All meal plans are purchased through MyHousing.

Residential Meal Plans

Students living in a first-year residence hall (Bluff, Prairie, or Woodland Halls) are required to purchase a Residential Meal Plan A, B, or C.

In addition to Meal Plans A, B, and C, Meal Plans D and E are eligible for purchase by residents living in Cougar Village or Evergreen Hall. Students living in these communities are not required to purchase a meal plan.

Residential Meal Plans are an "a la carte" structure, meaning you pay for what you eat. The selected meal plan will be loaded onto the SIUE Cougar Card at the beginning of the semester and the Cougar Card is used like a debit card at campus dining locations.

When you purchase a residential meal plan:

• A portion of what you pay upfront goes toward fixed dining costs, including supplies, staff, and maintenance.
• The rest of your meal plan money is added to your Cougar Card for you to use to make purchases.
• Because you already paid some costs in advance, the food you buy with your Cougar Card is discounted.
• You do not pay sales tax on the food you buy.

Meal plans can be used at most Dining Services locations. Discount pricing is not available at Union Station, therefore we do not recommend using the residential meal plan at Union Station.

Any balance remaining on the meal plan at the end of the fall semester rolls over to the spring semester.

Students can switch meal plans during the first two weeks of the fall semester and the first two weeks of the spring semester. If a student wishes to make a change to the spring semester, they can make that request at any point in the fall semester and break.

Commuter Meal Plans

All current, enrolled, and financially clear SIUE students have the option to select a Commuter Meal Plan. Commuter Meal Plans are an "a la carte" structure, meaning you pay for what you eat. The selected meal plan will be loaded onto the SIUE Cougar Card at the beginning of the semester, and the Cougar Card is used like a debit card at campus dining locations.

When you purchase a commuter meal plan:

• A portion of what you pay upfront goes toward fixed dining costs, including supplies, staff, and maintenance.
• The rest of your meal plan money is added to your Cougar Card for you to use to make purchases.
• Because you already paid some costs in advance, the food you buy with your Cougar Card is discounted. 

Students can purchase their Commuter Meal Plan in MyHousing.

Commuter Meal Plans are available to current SIUE students during the fall and spring semesters only and may be purchased for the full academic year or spring term alone. Plans are not offered during the summer. To be eligible, students must be enrolled and financially clear. Meal plans can be used at most Dining Services locations. Discount pricing is not available at Union Station, therefore we do not recommend using the commuter meal plan at Union Station.