FAQ

A meal plan is required and included in the Room/Board Package pricing for all first year housing students. First year residential students are required to have an All Access with the option to upgrade to the All Access Platinum.  

This is to ensure that our students are eating, living, and learning in healthful ways. The two residential dining halls are social and educational hubs on campus, and help to build community, encourage healthy living, and enrich the university experience. 

Your meal plan and flex dollars will be loaded on your Mountain Lion ID card.  

Students living in Upper Class-designated housing areas are not required to have a meal plan but are welcome to purchase any type of plan or Clyde's Cash. This can be done throughout the semester. 

First year students are required to hold the All-Access plan, however, this year first year students will have the option to upgrade to the All-Access Platinum plan. 

Upper class, commuter, faculty and staff can choose from our six meal plan options. 

No, meal plan holders may not give their Lion OneCard to another person to gain access. Meal plans are not transferable between students. If a meal plan holder gives their card to another person to gain access into a dining facility, the contract holder's card will be flagged/held and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken. The cash price of the meal will be placed on the holder's plan/account.

Several meal plans have guest swipes for the semester. 

No, for your security, we will not manually type in an ID number without an ID present. If you are having issues with your Mobile ID, please contact Lion OneCard.

Typically, plans start at the dinner meal service on the first day of freshmen move-in in August. Meals end after brunch on the Saturday following final exam week.

For mandatory meal plan holders, plans can be upgraded to the All Access Platinum within the first two weeks. For Alpine Village, plans can be changed through the first two weeks of each semester. However, an optional meal plan or Clyde's Cash can be added at any time.

For All Access/ All Access Platinum plan holders, there is no limit to the number of swipes that you can use personally for a semester. You are able to dine at either Roaring Fork or The Lodge as often as you'd like. For commuter/optional plans, you have a set number of meals per semester, based on your plan, and then they expire.

AT NO TIME, may a meal plan holder use their Lion OneCard to allow another person to gain access. If a meal plan holder gives their card to another person to gain access into a dining facility, the contract holder's card will be flagged/held and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken. The cash price of the meal will be placed on the holder's plan/account. 

There are guest meal swipes available on some meal plans. 

Your All Access plan includes 5 guest meals per semester, the All Access Platinum includes 10 guest meals per semester. These can be used at either Roaring Fork or The Lodge. Once you run out of guest meals, you can pay with Flex-dollars, Clyde's Cash, credit cards, or cash.

AT NO TIME, may a meal plan holder give their Lion OneCard to another person to gain access. If a meal plan holder gives their card to another person to gain access into a dining facility, the contract holder's card will be flagged/held and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken. The cash price of the meal will be placed on the holder's plan/account.

You will receive a partial refund through up until census, but refunds are not given after that period of time. 

You will receive a partial refund through up until census, but refunds are not given after that period of time.  

The Clyde's Cash program is a great way to pay for food on campus. Clyde's Cash is accepted at any one of our on-campus Dining and Hospitality Services venues, like Café 65, Clyde's Gastropub, The Lodge, Roaring Fork, Alpine Express, or any of our campus coffee shops. Clyde's Cash come with 10% bonus cash for $50 or more purchased. Clyde's Cash expires when the holder is no longer associated with the University.

Some meal plans comes with flex dollars that can be used at any dining location for food and non-alcoholic beverages. Flex dollars will rollover from fall to spring semester but will expire at the end of the academic school year and can only be purchased with a meal plan. Make sure that you use them.

Yes, you can access our menus from our menus and location page. Dining halls display nutrition information.

DHS is always looking for students who support our vision and mission. You can view positions and apply online at SEANs and learn more on our website. 

DHS has significant resources to meets the meal requirements of students. There are dietician services available at Student Health Services. You can learn more on our nutrition page. 

No, campus dining halls at UCCS create engagement and belonging for our students. Students are encouraged to sit with their classmates, staff, and faculty. 

Please refer to our Instagram page for special events, specials, and holiday hours. 

Thanksgiving - Closed Thursday & Friday

Winter Break - Dining halls closed and limited hours at Big Cat Coffee UC and Clyde's. 

Spring Break - Limited hours

Refer to the Dining Instagram for Special hours during breaks. 

1) Download the Mobile App

• Google Play
• iOS

2) Fill out your profile.

Select UCCS as your school, and enter your info.

3) Use the app to order

Customize your experience and order in advance for pick-up

4) Earn rewards!

Accumulate points every time you order with Transact Mobile.

You can find step by step instructions on our main meal plan page.

Yes! You earn points every time you place an order through mobile ordering. We push out exclusive deals, such as double points, giveaways, and specialty items through the mobile app. 

Unlimited Entry - Students may enter the dining halls as many times as they would like throughout the day during dining hours, however they are limited to one swipe per hour. 

All You Care to Eat - Unlimited food options during mealtimes. See our dining hours.

Continuous Dining - Our Residential Dining facilities offer a continuous dining model where students can find various options throughout the day, from open to close. These options include a salad bar, deli station, yogurt, cereals, fresh fruit, and beverages. See our dining hours.

Guest Meals - Meal Plan holders will have a set number of guest meals based on their plans, these guest meals allow plan holders to bring in friends or family for a meal. 

Flex Dollars - Flex dollars come as a part of some meal plans, they spend like cash at Cafe '65, Alpine Express, Big Cat Coffee and our dining halls.  Flex dollars expire at the end of the spring semester. 

Meal Equivalency - You can use one dining meal at Cafe '65, Alpine Express or Big Cat Coffee, up to a $6.50 limit. The equivalencies you have are based on your meal plan. 

Discount - Discounts can be applied at Cafe '65, Big Cat Coffee or Alpine Express.

Flex Rollover - Flex dollars will rollover from fall to spring but will expire at the end of the spring semester. 

Big Cat Cup and Cookie - Platinum holders will receive an exclusive Big Cat Coffee cup and $1 cookies when filling their Big Cat Coffee cup at the anyone of our coffee shops. 

Mobile Ordering - Transact is our mobile ordering platform. You can order from anyone of our Big Cat Coffee locations or Cafe '65. 

Clyde's Cash - Clyde's Cash is much like flex dollars, it can be spent like cash at Cafe '65, Alpine Express, Big Cat Coffee and our dining halls. However, Clyde's cash does not expire, it works as long as you are associated with the university as a faculty, staff or student. 

Off Campus Students - Students who do not live in UCCS owned dorms or apartments. This includes, West Edge, The Lookout on Cragmor, The Lodges, Resort at University Park, Green Leaf Rockrimmon Apartments, Lion Village Student Housing, Advenir at The Village, Rosemont at Shadow Mountain Apartments, Union Heights Apartments, and Highland Park.