Choosing a Meal Plan
Your eating habits as well as the type of food you like can help you determine the best plan for you.
If you plan to eat most meals in Foster Residential Dining Hall, an all-you-care-to-eat dining facility, the AF (any 19 meals/week plus $150 Flex), B (any 14 meals/week), or BF (any 14 meals/week plus $200 Flex) plans are your best choices.
If you prefer to eat in a facility such as Folger and the HUB, where items are more “grab’n go,” your best choice is one of our block plans. Block plans allow you to eat a different amount of meals per week depending on your schedule—this way you are not losing meals if you are extremely busy. Our block plans are CF (any 165 meals/semester plus $150 Flex) or KF (any125 meals/semester plus $200 Flex). These plans provide the most flexibility.
Flex
In all cases, Flex Dollars expand your dining options especially if you plan to use the retail operations. Flex is a declining balance account that is separate from the meal plan—it’s easier than carrying cash or another card. You can open a separate Flex plan with a $50 minimum deposit and you may add to that plan or to your existing Flex plan at any time during the semester through your URSA account.
Guest Passes
Each of our meal plans includes five free Guest Passes to be used for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner at Foster Residential Dining Hall or Punxsutawney Dining Hall. As always, you may also use your Flex to treat a family member or friend at any time.
Buy a Meal Plan NOW!
Meal plans are geared specifically to make your life simpler! They're easy, economical, and designed to best meet the needs of your busy campus lifestyle.
We are proud to offer one of the tastiest programs around! Our quality, variety, convenience, and flexibility all help make your meal plan unique. Where can you use your meal plan? Anywhere on campus!
Dining Facilities 
Foster Hall
Our all-you-care-to-eat residential restaurants accepts meal plans, Flex Dollars, cash, and credit/debit.
HUB Rock II
Features Tuscan Market, Grille Works, Pi2
Folger Food Court
Features Jump Asian, Quiznos, HomeZone, FirePlace Pizza, and Starbucks—accepts meal cash credit, Flex, cash, and credit/debit cards (not all stations accept meal plans or meal cash credit)
Java City
Locations at Stapleton Library, the Co-Op, and Foster Hall. Accepts Flex, cash, and credit/debit
The Eberly Cafe
Located in the Eberly College of Business and Information Technology. Accepts Flex and cash, so basically you can use your meal plan at all of our IUP campus venues.
Punxsutawney Dining Hall
Accepts meal plans, Flex Dollars, cash, and credit/debit
Note: PLEASE review the Meal Plan Agreement before signing up for a meal plan.
Meal plans can be purchased any time through your URSA account or by visiting the Office of Housing, Residential Living, and Dining, or by e-mailing Campus Dining at iup-dining@iup.edu. Meal plans may be changed at Housing, Residential Living, and Dining no later than 4:30 p.m. on the first Friday following the start of classes. All change or cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to the Office of Housing, Residential Living, and Dining, or e-mail to Campus Dining. The e-mail for campus dining is iup-dining@iup.edu.
