Add or Change a Meal Plan

Change a Meal Plan

Residential Students

Residential students must select their meal plan by completing the Housing and Dining Contract via the Housing Self-Service portal for the semester in which they enroll by following these steps:

  1. Enter your OHIO ID and password
  2. Select the 'First Year Student or Returning Student Contract' for the appropriate semester. Please Note: you will only need to complete one contract per academic year as residential meal plans will carry over from semester to semester.
  3. Select your desired meal plan.
  4. Your meal plan total will be added to your OHIO student account.

Students Living Off-Campus

Off-campus students may enroll in a meal plan via the Housing Self-Service portal by following the steps below:

  1. Enter your OHIO ID and password
  2. Select "Applications" tab to view the off-campus meal plan contract
  3. Select the off-campus meal plan contract for the appropriate semester in which you would like to enroll
  4. Select your desired meal plan
  5. Once you have selected a meal plan via the off-campus meal plan contract, any additional meal plan requests during the semester can be made in writing to housing@ohio.edu or by visiting the Office of Housing and Residence Life located at the Living Learning Center (111 South Green Drive).
  6. Your meal plan total will be added to your OHIO student account.

All purchased off-campus meal plans will be renewed automatically at the beginning of each semester within the academic year if no notice to discontinue is received prior to the first meal served. The Housing and Residence Life office is available Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 740.593.4090 if you wish to discontinue a meal plan.

Meal Plan Revisions

Students starting in fall semester may decrease their meal plan up to the second Friday of the fall semester.  After this date, students may only increase their meal plan for fall semester. Students starting in spring semester may decrease their meal plan up to the first Friday of the spring semester. After this date, students may only increase their meal plan for spring semester.  All changes to a student's meal plan must be made via the Housing Self Service portal by completing the following steps:

  1. Log into your Housing Self-Service page
  2. Enter your Ohio ID and password
  3. Select “Dining” on the left side of the screen
  4. Select the upcoming term and click the “Change my Meal Plan” tab
  5. Select “Dining Plans” on the left side of the screen
  6. Select the meal plan you want and click “Purchase Meal Plans”

Note: All charges associated with a meal plan request will be added to student's account at the time of the meal plan request with payment due according to the Bursar's billing cycle. Meal plans will be active within 15 minutes of selection.

If you have any questions or require additional assistance regarding your meal plan change, please contact housing@ohio.edu for support and follow-up.