Meal Plan Choices
Meal Plan Choices
Hartwick College offers meal plan options designed to meet the individual needs of our students. In addition to convenient pre-paid meals, plans also include a declining balance credit that can be used like cash at any of our campus dining locations. Most plans include guest passes so that you can treat a friend or family member to a meal at our all-you-can-eat campus dining hall, The Commons. Any requests for changes to meal plans must be made before the end of the first week of classes during the fall semester.
Meal Plan Declining Balance Dollars
Meal plan declining balance dollars can be accessed through the Hartwick student ID, called the WICKit Card, and can be used at any on campus dining location. Find out more about the WICKit Card here.
At the start of the term, students will initially receive $200 in declining balance. After the meal plan change deadline, any additional declining balance funds will be added.
Guest Meal Passes
Guest passes allow students to invite a friend or family member to join them at Hartwick College’s all-you-can-eat dining location, The Commons.
Do you have a special dietary need?
The Commons offers customized diets for all those who have medically-supervised dietary needs—everything from a complete individual menu to minor accommodations to our current menu cycle. The Commons will also provide food supplies for students to keep in their rooms if medically necessary.
2021-22 Student Meal Plans
The Resident Unlimited
Unlimited Meals
Cost: $3,277.50 per Semester ($6,555 Annually)
Declining Balance: $200 per Semester
Guest Meal Passes: 4 per Semester
The Resident Unlimited offers unlimited access to Hartwick’s all-you-can-eat dining hall, The Commons. Students on this plan are welcome to take full advantage of the continuous service available in The Commons; whether it’s stopping in for a quick drink, a snack, or a full three course meal.
Students on The Resident Unlimited also receive a $200 declining balance to be used at any on campus dining location, and 4 guest passes per semester to bring a friend to dine with you at The Commons.
The Resident Retail
14 Meals per Week
Cost: $3,277.50 per Semester ($6,555 Annually)
Declining Balance: $400 per Semester
Guest Meal Passes: 4 per Semester
The Resident Retail allows students to enjoy the continuous service of The Commons up to 14 times per week.
Students on The Resident Retail also receive a $400 declining balance to be used at any on campus dining location, and 4 guest passes per semester to bring a friend to dine with you in The Commons.
The Resident Independent Living
50 Meals per Semester
Cost: $874 per Semester ($1,748 Annually)
Declining Balance: $300 per Semester
Guest Meal Passes: 4 per Semester
The Resident Independent Living provides students living in campus Apartments, Townhouses or at Hartwick’s Pine Lake Environmental Campus with 50 pre-paid meals per semester at The Commons. Students living in this housing may also choose to “buy-up” to a more robust plan such as the Residential Unlimited, Residential Retail, or the Off-Campus Student plans.
Students on The Resident Independent Living also receive a $300 declining balance to be used at any on campus dining location, and 4 guest passes per semester to bring a friend to dine with you in The Commons.
The Off-Campus Student
5 Meals per Week
Cost: $1,339 per Semester ($2,678 Annually)
Declining Balance: $300 per Semester
The Off-Campus Student is designed to give off-campus students needed flexibility in their dining options which enable them to be fully engaged in their academic and student experience. The Off-Campus Student provides 5 pre-paid meals per week at The Commons, and a $300 declining balance to be used at any on campus dining location.
Please Note Our Meal Plan Requirements
- All first year students are required to enroll in the Resident Unlimited.
- Sophomore, Junior and Senior students are required to select either the Resident Unlimited, or the Resident Retail plan; unless you live in an on campus Apartment, Townhouse, or in Pine Lake housing.
- Students living in campus Apartments, Townhouse, or Pine Lake housing are required to select the Resident Independent Living, but may optionally “buy-up” to the Resident Unlimited Plan, Resident Retail or the Off-Campus plan.
- Students living in off-campus housing are not eligible for the Resident Independent Living but are welcome to enroll in any other meal plan.
- Students living in off-campus housing are not required to have a meal plan.
- Any unused meals at the end of the semester are non-transferable and non-refundable.