6. Meal Plans

Meal Plan Policies

Minimum meal plan requirement for residents

  • All residents of on-campus residence hall housing (Li and Welch Apartments excluded) are required to purchase a minimum 10 meals per week plan.
  • If you do not select a meal plan by the end of Registration or at the time you move into on-campus residence hall housing you will be assigned the 10 meals per week plan.
  • The meal plan you select in the Fall will remain the same for the Spring semester (including the 5 Flex and Block plans) unless you inform Auxiliary Services that you want to make a change.

No free meals or credit

  • Financial responsibility for the meal plan begins Opening Day of each semester; there are no "free meal" periods.
  • Credit will not be granted for meals not eaten.

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Flex Plans

  • Flex plans each include meals-per-week in the Café plus additional dollars that can be spent in the Café, Eagle’s Nest, Common Grounds or coffee cart.
  • If you use all your Flex dollars, you may purchase additional dollars in the Auxiliary Services Office, Student Services Building.
  • If you change from a Flex Plan to the 10 meals per week plan (without Flex), any current balance of Flex dollars at the time of the change will be lost.
  • To be able to use Flex dollars remaining on your account at the end of the fall semester, you must have a Flex Plan during spring semester. Flex dollars do not carry over past the end of the spring semester.
  • Unused Flex dollars cannot be refunded, spent or claimed when you leave Biola or after the last class day of the spring semester.

Block Plan

  • Access to any 40 meals at the Café during a semester; any combination of breakfasts, lunches or dinners. Meals left over at the end of the fall semester do not carry over to interterm or spring. To be able to use Flex dollars remaining on your account at the end of the fall semester you must have a Flex Plan or Block Plan during spring semester.
  • For commuter students or students who live in Biola apartment housing only.
  • Unused meals cannot be refunded or claimed when you leave Biola or after the last class day of the semester.

Meal Plan Changes

  • Meal plans may be increased any time.
  • Students wishing to decrease their meal plan may do so
  • Prior to the fall semester until Friday, August 31, 2007;
  • After fall semester and prior to spring semester until Friday, February 1, 2008.

Weight loss plans

  • Resident students on Jenny Craig, NutriSystems, Weight Watchers or any other program that provides food are still obligated to have a meal plan.
  • Bon Appétit will arrange special meals for students with dietary restrictions.

Cancellation

  • Failure to comply strictly with cancellation procedures as stated on the Meal Plan Contract will continue to bind you to all terms of the Meal Plan Contract for the academic year.
  • Failure to register for or to use the meal plan does not cancel the Meal Plan Contract.
  • Withdrawal from the University, or cancellation or termination of the Housing Contract does not automatically cancel the Meal Plan Contract. You must cancel your meal plan by letter, in person at the Auxiliary Services Office, Student Services Building, or by e-mail to . Do not rely on any office, department or personnel to inform Auxiliary Services for you.

Holiday breaks

  • Meals will not be provided during Thanksgiving Break, Christmas Break and Easter Break.
  • The Meal Plan Contract does not include Interterm or Summer meal plans. Interterm and Summer meal plans may be purchased separately through the Auxiliary Services Office, Student Services Building.

Meal plan limitation

  • One type of meal plan (regular, flex, block or commuter) is allowed per person. No combination plans are allowed.

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2008/2009 Meal Plan Rates

20 Flex Meal Plan $1,850/semester (includes $125.00 Flex Points)
15 Flex Meal Plan $1,755/semester (includes $100.00 Flex Points)
12 Flex Meal Plan $1,700/semester (includes $100.00 Flex Points)
10 Flex Meal Plan $1,420/semester (includes $100.00 Flex Points)
5 Flex Meal Plan (Apartment residents and commuter students only) $570/semester (includes $25.00 Flex Points)
10 Meal Plan $1,320/semester (no Flex Points)
Block Plan: 40 "any time" Meals $410/semester (includes $100.00 Flex Points)

Interterm 2008/Summer 2009 Meal Plan Rates

5 meals/week $33/week
10 meals/week $57/week
12 meals/week $61/week
15 meals/week $65/week
20 meals/week $70/week

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Hours of Operation

During the Academic Year, food service operations will be open for service according to the following schedule. No meal service is provided during Thanksgiving Break, Christmas Break and Easter Break.

Café Dining Room

  Monday–Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Breakfast 7:00 a.m. to
9:30 a.m.		 None 7:30 a.m. to
8:30 a.m.
(Continental)
Brunch None None 10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.		 12:00 p.m. to
1:30 p.m.
Lunch 11:15 a.m. to
1:30 p.m.		 None None
Dinner 4:30 p.m. to
7:00 p.m.		 4:30 p.m. to
6:30 p.m.		 5:00 p.m. to
6:30 p.m.

Eagle’s Nest

Monday – Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
8:00 a.m. to
12:00 a.m.		 8:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m.		 11:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.		 1:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m.

Common Grounds

Monday – Friday Saturday Sunday
7:00 a.m. to
12:00 a.m.		 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.,
6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. 		7:00 p.m. to
12:00 a.m.

Talon

Monday – Thursday Friday Closed weekends
7:30 a.m. to
10:00 p.m.		 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Bon Appétit Office

Monday – Friday
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Hours of Operation and Menu Information can be found at the Bon Appétit at Biola website.

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