Prairie View A&M University strongly believes that on-campus dining enhances a student’s educational experience by providing students an opportunity to develop close and supportive relationships, meet new people, and interact with faculty and staff in a non-classroom environment. Also, on-campus dining promotes health and informed dietary habits.
Because we recognize the different needs of the individual, the university offers a wide variety of dining venues, menus, hours of operation, and meal plans. In addition, dining services offers nutritional information and guidance, vegan and vegetarian selections, and special assistance with medically prescribed diets.
In order to meet your campus dining needs, the following meal plan options are available for the fall/spring academic year. If you need to request a meal plan, log on to your panther tracks. If you need help simply go to www.pvamu.edu/mealplan and follow the directions. Senior meal plan requires that the student complete 90 credit hours without developmental course to be eligible.
Your current meal plan options are:
| Meal Plan | Points | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Meals | 225 | $1,677.42 (Mandatory for Freshmen) |
| 14 Meals | 275 | $1,677.42 |
| 10 Meals | 300 | $1,677.42 |
| 7 Meals | 325 | $1,677.42 (Available for Seniors only) |
| Laundry Fee | $65.00 |
On-Campus Residents
All students, graduate, and undergraduate, that reside in on-campus housing at Prairie View A&M University are required to participate in a meal plan. Meal plan selections can be made through panther tracks beginning the first day of pre-registration. If a meal plan is not selected in Panther Tracks by the 5th day of the each semester the student must submit an Application For Meal Add in Auxiliary Services, Room 107 in the Memorial Student Center (MSC).
Off-Campus Residents (Optional)
All off-campus residents who want to participate in a meal plan must have enough Financial Aid in order to cover the meal plan for the semester. If the student does not have enough Financial Aid or ineligible for Financial Aid then the student has the option of purchasing panther bucks.
Meal Plan Examples
| Meal Plan | Points | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Meals | 225 | 17 meals per week
3 Meals per day Monday thru Friday 1 Meal on Saturday 1 Meal on Sunday |
| 14 Meals | 275 | 14 meals per week
An average of 2 Meals per day Monday thru Sunday Meals Reset Every Monday Points do not Reset |
| 10 Meals | 300 | 10 meals per week
An average of 2 Meals per day Monday thru Friday Meals Reset Every Monday Points do not Reset |
| 7 Plan | 325 | 7 meals per week
An average of 1 Meal per day Monday thru Sunday Meals Reset Every Monday Points do not Reset |
*The examples above show the average usage for a week. Remember you may swipe your card once per meal per day which will deduct from your particular Meal Plan. If you go over your allotted amount of meals per week your meal points or your panther bucks will be deducted (click on Panther Bucks & Meal Points to see the difference).
Summer Meal Plan Options
| 10 Week Meal Plan with Points | $971.81 | Provides a choice of 15 Meals per week with 200 Points |
| 5 Week Summer I or Summer II with Points | $485.90 | Provides a choice of 15 Meals per week with 100 Points |
| Summer Laundry Fee – 10 Week | $50 | Laundry will be assessed once you select a term |
| Summer Laundry Fee – 5 Week | $25 | Laundry will be assessed once you select a term |
Meals reset every Monday morning. Any unused meals will not roll over. Points do not reset. Any remaining points from the Fall semester will not roll over to the Spring Semester. All points must be used prior to the end of the semester. Students have until the fifth class day of each semester to make any changes to their meal plan.
Summer Camp Program Meal Option
Daily Rate includes all 3 Meal Per Day $20.27
Price Per Meal $6.76