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Meal Plan Options

Student Meal Plans

Your meal plan is an important part of your experience at UNCW. Students living in select required housing locations must have a Hawk plan.

Learn more about the different meals plans we offer to students and how to take advantage of them.

About Meal Plans

All Students Living in On-Campus Required Housing

Students living in the following on-campus required housing locations are required to have a Hawk meal plan and have the option to upgrade or downgrade from the Hawk Silver default plan, prior to the end of the change period, giving flexibility with meal options:

  • Sandpiper, Pelican, Terrapin, Loggerhead, Belk, Graham, Hewlett, Schwartz, Cornerstone, Keystone, and Innovation

All Students Living in the University Suites

The default plan is the Hawk Silver, but students have the option to either upgrade to the Hawk Gold or downgrade to the Hawk Bronze or Block 125, prior to the end of the change period. 

All Students in On-Campus Voluntary Housing (Seahawk Crossing, Landing, or Village), or Off Campus

A meal plan is not required, however, students may select any meal plan offered if desired. There are several voluntary meal plan options tailored to students who may dine on campus occasionally. 

Academic Year 2023-24 Meal Plans

Hawk Gold
$2,549* per semester (*plus tax)		 All Access Dining Hall Swipes, 6 Teal Meals (retail) per week, $300 Food Dollars per semester, and 5 Dining Hall Guest Meals per semester
Hawk Silver (default plan) $2,309* per semester (*plus tax) All Access Dining Hall Swipes, 3 Teal Meals (retail) per week, $200 Food Dollars per semester, and 5 Dining Hall Guest Meals per semester
Hawk Bronze $2,049* per semester (*plus tax) All Access Dining Hall Swipes, $100 Food Dollars per semester, and 5 Dining Hall Guest Meals per semester
Block 125 $1,547* per semester (*plus tax) 125 Teal Meals (retail) or Dining Hall Meals per semester, $250 Food Dollars per semester, and 5 Dining Hall Guest Meals per semester
Block 85 $1,041* per semester (*plus tax) 85 Teal Meals (retail) or Dining Hall Meals per semester, $150 Food Dollars per semester, and 5 Dining Hall Guest Meals per semester
Block 50 $579* per semester (*plus tax) 50 Teal Meals (retail) or Dining Hall Meals per semester and $50 Food Dollars per semester
Sammy $600 $600* per semester (*plus tax) $600 Food Dollars per semester
Sammy $400 $400* per semester (*plus tax) $400 Food Dollars per semester

*NC Sales Tax is charged on the Meals portion only at the time of meal plan purchase. Food Dollars will be taxed as they are used.

Summer 2023 Meal Plans

If you are registered for a class for Summer Session I or II, we have meal plans that can fit your needs! 

Summer Session I & II 2023 Meal Plans

  • Summer I meal plans can be used all summer; both Summer I and Summer II.
  • Summer II meal plans are active for the Summer II session only.
  • See important meal plan dates for more information.

Please note: Meal Plan changes are not permitted during the summer sessions.

Summer 2023 Meal Plan Options

Block 40 $539 + tax* 40 Teal Meals (retail) or Dining Hall Meals and $75 Food Dollars
Block 35 $506 + tax* 35 Teal Meals (retail) or Dining Hall Meals and $100 Food Dollars
Summer $350 $350 + tax* $350 Food Dollars 
Summer $275 $275 + tax* $275 Food Dollars  

*NC Sales Tax is charged on the Meals portion only at the time of meal plan purchase. Food Dollars will be taxed as they are used.

Summer Food Dollar Rolling/Expiration

  • Unused Food Dollars roll over to the next semester if and only if you purchase a meal plan for that semester.
  • Rolling occurs from summer to fall and fall to spring only.
  • Unused Food Dollars will be rolled into the following semester’s account after the meal plan change period for that semester.
  • All unused Food Dollars expire at the end of the spring semester.
  • Unused Food Dollars will be rolled into the following semester account, as explained above, after the meal plan change period for a semester.

Important Meal Plan Dates

2023-24 TERM MEAL PLAN START DATE MEAL PLAN CHANGE PERIOD  MEAL PLAN END DATE
Summer 1 2023 May 21 N/A July 28
Summer 2 2023 June 25 N/A July 28
Fall 2023 August 18 April 10 - September 1 December 17

Quick Links

Contact Us

Meal Plans (Auxiliary Services)

Phone: (910) 962-3560

mealplans@uncw.edu

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