Meal Plan
Plan Options For The 2025-26 Academic Year
We have designed several different meal plans to meet your on campus dining needs. If you are living on campus, you will select your meal plan with your housing application. If you are off campus, visit PAWS.
Important dates to remember:
- The last day to cancel or decrease meal plan for Fall Semester is the last business day before classes start.
- The last day to cancel or decrease meal plan for Spring Semester is the last business day before classes start for Spring Semester.
- The last day to cancel or decrease meal plan for a Summer Session is the last business day before classes start for the June Term.
Resident
First-year students who live on Central Campus can choose from the following meal plans:
Unlimited 7 Plus $150 Dining Dollars.................................................$2,665 per semester Enjoy unlimited dining at The MAX seven days a week. Your Unlimited Plan also includes $150 Dining Dollars and 1 meal exchange per day at any of our retail locations. This includes 5 guest meal swipes.
Unlimited 5 Plus $200 Dining Dollars................................................. $2,466 per semester Unlimited weekday (Monday – Friday) dining at The MAX. Your Unlimited Plan also includes $200 Dining Dollars and 1 meal exchange per weekday at any of our retail locations. This includes 5 guest meal swipes.
Weekly 14 Plus $250 Dining Dollars....................................................$2,389 per semester Fourteen meals per week at The MAX. This includes 5 guest meal swipes. This meal plan also includes $250 Dining Dollars.
Summer Plans These plans offer you a block of meals to use anytime during the summer. Please note that service hours vary for The Max during summer break, please refer to "Hours of Operation" for the most up to date information.
75 Block (Summer Only) ......................................................... $827 (Summer Only) 75 meals to use anytime during the Summer.
25 Block (Summer Only) ......................................................... $280 (Summer Only) 25 meals to use anytime during the Summer.
First-year students who live on West Campus can choose from the following meal plans:
Weekly 10 Plus $125 Dining Dollars....................................................$1,935 per semester Ten meals per week at The MAX. This includes $125 Dining Dollars and 5 guest meal swipes.
West campus residents also have the option of selecting from the Unlimited 7, Unlimited 5, or Weekly 14 meal plans.
Updated May 13, 2025
Upperclassmen & Commuters
Upperclassmen and Commuter students can choose from the following meal plans:
Unlimited 7 Plus $150 Dining Dollars.................................................$2,665 per semester Enjoy unlimited dining at The MAX seven days a week. Your Unlimited Plan also includes $150 Dining Dollars and 1 meal exchange per day at any of our retail locations. This includes 5 guest meal swipes.
Unlimited 5 Plus $200 Dining Dollars................................................. $2,466 per semester Unlimited weekday (Monday – Friday) dining at The MAX. Your Unlimited Plan also includes $200 Dining Dollars and 1 meal exchange per weekday at any of our retail locations. This includes 5 guest meal swipes.
Weekly 14 Plus $250 Dining Dollars....................................................$2,389 per semester Fourteen meals per week at The MAX. This includes $250 Dining Dollars and 5 guest meal swipes.
Weekly 10 Plus $125 Dining Dollars....................................................$1,935 per semester Ten meals per week at The MAX. This includes $125 Dining Dollars and 5 guest meal swipes.
100 Block Plus $50 Dining Dollars....................................................... $1,164 per semester 100 meals to use anytime during the semester. This plan also includes $50 Dining Dollars.
25 Block Plus $50 Dining Dollars......................................................... $330 per semester 25 meals to use anytime during the semester. This plan also includes $50 Dining Dollars. (Also available for Summer, see below)
Summer Plans These plans offer you a block of meals to use anytime during the summer. Please note that service hours vary for The Max during summer break, please refer to "Hours of Operation" for the most up to date information.
75 Block (Summer Only) ......................................................... $827 (Summer Only) 75 meals to use anytime during the Summer.
25 Block (Summer Only) ......................................................... $280 (Summer Only) 25 meals to use anytime during the Summer.
Updated May 13, 2025
Faculty / Staff
Faculty and Staff members can visit the cashier desk in The MAX to purchase a Faculty and Staff Meal Plan. Faculty and Staff members may also complete a payroll deduction form to purchase a meal plan if eligible. For more information about faculty and staff meal plans contact us at Dining@gcsu.edu
Dining Dollars
Dining Dollars come with every meal plan and give you flexible spending power across campus. Use them at any of your favorite spots including Chick-fil-A, AFC Sushi, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Pizza Hut, Books & Brew, To The Max Mexican, and the West Campus C-Store.
Meal Exchange
Unlimited 5 and Unlimited 7 plans give you more than just nonstop access to The MAX — they also unlock Meal Exchange, giving you added flexibility and value every day.
With Meal Exchange, you can use one meal swipe per day at select campus retail locations in place of a trip to The MAX. Each swipe counts as an $8.00 credit, making it easier to grab meals on the go.
Whether you're covering most of your favorite meal at Chick-fil-A or enjoying a fully covered option at Einstein Bros. or Books & Brew, Meal Exchange on the Unlimited plan gives you the power to choose.
Accepted at: • Chick-fil-A • Einstein Bros. Bagels • AFC Sushi • Pizza Hut • Books & Brew
More variety. More freedom. More value built in. Upgrade to an Unlimited Plan to take full advantage.