Meal Plans

Meal Plans at The Commons

KSU's brand new all-you-care-to-eat dining hall, The Commons, is a 53,000 square foot facility with seating for approximately 1,100 guests. The building features nine venues, each of which offer a variety of items to please even the pickiest eater. For students in a hurry, there is also a separate take-out venue called On the Fly, where guests can use a meal swipe (or money on their KSU ID card) and take their meal to go.

As of Fall 2009, KSU requires all full-time undergraduate students and all residential students to purchase a meal plan. The tabs below detail the minimum requirement for each type of student.

First-Year Residents

Minimum requirement: 128 meals per semester ($928)

This plan provides an average of eight meals per week, but meals do not expire week to week. Students may use their meals at any point during the semester.

Note: All students with less than 30 earned credit hours are considered first year students.

First-Year Commuters (Full-Time)

Minimum requirement: 48 meals per semester ($355)

This plan provides an average of three meals per week, but meals do not expire week to week. Students may use their meals at any point during the semester.

Note: All students with less than 30 earned credit hours are considered first year students.

Upperclass Commuters (Full-Time)

Minimum requirement: 16 meals per semester ($120)

This plan provides an average of one meal per week, but meals do not expire week to week. Students may use their meals at any point during the semester.

Note: All students with 30 or more earned credit hours are considered to be upperclassmen.

Upperclass Residents (including Graduate Residents)

Minimum requirement: 16 meals per semester ($120)

This plan provides an average of one meal per week, but meals do not expire week to week. Students may use their meals at any point during the semester.

Note: All students with 30 or more earned credit hours are considered to be upperclassmen.

Meal plan entries can be used only at The Commons, which is located just to the north of the Burruss Building on the main walkway connecting all north campus housing (KSU Place, University Village, & University Village Suites) to both the center of campus (Campus Green and the Carmichael Student Center) and the south campus housing (University Place).

Retail pricing:

Breakfast (7:30 - 10:30am): $6.36
Lunch (10:30am - 4:00pm): $9.00
Dinner (4:00 - 8:00pm): $12.07

All retail pricing includes tax.

Meal Plan Upgrades

Students may upgrade from their minimum required plan to any larger plan, all of which are listed below, by filling out the meal plan change request form:

Upgrade Options:
Unlimited 5
Unlimited 7
128
48
16
Breakfast Club
The Mini

Use these tabs to browse through the different meal plan options. Both student and non-student pricing is listed (non-student pricing includes the addition of 6% sales tax).

The Unlimited 5 plan allows an unlimited amount of entries to The Commons any five days for each week of the semester. The best part is YOU get to decide which five days to use your plan each week.

Student cost per semester: $1,540
Average cost per entry (student): $6.42

Non-student cost per semester: $1,632.40
Average cost per entry (non-student): $6.80

The Unlimited 7 plan provides unlimited entries to The Commons seven days a week for the entire semester. This plan is ideal for those who may have a busy schedule, as guests can eat what they want, when they want.

Student cost per semester: $1,640
Average cost per entry (student): $5.39

Non-student cost per semester: $1,738.40
Average cost per entry (non-student): $5.72

With 128 meals per semester (an average of eight per week), this plan is ideal for students who are on campus four or five days a week. Enjoy time between classes in The Commons and don't lose that parking space you looked so hard for!

Student cost per semester: $928
Average cost per entry (student): $7.25

Non-student cost per semester: $983.68
Average cost per entry (non-student): $7.69

Enjoy a total of 48 meals per semester (an average of three per week) with this plan, which is perfect for students who commute to campus.

Student cost per semester: $355
Average cost per entry (student): $7.40

Non-student cost per semester: $376.30
Average cost per entry (non-student): $7.84

Enjoy a total of 16 meals per semester (an average of one per week) with this plan, which is perfect for students who may come to campus once or twice a week.

Student cost per semester: $120
Average cost per entry (student): $7.50

Non-student cost per semester: $127.20
Average cost per entry (non-student): $7.95

This plan includes a total of 18 entries that can be used for breakfast only during the semester. The user can only access the plan during the hours of 7:30 - 9:30am.

Student price per semester: $104
Average cost per entry (student): $5.78

Non-student price per semester: $110.24
Average cost per entry (non-student): $6.12

The perfect plan for part-time students or faculty/staff. Includes eight entries per semester (an average of one every two weeks), which can be used at any time.

Student cost per semester: $62
Average cost per entry (student): $7.75

Non-student cost per semester: $65.72
Average cost per entry (non-student): $8.22

Downloads (Forms, Contracts, etc.)

Please use the following links to download copies of the student and non-student contracts, as well as all necessary forms for exemption/cancellation requests or meal plan changes (upgrades). All files are in PDF format, and a free copy of Adobe Reader can be found on the Adobe site:

Student Meal Plan Contract (To be used only by students under the age of 17 or students with no meal plan requirement who wish to purchase a meal plan).

Meal Plan Change Request Form

Meal Plan Exemption Request Form - Deadline for Spring 2010 is November 1, 2009. Requests received after 5:00pm on November 1, 2009 will not be processed. There are no exceptions to this deadline.

Meal Plan Cancellation Request Form - Cancellations submitted after 5:00pm on the last day of drop/add for each semester will not be processed, unless you are no longer a student at KSU (or have withdrawn from all current courses) or if a serious medical or financial circumstance has unexpectedly occurred. There are no exceptions to these guidelines.

Student Meal Plan Contract Terms & Conditions

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