Student Mandatory Meal Plans
Students living in traditional university housing are required to participate in the university's mandatory meal plan.  The university's meal plans are declining balance plans; which means that the actual amount of the purchase is deducted from the plan balance each time it is used.  Students are not charged sales tax when they purchase food with their meal plan, so they receive a 6% savings each time they use their card.

Meal plans can be used at any of the Belknap Campus UofL Dining Service locations.  Card holders are responsible for purchases made on lost or stolen cards; therefore, if your Cardinal ID card has been lost or stolen, please contact the Campus Card Office immediately by email, phone (502) 852-7520, or by stopping by Room 08K in the Houchens building to place a hold on your meal plan account.

Student meal plans begin at the start of the fall semester and are purged at the end of the spring semester.  Any funds remaining in a student meal plan account at the end of the spring semester will be forfeited.

For first year students, the mandatory meal plan is a $995 declining balance plan.  For non-first year students the mandatory meal plan is a $560 declining balance plan.  Additional funds can be added to a mandatory meal plan at any time during the semester.

• There are several ways to add funds to your meal plan:
  
  
  1. By calling the Campus Card Office at 502-852-7520 and using Visa or MasterCard
  2. By mailing a check made payable to the University of Louisville to the following address (please include the student ID number and specify that the check is for their meal plan account):
     Campus Card Office
     University of Louisville
     Louisville, KY 40292

Student Voluntary Meal Plans

Students not required to purchase a mandatory meal plan may open a voluntary meal plan.  Students using a voluntary meal plan for their food purchases are not charged sales tax, so they receive a 6% savings each time they use their card.

A $25 minimum deposit is required to open a plan, and funds can be added to the plan at any time during the semester. 

• There are several ways to add funds to your meal plan:

1. By calling the Campus Card Office at 502-852-7520 and using Visa or MasterCard
2. By mailing a check made payable to the University of Louisville to the following address (please include the student ID number and specify that the check is for their meal plan account):
   Campus Card Office
   University of Louisville
   Louisville, KY 40292

Meal plans can be used at any of the Belknap Campus UofL Dining Service locations.  Card holders are responsible for purchases made on lost or stolen cards; therefore, if your Cardinal ID card has been lost or stolen, please contact the Campus Card Office immediately by email, phone (502) 852-7520, or by stopping by Room 08K in the Houchens building to place a hold on your meal plan account.

Student meal plans begin at the start of the fall semester and are purged at the end of the spring semester.  Any funds remaining in a student meal plan account at the end of the spring semester will be forfeited.

Employee Meal Plans

Like the student voluntary meal plan, employees can open an employee meal plan by contacting the Campus Card Office.  The employee meal plan provides a 6% discount on every purchase made.  The employee meal plans begin immediately upon opening and continue until used.

A $25 minimum deposit is required to open a plan, and funds can be added to the plan at any time. 

• There are several ways to add funds to your meal plan:

1. By calling the Campus Card Office at 502-852-7520 and using Visa or MasterCard
2. By mailing a check made payable to the University of Louisville to the following address (please include the employee ID number and specify that the check is for their meal plan account):
   Campus Card Office
   University of Louisville
   Louisville, KY 40292

Mandatory Meal Plan Waiver

If there is a medical or religious reason you can not participate in the mandatory meal plan, you must complete the Request For Waiver Form.