Dining Plan Change Requests

Dining Plan Dates and Deadlines

Winter Term 2025

Deadline for selecting 25W dining plan for billing:
November 21, 2024

Deadline for making changes to the 25W billed dining plan: 
January 8, 2025 at 11:59PM

25W term dining plans begin on January 4th with breakfast.

Note: Remaining Meals from the 25W term dining plans will be available until the Spring term's dining plans begin. The Dining Dollars will continue through interim, and be available in the Spring term.

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Spring Term 2024

Deadline for selecting 25S dining plan for billing: 
February 17, 2025

Deadline for making changes to the 25S billed dining plan: 
April 2, 2025 at 11:59PM

25S term dining plans begin on March 29th with breakfast.

25S term dining plans end on June 15th after dinner.

Note: Meal plans end and remaining Meals and Dining Dollar balances are reset at the end of the spring term.

Dining Plan Change Information

Use the meal plan application form on StarPortal (available through DartHub) to select your upcoming term dining plan. Go to DartHub and click the tile “Apply for or Change your Dining Plan” to pick the one you want.

Students are required to select their dining plan every term. Do not rely on your previous meal plan. Select your dining plan when you apply for your housing.

Students with residences indicated by the Housing office will be required to have a dining plan. If no dining plan is selected, the Ivy Unlimited dining plan will be applied.

Note: Residents at Summit are not required to have a dining plan, and none will be provided unless requested.

The change deadline falls on the same date as the check-in deadline (3rd day of classes). Dining plans are locked-in as of the 3rd day of classes.

Review Your Dining Plan

Dining plans are billed with the term tuition bills. Billing schedules are available here.

Once posted, dining plan billing can be reviewed on the tuition bill. Changes posted to the student account can be viewed via D-Pay recent term activity. 

As soon as term begins, your Dining Plan status can be viewed on your GET account (also available as the GET Mobile app).

Changing Your Dining Plan

Dining plan selections are available through the StarPortal Meal Plan Application portal. Due to the volume of business, DartCard confirmation will not be sent.

To read about the dining plan options available from Dartmouth Dining, please visit Dartmouth Dining's webpage. 

Dining Plan billing adjustments for changes can be viewed through the recent term activity of your D-Pay account. 

It is upon the student to ensure they have their preferred eligible dining plan. 

Dining plan application and changes are now handled through the student StarPortal under the "Meal Plan Application" path.

Changes can be made through the StarPortal Meal Plan Application portal until the third day of classes.

Dining Plan Processing Guidance

For questions, please start with our FAQs.

Important Information -- Please read

First Year students matriculating in the Fall are committed to their assigned dining plan for the year (Fall, Winter, and Spring). More information about this policy and the dining plan is available on the Dartmouth Dining website, including other details about dining locations.

All matriculating transfer students and new exchange students (without a previous D-Plan) will be committed to the Ivy Unlimited dining plan for the fall term as they will be taking part in Orientation Meals. Then, exchange students would be eligible to change beginning with the following winter term dining plan selection period. 

The policy for dining plan requirements will be upheld, including as it is applied to housing assignments.  Please contact Residential Life for more information about the housing contract.

The Off-Campus plan will not be provided based on housing situation. A selection must be submitted through the StarPortal Meal Plan Application portal. 

Opt-out will not be provided based on housing situation. A "No Meal Plan" selection must be submitted through the StarPortal Meal Plan Application portal. 

The On-Campus Apartment Plan is eligible based on specific housing assignments. This plan will not be provided based on housing. A selection must be submitted through the StarPortal Meal Plan Application portal.  

Students indicated in upcoming housing situations will be auto-assigned the Ivy Unlimited dining option, unless they make a selection prior to the billing assessment (2-3 days before the term tuition billing statement is released).

Students who request a dining plan will be billed. Then, if there is a change of intent, either for enrollment or housing, the student will need to update their dining plan intent through the StarPortal Meal Plan Application portal. If the form does not allow you to enter a change, please email Dartmouth.Card@Dartmouth.edu for administrative assistance.

Go to DartHub and click the tile “Apply for or Change Your Dining Plan” to make your selection during available application periods.