Meal Plans
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Fuel Your Success With a Meal Plan
The best way to access convenient, wholesome, and top-tier dining choices that cater to your individual preferences and dietary requirements is with one of our Meal Plans. Selecting the right plan is key to ensuring your satisfaction while on campus, and enjoying meals that align with your lifestyle. Arizona Dining offers two types of Meal Plans: Swipe Meal Plans and Debit Meal Plans. No matter the plan you choose, your Catcard serves as your gateway to access your plan.
Our Meal Plans are designed to feed your appetite by being:
Flexible: Choose the plan to best feed your appetite.
Predictable: Payments are worry-free through your Bursar account.
Convenient: Plans are loaded onto your CatCard. No cash required.
Diverse: Choose from over 30 dining options around campus.
You can upgrade your Meal Plan at any time, but you can only downgrade or cancel your Meal Plan during the first two weeks of the Fall semester. Students who purchase their Meal Plans through the website can select to pay with a Credit or Debit card if they prefer. At the end of the second week of classes in the Fall semester, your current Meal Plan selection is finalized for the remainder of the academic year.
Please review important billing dates below.
Sign up for your 2025-2026 Meal Plan!
Review the Selection Timeline to check Meal Plan enrollment dates. If you don't have a meal plan yet, select a plan to sign up.
What’s in a Meal Plan?
The University of Arizona offers robust Swipe Meal Plan options that are designed with your convenience and flexibility in mind. Swipe plans are designed with different “buckets” of funds to help you make the most of your Meal Plan: Swipes, Dining Dollars Plus, and Guest Meals. The Swipe Meal Plans includes all three components: Swipes, Dining Dollars, & Guest Meals.
Your Meal Plan annual cost can be split into 2 payments and billed to your Bursar account - one in the fall and another in the spring. Students who purchase their Meal Plans through the website can select to pay with a credit or debit card if they prefer. Note that all Meal Plan funds expire at the end of the academic year.
To learn more about our Meal Plans visit our YouTube Channel (English & Spanish).
Swipes
Swipes are allocated monthly and must be used in the month that they are issued.
Swipes have the best value at all-you-care-to-eat locations and can be used at all other dining locations at a value of $11.50 per Swipe.
Dining Dollars Plus
Dining Dollars Plus maximize the value of swipes by covering any remaining balance when your purchase total is greater or less than a swipe.
Dining Dollars Plus can also be used for off campus restaurants when you link your Meal Plan to the Grubhub app. This bucket is reloadable.
Read about it's 2025-26 use benefits.
Guest Meals
Guest Meals are a set number of Swipes per year included for family and friends to dine with their student.
These swipes can only be used alongside the Swipe Plan holder in on-campus dining locations.
To learn more about our Meal Plans visit our YouTube Channel (English & Spanish).
Where Can I Eat With My Meal Plan?
Your Meal Plan works at over 30 on-campus dining locations! From all-you-care-to-eat (cafeteria) restaurants like '85 North and Cactus Grill to markets and vending machines, your Meal Plan gives you convenient and flexible access to dine on campus.
View and download the Arizona Dining & Nutrition Guide or visit Arizona Dining for more information on all things dining.
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Who Needs a Meal Plan?
First-time first-year students living on campus and all residents of Honors Village are required to have a Swipe Meal Plan.
First-time First-Year Res Students
First-time first-year students living on campus and all residents of Honors Village are required to have a Swipe Meal Plan. Students will be prompted to select their plan in the Housing Portal. Students who do not make a selection will be assigned the 12-Swipe plan.
Honors Village Residents
All residents of Honors Village, regardless of status/year in school are required to select one of the Swipe Meal Plans. If you live in an apartment-style room, you will be eligible for the 5-Swipe Apartment Plan. Students will be prompted to select their plan in the Housing Portal.
Non-Required Students
Students living off-campus and upper-classmen are not required to select a meal plan, but are highly encouraged to explore your choices. You may select from any of the Swipe Plans we offer, including our Debit Meal Plans.
Need Special Accommodations?
Arizona Dining takes great pride in meeting the needs of our students. If you need special accommodations, please follow the below instructions:
- Discuss your concerns with our Nutrition Educator - Arizona Dining is able to accommodate most common dietary restrictions. Our Nutrition team can help you to eat safely on campus.
- Exemptions - If you need accommodations for dietary restrictions of any kind, you have options. Please read the Meal Plan Exemption Guidelines to learn about the Exemption Request process.
2025-2026 Selection and Billing Timeline
| TIMELINE | DATES | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Swipes Active | January 12 | Spring allocation begins at 3 am. |
| Spring Break NO SWIPES | March 19 | Swipes are not allocated for Spring Break and do not roll over from the previous week. Dining Dollars Plus, Debit Plans, and Block 10 plans are available for use during the break. |
| Final Swipes Allocation | May 4 | Last complete week of Swipes for Spring. Swipes will not expire at the end of the week. |
| Swipes Rollover for Finals Week | May 11 | Any Swipes remaining from the previous week may be used during Finals Week. |
| Last Day for Meal Plans | May 14 | Any remaining Swipes, Dining Dollar Plus, CatCa$h and Debit Dollars expire at 11:59 pm. |
2026-2027 Selection and Billing Timeline
| TIMELINE | DATES | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| Meal Plan Purchases Begin | June 1 | Students living off-campus may purchase a Meal Plan. Students living on campus will be prompted to select their Meal Plan through their My UAHome housing portal. |
| Bursar Billing Begins | July 22 | Meal Plan charges will be applied to Bursar account. Further changes must be made through the Meal Plans office. |
| Swipes Active | August 17 | August monthly Swipes and Dining Dollars Plus will be available for use. No Swipes are allocated for Move In Week. Students on campus during this time can purchase a Block 10 plan to supplement their August Swipes allocation. |
| Last Day for Downgrades | September 6 | Final downgrades can be made to plan up until 11:59pm. |
| Greek Plan Changes | September 20 | Final downgrades can be made to plan up until 11:59pm. |
| Finals Week (NO SWIPES) | December 11-17 | No Swipes are allocated for Finals Week. Students on campus during this time can purchase a Block 10 plan to supplement their December Swipe allocation. Dining Dollars Plus will be available for use during this time. |
| Last Day for Meal Plans | December 17 | Any remaining Swipes expire at 11:59 pm. |
| Spring Swipes Active | January 11 | January monthly Swipes are available for use. |
| Spring Break (NO SWIPES) | March 6-14 | No Swipes are allocated for Spring Break. Students on campus during this time can purchase a Block 10 plan to supplement their March Swipe allocation. Dining Dollars Plus will be available for use during this time. |
| Finals Week (NO SWIPES) | May 7-13 | No Swipes are allocated for Finals Week. Students on campus during this time can purchase a Block 10 plan to supplement their May Swipe allocation. Dining Dollars Plus will be available for use during this time. |
| Last Day for Meal Plans | May 13 | Any remaining Swipes, Dining Dollar Plus, CatCa$h and Debit Dollars expire at 11:59 pm. |