- General guidelines
- The Meal Plan Option
- Conditions of use
- Costs and Payments and Application Fee
- Renewing the Meal plan
- Cancellation policy
- List of Providers: info and locations (click and open pdf document)
- Apply NOW!
General Guidelines
All enrolled students are welcome to request the John Cabot University
Meal Plan each semester.
John Cabot University has arranged with local restaurants and cafés to provide meals from Monday through Friday
throughout each semester.
Students wishing to participate in the Meal Plan must submit the online application/contract. Prior to submitting the application, the student must indicate that he/she has read and agrees to the terms and conditions. Submission of an on-line application will be considered legally binding.
Only the participating student is permitted to use the purchased meal plan vouchers. A student ID card must be presented along with the vouchers. Vouchers are not transferable and they cannot be resold;
they will not be replaced if lost or stolen. Unused vouchers are not refundable.
Students should print a copy of these terms and conditions for personal reference.
For more information, please contact
Housing@johncabot.edu
The Meal Plan Option
A) Semester Option (15 weeks-150 meals)
John Cabot University currently provides ONLY ONE Meal Plan option, available for each semester, which consists of:
- 5 (five) breakfast vouchers per week
- 5 (five) lunch vouchers per week
B) Summer Option (5 weeks-40 meals)
John Cabot University currently provides ONLY ONE Meal Plan option, available for each summer session, which consists of:
- 4 (four) breakfast vouchers per week
- 4 (four) lunch vouchers per week
"As the Romans Do" Meal Plan Description
- Breakfast consists of:
- Coffee and Milk (cappuccino), brioche/croissant and orange juice.
- Lunch consists of a choice of:
- One pasta dish (called "primo") and bottled water OR
- One main hot meat and vegetable dish (called "secondo") and bottled water.
- A complimentary appetizer or dessert is offered by some providers.
Meals are paid for by presenting the vouchers and signing them in the front of the restaurant cashier. A proper JCU student ID must be presented at that time.
Conditions of use
- Students will collect vouchers on a weekly basis. Vouchers can be retrieved from the Student Affairs office every Thursday (from 9am to 5pm).
- Students are responsible for the safekeeping of their vouchers.
- JCU will NOT be responsible for lost vouchers.
- Unused vouchers cannot be refunded or carried over from one week to the next week.
- The lunch vouchers can only be used at one of the vendors/providers listed from Monday through Friday during normal lunch hours of operation determined by each restaurant.
- Activation of Meal Plan: In order to begin using the meal plan students must obtain their FIRST VOUCHER PACKET during the week of Orientation from the Housing and Residential Life Office.
- Calendar
- Application deadline:
Applications for the Meal Plan will be accepted up until the end of the first week of classes. Please note that students who enroll late will not be reimbursed for the unused vouchers.
- Meal Plan payment deadline: same as full tuition payment deadline or upon submitting the meal plan application/contract if applying after the deadline.
- Renewal deadline (within same academic year): December 15th.
- Voucher Pick-up: Every Thursday from 9am through 5pm, Housing and Residential Life Office.
Costs and Payments
The total Meal Plan cost of
$1400 per semester (15 weeks - 150 meals) or $380 per Summer Session (5 weeks - 40 meals) must be paid through the JCU online payment site at the same time as the
Full Tuition Payment.
Renewal
- Students wishing to renew the Meal Plan for the subsequent semester (from the Fall to Spring of the same academic year) should submit a new application by December 15th.
- Students wishing to renew the Meal Plan for the subsequent Academic Year should follow the same procedures as applying for the first time.
- Students are welcome to apply for both Fall and Spring semesters by stating so on the application form.
- Note: student accounts will be charged for the cost of Spring semester on December 15th unless written notification is submitted to the Student Affairs Office, requesting withdrawal from the Spring term meal plan.
Cancellation of Contract ( $50 cancellation fee)
Cancellation of the Meal Plan contract is possible if written notifications is presented to the Office of Housing and Residential Life along with the unused Meal Plan vouchers during the
first week of classes of the Fall/Spring semester or the
first day of class during the Summer session (See
Academic Year Calendar).
Students who find themselves in
exceptional circumstances may be eligible for a partial refund of any unused portion of the Mean Plan costs, only if they receive written permission from the Dean of Students.
Students who have been dismissed from the University are not entitled to a refund.
* Note: A cancellation penalty of $50 will be charged to the student account.