Meal Plan FAQs

Need information about campus dining operations?  Contact Blazer Dining for details/pricing for all VSU meal plans, hours of operation, promotions/coupons, and punch cards.

Have questions about your meal plan assignment/associated charges?  Adding/changing/cancelling your plan?  Contact the VSU 1Card Services Office via the Meal Plan Contact Us Form for questions about the meal plan assigned to your account/associated charges and issues relating to adding/changing/cancelling your meal plan.    

 

The Fall 2025 meal plan change deadline is Wednesday, August 20th (11:59 PM).  Students are limited to one (1) change per semester and requests must be submitted before the deadline.

 

Residential Students: 

  • If you live in a VSU residence hall, you are required to purchase a meal plan (per the Housing & Residence Life contract).
  • Brown, Patterson, Lowndes, Reade, Georgia, or Hopper Hall Residents- Blazer All Access will be auto-assigned to your account once housing assignments are posted in Banner. First-year residents in these halls are required to purchase the Blazer All Access plan for two (2) semesters. 
    • First-year residents may also add a 5 or 10 meal exchange option to your plan for an additional fee (information posted on the Blazer Dining Website).
  • Centennial Hall Residents- Blazer Apartment will be auto-assigned to your account once housing assignments are posted in Banner. 
  • All Residents- You may submit your own change in the Meal Plan Portal before 11 AM on August 5th.
    • Change requests between August 5th (at 11:01 AM) and August 20th (at 11:59 PM) must be submitted via the Meal Plan Contact Us Form. 
    • Note your full student number (begins with 870) and the meal plan you would like to change to; we will check your eligibility and respond to your VSU email account as soon as possible.
    • Please review your Banner account and verify that you have sufficient authorized financial aid or out-of-pocket funds to cover your entire balance before the fee payment deadline.

 

Commuter Students: 

  • Commuters who plan to dine on-campus frequently are encouraged to purchase a meal plan for convenience (dining hall, retail, & market options available all day) & cost-savings (tax-free purchases!). 
  • Your mandatory tuition and fees must be paid before your meal plan can be activated.  Please review your Banner account and verify that you have sufficient authorized financial aid or out-of-pocket funds to cover your entire balance before the fee payment deadline.
  • No meal plan is auto-assigned to commuter accounts.  
  • The meal plan deadline information listed above applies to commuters as well.

 

General Meal Plan Guidelines and Policies- Residents and Commuters

  • Dining Dollars roll from fall-to-spring semester only.  At the end of spring and summer semesters, Dining Dollars balances of $10.00 or more will be credited to your student account in Banner. 
  • Weekly swipe plans (Blazer 10 and Blazer 8) have a set number of meals per week; any meals not utilized at the end of that week are forfeited (reset is on Sundays). 
  • For Blazer All Access, Blazer Apartment, and VSU 50: unused meal swipes are forfeited at the end of each semester. 
  • The meal plan change deadline for fall and spring semesters is always scheduled for the first Wednesday of the semester (during the first official week of classes) at 11:59 PM.  
  • Summer Semesters: If you have an active room assignment for any residence hall during the summer, the $200 Dining Dollars plan will be auto-assigned to your account.  You may upgrade to $400 or $800 before the summer meal plan change deadline.  Please note that dining options are limited during all summer terms; locations and hours of operation are provided by Blazer Dining.  
  • Requests for information must be submitted in writing by the student (the account holder); please provide your student number and brief details of your request.  If the student has given VSU permission to disclose account information to a parent/guardian via a "FERPA Student Records Release Authorization Form," those individuals may request information by email* as well.  *Note that the student must be copied on all correspondence; student number is required.  The form is located on the VSU Registrar's website.

 

On-Campus Dining Payments

If you are using your VSU 1Card to make food purchases at any of the dining locations on-campus, please specify from which account you would like to pay.  Meal Swipes, Meal Exchanges, Dining Dollars, and FLEX are separate accounts that are accessible via your VSU 1Card. 

  • Any transaction disputes related to Blazer Dining should be directed to the location where the transaction was originally made.
  • Locations also accept debit/credit cards and cash.