Summer Dining Plans

If you’re assigned to a traditional-style residence, you must choose one of three dining plans. Each comes with an allotment of meals per week and the option to purchase Convenience Points. Your meal allotment gives you access to all-you-care-to-eat breakfast, lunch, brunch, and dinner meals at one of our dining halls. Convenience Points provide flexibility and can be used like cash all over campus. Here are just a few places to use them:

  • On-campus dining locations
  • City Convenience stores
  • Boston University Campus Store
  • Most vending machines on campus
  • Laundry machines in the larger residences

We recommend an opening balance of $100 to $300 in Convenience Points to cover basic needs. Students may purchase additional Convenience Points via the GET platform, which can be accessed via web or mobile application. To learn more about GET and how to use it, please visit our GET information page.

If you are a parent, guardian, or other family member who would like to deposit Convenience Points to a student’s account, please refer to the tutorial here for instructions.

Dining plans are valid Monday through Sunday. If you’re assigned to traditional-style residences and don’t choose a plan, you’ll be enrolled in the 14 Plus plan with no Convenience Points. Dining plan changes are only allowed during the first week of each summer session.  Changes are allowed to upgrade a meal plan, but changes to a lower-priced plan are not permitted.  To change dining plans, email the Terrier Card Office at tco@bu.edu. Changes become effective the Monday following submission of your request. Changing your plan may incur costs, and we cannot offer refunds for unused meals.

If you’re assigned to an apartment-style residence or live off campus, you can purchase a dining plan or Convenience Points Plan. Just complete an Optional Dining Plan Agreement for one of the three dining plans offered or a Convenience Points Plan Agreement for a points-only plan. Optional Dining Plan and Convenience Points Plan Agreements will be available at the beginning of the summer at the Terrier Card Office.