/or a snack and/or a dessert, and it is all BASIC.

Please note:

In each transaction you may have an unlimited number of entrées (all Basic)
However, in each transaction with at least 1 entrée, in order to keep this a Basic transaction, you may only add up to 2 Flex items (1 x beverage + 1 x side)
- E.g.: if you add 2 beverages: 1 beverage will be charged under Basic and the second beverage will be charged as Flex
- E.g.: if you add 2 sides: 1 side will be charged under Basic and the second side will be charged as Flex
- E.g.: if you add 1 beverage and 3 sides: the 1 beverage & 1 side will be covered under Basic, but the remaining 2 sides will be charged as Flex

Note: that this only applies to Aramark food service outlets; excludes Blind Duck, Chatime, off-campus partners, vending machines, & food trucks

Basic Dollars

“Basic” funds are the tax-exempt portion of your Student Meal Plan.

Any purchase of a meal on campus (with the exception of meals from the Blind Duck, Chatime, Duck Stop, food trucks, and most vending machines) qualifies as a Basic purchase