Plan Options

McPherson College meal plans are your key to all-access dining on campus. Meal plan requirements vary depending on residential status. 

The campus meal plan information below is for the 2024 - 2025 academic year.

Students living in Residence Halls are required to be on the Bulldog Choice Plan. Students living in Maxwell are required to have the Essential 14 Plan, with the option of upgrading to the Bulldog Choice Plan. Students living in Harter Hall, Baer Apartments, Deerfield Apartments, and Lakeside Apartments are required to be on the Basic 10 Plan. All Athletes, unless they live at Terra Nova, are required to be on the Basic 10 Plan. Athletes living at Terra Nova can be on a Double Commuter Plan.

Bulldog Choice Plan
Enjoy 19 meals per week* at The Bulldog Dining Room, plus $50.00 Bulldog Bucks
Price: $2,769

Essential 14 Plan
Enjoy 14 meals per week* at The Bulldog Dining Room, plus $125.00 Bulldog Bucks
Price: $2,626

Basic 10 Plan
Enjoy 10 meals per week* at The Bulldog Dining Room, plus $150.00 Bulldog Bucks
Price: $1,880

*Meals re-set on Saturday

All athletes are required to be on the Basic 10 Plan unless they live at the Terra Nova Apartments. Athletes that are living at Terra Nova are able to be on the Double Commuter Meal Plan. 

Commuters may purchase a Double Commuter meal plan from a cashier at the Bulldog Dining Room. Commuters also have the option of purchasing Bonus Bucks. For your convenience, if you purchase a Double Commuter meal plan in the fall you will be automatically re-enrolled into the Double Commuter meal plan in the spring.

Double Commuter
Enjoy 60 meals per semester at The Bulldog Dining Room.

Bulldog Bucks are included with the purchase of a resident meal plan and can be used towards purchases at the Bulldog Snack Zone and at Bulldog Concessions. Bulldog Bucks roll over from fall to spring when you re-enroll into a meal plan in the spring semester. Unused funds expire at the end of the spring semester. Please note that purchases made with Bulldog Bucks are tax-free.

Running low on Bulldog Bucks? Add Bonus Bucks to your meal plan. Bonus Bucks are available for purchase in increments of $25 from the cashier at the Bulldog Dining Room.
Bonus Bucks are additional funds that can be used towards purchases at the Bulldog Snack Zone and at Bulldog Concessions. Bonus Bucks are available for purchase in increments of $25 from the cashier at the Bulldog Dining Room. Please note that purchases made with Bonus Bucks are subject to tax. Bonus Bucks roll over from fall to spring, unused funds expire at the end of the spring semester.
Faculty & Staff can enjoy the benefits of dining on campus, too! Meal plans can be purchased from a cashier at the Bulldog Dining Room.

20 Block Plan
Enjoy 20 meals for use at the Bulldog Dining Room
Price: $148.50

50 Block Plan
Enjoy 50 meals for use at the Bulldog Dining Room
Price: $330