This year, dining services at Charleston Southern University are offering new opportunities for our students through its collaboration with Aramark’s 1964 Hospitality Group. Student-centric enhancements include flexible meal plans and meal exchange upgrades, convenient retail pod locations, and technology innovations.
For commuters and residents across campus, the two new retail locations — The Galley at Russell and The Galley at Wingo — allow our students the option to grab everyday items at their convenience. Declining balance is accepted at these locations.
The Buc Stop will also now offer mobile and kiosk ordering to support Bucs on the go. The location will offer an enhanced menu featuring Burger + Fries and Jack’s Burrito.
In addition, students can upgrade meal plans for the ability to use meal swipes at the campus Chick-fil-A or The Buc Stop. This meal exchange option is certain to be a fan favorite!
The new meal plan options also offer increased flexibility, customization, enhanced value, and streamlined access to multiple dining locations suited to meet the needs of our students’ dietary needs and desires. Below is the meal plan structure for the 2024-25 academic year:
Meal Plan | Student Price per Semester | Declining Balance (DB) per Semester* | Meal Exchange per Semester | Meal Plan Policy** |
VIP All Access | $1,688 | $250 | 20 CFA and 1 per day at The Buc Stop | Available for Residents and Commuters |
All Access | $1,588 | $150 | 1 per day at The Buc Stop | Minimum Requirement for On-Campus Residents - Default |
Block 50 | $525 | $175 | 10 CFA or The Buc Stop | Available for Commuters |
Block 25 | $260 | $75 | n/a | Minimum Requirement for Commuters |
* All DB is nonrefundable
** There is no opportunity for student opt outs. Minimum requirements are for full-time, traditional, degree-seeking students only.
Visit https://csuniv.campusdish.com to learn more about meal plan options, select the best one for your lifestyle, and activate your meal plan through MyCSU to enjoy your best Bucs life at CSU. Meal plans can be changed during the week of Drop/Add only.
FAQs
- What is a meal swipe? These are used to get you into the all-you-care-to-eat dining hall and is available with ALL meal plans.
- What is declining balance? This is included in your meal plan to be used at ALL locations. Declining balance rolls over from fall to spring and expires at the end of the spring semester.
- What is a meal exchange? This can be used at specific retail dining locations to purchase designated entree, side, and a beverage combo for a meal swipe. This is available at The Buc Stop and Chick-fil-A.