8. Meal Plans

Meal Plan Policies

The meal plan week is Monday through Sunday.

Uneaten meals are not carried over from week to week or from semester to semester.

The following week’s menu will be posted on the Bon Appetit web site and at the entrance of the Café.

Minimum meal plan requirement for residents

  • All residents of residence hall housing (apartments excluded), whether full- or part-time, 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.
  • Commuters and residents of Biola apartments are not required to contract for meal plans. Those who elect to do so are not held to the Contract in the same way as resident students and may change or cancel their meal plan at any time.
  • 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.

Meal Plans during “late” registration

  • All meal plan holders who have not completely registered by the beginning of late registration will have their meal plan access put on “hold” until they complete registration. When they have completed registration meal plan access will be turned back on.
  • During late registration, students with a hold on their meal plan access may pay cash for meals at the dining facilities. No refund will be given for the days the meal plan is turned off.
  • Students using the Café dining room may leave a $5.00 deposit at each meal which is then refunded once they finalize registration and their meal plan access is restored.

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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.
  • The 10-meals-per-week plan does not have Flex dollars attached. 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.
  • Unused flex dollars are carried over from the fall semester to the spring semester of the same academic year, but do not carry over to the summer or next academic year. They only carry over if you continue to have a flex plan in the 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 during spring semester. Flex dollars do not carry over past the end of the spring semester.
  • Students who run out of Café meals during any given week may use flex dollars to pay the door price for additional meals.
  • Unused Flex dollars cannot be refunded, spent or claimed when you leave Biola or after the last class day of the spring semester.

Block Plans

  • Block Plans give access to any 40 or 175 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.
  • The 40 Block Plan is for commuter students or students who live in Biola apartment housing only. The 175 Block Plan is available to all students.
  • If you purchase a Block Plan in the Fall your meal plan will remain the same for the Spring semester unless you inform Auxiliary Services that you want to make a change. You may inform Auxiliary Services of Spring semester meal plan changes at any time during the Fall semester.
  • Students who use all 40 meals of the 40 Block Plan before the end of a semester may purchase an additional meal plan.
  • 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, September 3, 2010.
    • after fall semester and prior to spring semester until Friday, February 11, 2011.

Meal plans may only be increased after these deadlines.

Interterm and Summer Meal Plans

  • Interterm and Summer Meal Plan Contracts are optional for all students and must be contracted separately from the academic year Housing & Food Service Contract.
  • Students who have Flex plan Contracts for spring semester may use leftover Flex dollars from the fall semester during Interterm.

ID Card Used For Access

  • The Biola University ID Card is your official photo ID for all University access purposes, including access to the Café and Flex dollar use.
  • Meal Plan holders who forget their ID card but wish to enter the Café will be asked to leave a $5.00 refundable deposit (cash or check). Deposits may be reclaimed at Café Office during business hours by showing the ID card.
  • ID cards will be taken at the Café door for those entering but not eating. If the student then chooses to eat, a meal will be deducted.
  • The replacement cost for lost, stolen or defaced ID cards is $20.

Disciplinary Issues

  • Students involved in food fights, napkin or ice tossing, eating without paying, or other behavioral problems will be asked to leave and will be subject to disciplinary action.
  • Students found sneaking themselves or friends in to the Café without swiping their ID card or paying will be subject to disciplinary action.

Dress Code

  • Due to health and safety concerns, shoes and shirts are required at all times in the Café, Eagles’ Nest, the Talon and Common Grounds.

Special Diets

  • Meal Plan holders with food allergies or other health issues can arrange with the Café office to have special meals prepared. Resident students are not exempted from the meal plan requirement due to allergies or health issues.

Sack Meals, To Go Meals, Pack-Outs, Etc.

  • Meal Plan holders who may miss a meal due to work or class schedule may arrange with the Café office for a sack meal or take out meal.
  • For a nominal fee, Meal Plan holders may purchase a single to-go container for lunch or dinner Café meals, Monday – Friday. The containers are made of biodegradable materials. Student are not permitted to eat in and take out left over food. Food will not be available for takeout at breakfast or weekends. Meal Plan holders may also bring in a personal small plastic container to use for a to-go meal. All other dishes, cups, trays, and utensils must remain in the Café.
  • Meal Plan holders who dine in the Café may take out items within reason, i.e., one piece of fruit, a cookie, one ice cream or one drink to enjoy later. Taking bulk food items is not permitted (i.e., several bagels, a loaf of bread, etc.).
  • Students unable to eat in the Café due to illness may have a friend bring them a to-go meal. The person picking up the food will need the ill student’s ID card.
  • Group pack-outs must be submitted to the Café office 7 days in advance of the event and are for social events organized by official groups on campus. A minimum 48-hour cancellation notice is required to prevent being charged. Meals are not refunded for group pack-outs which are cancelled less than 48 hours in advance. Student meals are taken off beginning on Wednesday the week of the event and cannot be returned; students are urged to plan meal use wisely when involved in one or more pack-out events. The organizing department account number will be charged for meals if any of the participating students do not have available meals on their account.

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.

Holiday breaks

  • Meals will not be provided during Thanksgiving Break, Christmas Break and Easter Break except the Sunday after Thanksgiving and the Sunday after Easter Break.
  • The Housing & Food Service 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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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

  Breakfast Lunch Dinner Brunch
Monday-Thursday
Continuous Dining
7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.		 7:00 a.m. to
10:45 a.m.		 10:45 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.		 4:00 p.m. to
7:30 p.m.		  
Friday
Continuous Dining
7:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.		 7:00 a.m. to
10:45 a.m.		 10:45 a.m. to
1:30 p.m.		 4:30 p.m. to
6:30 p.m.		  
Saturday None None 5:00 p.m. to
6:30 p.m.		 10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
Sunday 7:30 a.m. to
8:30 a.m.		 None 5:00 p.m. to
6:30 p.m.		 12:00 p.m. to
1:30 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 5:00 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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