All students who reside in Texas Southern University sponsored housing must purchase a meal plan beginning Fall 2009.
Freshman Plan: New and transfer freshman students must accept the mandatory board plan for 19 meals or 14 meals per week as part of their lease agreement. The 19-meal plan includes three meals per day, Monday – Friday, and brunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday. The 14 meal plan includes 2 meals per day Sunday -- Saturday.
Sophomore-Senior Plan: All other students (sophomores – seniors) living in TSU housing are required to participate in one of the five (5) meal plans offered by the university. If a student has not chosen a meal plan by the first class day, the Residential Life and Housing Office will assign him/her with a 9-meal per week plan. Please visit the housing website to access the housing pricing information for all of our housing and meal plan options.
Meal Plans
A meal plan allots a certain number of meals per week to your card, ranging from
5 to 19 per week. Each meal period (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner at the TSU Dining Hall) is considered a "meal." When you enter a dining establishment, your
card is swiped and one meal is taken off your card. Meals do not transfer from week
to week. One meal may be used per period.
- 19 Meals per week with 50 declining points for $1,572
- 14 Meals per week with 200 declining points for $1,297
- 9 Meals per week with 400 declining points for $1,319
- 7 Meals per week with 500 declining points for $1,350
- 5 Meals per week with 600 declining points for $1,391
*Prices are subject to change. Any unused declining points shall be carried over from the Fall semester to the Spring semester. Any unused declining balance dollars at the end of the Spring semester shall be forfeited.
The meal plan options are available to all matriculating students at Texas Southern University. All students participating in the university meal plan program will be required to pay full amount of the select meal plan. NO changes or request for cancellation of the meal plan after the twelfth (12th) class day of each academic semester. All meal plans are billed to your university student account. click here.
The University's Meal Plan program does not extend to summer months, spring break, nor semester winter breaks. To sign up for a meal plan, please visit the Tierwester Oaks Building 1 Main Leasing Office.
For more information, please call 713-313-7206 or visit the Housing Office, located at 3505 Blodgett Street ( Entrance on Tierwester Street ).
Declining Balance
Eat on campus...we always have a space for you! Purchase a minimum $300 declining balance for undergrads or $500 for upperclassmen. Utilize them at TSU Dining Hall, and use your declining balance at KFC, Pizza Hut Cub Corner, Tiger's Lair and Jazzman's Cafe.
Declining Balance can be used to purchase additional food or meals, a cup of coffee before class or a sandwich.
Refill your your declining balance accounts in the Student Center at the Tiger One Field Station.
Tiger Bucks
Eat on campus...we always have a space for you! Purchase a maximimum of $300 Tiger Bucks. Use them at TSU Dining Hall, and use your bucks at KFC, Pizza Hut Cub Corner, Tiger's Lair and Jazzman's Cafe.
Tiger Bucks a debit account that you have to spend in any location on-campus, such as, all campus dining locations, the bookstore, laundry services, vending, etc. Additions can be added at any time by stopping by the Student Center Tiger One Field Station.
