Dining Dollars Meal Plan

Dining Dollars is a great way to make sure you have a budget dedicated to your food while you're with us. As long as you have your student card, you can purchase food from most areas on campus.

The choice of Dining Dollars for an individual is based on their own habits and needs. If you have a busy schedule and intend on eating on campus for all meals, then perhaps the Full Appetite is the choice for you. If you’re a light eater and plan on cooking most meals, then the Light Appetite may be perfect.

The purchase of Dining Dollars allows you the buying power of the dollar amount of purchased. For example, a Medium Appetite will have the amount of $1700 deposited onto the student’s ID card and this will become the form of payment. The student is not restricted by types of food or times of day for purchases in the cafeterias. This is a form of payment that can only be used for purchases in the Upper Cafeteria building 300 and the Lower Cafeteria building 185. Checking your account balance; ask for receipt at the time a purchase is made the balance is listed on the receipt. Finished the first semester with a balance; that balance will be available for you to use second semester.

Once the choice of plan has been made, go to the VIU Campus Store to complete the purchase. When the student arrives on campus their student ID card will need to be encoded in building 300 at the Food Service office located in the Upper Cafeteria. Once the encoding is complete the student’s Dining Dollars is ready for use.

Student Dining Dollars are governed by the following terms and conditions and by Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) policies and procedures. VIU is not liable for any loss, inconvenience to you or to others, or any damages (including special, indirect, or consequential) or expenses of any kind that may result from the use or misuse of the student ID card. You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and release VIU from all claims for losses, damages, injury, fees, expenses, charges or debts made by any party against the University arising out of the use or misuse of the student ID card. By depositing funds into your Dining Dollar card account, you agree to and accept all terms and conditions. * You are the only person entitled to use your card * The activated Student ID Card is the only method of payment accepted for Dining Dollar purchases * All meal purchases are final once a transaction is approved * Cash-back transactions are not permitted, and your Student ID card does not provide credit * Dining Dollar plans are non-transferable *A 10% administrative fee will be charged on the remaining balance of your Dining Dollar account balance annually May 1 * All Dining Plans are non-refundable  *VIU Food Services and Starbucks will be closed during statutory holidays, approved VIU holiday schedule, weather/emergency closures, and during the annual summer closure; during these closures Dining Dollars are unavailable.