My Meal Plan

myFlex Meal Plan

For all Resident Non-Freshmen, University Apartment & Commuter Students

Resident non-freshmen are automatically assigned to myFlex#2 at the start of the semester.

The myFlex Meal Plan, with five (5) options and the ability to add up to $500 additional Discount Dollars to your plan each semester, was designed so you have the freedom to eat when you want and where you want, with no restrictions. Students on the myFlex Meal Plan can enjoy dining at Campus Center offering venue-specific discounts of 30% and 50%, at resident dining rooms offering a 60% discount, and at satellite retail locations.

myFlex in Resident Dining

The myFlex Meal Plan allows for dining in both resident dining rooms, at a 60% discount off of the door rate each time you choose to eat in the dining room.

myFlex in Retail Dining

The myFlex Meal Plan provides the flexibility to eat at retail locations at deep discounts with Discount Dollars. The myFlex Meal Plan uses your ID card like a debit card account and carries your Discount Dollars to spend at retail locations for meals and beverages. Each time you swipe at a retail dining location, your meal plan’s Discount Dollars will get activated and the venue-specific discount (a 50% discount at campus/Sodexo retail brands and 30% discount at local/national retail brands) will be automatically calculated and the balance will be debited for your purchase. Your remaining Discount Dollars balance will appear on the register display and your receipt. If you run out of Discount Dollars before the end of the semester and would like to add more onto your myUnlimited Meal Plan, you can add up to $500 each semester. Remember your meal plan is tax free, so you will also be saving an additional 8% on all discounted sale prices. Please note that other campus funds will not activate these discounts, i.e., Munch Money, Podium, Campus Gold, F/S Dining Plan. You will also use your ID card to 'swipe-in' (for tracking purposes only) at resident dining locations-no Discount Dollars will be debited.

SUNY Poly Students click here for your myFlex plan.

The plan works as follows:

The myFlex Meal Plan has a base cost and a balance of Discount Dollars. This base cost covers utilities, maintenance, repairs, rent, and the labor needed to support the food service program.
The myFlex Meal Plan allows you to use your Discount Dollars like a declining balance account on your ID card. Discount Dollars can be used at all retail and resident dining locations for meals and beverages. Each time you use your ID card at a dining location, your meal plan’s Discount Dollars will get activated and the venue-specific discount ( a 50% discount at campus/Sodexo retail brands and 30% discount at local/national retail brands) will be automatically calculated and the balance will be debited for your purchase. Your remaining Discount Dollars balance will appear on the register display and on your receipt. Remember also your meal plan is tax-free, so you will also be saving an additional 8% on all discounted sale prices. Please note that other campus funds will not activate these discounts, i.e., Munch Money, Podium, Campus Gold, F/S Dining Plan.

Discount Dollars

Meal Plan Discounts
60% off your purchase	50% off your purchase	30% off your purchase
State Dining Room Indigenous Dining Room	1844 Restaurant Al Dente Calypso Corner Deli Fresh Fruit Bar Fountain Grill Stocks & Stems SubConnection Tres Habaneros Morris's Cafe Downtown Cafe	Starbucks Argo Tea ETEC Cafe East Cafe Baba's Pizza Jamal's Chicken Umai Fusion Umai Ramen Umai Sushi Nikos Cafe The Halal Shack 518 Market (excluding prepackaged goods) Sweet Shop

For example:

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

$14.75* without Discount Dollars (plus tax)
$5.90* 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:

$12.17* without Discount Dollars (plus tax)
$6.09* with Discount Dollars (50% discount, no tax added)

Note: Prices on the menu boards list the current retail prices. For students on meal plans, there is signage clearly indicating what discount is offered per venue (i.e., 60%, 50% or 30%). Applicable discounts are reflected at registers.

Plan Pricing per Semester

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

Plan Option	2023-2024 Price	Base Cost	Discount Dollars
myFlex #1	$3,265	$1,755	$1,510
myFlex #2	$3,045	$1,755	$1,290
myFlex #3	$2,760	$1,755	$1,005
myFlex #4	$2,520	$1,755	$765
myFlex #5	$2,315	$1,755	$560

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

Other Important Info

Available option to non-freshmen living in resident halls, and university apartment and commuter students of any class standing
Option #2 will automatically be assigned to non-freshmen living in resident halls.
Resident non-freshmen can change to any other myFlex Meal Plan (option #1 - #5) starting July 1, 2023 through September 1, 2023.
University apartment and commuter students do not have to purchase a meal plan, but can add any available meal plan (myFlex or myChoice) during the add/change period.
University apartment and commuter students that purchase a meal plan can change to any other meal plan (myFlex #1 - #5, or myChoice Meal Plan #1 - #3)
Meal plans are purchased per semester.
The myFlex Meal Plan comes with Discount Dollars that activate discounts in all campus-wide retail dining venues (50% off Sodexo/in-house brands and 30% off 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.
Students can add up to $500 more in Discount Dollars per semester
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 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 at www.ualbanydining.com for more information.