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What is a Meal Plan?
A Meal Plan offers delicious meals, coffee, snacks, and more at our two all-you-care-to-eat dining halls, various retail locations, coffee shops, and on-campus markets. Meal Plans include a combination of Meal Swipes and Purple or Gold Bucks, conveniently loaded onto your Student 1 card. No need to carry additional cards or cash!

Meal Swipes
Meal Swipes provide access to our all-you-care-to-eat dining halls (Todd & West End). With an All Access Plan, you can visit the dining halls as many times as you’d like all semester long. With a Gold Meal Plan, you can access the dining halls using one of your Pirate Meal swipes or your Gold Bucks (with the Gold Flex $500 Plan) to pay the discounted door price.

Purple and Gold Bucks
You can use your Bucks at any ECU Dining location. Visit our locations page for location information, including dining hall menus and hours of operation.

Pirate Meals
Pirate Meals add variety to your Meal Plan by offering the ultimate convenience and value. They can be used for combo meal options at our retail locations or can be exchanged as a swipe into our dining halls without having to dip into your Purple or Gold Bucks.

Guest Meals
All Access Plans include 5 guest meals that can be used at either Todd or West End Dining Hall each semester.

Meal Plan Benefits
With your Meal Plan, you receive many benefits and perks, including:

• Quality food made fresh by our culinary team, with a variety of menu options that can be personalized the way you like them
• Healthy choices available all across campus
• Special events with themed meals
• Casual atmosphere with Wi-Fi, TVs, music, and lounge-style seating—perfect for studying or hanging out with friends
• Dedicated Allergen Friendly station at Todd Dining Hall called True Balance, and at West End Dining Hall called Simple Selections

Residential Students
All student living on campus are required to have one of our All Access Plans. These are chosen through their housing selection, but can be updated on their PiratePort.

Commuter Students
Commuter students can take advantage of one of our Gold Plans, designed for the on the go Pirate student in mind. If students plan to dine on campus 2 or more times a week these plans will help them do that and offer the most value.

Need help or more information regarding your student's Meal Plan? 
Visit the ECU Dining Services Website and FAQ page.
Contact East Carolina University Dining Services at: 252-328-3663 or dining@ecu.edu.

Spending Accounts
Spending Accounts include accounts for Purple Bucks, Gold Bucks, Bounty Bucks, and your student's Bookstore Account all for use as campus currency. More information about Spending Accounts can be found at the 1 Card Office website.