Changing Meal Plans
Residence hall students may change their meal plans to better serve their dietary needs and schedule. However, they may only make changes to their meal plan at particular times of the year. For specific information about available meal plans, refer to the Dining Plans page.
Increasing Meal Plans
Students may upgrade their meal plan at any time during the academic year. Specifically, students may upgrade from the Budget Saver to any of the other three plans; from the Aggie Advantage to the Frequent Diner or the Prime Line; and from the Frequent Diner to the Prime Line.
Decreasing Meal Plans
Students may downgrade their meal plan during the meal plan change period in between each quarter, but are not eligible to downgrade their meal plan during any other time. For specific dates that meal plans may be downgraded, refer to the Student Housing Calendar.
Adding, Changing or Removing Gold Plus
Students may change their Gold Plus plan for each quarter during the meal plan change period in between each quarter. For information about Gold Plus, refer to the Gold Plus section on the Dining Plans page.
How to Change a Meal Plan or Purchase Meal Blocks
In order to change a meal plan, including adding, changing or removing the Gold Plus option, or to purchase Meal Blocks, utilize MyUCDavis, or visit any Area Service Desk or the Student Housing office.
To utilize MyUCDavis to change a meal plan, follow these directions:
- Log into MyUCDavis
- Select the "View My Information" link under the My Student Housing channel to open a window titled "Your Housing Contract Information"
- Select the "[Change Meal Plan] link under Meal Plan to view a Meal Plan Summary
- From the menu at the left, select "Change Mealplan" to display the existing (current) plan and a pull-down menu titled "New Plan"
- Select a different plan from the "New Plan" pull-down menu; make note of the cost of proposed change
- Select "Submit Plan Change" to approve the meal plan change
- To Cancel the meal plan change, select "Cancel"
To utilize MyUCDavis to purchase Meal Blocks, follow these directions:
- Log into MyUCDavis
- Select the "View My Information" link under the My Student Housing channel to open a window titled "Your Housing Contract Information"
- Select the "[Change Meal Plan] link under Meal Plan to view a Meal Plan Summary
- From the menu at the left, select "Purchase Meal Blocks"
- Select a quantity of Meal Blocks to purchase; make note of the total purchase cost
- Select "Submit Meal Plan Block Purchase" to approve the transaction
- To Cancel the Meal Block Purchase, select "Cancel"