Meal plans are purchased per semester. The per semester pricing and details of the myChoice Meal Plan are as follows:

*The base cost covers utilities, maintenance, repairs, rent and the labor needed to support the food service program.

*Pre-packaged items are excluded from the Discount Dollar program.

For example:

    If you eat at Indigenous Quad Dining Room, you pay: 

        $15.20* without Discount Dollars (plus tax)
        $6.08* with Discount Dollars (60% discount, no tax added) 

    If you go to the Fountain Grill and order a burger, fries and 24 oz beverage, you will pay: 

        $15.57* without Discount Dollars (plus tax)
        $9.34* with Discount Dollars (40% discount, no tax added) 

Click here to learn more about budgeting your Discount Dollars.

Prices on the menu boards list the full retail price. For students on meal plans, there is signage clearly indicating what discount is offered per venue (i.e., 60% or 40%). Applicable discounts are reflected at registers. 

Please Note: Door rate price listed is before tax. Discount Dollar purchases are not taxable. Due to New York State tax codes, meal swipes and/or Discount Dollars that are part of a student meal plan (e.g., myFlex or myChoice, etc.) and Munch Money cannot be used for guests. You may use Podium or credit cards to purchase guest meals.

• Available to university apartment and commuter students of any class standing. 
• Only one myChoice Meal Plan can be purchased per semester. 
• Additional Discount Dollars cannot be purchased.
• University Apartment or commuter students can change to any other myChoice Meal Plan (#1 - #3), myFlex Plan (#1 - #5), or myUnlimited Meal Plan (#1 - #2) starting July 1, 2024 through September 1, 2024.
• Meal plans are purchased per semester. 
• Discount Dollars activate discounts at all campus-wide retail dining venues (40% off Sodexo/in-house brands and local/regional/national brands). 
• 518 Market and vending do not provide a discount when using Discount Dollars (use Munch Money/Podium/Campus Gold/credit) - with the exception of green mountain coffee, fruits and vegetables, sushi.
• Discount Dollars carry over from fall semester to spring semester but expire at the end of spring semester 
• Tax free (additional 8% savings on discounted sales price). 

Additional information:

SUNY Poly students living at UAlbany may have different meal plan requirements based upon class year and residence. Please click here for additional details and information.

• Meal plans are activated when residence halls officially open for occupancy and end when they officially close. During times when the residence hall dining rooms are closed, but the resident halls are open, Discount Dollars and/or Munch Money can be used in retail locations. 
• Non-freshmen students that have studied abroad, completed an internship or were off-campus for another approved reason during the previous semester and are now living in a residence hall, will automatically be assigned to the myFlex Meal Plan #2, but can change during the add/change period. 
• If a residence hall student moves into a University apartment or off-campus, his/her meal plan will be removed unless the student notifies the ID Card office requesting the continuation of his/her meal plan. 
• All meal plans (i.e., myUnlimited, myFlex and myChoice) and Munch Money are exempt from NYS sales tax, and therefore cannot be used to purchase guest meals, and cannot be refunded, changed or transferred after the add/drop period.

See the UAlbany Dining Meal Plan Refund/Change Policy for more information.