Meal Plan and Flex Dollars

Online orders

Commuter meal or FLEX Dollar orders submitted online are processed the next business day, Monday - Friday, with the exceptions of weekends and holidays. To view plan options and make a purchase, click the CMU campus dining link below.

Meal Plans and FLEX Dollars

Meals do not carry over from semester to semester. Meals must be used during the semester for which they were purchased and intended for. Any remaining meals will be removed at the end of the semester and are non-refundable.

FLEX Dollars are valid for one academic year (e.g. Fall 2024 – Spring 2025). In May of each year, all FLEX Dollar accounts are closed and returned to a $0.00 balance. These funds are non-refundable.

University account charges

Prior to October 31, University accounts must be in good standing at the time of purchase. Orders requesting to be charged to a student account will be canceled if there is a past-due account balance.

Student Account Charging Privileges – CentralCard Office

 To ensure consistency for all students, CMU allows meal plans and flex dollars to be charged to student accounts, regardless of pending financial aid. Pending aid is not required to use these charging privileges.  The standard limits for charging through the CentralCard Office are outlined below:

 Charging Policy and Limits

 To minimize the risk of excessive charges to CMU student accounts, the University has established the following limits and best practices regarding charging privileges at the CentralCard Office.

 Eligibility: Charging privileges are available only to account holders who are not listed as past due.

Charging Limits

• Enrolled students in good financial standing may charge Flex Dollars and Meal Swipes to their CMU account:
• A maximum of $500 per transaction may be charged.
• Flex Dollar charging is only allowed if the current Flex Dollar balance is below $100.
• Meal Plan remaining swipes must be under 5 to charge additional swipes.
• Charging Deadlines:
• Fall semester: After October 31
• Spring semester: After March 31
• Summer semester: After June 30

CMU reserves the right to deny a charge request based on fraudulent account activity, prior excessive charging to student account, or collection activity.