meal plans
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Find the perfect Meal Plan to fit your life on campus. Our dining team on campus is excited to welcome you to the table with a variety of different plans centered on authentic culinary experiences. We want to make dining on campus easy, so our plans offer access to a convenient combination of sit down meals, grab and go snacks, retail restaurants, marketplaces, coffee shops, guest meals, and more. Read about all of our available plans below and learn about the features of our plans.
2022-2023 student meal plans
19 Weekly Meals + $250 Points
Meal Plan comes with an average of 19 Meal Swipes per week, $250 points, and 5 guest swipes per semester. This plan is available to all campus residents and can be selected through the Department of Community Living (DCL) portal linked below.
15 Weekly Meals + $600 Points
Meal Plan comes with an average of 15 Meal Swipes per week, $600 points per semester, and 5 guest meals per semester. This plan is available to all campus residents and can be selected through the Department of Community Living (DCL) portal linked below.
12 Weekly Meals + $850 Points
Meal Plan comes with an average of 12 Meal Swipes per week, $850 points per semester, and 5 guest meals per semester.
This is the default plan for all traditional residents and can be selected through the Department of Community Living (DCL) portal linked below..
10 Weekly Meals + $650 Points
Meal Plan comes with an average of 10 Meal Swipes per week, $650 points per semester, and 5 guest meals per semester. This plan is available to all campus residents and can be selected through the Department of Community Living (DCL) portal linked below.
120 Block Meals + $400 Points
Meal Plan comes with 120 Meal Swipes per semester, along with $400 points per semester. This plan is available to all campus residents and can be selected through the Department of Community Living (DCL) portal linked below.
80 Block Meals + $300 Points
Meal Plan comes with 80 Meal Swipes per semester, along with $300 points per semester.
Minimum meal plan requirement for apartment residents and can be selected through the Department of Community Living (DCL) portal linked below.
90 Block Meals + $100 Points
Meal Plan comes with 90 Meal Swipes per semester, along with $100 points per semester. This plan is for commuting students only and can be purchased through the Department of Community Living (DCL) portal linked below.
60 Block Meals + $60 Points
Meal Plan comes with 60 Meal Swipes per semester, along with $60 points per semester. This plan is for commuting students only and can be purchased through the Department of Community Living (DCL) portal linked below.
$250 Points
$250 points per semester. This plan is for commuting students only and can be purchased through the Department of Community Living (DCL) portal linked below.
Graduate Student 30 Block Plan
30 Meal Swipes Per Semester redeemable at the Table at Sherman, The Kosher Table at Sherman, or Usdan Kitchen. This plan is for graduate students only and can be purchased through the Department of Community Living (DCL) portal linked below.
Graduate Student 15 Block Plan
15 Meal Swipes Per Semester redeemable at the Table at Sherman, The Kosher Table at Sherman, or Usdan Kitchen. This plan is for graduate students only and can be purchased through the Department of Community Living (DCL) portal linked below.
common meal plan terminology
WEEKLY SWIPES
Weekly swipes are sets of meals that reset each week making budgeting a breeze! Weekly meals may be redeemed as an all-you-care-to-eat, to-go meal at The Table at Sherman, The Kosher Table at Sherman, and Usdan Kitchen or for a pre-set meal combo at applicable Meal Exchange (ME) campus restaurants. You may redeem one per meal period.
BLOCK SWIPES
Block swipes are sets of meals per semester that can be budgeted freely offering ultimate flexibility. Block meals may be redeemed as an all-you-care-to-eat, or to-go meal at The Table at Sherman, The Kosher Table at Sherman, and Usdan Kitchen or for a pre-set meal combo at applicable Meal Exchange (ME) campus restaurants.
MEAL EXCHANGE
A Meal Exchange (ME) is a set retail combo that can be used at select on-campus retail locations. You can typically get an entrée, side, and drink for a meal swipe. ME is offered at Greens & Grains, Nakiri, La Sabrosa, Louis' Deli, The Hoot Market and The Stein, so variety abounds!
DINING POINTS
Dining Points are included in most meal plans. Points can be used at any Brandeis Hospitality restaurant working on the same principle as a debit card. Points renew at the beginning of every semester and do not replenish each week. Points associated with any meal plan will roll over from fall to spring semester if the membership is continued for spring semester. If membership is cancelled any remaining Points from fall semester will expire.