Meal Plans

Kent State University Dining Services offers a variety of meal plans tailored to promote the health and well-being of students while also being convenient, flexible and loaded with options! Meal Plans will give you easy access to dining locations across campus with a range of hours including Rosie's Diner, open late night. With a meal plan there's no need to carry cash or a credit card; it's all on your FLASHcard!

Locate your meal plan rate by selecting the student type that best describes you from the drop down below.
I am a/an:

 

Learn more about Regional Campuses & College of Podiatric Medicine Meal plans or Faculty and Staff Meal plans.

Meal Plans Features

Meal Swipes

Meal Swipe

Meal Swipes give student's access into the two all-you-care-to-eat dining halls.  A cashier will simply swipe a student's FLASHcard when entering Eastway Fresh Food Company or the Design Innovation dining hall and they are good to go! Students with All-Access meal plans will have an unlimited number of swipes into Eastway Fresh Food Company, or the Design Innovation dining hallThe Market or Prentice Café, while students with Block meal plans will have a set number of swipes per semester.

Declining Balance

Declining Balance Dollar Icon

Declining Balance are the dollars included with a Meal Plan and are used like a debit plan. Grab Starbucks, a meal in The HUB or some quick snacks in any campus market! These dollars go directly onto your FLASHcard and can only be used at on-campus dining retail locations. Declining balance dollars rollover from semester to semester, until the student graduates or leaves Kent State University. Bonus dollars do not rollover from semester to semester.

Guest Meals

Guest Meal Icon

Guest Meals offer flexibility to treat friends or family to a meal in Eastway Fresh Food Company, or the Design Innovation dining hall!  Each All-Access meal plan comes with a specific number of guest meals each semester that are loaded directly on your FLASHcard.

Meal Exchange

Meal Exchange Icon

Meal Exchange gives variety and maximum flexibility to our All-Access and Block meal plans. Students can redeem one meal swipe per meal period for a meal at Rosie’s Diner, Eastway Deli, Munchies Market Deli or George T. Simon III Cafe. 

Meal Plan Options

All-Access Meal Plan Options

All-Access Meal Plans are required for residential first-year & sophomore students

The Gold Plan
The Gold Plan
  • Unlimited meal swipes in Eastway Fresh Food Company or the Design Innovation dining hall
  • $550 Declining Balance and 15 Guest Meals
  • Meal Exchange at Rosie's Diner, Eastway Deli, Munchies Market Deli and George T. Simon III Cafe
The Kent Plan
The Kent Plan
  • Unlimited meal swipes in Eastway Fresh Food Company, or the Design Innovation dining hall
  • $300 Declining Balance and 15 Guest Meals
  • Meal Exchange at Rosie's Diner, Eastway Deli, Munchies Market Deli and George T. Simon III Cafe
The Blue Plan
The Blue Plan
  • Unlimited meal swipes in Eastway Fresh Food Company, or the Design Innovation dining hall
  • $100 Declining Balance and 10 Guest Meals
  • Meal Exchange at Rosie's Diner, Eastway Deli, Munchies Market Deli and George T. Simon III Cafe

 

Block Meal Plan Options

Block and Flex Meal Plans are suggested for upperclassmen and commuter students

Flash 100 Block
Flash 100 Plan
  • 100 meal swipes at Eastway Fresh Food Company, or the Design Innovation dining hall
  • $500 Declining Balance and 10 Guest Meals
  • Meal Exchange at Rosie's Diner, Eastway Deli, Munchies Market Deli and George T. Simon III Cafe
Flash 50 Block
Flash 50 Plan
  • 50 meal swipes at Eastway Fresh Food Company, or the Design Innovation dining hall
  • $350 Declining Balance
  • Meal Exchange at Rosie's Diner, Eastway Deli, Munchies Market Deli and George T. Simon III Cafe
Flash 30 Block
Flash 30 Block
  • 30 meal swipes at Eastway Fresh Food Company, or the Design Innovation dining hall
  • $250 Declining Balance
  • Meal Exchange at Rosie's Diner, Eastway Deli, Munchies Market Deli and George T. Simon III Cafe

Declining Balance Meal Plan Option

The Flex Plan
The Flex Plan
  • $800 Declining Balance

Please note: Meal plans are only able to be redeemed by the meal plan holder.

FAQs

Am I required to have a meal plan?

Per University Policy, first year and sophomore resident students are required to have a meal plan for the entire school year. First year and sophomore resident students are able to pick from The Gold, The Kent or The Blue Meal Plan. Resident Students will select a meal plan while completing the Residence Services Housing Application.

Upperclass resident and commuter students are not required to purchase a meal plan, but are welcome to do so via the Housing Application or Flashline.

Am I able to change my meal plan after I have selected one?

If you decide to purchase a meal plan and wish to change your selection, you may do so by visiting your Student Dashboard in Flashline or by contacting the Flashcard Office.

A cancellation will be approved and a full refund will be processed if a student requests to cancel a meal plan by the Add/Drop period and there has been no usage of any part of the meal plan.

A cancellation will be approved and a full refund will be processed if a student requests to cancel a meal plan after the Add/Drop period, but within 2 business days of the purchase.

What happens to my meal swipes, guest meals and declining balance dollars at the end of the semester?

At the end of each semester, any unused meal swipes and guest meals will expire. Any unused declining balance dollars will rollover to the next semester.

Can I change my meal plan from semester to semester?

Yes, students are able to switch meal plans from semester to semester. The meal plan options available to a student will depend on the student's class standing before the start of the school year.

Visit our FAQ page for more frequently asked meal plan questions or contact our Dining Office at 330-672-2541.

© 2020 Kent State University All rights reserved.